Places

台北101. Xinyi tower: shopping floors plus the observatory. Adult observatory NT$600. Mall Sun–Thu 11:00–21:30, Fri/Sat 11:00–22:00. The tower is the tourist object; the mall floors are this row.

饒河街觀光夜市. Six hundred metres of stalls between Ciyou Temple and the Keelung River. Opens 17:00. Owl gates at both ends. Locals and visitors share the pepper buns and herbal ribs. A market, not a mall.

士林觀光夜市. The first-timer night market. Indoor food court plus surrounding streets. MRT Jiantan, not Shilin station. Huge on Saturday. Regulars often eat at Ningxia instead.

寧夏觀光夜市. A short Datong street of old stalls. Locals name this before Shilin. 臺北旅遊網 hours 17:00–23:30. Pair with Dihua Street in daylight.

華西街觀光夜市. Covered Wanhua market next to Longshan Temple. Snake-show fame is history. Eat after the temple, then walk Bopiliao.

西門町. Pedestrian youth grid around the Red House. First-timer west Taipei. Walk to Longshan from here. An area, not a mall.

華山1914文化創意產業園區. Former winery, now lawns, halls, cinema, pop-up exhibitions. Saturday indoor default. Check huashan1914.com for the current show.

大稻埕 / 迪化街. North-west Taipei trading street: tea, dried goods, Lunar New Year extras, dock at dusk. Locals shop here. Tourists photograph the facades. Walk to Ningxia after dark.

永康街. Da’an food street for beef noodle, mango ice, and weekend queues. Lunch after CKS or Daan Park. A street, not a mall.