The Best Local Eats at Chiayi’s Wenhua Road Night Market
Not many tourists spend the night in Chiayi city, and if they do, it’s usually because they plan to catch ...
Where to Buy Tea in Taipei: My Most Recommended Tea Shops
Taiwan is known for producing some of the highest quality artisanal teas in the world, especially high mountain oolongs. After ...
The 6 Best Beef Noodles in Taipei (+ 4 notable mentions)
Beef noodles (牛肉麵, also called Taiwanese beef noodles soup) is arguably Taiwan’s most iconic dish. Which shop serves the best ...
How to Eat Your Way through Shilin Night Market, Taipei’s Largest
Shilin Night Market (士林夜市 in Mandarin) has long been heralded as Taipei’s (and Taiwan’s) largest and most famous night market ...
5 Traditional Tea Houses in Taipei that I’m Obsessed With
In the last 10 years or so, coffee shops have been all the rage in Taipei. New ones are popping ...
Stinky Tofu: How (and Where!) I Learned to Love it in Taiwan
Stinky tofu (臭豆腐) is a pungent street food that originated in China but is now especially popular in and associated ...
Neiwan Old Street: Sampling Hakka Foods in Hsinchu County
Neiwan Old Street (內灣老街) in Hsinchu county is one of my personal favorite old streets in Taiwan. This is a ...
15+ of the Coolest Starbucks in Taipei and Across Taiwan
I have to say right off the bat that I’m not really a Starbucks person. I did work there for ...
Six Must-Try Regional Chinese Restaurants in Taipei
A big chunk of Taiwan’s population traces their ancestry to Fujian province in China. Therefore, many of the foods we ...
Why My Kids Loved Doing a DIY Pineapple Cake Class in Taipei
Of the many DIY activities we’ve tried in Taipei, my kids enjoyed the pineapple cake class at Kuo Yuan Ye ...
How to Tackle Dongdamen Night Market in Hualien Like a Pro
Dongdamen Night Market (東大門夜市) is the largest and best night market in Hualien on the stunning east coast of Taiwan. ...
Shida Night Market: Still Worth Visiting? Read to Find Out!
When I first moved to Taipei city in 2008, Shida Night Market (師大夜市) was one of the hottest night markets ...