Da’an and Yongkang Street大安

Suits:

Beef noodles, dumplings and the park

In short:

Restaurants around Dongmen Station and Da’an Forest Park; a good lunch area, easy from CKS Hall.

Four areas cover a first visit, all on or near the MRT: Ximending and Wanhua in the old west, Zhongzheng around the memorial hall and Taipei Main Station, Zhongshan and Datong to the north for cafés and Dihua Street, and Xinyi in the east for Taipei 101. The Songshan-Xindian (Green), Bannan (Blue) and Tamsui-Xinyi (Red) lines link them; most rides are under 20 minutes.

Lines from the Taipei drinking guide that name this district.

• Zhongshan and Da’an cocktail bars · Cocktail bars in side streets · until about 00:00–02:00Quieter and often reservation-friendly; check opening on the day.
• Yongkang Street · Cafés, tea shops and a few bars · until about 22:00–00:00Better for tea and dessert than for late nights.
• Oolong and high-mountain tea · Lightly roasted, floral tea from the mountains · until about 18:00 · NT$100–400 (≈ US$4–14) a potTea shops on Dihua Street, Maokong and Yongkang Street

Markets and shopping streets from the Taipei buying guide that name this district.

• Oolong tea and tea sets · Dihua Street tea shops, Yongkang Street, department-store food halls · About 10:00–19:00About 10:00 AM–7:00 PMAsk to taste before buying; vacuum-packed tins travel well.