Day 7: Ximending, Xinyi

We woke up slightly late as we stayed up till 2am to watch the many interesting variety / entertainment programs on TV… =) Planned activity for today – Check out Taipei’s main shopping districts, Ximending and Xinyi.

Ah Zhong Mee Sua at Ximending

Sharing a bowl of mee sua with chewy oysters, NT60. Yummy.

Lunch at one of the many eateries found around Ximending. Emi with a plate of fried toufu…

... AH with a plate of fried carrot cake and SY with a plate of oyster omelette

Cosplay maid-themed restaurant with young sweet waitresses all dressed in maid uniform. No photography allowed, so we did not check out the place.

After shopping for a few hours, it’s time for a tea break! We made our way to Er Mei Ice stall (near Ah Zhong Mee Sua stall) and it took us quite a while to finalize our orders as there are so many choices to choose from. Prices range from NT100 to NT150.

Overall, Ximending is the place where the young and trendy gather, buy their clothes and go to the movies. It is a very lively and crowded place on weekends and definitely a great place for people watching as there are many eateries around.


We packed dinner back (delicious pork ribs rice from a stall near Modern Toilet Restaurant, NT80) to hotel room so as to catch 娱乐百分百 and to put down our shopping before proceeding to the next stop on our list - Xinyi district. Taipei Convention Hall, Taipei World Trade Center, Taipei 101, Taipei City Hall, and various shopping malls and entertainment venues can be found at Xinyi, the most modern cosmopolitan district of Taipei.

Singkong Mitsukoshi (新光三越)

New York New York

Taipei 101

Entrance to the observatory, but alas, we got here too late and it’s closed.

Sparks. We wanted to check out this very cool and hip clubbing venue (NT500 for 2 drinks) but to our horror and inferior self-esteem, the ladies inside the club were all tall (at least 1.7m), slim, with long legs, fair, pretty, dressed sexy, etc… unlike us!! (re: you can see what we wore for that day lor…).Gotta give this place a miss =(

As it’s pretty late and most of the shopping malls were closed, we decided to return to Shilin night market for snacks and more shopping… Got more shoes, clothes, souvenirs, etc… and only left the area when the market closes at 2am, hahaha…

BBQ smelly toufu, which tastes much better than the fried version which we ate on the first day