Updated September 2026

Taiwan, one short list per city.

279 places to eat, drink and sit across the island - some I've been to, some are still on my list. Everything clears a hard 4.3 Google Maps minimum, weighted towards real review depth, with for exceptional smaller finds.

Cities

Tainan

台南

Beef soup at breakfast, milkfish, and alley bars

68 places · 10 categories

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Taipei

台北

Night markets, speciality coffee and the country's deepest bar scene

92 places · 10 categories

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Taichung

台中

Hotpot, sun cakes and Taiwan's best coffee-nerd scene

100 places · 9 categories

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Alishan

阿里山

High-mountain tea, railway bento and village coffee

19 places · 8 categories

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How this list is built

A hard 4.3 Google Maps rating minimum, no exceptions.
Priority to places with several hundred to several thousand reviews.
marks an exceptional lower-review find worth the risk.
Ratings are a snapshot and will move - check before you go.