Shih Lin Night Market. But it's too crowded and big. If you go
to Shih Lin Night market, find the food centre and queue up for the
chao da Ji Pai (Chicken Chop)
If you don't feel like squeezing with people, you can go to Rao He
Night Market and Tong Hua Night Market. Also got a lot of things to
buy.
Their things will be slightly better to buy in terms of
spaciousness and price. There's a lot of things to eat too.
Actually along the streets you will also find lu bian tan (Street
side stalls where they sell clothes, accessories and food) So don't
worry that you have nothing to shop. And of coz the famous Xi Men
Ding
If you want to wash yourself in hot spring (wen quan), it might be
summer, still there are people who go there, coz there are good
food. *slurps* For hot spring you can go to Yang Ming Shan, and
there are some special places there to enjoy the scenery and have
some nice coffee.
The town below yang Ming Shan is Tian Mu. There are some other
stuff to walk there too.
If you don't want to go till Yang Ming Shan, You can consider Bei
Tou. There is subway there, but i don't know the actual direction
there?
If you wanna go to clubs and see some shuai ge and mei nu, you can
hop to Plush at Jing Hua Cheng, Room 18 at Neo 18(Dunno if i
remember the name correctly, Just tell taxi driver the building
beside Warner Brothers (Hua Na Wei Xiu), Mint at Taipei 101(The
tallest building currently, branded shops inside)
Ministry of Sound at Nei Hu. From Taipei city you will see a big,
green ferris wheel. That is at NeiHu also. Quite a tourist
attraction, because u can see the whole Taipei City at night. It's
consider the surburbs of Taipei City, however, you can still take a
cab there, just that it might be a little ex.
Remember to try all the snacks you can, like Oyster Mee Sua (U can
Opt for Just mee sua without the oyster or Mee Sua with Intestines
only), Yan Su Ji (Salted Fried Crispy Chicken), Yan Sui Ji (Salted
White Chicken - My Fav! The only stall that i eat from is at the
street beside Huan Ya Qian Gui - Huan Ya Partyworld KTV), Taiwan
Xiang Chang, Ma La Guo (There are a lot of buffet Ma La Steamboat
Restaurants around. Just Keep a lookout for 199, 299 or 399 chi dao
bao kind of signs or wordings), Smelly Tofu (they really stinks),
Xiao Long Bao, If you wake up early, try their breakfast by the
Breakfast stall. Ask your hotel lobby where is the nearest
ones.
For breakfast - recommend Dan bing with the condiments you wan,
like tuna, egg, ham, bacom etc. Fan Tuan - Ball of rice with
ingredients inside (there's salty and sweet, i always choose salty
one), Sandwich, toast etc.
