Explore Taipei
Taipei is a warm, food-obsessed capital ringed by green mountains and hot springs, where a skyscraper morning gives way to a night-market feast. Chauffyr links a museum visit, a soup-dumpling lunch and an Elephant Mountain sunset in a fixed-price black car across the city.
Taipei 101 and mountain hot springs, legendary night markets and soup dumplings, the National Palace Museum, and a rising Michelin scene.
The facts, upfront
The best restaurants in Taipei
3 MichelinTaïrroir
Contemporary Taiwanese · $$$$ · Dazhi
Chef Kai Ho's three-star restaurant — inventive contemporary cooking rooted in Taiwanese terroir.
2 MichelinL'Atelier de Joël Robuchon
French · $$$$ · Xinyi
The two-star Taipei outpost of Robuchon's global counter concept, above the Bellavita mall.
Din Tai Fung (Xinyi flagship)
Taiwanese · Dumplings · $$ · Xinyi
The world-famous soup-dumpling institution that began in Taipei — precision-pleated xiao long bao.
Addiction Aquatic Development
Seafood · $$ · Zhongshan
A slick seafood market-and-eatery complex — grab counter sushi and sashimi from the source.
Fu Hang Dou Jiang
Taiwanese breakfast · $ · Zhongzheng
The legendary breakfast hall with the famous morning queue — soy milk, fried dough and sesame flatbreads.
Raohe Street Night Market
Night market · Street food · $ · Songshan
One of Taipei's oldest and best night markets — start with the black-pepper pork buns at the temple gate.
What to see in Taipei
Taipei 101
Xinyi
The bamboo-inspired 508-metre tower that defined the skyline — with a super-fast lift to the observatory.
National Palace Museum
Shilin
Home to the world's greatest collection of imperial Chinese art, spirited from the Forbidden City.
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
Zhongzheng
A monumental white-and-blue memorial on Liberty Square, with an hourly military honour-guard ceremony.
Longshan Temple
Wanhua
Taipei's most atmospheric temple (1738), a fusion of Buddhist and folk deities wreathed in incense.
Beitou Hot Springs
Beitou
A steaming volcanic hot-spring district in the hills — soak in public baths or a private ryokan-style tub.
Elephant Mountain (Xiangshan)
Xinyi
A short, steep hike to the city's best viewpoint — Taipei 101 rising over the skyline at sunset.
One perfect day in Taipei
9:00 · Morning
Taipei 101Xinyi — 89th-floor observatory
11:00 · Late morning
National Palace MuseumShilin — The Jadeite Cabbage
13:00 · Lunch
Din Tai Fung (Xinyi flagship)Taiwanese · Dumplings · Xinyi — Xiao long bao
15:00 · Afternoon
Chiang Kai-shek Memorial HallZhongzheng — Grand white memorial
20:00 · Dinner
TaïrroirContemporary Taiwanese · Dazhi — Terroir-driven tasting
Book this day, one chauffeur
One fixed-price car and driver for every stop — no parking, no waiting, no surge.