Taiwan Old Street — Top 7 best old streets in Taiwan: Where to go, what to eat & top things to do

March 15, 2018

Tainan Old Town

Anping Old Street

Anping Old Street is the oldest street in the old towns of Tainan, formerly a Dutch settlement. Here you will find the old Dutch fortress which still exists up to now. In addition, the symbol of exorcism was very rare in the inner city of Tainan as “swordsman”. Now it is considered as one of the representative objects for Anping Street.

Anping Historic (Old) Street in Tainan. Photo by: taipei old town blog.

The old town of Anping has many traditional shops and food outlets. Because the Anping is adjacent to the sea, the aquaculture industry develops, so the seafood here is very fresh and famous.

Jin Hua 61 Dessert Tau Suan Tainan Anping Old Street

Noodles shop Da You Xing Yi Noodles in tainan Anping old street — Noodles shop Da You Xing Yi Noodles in Tainan Anping old street

Syphon coffee bottle in tainan anping old street — Siphon coffee bottle in Tainan Anping old street. Photo by: taipei old town blog.

Deyi Shrimp Cake

Deyi Shrimp Cake is the most famous cake in Anping. Deyi shrimp cake brand was established more than 40 years ago. Makers always persist using natural materials. The fresh shrimp, after many steps during early processing, is fried crispy in cooking oil to become shrimp cake with delicious flavor, crunchy without fat.

Address: No. 123, Anping Rd., Anping Dist, Tainan

Guangfu Brand Store

That is a famous handmade bag brand of Tainan. With various colors, many sizes combined with the production of orders, the brand has received the attention of many young people.

Address: No. 774, Anping Rd., Anping Dist, Tainan

Kaohsiung Old Street

Qishan Old Town

Qishan Old Town is Zhongshan Road in Qishan District of Kaohsiung City. The old town – Qishan is an image combined with both history and humanity. This is reflected in the red brick architecture that characterizes Barocco’s facade and sandstone designed by Ting Zi Jiao Shi Gong. All highlight an atmosphere of gentleness and classics. In Qishan they planted a lot of bananas, so it is also famous for its banana-based produce. The most popular products are dried banana and banana cake.

Qishan Old Town Image by: taiwan old street blog. — Image by: taiwan old street blog.

Chimei Banana Cake

As a product of the famous bakery shop more than 40 years old, the Chimei banana cake is appreciated by a lot of old town visitors because of the taste of natural banana.

Address: No. 62, Zhongshan Rd., Qishan Dist., Kaohsiung

Hsinchu Old Street

Beipu Old Town

Beipu is home to many architectural works with the age of hundreds of years. Some old houses open for visitors to admire according to the unfixed time. When coming here, besides enjoying the main dishes, visitors also experience the method of producing tea with the unique flavor of the guests.

Beipu Old Town Image by: taiwan old street blog. — Image by: taiwan old street blog.

Beipu Ground Tea No. 39

This is an old tea shop with a variety of flavors. In addition, this shop also has the tea boxes using as gifts.

Address: No. 39, Miaoqian St., Beipu Township, Hsinchu

Taoyuan Old Street

Daxi Old Town

Daxi Old Street. Image by: taiwan old street blog.

This was the earliest developed place in Taoyuan. In the past, there were many shops concentrated in this area, forming the old town with roads such as Heping Road and Zhongshan Road today. Previously in Daxi, the carpentry industry grew early, and when having spare time, every carpenter would use an abundant piece of wood to make toys such as spinners, which is one of the outstanding features of Daxi.

Daxi Bridge at night. Image by: taiwan old street blog.

Black Tofu Store

As an ancient local brand, black tofu is produced by the factory and consumed daily, packed by hand and without chemical additives.

Address: No. 46, Zhongzheng Rd., Daxi Dist, Taoyuan

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