Where to shop in Taipei blog — 5 Cheap places to shop in Taipei & best shopping area in Taipei

Taipei has so much delicious foods to eat, so much things to play, so much places to visit and so much areas and things to shop. Because it’s so much that it can make you easy to get confused before a long list of places. So let Living Nomads help you select some cheap, and unique shopping places in Taipei according to our experience. So, where to shop in Taipei? Let’s check it out our suggested cheap shopping in Taipei and best shopping in Taipei taiwan with the 5 best shopping place in Taipei (best place to shop in Taipei, best shopping area in Taipei) including cheap places to shop in Taipei (Taipei cheap shopping area), good shopping places in Taipei, cheap clothes shopping in Taipei, to find out the answer!

Cheap places to shop in Taipei: Ximending Night Market

There are many shops from food, drinks, clothes, cosmetics, souvenirs, … for you to choose freely. To explore all of this night market you will have to spend an entire evening. But surely you will have to spend “many” evenings here because the items at the market are too attractive with affordable prices. Street food stalls with extremely affordable prices but also very diverse. Taiwan has long been famous for desserts such as bubble milk tea, herbs tea, Tofu Pudding… which is both delicious and strange and good for health.

Famous fashion brands such as H&M, Uniqlo also appear in this market and there are almost always promotions. And there are many domestic Taiwanese brands with products that are cheaper than famous international brands but the quality is also very good. Especially, when coming to Ximending Night Market, you definitely have to visit the cosmetics shops. Numerous types of masks, cleansers, lotions, … of this country with attractive promotions at always super-low prices like Naruko, My Beauty Diary, Dr. Wu, … Many types of health care items are sometimes cheaper than buying in Vietnam or East Asia region!

Read more: Top night markets in Taiwan — Top 11 best night markets in Taiwan.

Ximending Night Market
Address: No. 10, Emei St, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108
Hours: 11AM–11PM
Getting there: MRT Ximen

Where to shop in Taipei blog: East Metro Mall

This shopping area extends from Zhongxiao Fuxing metro station to Zhongxiao Dunhua. Listening to “mall” sometimes I think it sells expensive items, but the price of clothing and accessories at this market is cheaper than buying at night markets too. So I recommend you to visit this shopping district before going to the night markets to avoid the feeling of “regret” when you miss buying an item with a “more expensive” price at East Metro Mall.

East Metro Mall
Address: No. 77, Section 1, Zhongxiao East Rd., Da-an Dist, Taipei City
Hours: 11AM–10PM
Phone: +886 2 8772 2332
Getting there: MRT Zhongxiao Fuxing or MRT Zhongxiao Dunhua

Read more: Zhongxiao Dunhua blog — Top 5 best places to visit & top things to do from eating to shopping.

To shopping all the underground shopping mall you will have to spend a lot of energy. So after you’re tired of shopping, you should recharge energy! Near Taipei Arena (2 train stations away from this Zhongxiao Fuxing station), there is a famous eatery spicy hot pot typical of Taiwan with excellent meats, seafood and side dishes such as dumplings, fish balls, squid balls… The shop is about 9 minutes walk from Taipei Arena station and called Ding Wang Hotpot.

Ding Wang Hotpot
Address: No. 89, Guangfu North Road, Songshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 105
Hours: 11:30AM–4AM
Phone: +886 2 2742 1199

Best place to shop in Taipei: Shilin Night Market

When Taipei lights up, our sisters dress up. Along the streets are countless indoor shops, kiosks and street vendors. From clothing, fashion accessories and accessories for phones, backpacks, bags, street food to electronics items, … All are here.

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