Ximending
西門町
Taipei's trendy district for young people, with a pedestrian zone full of fashion shops, snacks and cinemas, and a century-old Red House right at its intersection.
Ximending is located in the northeastern corner of Wanhua District. It was Taipei's entertainment center during the Japanese occupation period and is now a youth-oriented shopping district. The pedestrian zone is packed with streetwear, sneakers, anime merchandise, tattoo parlors and cinemas. Well-known snacks include A-Zong mee sua and Chengdu star fruit shaved ice, and street performances are often held on weekends. The Ximen Red House, next to Exit 6 of Ximen MRT Station, was built in 1908 as an octagonal red-brick market building and is now a hub for creative markets and bars. It is just one MRT stop from Longshan Temple, making it a good place to visit in the evening together.
Opening hours
Open all day (shops approx. 11:00–22:00)
Nearby sights
- Presidential Office Building
- Taiwan Museum
- Bangka Lungshan Temple
- Dihua Street & Dadaocheng
- Ningxia Night Market
- Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
- Huashan 1914 Creative Park
- Xingtian Temple