Minimalist chic in Da’an, the city's poshest neighborhood.

A sleek hotel with spacious, well-appointed rooms.

Frequent host to visiting dignitaries, with sweeping city and mountain views from most of the 420 rooms as well as the 43rd-floor rooftop pool.

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A classic breakfast spot.

The original—and best—outlet of the legendary dumpling chain.

Outstanding Sichuanese cuisine. Be sure to order the wontons in chili oil, the dry-fried green beans, and the stir-fried cabbage with pork, served

Established in 1934, Taipei’s first Western-style restaurant.

Music from Chinese lutes floats through the room; sunlight streams in from wood-framed windows and skylights and bamboo curtains create dappled pat

One of the more famous night markets, where snakes are sold as food.

Shida Night Market is less crowded and offers everything from Cantonese dim sum to Yunnanese lamb noodles.

The city’s most revered site has fantastically gilded and lacquered pillars and walls.

Built by the Japanese in 1908, the red-brick octagonal building was recently renovated, like many old structures in Taipei. Stylishly dressed young

With jade-green tiled roofs and yellow walls that loom dramatically out of a mountain valley north of downtown Taipei, the museum holds one of the

Architect: C.Y. Lee and Partners Architects

Why It’s Cool: For years, Taiwan, like much of eastern Asia, shunned skyscrapers over worries that ear