Taipei, Taiwan
Best places to shop in Taipei
5 markets, malls and shopping districts in Taipei — what to buy, when to go, and the tourist traps to avoid at each one.
Last updated 2026-08-09
1. Shilin Night Market
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Taiwan's largest and best-known night market — a covered food basement plus streets of clothing, shoes, accessories and games.
Where: Night MarketMap: Open in Maps Best time: Nightly 16:00–24:00Cost: BudgetTip: The food hall is downstairs at the Shilin Market building; the surrounding streets are the shopping. Both are worth separate visits.
2. Ximending
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The pedestrianised youth district — street fashion, tattoo studios, cinemas, and Taiwanese and Japanese street brands.
Where: Street ShoppingMap: Open in Maps Best time: Daily 12:00–22:00Cost: Budget–Mid
3. Dihua Street
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The 19th-century trading street in Dadaocheng — dried goods, Chinese medicine, tea, fabric and craft in restored merchant houses.
Where: BazaarMap: Open in Maps Best time: Daily 09:00–19:00; the Lunar New Year market in January is the spectacleCost: Budget–MidTip: The best place in Taipei for dried mushrooms, tea and traditional foodstuffs, and for the architecture as much as the shopping.
4. Taipei 101 Mall and Xinyi District
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The luxury quarter at the foot of Taipei 101 — international houses in the tower's mall, plus Breeze, ATT and the Eslite flagship nearby.
Where: LuxuryMap: Open in Maps Best time: Daily 11:00–22:00Cost: LuxuryTip: Eslite Xinyi is a 24-hour bookshop and design store and is a genuine Taipei institution.
5. Guanghua Digital Plaza and Jianguo Jade Market
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Guanghua is the multi-floor electronics and components market; the weekend Jade Market under the expressway is the city's jade and antique trade.
Where: MarketMap: Open in Maps Best time: Guanghua daily 11:00–21:00; Jade Market Saturday and Sunday 09:00–18:00Cost: Budget–MidWatch out Dyed and treated jadeite is common at the jade market and hard to spot. Anything expensive should come with a Taiwanese gemmological certificate — ask before, not after.
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