Neighbourhood guide

Da’an

Cafés, a park and xiaolongbao

Taipei

The vibe

Shady residential streets, cafés, bookshops and restaurants: Da’an is the pleasant place to live in Taipei. Yongkang Street is famous for its xiaolongbao dumplings, mango shaved ice and teahouses.

Good to know

The original Din Tai Fung restaurant, on Xinyi Road near Yongkang Street, draws a queue: go at opening time.

When to go

Lunchtime for dumplings, evenings for Shida night market.

Getting there

MRT to Dongmen (red and orange lines) or Da’an Park (red line).

The story

How the neighbourhood came to be

Once rice paddies, Da’an was urbanised in the 20th century around National Taiwan University. Da’an Forest Park, opened in 1994, has been nicknamed “the lungs of Taipei”.

Did you know?

1Da’an Forest Park covers about 26 hectares in the city centre.
2Mango shaved ice from Yongkang Street has become a Taipei classic.

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