Taitung
In a garden of poinsettia, one of Taitung's finest Japanese-style wooden houses acts as showcase for local floral teas (NT$120) and single-estate organic…
Must-see nightlife in Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
Hualien
This minuscule, triangular cafe lies half-hidden by foliage in a little wooden house so picturesque that they sell postcards of it. Beneath dangling…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
Boasting one of the island's top baristas, The Reefs use locally grown beans for their excellent coffees, including deliciously subtle (if huge) 'sea salt…
Hualien
The age-blackened timbers of this 70-year-old building complement mellow jazz and excellent barista coffee to create one of central Hualien's most restful…
Central East Coast
Order a craft beer, organic tea or Spanish meal at this outwardly unpretentious cafe and you gain the right to swim in their open-air pool. That's across…
Hualien
Cowboy hats, lassos, Buffalo Bill portraits and framed lengths of 19th-century barbed wire give this diner-pub a Wild West theme, set to a soundtrack…
Central East Coast
With a lawn-fronted sweep of sea view, this serene cafe serves top-quality, handmade ice cream and brownies as well as great coffee and craft beers from…
Hualien
The pasta and steak are excellent, but what makes this bar-restaurant stand out is its range of imaginative cocktails based around house-made 'makau wine'…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
Lanyu's most happening nightspot, raised just above an attractive bay, serves classic and local cocktails (NT$200-300) – try Lanyu (not Long Island) Ice…
Taitung
This unassuming little box of a bar is a veritable treasure trove for beer lovers, stocking dozens of mostly Belgian brews, including a wide range of…
Hualien
In this relaxing cafe, you can watch the coffee beans being roasted as you sip drip-, syphon- or espresso-based brews sourced from a dozen different…
Central East Coast
Sip a cinnamon-dusted cappuccino or robust espresso on a semi-open terrace perched high above a stretch of rocky beach. Coastal views sweep north to a…
Hualien
A veritable shrine for serious coffee lovers, this intimate place has several dozen fresh roasts (NT$150 to $500), which are listed on a board with…
Central East Coast
Built into the structure of the original sugar mill, this funky gift shop and artisan brewer is a great place for simple cocktails, mead made from local…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
Combining Thai restaurant and shisha bar, this inviting little space has an intriguing 'secret' back room with pit seating and a historic-style hanging…
Hualien
This corner shop is famed for its 'steel pipe tea' (鋼管紅茶; gāngguǎn hóngchá; from NT$25), which is sent down to the serving counter via a system of tubes.
Central East Coast
In an achievement of wonderfully comic absurdity, CoffeeBox has somehow transplanted a railway carriage, rails and all to a field outside Dulan and turned…
Taitung
Passionate coffee enthusiast Rory Lee lovingly roasts his own beans, producing edgy espressos (from NT$70) and a range of single-origin brews (NT$150-200)…
Hualien
This small, two-floored cafe serves coffee from NT$80, with a good-value Baileys latte (NT$140) plus a small range of local ales, notably osmanthus…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
Far more than the frankfurter stand that the name might suggest, Mr Hot Dog is actually one of the strip's cheapest, and thus liveliest, bars with beer…
