Daan District
No.50
Eastern Shopping District
Daan District Go! Relaxing in Shopping districtAssociation:
Taipei Eastern Shopping District Development Association
Location:
In the block of Civic Boulevard, Guangfu South Road, Fuxing South Road, and Ren'ai Rd.
Nearby MRT:
BL15 / BR10 Zhongxiao Fuxing Station
Attraction:
Mainly clothing, department store, restaurant, chain dining industry
Eastern Shopping District is on traffic arteries with convenient transportation. Good number of department stores bring international designer brands, filling prosperity to the district. Sports brands for young people and high-end boutiques coexist on the street, with creative goodies hidden in alleys. Young people and nine-to-fivers gather here. It’s a place of trend importance in Taipei.
Picture credit to Molly
No.51
Yongkang Shopping District
Daan District Go! Eating in Shopping districtAssociation:
Yongkang Shopping District Development and Promotion AssociationTaipei Dongmen Yongkang Business Circle Development Association
Location:
In the block of Section 3 of Xinyi Road, Lishui Street, Jinhua Street, and Section 2 of Xinsheng South Road.
Nearby MRT:
R07 / O06 Dongmen Station
Attraction:
Mainly special dining, antique and artifact, clothing, toy, cloth industry
This commercial district surrounds Yongkang Park. There are lots of special restaurants here. Din Tai Fung played an important role in its early development. Yongkang Street gains its fame via media coverage over the years. Many diners of Taiwanese vibes pack in small alleys. More exotic restaurants, stylish coffee houses, small shops of characters appear here afterwards. Humanities and cultures make Yongkang Street an one of its kind shopping and dining hotspot internationally.
No.52
Jianguo S. Rd. Artworks & Antiques Shops Area
Daan District Go! Buying in Shopping districtLocation:
No. 285 to No. 301 of Section 1 of Jianguo South Road, and Lane 279, Lane 291, and Lane 307 of Section 1 of Jianguo South Road.
Nearby MRT:
R05 / BR09 Daan Station
Attraction:
Mainly antique and artifact industry
Jianguo Jade Market moved under the Jianguo Expressway between Jinan Road and Ren'ai Road in February of 1989. The market opens on weekends. Antiquaries targeting high-end buyers see the charms of the jade market, so they set camp along Jianguo South Road. The antique street of Jianguo South Road is made of Land 279, Lane 291, and Lane 307 of Jianguo South Road.
No.53
Longquan Shopping District
Daan District Go! Relaxing in Shopping districtAssociation:
Longquan Shopping District Promotion AssociationShida Cultural and Commercial Association
Location:
In the block of Shida Road, the odd number side of Longquan Street, the odd number side of Yunhe Street, and Lane 39 of Shida Road.
Nearby MRT:
G08 Taipower Building Station
Attraction:
Mainly clothing accessory, snack, special coffee house industry
The commercial district is right next to National Taiwan Normal University. It’s full of academic vibes. Residents usually work in government, business companies, or schools. The main roads are Shida Road and Longquan Street. There are lots are surrounding alleys, which making it like a narrow car-free zone. Nearby schools bring dining, affordable clothing, special coffee houses here, meeting the needs of students from all over Taiwan and those who come to Taiwan learning Chinese.
No.54
Wenchang Furniture Shopping District
Daan District Go! Relaxing in Shopping districtAssociation:
Wenchang Furniture Shopping District Development and Promotion Association
Location:
Wenchang Street between Anhe Road and Guangfu South Road.
Nearby MRT:
R04 Xinyi Anhe Station
Attraction:
Mainly furniture industry
There were stores selling lumber, hardware, and cement in the early days. Not many furniture stores were here. Some of the furniture stores then even did handmade sofas on-site. After unlawful constructions being tore down around Daan Park, nearby furniture stores moved here forming the so-called “the street of furniture”, with over one hundred of them now.