Where to shop in Taipei? From underground shopping malls to supersized shopping centers, there are many Taipei shopping streets and malls to explore all over the city.
From the famous Miramar Taipei mall complete with a ferris wheel on the roof to several supersize shopping centers in Xinyi, Taipei is retail heaven – there are so many places to buy Taiwan souvenirs.
There are also lots of quirky shopping malls in Taipei from Zhongshan Underground Book Street to the kid’s rooftop park at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A8 shopping center.
Currently in 2025, the coolest shopping mall in Taipei has to be Syntrend Creative Park, with 13 floors of technology, digital goods, pop-ups plus whole floors dedicated to anime and manga merchandise plus a Pop Mart store.
From trendy boutique stores and thrift shops in Zhongshan to the epic Eslite stores, here is our ultimate guide to Taipei shopping malls and the top Taipei shopping districts.
This article was originally posted on 21 July 2024.
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1. Syntrend Creative Park Mall
Syntrend Creative Park in Taipei has to be Taiwan’s trendiest shopping center.
Specializing in technology, gaming, photography and electronics, Syntrend is a digital paradise and even has several e-sports and VR center located across its 13 floors of shopping and services.
Better yet, Syntrend is Taipei’s leading anime and Manga center, with two whole floors (6F – Game and 7F – Collect) dedicated to anime toys and collectibles including a Taiwan branch of Lashinbang, Japan’s top second hand collectible store.
Pop Mart, Gundam, Asia Goal and other top toy shops have branches here.
Syntrend Creative Park is packed full of cutting edge technology and features brands such as Republic of Gamers, DJI, Bose and more.
Reward yourself after in themed restaurants, cool cages or the basement food court. It reminds us of shopping in Akihabara AKA Electric Town in Japan!
Other big brands at Syntrend include Nikon, Oppo, Samsung, Panasonic, Tomic, Merrel, Casio, Go-Pro, Sony, Asus and Dell.
This is just a selection of the stores and you just need to go on your next trip to Taipei! It is even better at the weekend with markets and gaming pop-ups on the plaza outside Syntrend Creative Park.
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2. Miramar Mall Taipei & Entertainment Park
We start our Taipei Shopping mall list with Miramar Mall, with 12 floors of fun shopping including a massive ferris wheel and kids theme park on the top floor.
Located a short walk from Jiannan Road Station on the brown Wenhu Line (which goes via Taipei Zoo and the Maokong Gondola), Taipei’s Miramar Mall is split across two main sections – ‘Youth’ and ‘Family’.
The Miramar Mall’s focus is on providing a fun family shopping and entertainment experience, where you can buy clothes or goods, eat some food then head to the amusement park on the roof.
Whilst it does look a bit dated now (it celebrated its 20th birthday in 2024), it is still worth making the trip out if you want a day of eating and shopping.
Here you’ll find big brands like Taipei UNIQLO and MUJI, plus a huge IMAX Cinema. The Miramar Ferris wheel can be seen from all over Taipei (including from Taipei 101) and is $NT200 a spin as of spring 2025. Click here to book the ferris wheel on Klook >
We ate in the basement food court at Miramar shopping mall on a weekday lunch time and it was packed with hungry workers. We had Marugame Seimen noodles (Japanese) plus the Movenpick Cafe seemed very popular, but there were Taiwanese food stalls too.
Opening hours: 11am to 10pm daily
Address: Miramar Mall, No. 20號, Jingye 3rd Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 10491 (map)
3. Eslite R79 Store / Zhongshan Underground Book Street
One of Taipei’s quirkiest shopping centers, this underground mall is home to several Eslite bookshops, which is one of Taiwan’s biggest and most beautiful bookstore chains.
A great place for all weather shopping and perfect rainy day activity in Taipei, Zhongshan Underground Book Street has hundreds of thousands of books, magazines and CDs / vinyl records across several stalls, plus cute stationery and loads of unique souvenirs to enjoy.
For us, the best and most quirky shop was Eslite x Platform Original (EXPO), showcasing the work of local artists plus some very unique and unusual gifts.
Opening hours: 10am to 9.30pm daily.
Address: Eslite R79 Store / Zhongshan Underground Book Street 10352, Taipei City, Datong District, Nanjing W Road, 16號B1 (map)
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4. ATT 4 FUN Xinyi Store
A fashion and lifestyle mall in Taipei (the ATT stands for ‘Attractive’), Taiwan trendsetters are in retail heaven here with several floors of fashion shops, boutiques and clothing stores.
Flagship tenants include NET, Zara, Berksha, Pull and Bear, UNIQLO and ABC Mart. Direct from Japan, there is even Taiwan’s first permanent TENGA store – don’t ask!
If shopping isn’t your thing, head to the 10th floor for various night clubs and bars including Frank’s British bar, Blue Balls! Nightclub and The Door Shisha restaurant.
Head to the top floor (11F) for the outdoor Sky Bar, Drunk Play which recently reopened.
ATT 4 FUN Xinyi Store also has several floors of smaller local brands and independent stalls, which had lots of cute crafts and artisan gifts.
Opening hours: 11am to 10pm Sunday to Thursday, 11am to 11pm Friday and Saturday.
Address: ATT 4 FUN Xinyi Store, No. 12號, Songshou Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City (map)
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5. Huashan 1914 Creative Park – the best place for pop-up shops in Taipei
Taiwan’s best creative park (and most bustling), Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Taipei is packed full of permanent and pop-up shops and exhibitions, street performers plus craft beer bars and restaurants.
If you are looking for cute and Kawaii pop-up shops in Taipei, in recent months Huashan 1914 Creative Park has hosted everything from Hello Kitty shops to Snoopy pop-up stores, Moonin to Line Friends.
A former wine factory, Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Taipei’s Zhongzheng district is home to cute cafes, music theaters plus incredible crafts and unique souvenirs like Wooderful Life wooden toys.
The historic site is also rather distinctive, with red brick buildings and warehouses all transformed into thriving business, a reminder of the previous industrial use.
The banyan trees and their long roots encased in the walls and old plum brewery buildings also make for very picturesque backdrops.
One of the best shopping centers in Taipei for cute gifts and free to visit, read our guide to visiting Huashan 1914 Creative Park >
Opening hours: Huashan 1914 Creative Park itself is open 24 hours but most stores and restaurants are open from early morning until around 9pm to 10pm.
Address: Huashan 1914 Creative Park, No.1, Bade Road Sec.1, Zhong Zheng District, Taipei 100 (map)
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6. Zhongshan District
Taipei’s trendiest district and hipster hangout, Zhongshan is the Taipei neighborhood for boutique shops and second-hand stores.
Every side-street in Zhongshan is packed with a treasure trove of thrift stores and fine fashion shops. At the weekends, thousands of trendsetters and ‘cool kids’ visit the flea markets or pop-up festivals along Zhongshan Linear Park.
For the best boutique shopping in Taipei, head to Zhongshan 6 Lane 20, section 2. Literally every other shop is a clothing store or skincare shop, with fantastic fashion shops like Tonya, Motherhouse and Hama Boutique.
There are also several famous fashion chains like Air Space Lady, Air Space Plus and Lab 22.
This Zhongshan Shopping street often has large lines of young people outside its coffee shops and artisan bakeries plus you’ll see lots of interesting things like an awesome astronaut silver statue outside ‘Sceny Bon’ perfume shop.
If you are after bargains and thrift stores in Taipei, Zhongshan is also for you – the highest concentration of second-shops in Zhongshan was the alleys immediately next to the east entrance of Jiancheng Park.
Some of the best vintage shops in this neighborhood include Damn It! Vintage (hard to spot because of all the camouflage gear and houseplants out the front), Travis Vintage and Mana.
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7. Songshan Cultural and Creative Park
Whilst not on the scale of Huashan Creative 1914 Park, this former tobacco factory has been transformed into a huge complex full of cool craft shops, gorgeous gift shops plus regular pop-up exhibitions.
Songshan Cultural Park has lots of exquisite craft and jewelry stores so if you are looking for a Taipei shopping experience with lots of unique gifts, this is it!
Songshan Cultural park also houses the Taiwan Design Museum (complete with a gorgeous gift shop) and also has a small lake and seating area which is pleasant in the summer months.
Many of the old tobacco old buildings have been transformed into industrial chic cafes like the Cama Coffee Roastery so you can reward yourself after all that shopping.
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Opening hours: 8am to 10pm (although individual shops may close earlier)
Address: Songshan Cultural Park, No. 133號, Guangfu S Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City 11072 (map)
8. Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place malls & A8 Rooftop
One of the biggest shopping malls in Taipei, Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place sprawls over several Xinyi blocks, packed full of shops, food courts, play areas and international / Taiwanese restaurants.
Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place is split up into four distinct malls, A4, A8, A9 and A11, each with different themes.
The shopping consists of over 2000 shops including a professional sports arena area with brands like Adidas, ABC Mart, Pop Mart and Nike plus a beauty and cosmetics mall with brands like Aesop, Clinique and Kiehls.
If you have kids, be sure to check out the free outdoor playground on the rooftop of Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place – A8. They also have a branch of Donguri Republic – the official Studio Ghibli store.
Opening times: 11am to 9:30pm Sunday to Thursday, 11am to 10pm Friday and Saturday
Address: Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi, No. 19號, Songgao Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City 110 (map)
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9. Ximending and Red House
Taipei’s best known night-time neighborhood and shopping district popular with tourists, Ximending is a must-visit when in Taipei at night.
From souvenir stalls to a small night market, late night bites to a 24 hour Don Don Donki store, Ximending is always fun to visit with plenty of bars also hidden amongst the side alleys.
Do some shopping, watch the street-performers and then grab a seat in one of the upstairs restaurants and people-watch. You can also find Taiwan’s flagship Pop Mart store which recently opened in December 2023.
For the best artisan gifts and crafts in Ximending, head to the Red House during the day. Erected in 1908 by Japanese architect Kondo Juro, the Red House was the first purpose-built market building in Taiwan built by the Government.
Taipei’s Red House today is best known for two floors of shopping, full of craft stalls, independent design shops plus cute and quirky gifts like the wooden toys of Wooderful Life (which has branches across Taiwan including a ‘museum’ at nearby Huashan 1914 Creative Park).
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Opening Hours: Ximending’s Red House is open from 11am to 8pm Tuesday to Thursday, 11am to 9pm on Friday and Sunday and 11am to 10pm on Saturday.
Red Brick House address: No. 10號, Chengdu Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City 108 (map)
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10. Taipei 101 Shopping Center
Taipei 101 isn’t just about the tower and office buildings above – Taipei 101 Mall is a sleek and shiny shopping center with luxury brands upstairs and a bustling basement food court downstairs.
Brands located in Taipei 101 Shopping Center include Louis Vuitton, Dior, Chanel and Armani and on every occasion we’ve been over the years, there has always been a rather posh pop-up from a luxury brand in the center of the mall, like an Autumnal forest of floral village.
This is also a good Taipei shopping mall for sporting brands with branches of Adidas, Kangol, Nike, Lululemon plus jewelry shops like Longines, Tag Hauer, Swatch and Tissot.
Opening hours: 11am to 9.30pm Sunday to Thursday, 11am to 10pm Friday to Saturday.
Address: Taipei 101 Shopping Center, No. 45 號, City Hall Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City 110 (map)
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11. Zhongshan Metro Mall
Taipei’s very first underground mall that stretches almost 1km underground between Taipei Main Station and Shuanglian Station, Zhongshan Metro Mall has seen better days and now mainly consists of salons, outlet stores and fashion labels you’ve probably never heard of.
With around 70 stalls, this is an OK shopping experience but ultimately, is a good way to avoid the wet weather on a rainy day in Taipei.
Opening hours: 11am to 10pm daily.
Address: Zhongshan Metro Mall, 10491, Taipei City, Zhongshan District (map)
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12. Eslite Spectrum Songyan
Located next door to Songshan Creative Park, the Eslite Spectrum Songyan has one of the best bookshops in Taipei, located on the upper floors and looking out over the park.
There are several floors of retail therapy including an upmarket food court in the basement levels – there are also lots of craft and artisan stalls including a pottery and glass blowing shop where you can make your own ornaments.
In the summer months, there is a small outdoor terrace plus the Eslite Spectrum bookshop on the top floor has a nice cafe hidden amongst the books.
If you are a vinyl LP collector on the hunt in Taipei, this is one of the most fantastic plastic spots!
Opening hours: 11am to 10pm daily.
Address: No. 88號, Yanchang Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City 110 (map)
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13. Breeze Xinyi mall
Xinyi Taipei isn’t short of shopping malls but Breeze Xinyi shopping center is one of the nicest, and easily accessible from Taipei 101 via the walkway that goes across the main road.
There are several floors of high end shopping, featuring brands such as Guess, Issy Miyake, All Saints and Timberland – and any shopping mall that has chandeliers as standard is alright by us.
Opening hours: 11am to 9.30pm Sunday to Wednesday; 11am to 10pm Thursday to Saturday.
Address: Breeze Xinyi mall, No.68, Sec. 5, Zhong-Xiao E. Road, Taipei 110 (map)
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14. Eslite Spectrum Nanxi
Eslite Spectrum Nanxi is Zhongshan’s biggest shopping center and is located next to Zhongshan MRT.
This modern mall has a focus on crafts, design and a huge bookstore that also includes a big foreign language section (in case you want to buy a Taiwan Lonely Planet or similar).
With six stories of shopping, inside you’ll also find a small food court plus lots of pop-up stalls, stationery and general cuteness.
Opening hours: Sunday to Thursday 11am to 10pm, Friday and Saturday 11am to 10.30pm.
Address: Eslite Spectrum Nanxi, No. 14號, Nanjing W Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104 (map)
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15. BELLAVITA mall
An elegant European style mall, Bellavita (the ‘beautiful life’ in Italian) puts the ‘bling’ into your Taipei shopping. Full of high-end brands from all over the world, this is a cut above your usual shopping center experience.
The main shopping atrium is like something out of Italy via Las Vegas, and as well as luxury retailers like Hermes, Leica and Delvaux, there is a food court to suit all tastes and budgets.
Opening hours: Sunday to Thursday 11am to 9.30pm; Friday to Saturday 11am to 10pm.
Address: BELLAVITA, No. 28號, Songren Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City 110 (map)
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16. Taipei City Mall
This huge Taipei shopping mall is the largest underground street in Taiwan with nearly 200 stores, and runs all the way from Taipei Main Station to Beimen MRT Station.
The mall is divided into three separate sections – cheap clothing, electronics and food.
The electronics part of the mall is known as the ‘Akihabara of Taipei’ and is an otaku lovers paradise with many gaming, gashapon, arcades, manga, anime and kawaii stores!
You can also find knife massage and fortune telling stores in the mall, plus the occasional live performance.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday 11am to 9.30pm; Saturday to Sunday 11am to 10pm (although many shops close around 8pm).
Address: 100, Taiwan, Taipei City, Zhongzheng District, Section 1, Shimin Blvd, 100號B1 (map)
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17. Q Square Mall
Located next to Taipei Main Station, Q Square Mall is very easy to get lost in as every floor looks a little similar – there are 8 floors of food courts, young fashions and homewares.
We visited Q Square Mall as a quick place to get food after getting off the train at Taipei Main Station – we wanted to get some veggies inside us so went to a veggie buffet on the B3 ‘Teens Avenue’ floor.
Busy with commuters and workers (especially in the early evening as offices close), brands at Q Square Mall include Zara, Mango, NIKE, Skechers and Converse.
Each floor has a different theme from Feast Avenue on floor 4 to Youth Avenue on B1 plus Coldplay Avenue (!) on B2 (we’re presuming it is because Coldplay toured Taiwan in 2023 but who knows?)
Opening hours: Sunday to Thursday 11am to 9.30pm; Friday to Saturday 11am to 10pm (although many shops close around 8pm).
Address: No. 1號, Section 1, Chengde Rd, Datong District, Taipei City 103 (map)
18. Far Eastern SOGO Taipei Fuxing Store
There actually used to be more than one Far Eastern mall in Taipei but the one in Ximending is due for demolition.
Far Eastern SOGO Taipei Fuxing Mall was the first in Taipei to open with an MRT station already built into it so it is fairly easy to get here on the blue and brown Metro lines.
We also like it as it has Din Tai Fung, which can sometimes be easier to get a seat than the downtown ones (but not always).
Far Eastern SOGO Taipei Fuxing Store has 10 storeys of shops with a tax refund counter on level 9.
This is quite a high-end mall with brands such as Louis Vuitton and Chanel for fine fashion – but there are also food courts and fast-food chains like MOS Burger for budget bites.
19. Taipei Station K Underground Mall
Underneath Taipei Main Station is this utopia of pop up shops, clothes and accessory stores, cheap chain restaurants and convenience stores such as 7-Eleven and FamilyMart.
20. Guang Hua Digital Plaza
Another technology center and smaller mall can be found close to the Syntrend – Guang Hua Digital Plaza.
Whilst not as flashy or slick as Syntrend, this mall is home to lots of small independent retailers and is a great place to get your gadgets fixed or pick up spare parts.
We hear from a lot of travellers in our Taiwanderers facebook group about heading here to get their laptops or gadgets fixed on the cheap.
21. Rongjin Gorgeous Time
A historic site that is now a hipster heaven, Rongjin Gorgeous Time is not only a cute name but a sublime mini street-mall in Taipei that is full of cool cafes, decadent dessert shops plus a handful of gorgeous gift stores.
Opened in late 2022 and located on the site of a former prison built in the early 1900s during the Japanese colonial period, Taipei’s Rongjin Gorgeous Time Japanese style buildings has quickly become one of Taipei’s best hipster hangouts and characterful creative districts.
Popular with shoppers and coffee connoisseurs, the architecture and Japanese influences here make this a popular Instagram posing place.
You can even rent Japanese kimonos at Rongjin Gorgeous Time using the traditional setting and wooden exteriors as a beautiful backdrop reminiscent of Kyoto.
From craft beer bars to beetle ice-cream cones, wonderful waffles to the best bakeries, here is our guide to Rongjin Gorgeous Time >
Opening Hours: Rongjin Gorgeous Time is open from 11am to 8pm every day of the week.
Address: Rongjin Gorgeous Time, No. 167號, Jinhua Street, Da’an District, Taipei City 106.
22. Souvenir shopping in Dihua Street and Yongkang Street
Whilst Yongkang Street is more known for its food restaurants, and Dihua Street is known for its Chinese Herbal Medicine Shops and Lunar New Year Celebrations, both are historic neighborhoods that have a huge array of souvenir shops, from tourist tat to more artisan stalls like crafts and ceramics.
Check out our guide to Dihua Street and Dadaocheng District here plus how to spend Lunar New Year along Dihua Street.
Read our Yongkang Street Taipei guide here including the best Taipei souvenir shops >
22. Bonus Taipei Shopping Mall – Carrefour 家樂福
A quick mention about Carrefour stores in Taiwan – a trip to Carrefour in Taiwan might not be high on everyone’s shopping list, but it is a good place for cheap food and drink plus tasty Taiwan souvenirs like pineapple cake and Taiwanese tea.
We first discovered about people’s love for Taiwan Carrefour from various posts in our Taiwan Travel Tips (TTT) Facebook group – from where to get suitcases to 24 hour shopping requests, Carrefour Taiwan was a common answer.
There are over 300 Carrefours in Taiwan, of which half are open 24 hours a day – and their hypermarket branches are huge!
Check out our guide to the best things to buy at Carrefour Taiwan 家樂福 >
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