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of Dihua St's traditional brick shops (originally a medicine shop built in 1923). Enter via
the Hakka Blue, a wonderful ceramic studio, to get a look at how these very long and
narrow buildings were constructed to facilitate air flow and natural lighting. If you arrive
late, enter from the back alley.
Taipei Brewery
BREWERY
(346; 85 Bade Rd, Sec 2; 5.30pm-1am; Zhongxiao Xinsheng)
Built in 1919 as Taiwan's
first brewery, this landmark building has gone through many names, beginning with
Takasago Brewery. At the back of the brewery is the large warehouse 346 that serves
nightly as a rowdy beer hall, with cheap mugs of draft, quick-fry dishes and frequent live
entertainment.
Lao Pai Gongyuan Hao
TRADITIONAL DRINKS
(Lǎopái Gōngyuán Hào; 2 Hengyang Rd; drinks NT$25; 10am-8pm; NTU Hospital)
Across
from 2-28 Park in an old Japanese-era corner shop is this decades-old place selling a re-
freshing
suan mei tang
(sour plum juice).
Haaya's Coffee
CAFE
(Hāyà Kāfēi; 307 Dunhua N Rd, Songshan; 9am-9pm, closed 1st & 3rd Mon of each month; ;
Songshan Airport)
A pioneer in the new coffee culture with an upscale atmosphere and
award-winning single-origin beans.
Lugou Cafe
CAFE
(Lúguō Kāfēi; 2nd fl, 1 Lane 32, Dihua St, Sec 1; 3.30-10pm Tue-Sun; ; Zhongshan)
Speci-
ality coffees (including some local choices such as Alishan) in a heritage building on Di-
hua St. Perfect on both counts.
Mayor's Residence Art Salon
CAFE
(Shìzhǎng Guāndǐ Yìwén Shālóng;
www.mayorsalon.tw
; 46 Xuzhou St; 9am-10pm; ;
Shandao Temple)
Built in 1940, this is one of the best preserved large Japanse-style resid-
ences in Taiwan. With its heritage styling, great natural lighting and park-like setting, it's
a superb place for a coffee, tea or light meal. Frequent art exhibits are held here.
