Tea Houses Taipei has plenty of pubs and clubs with well-stocked bars, snacks, and music. Many are concentrated on and around Shuangcheng St. Beer houses are also popular gathering spots, and most have draft beer, snacks, light meals, and music. Beer houses can be found on Anho Rd. Taipei also has scores of teahouses where friends gather to relax, sip tea, snack, read, chat, or discuss business. Night Markets Taipei's night markets offer fun, bargains, and a lot of local color, and generally sell a variety of traditional products, casual clothes, fruit, exotic snacks, and novelty items.
Night markets frequented by students generally have the best bargains on food, fashions, and curios.
Other evening entertainment options include piano bars, discos, shopping, and inexpensive guided tours of Taipei. Hiking and climbing enthusiasts in Taipei can go rock climbing at Lungtung in the Northeast Coast. National Scenic Area, or hike up several small mountains in Yangmingshan National Park. There are 12 golf courses near Taipei, which are open to visitors. Some of Taipei's major hotels can make arrangements for regular members to sponsor visitors, and all of the courses rent equipment and caddies.