Must-see nightlife in Hualien

  • Caffe Fiore

    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…

  • Springfield Coffee House

    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…

  • Salt Lick

    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…

  • Aboriginal Bistro

    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'…

  • King Tang Cafe

    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…

  • Maytreecoffee

    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…

  • Miaokou Black Tea

    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.

  • Black Whale Coffee

    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…

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