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The Miaokou graze, Keelung (Taipei)

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The Miaokou graze

Ten minutes from the gangway — Taiwan’s street-food canon. Timed from the gangway and back.

2 hr 30 min door to door5 stopsNeeds a 4.5-hour call
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Photo: Wikimedia contributor / CC BY-SA 4.0
Door to door
2 hr 30 min
From the gangway and back
Best for
A 4.5-hour call or longer
Ten minutes from the gangway — Taiwan’s street-food canon
Room to spare
None
Fits a 4.5-hour stop with nothing to add (off the ship 30 minutes after arrival, back at the gangway an hour before all-aboard). A longer call gives you the extra time; on this one, do not add a stop.
What it costs
NT$ coins
The night market is the budget.
Booking
Nothing
Every stop here takes walk-ups

Timed from the gangway with the port's official timetables · updated · Takumi Yamada

Numbers follow the route below. Pins are the places themselves; walking lines are not drawn because the best way between two stops can change with the tram, the tide or the weather.

The route

How the day runs

Times are from the moment you step off, not from the scheduled arrival. Everything shifts if your ship is late; the order does not.

  1. +0:00
    Walk to Zhongzheng Park, climb to the Guanyin

    The white goddess over your ship

    What you will see hereFull guide: Zhongzheng Park
  2. +0:50
    Descend to Miaokou Night Market

    Day stalls run too — crab soup at stall 5

    What you will see hereFull guide: Miaokou
    Miaokou Night Market crawl, Keelung (Taipei)
    Photo: Bigmorr / CC0
  3. +1:20
    The canon: nutritious sandwich, dingbiancuo, paopao ice

    Three stalls, one education

  4. +2:10
    Lee Hu Bakery — pastries since 1882

    Pineapple cakes locals actually queue for

    What you will see here
    Lee Hu pastry, since 1882, Keelung (Taipei)
    Photo: Sky_xe / CC BY-SA 4.0
  5. +2:30
    Walk back to the terminal
The margin is not optional. This route ends an hour before all-aboard on purpose. If you are running late, drop the last stop, not the hour.
What the day looks like

Keelung (Taipei), along this route

Real photographs of the places above and the streets between them. Every one is credited.

Keelung harbour at night, Taiwan
Keelung harbour at night, TaiwanPhoto: Wei-Te Wong / CC BY-SA 2.0
Red lanterns above the stepped lanes of Jiufen at sunset, Keelung (Taipei)
Red lanterns above the stepped lanes of Jiufen at sunsetPhoto: Jun Jie Yam / CC BY 4.0
Keelung city and harbour, Taiwan
Keelung city and harbour, TaiwanPhoto: Alix Lee / Pexels
A red lantern in Jiufen, near Keelung
A red lantern in Jiufen, near KeelungPhoto: Another Believer / CC BY-SA 4.0
Yehliu Geopark, Keelung (Taipei)
Yehliu GeoparkPhoto: 姜 明雄 / CC0
Taro balls above the sea, Keelung (Taipei)
Taro balls above the seaPhoto: SIA YANG / CC BY-SA
Different hours, different day

The other routes in Keelung (Taipei)

The rainy-day KeelungA wet day · ~4hWet weather — and Keelung is among Taiwan’s wettest citiesThe Jiufen roundNeeds a 7-hour call · ~5hThe lantern town, timed to dodge the tour-bus tideNorth coast or Taipei — decide onceNeeds a 10-hour call · ~8hLong calls — two great days, one choice
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