Full day · about 9 hours · Best Thu–Tue
Dutch Formosa: Anping to Chihkan
Follow the Dutch East India Company from its fortress on the Anping sandbar to its outpost on the mainland. Start with milkfish skin by Anping Old Fort and see the Dutch wall and the treaty-port trading houses. Then cross to Chihkan Tower for migao, and finish with danzai noodles.
Getting there
Start in Anping, a taxi ride west of the old town. After the shrimp rolls, take a short taxi ride east to Chihkan Tower. The rest is on foot.
On the way
- Anping Tree House: A banyan-covered warehouse and the trading house of a British firm that set up here in 1867.
- Anping Old Fort (Fort Zeelandia): The site of Fort Zeelandia. Outside the main gate stands the Dutch south wall, wrapped in banyan roots.
- Anping Kaitai Tianhou Temple: A Mazu temple beside the fort, rebuilt in 1966.
- Eternal Golden Castle: Optional detour south: a moated Qing fort from 1874 to 1876.
- Chihkan Tower (Fort Provintia): Qing pavilions on the foundations of Fort Provintia. Look for the Dutch brickwork and the well.
- Grand Matsu Temple: Two Zheng-era temples a short walk south of Chihkan Tower.
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07:30 · Milkfish & congee
Wang Shih Fish Skin Dishes王氏魚皮
Opens before dawn, with milkfish skin in soup or over braised pork rice.
Opens 04:00; until 14:00 weekdays, 15:00 weekends (travel.yam, Aug 2025); Tainan Outlook lists 05:00–14:00
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11:30 · Street snacks
Chou's Shrimp Roll (Main Store)周氏蝦捲台南總店
Shrimp rolls wrapped in caul fat, on the way back east along Anping Road.
Daily 10:00–21:30
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13:30 · Rice dishes
Lo Cheng Migao落成米糕
Sticky rice with braised pork and fish floss, a short walk from Chihkan Tower. Closed Wednesdays.
Thu–Tue 10:30–18:30; closed Wed
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16:30 · Noodles
Du Hsiao Yueh Danzai Noodles (Original Store)台南度小月擔仔麵原始店本舖
Danzai noodles at the original shop on Zhongzheng Road, served in small bowls.
Daily 11:00–20:00
Days are based on each shop's listed closing days. Check before you set off.