Full day · about 10 hours · Best Thu–Sat
Temples and Old Lanes
A walk north through the old walled city, from the Koxinga Shrine and the Confucius Temple past the 1930s Hayashi Department Store to the Grand Matsu Temple and the lanes of the old Five Harbours. Milkfish balls for breakfast, a canteen lunch, shaved ice and danzai noodles at the end.
Getting there
Take a short taxi ride from Tainan Station to Kaishan Road by the Koxinga Shrine. Everything after that is on foot.
On the way
- Koxinga Shrine: Official shrine to Koxinga since 1875, with a museum on the Zheng period.
- Tainan Confucius Temple: Taiwan's first Confucian temple and school, built in 1665.
- Great South Gate: A surviving gate of the walled city, with its half-moon barbican.
- National Museum of Taiwan Literature: The 1916 Tainan Prefecture Hall.
- Hayashi Department Store: The 1932 department store. Go up to the rooftop shrine.
- Grand Matsu Temple: The former palace of Prince Ningjing and the temple to Guan Yu across the lane.
- Shennong Street: A lane of restored shophouses at the old entrance to the Five Harbours.
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07:30 · Milkfish & congee
Yung Chi Milkfish Balls永記虱目魚丸
Milkfish ball soup with braised pork rice, a few minutes from the Koxinga Shrine.
Daily 06:30–13:30
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12:30 · Rice dishes
Fu Tai Table Third Generation福泰飯桌第三代
Braised pork rice with small side dishes. Lunch service ends at 13:30.
Tue–Fri 10:00–13:30, 16:30–18:30; Sat 10:00–13:30; closed Sun–Mon
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15:00 · Desserts & ice
Chiang Shui Hao江水號
Eight-treasure shaved ice on Guohua Street, on the way to Shennong Street.
Daily 12:00–20:40 (one media source lists Mon as closed)
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17:00 · Noodles
Small Park Danzai Noodles小公園擔仔麵
Danzai noodles from 16:20. Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Thu–Mon 16:20–22:00; closed Tue–Wed (Michelin; Tainan tourism site lists Wed only as closed)
Days are based on each shop's listed closing days. Check before you set off.