Creative Lifestyle Stroll: NTU Wen-Luo-Ding Neighborhood

The “Wen-Luo-Ding” neighborhood near National Taiwan University – the area of Taipei around Wenzhou St., Roosevelt Rd. and Dingzhou Rd. – has its own unique character.

Independent music spots such as Riverside and Witch House, as well as Gingin’s, the first gay bookstore in the Chinese-speaking world, are all located here. Many independent bookstores, cafés and music clubs can be found in this quarter permeated with the aroma of coffee and resonating with the footsteps of students and intellectuals. Wen-Luo-Ding is Taipei’s cradle of advanced thinking, and a unique spot in many people’s memories.

Suggested route: Mollie Used Books → Lai’s Books → Humanity Space → Common Place → Yabook used book shop → Riverside → Padouva Cafe → Cuckoo Instant Noodles → Taiwan Bookstore → Tai Yi Milkshake King → Grace Baptist Church → Tonsan Bookstore → Jiegou Qun mainland book shop → underground walkway → Wensheng Park → Love Boat Shop → Caffe La Boheme → Gingin’s Books → Cardinal Tien Cultural Foundation → Tan Shirts → Witch House → Fembook

Nearby MRT stations: Gongguan Station, Taipower Building Station