Originally Posted by
Audie
Planning for a trip to Taipei in November and I am wondering about foot massages and dim sum. I am curious what the going rate for a foot massage and a hair cut (not at the same place, of course) would be and how the price would compare to my past visits to Beijing? I will be with a Chinese speaking relative so that will not be a problem. I am staying with them but do not know the area of the city they live in as they just moved to Taipei. I was hoping for some suggestions for dim sum places that are not tourist destinations but where the locals would go to eat.
Dim Sum is more of a HK thing, though I am a big fan of Din Tai Fung (restaurants worldwide, but a TW chain). For eating I would reccommend the night markets where many Taiwanese eat. They are cheap, full of variety, clean and very tasty. I spend 3 nights worth of dinners at Shilin Night Market, but there are definitely so many others that can be explored.
Hopefully others have some concrete ideas?