Maokong Gondola Taiwan Tea Mountain Taiwanese Food Taipei Taiwan 4k 貓空

Today we'll take a the Maokong Gondola up to Maokong Mountain. It's a break from our usual exploration of Taiwan night markets and street food to visit Maokong Tea Mountain (貓空) in the southern tip of Taipei. We'll try "Big Pot Tea" a popular restaurant that cooks all its dishes using tea. We'll also visit Yao Yue a famous tea house for tea and dim sum snacks. Yao Yue is hidden down a ravine and open 24 hrs.
Maokong is famous for Tieguanyin Tea. To reach the top we'll take a 25 min Gondola ride. Located on the last stop of the Brown Line (Wenhu) at MRT Taipei Zoo exit. The Gondolas are to the right side of the MRT. Maokong is located at the southern edge of Taipei. Maokong has a lot of delicious Taiwanese food and should be on any tourist or visitors top 10 Things to do in Taipei Taiwan.

0:00 Start
0:15 Intro
1:00 Gondola Ride
3:10 Maokong Mountain
4:10 Ice Cream and Tea Shop
5:10 Exploring Maokong Cafes
6:45 Big Pot Tea Restaurant for lunch
8:00 Lunch Tea Dishes
9:50 Yao Yue Teahouse Entrance

I'm a Taiwanese American that grew up in Southern California and have moved back to Taiwan to Taipei in 2012. Join me and my wife as we explore Taiwan's night markets, popular and hidden destinations.

We'll explore Taiwan's Night Markets, street foods and travel scene. Along with the popular places in Taiwan, over time we'll go in depth to many places other youtubers never visit since we know most of the local and hidden spots and are able to explore smaller towns and far away villages that need a car to reach. Taiwan is a magical island with tens of thousands of temples, shrines, amazing food, endless 7-11s and boba shops and vending machines.

I'll give you my perspective having lived in both countries for many years.