Ximending Map: Verified Stores, Food & Places

Quick answer: Use Ximen MRT Station (BL11 / G12) as your anchor, then filter 10 currently verified or defensibly partial places across food, shopping, anime and hobby stops, and landmarks. The map and the list use the same checked dataset, so the page still works when JavaScript or map tiles do not.

Place information checked on August 14, 2026. This page deliberately excludes opening hours, prices, menus, stock and promotions because they change quickly. “Verified” means the current place, address and map point are supported by an official, public-agency or current storefront source; it does not mean Kai or April personally recommends it.

How to use this Ximending map

• Orient first: find the blue-star Ximen Station marker. Exit 6, Rainbow Six and The Red House form the easiest first cluster.
• Filter lightly: choose Food, Shopping, Anime / Hobby or Experience / Landmark. Empty categories are not shown.
• Use the list: every map marker has the same accessible card below the map. Select “Show on map” to focus its marker.
• Navigate separately: this page helps you discover and orient. Use your preferred navigation app for a live walking route.

April’s Filipino perspective

April’s documented concern was simple: she wanted to explore Ximending without worrying about how to return to the accommodation. That is why the station remains visually distinct and why the full list is available below the map.

No marker is labeled “April Recommended,” “April’s Favorite” or “Kai Recommended.” The available records support the navigation perspective and several store ideas, but not store-by-store visits, ratings or personal endorsements.

What the verification labels mean

• Verified: a current official, business-owned or public-agency page supports the place and address, and the map point was reconciled.
• Partially verified: current existence and location are defensible, but one ideal first-party layer—such as a current brand store locator—was unavailable.
• Not published: temporary, unnamed or weakly sourced ideas remain outside the persistent map. April’s milk-sugar crispy-donut idea is deferred until exact current permanence and location can be supported.

Continue planning from the map

The Ximending Guide remains the destination pillar for what to do, eat, buy and how to plan a few hours. Use the Ximending Shopping Guide for category choices, route and value checks; this Map remains the owner of current verified locations. Use the Taiwan Shopping Guide for broad Taiwan buying categories and tax-refund decisions, the Taiwan Food Guide for food categories, and the Taiwan 3-Day & 5-Day Itinerary to place Ximending inside a wider trip.

Before leaving, prepare payment backup with the Taiwan Money, Cards and Cash guide and connectivity with the Taiwan SIM / eSIM guide.

Future store articles

The location data can later connect a marker to a real store article, food guide, shopping guide or category page. V1 creates no empty store articles and shows no “Coming soon” links. A card receives “Read guide” only when a relevant published page already exists.

Verification sources

• Taipei Metro: Ximen Station BL11 / G12
• The Red House official venue information
• Taipei Travel: Rainbow Six
• Taipei Cinema Park official information
• DON DON DONKI Taiwan: Ximen store
• Bugcat Capoo: Capoo House Taipei Ximen
• Taiwan BSMI current product-sampling record: POP MART Ximen flagship location
• Taipei Metro: Ximen Metro Mall
• Taipei Travel: Ay-Chung Flour-Rice Noodle
• Taipei Travel: San-Chi Snack Bar

Freshness: landmarks and MRT are rechecked every 12 months; established stores every 90 days; high-volatility stalls and pop-ups stay off the persistent map unless they receive a fresh check. Recheck the official or storefront source before making a special trip. Last verified August 14, 2026.