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5 Romantic Date Nights in Taipei

5 Romantic Date Night Ideas in Taipei

Last updated: October 18, 2026. Added context for recorded Taipei outings and distinguished experiences from wish-list ideas and historical visiting information. Date information added October 31, 2026.

A birthday moment with Chris in Taipei · Scene from our film (7 sec)

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Taipei gave Chris and me plenty of date-night ideas. Some became actual outings, while others stayed on our wish list. Here are five options, alongside a few memories from our time away from the kids.

Chris and I paused for a birthday kiss with the city lights behind us.

Our favorite date nights around Taipei or what we WISHED we had done for a date night. 🙂

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Taipei 101

Chris and I did get some time out without the kids in Taipei. Chris was missing a good steak, so Morton’s Steakhouse was one of our stops; we also visited Taipei 101. This list mixes real outings with ideas we wished we had tried, rather than five separate date nights we completed.

Take in those beautiful bird-eye views at night and explore the beautiful mall next door

The bars around the outdoor viewing area limited what we could see after dark. It was a mixed experience, rather than an uninterrupted view of the skyline. Check the current Taipei 101 visiting options and conditions if the view is your main reason for going.

Our past Taipei 101 outdoor viewing experience · Scene from our film (23 sec)

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Shilin Night Market

Try local eats and compete with each other in carnival games. Come hungry and with lots of cash (although the food is very affordable).

Another night-market memory

A cup of round sweet-potato balls was one of our Taipei snack memories. The film preserves the vendor handing it over at a night market; these notes do not identify which market it was.

A sweet-potato snack at a Taipei night market · Scene from our film (21 sec)

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Mall and Movie

Malls in big Asian cities are a sight to behold. They are like mini-cities. Movie theaters in foreign countries can be fun to check out too and the “movie snacks” can be quite the cultural experience. Think fish balls!

Yong Kang Street

This is just one of many culinary streets around the city. Fill your bellies and have a great conversation about trying new foods.

Claw Machines

Grab your loose change and try to get the best prize at the zillions of claw machines around the city. You can make the excuse you are taking it home to the kids 🙂

We stopped at rows of brightly lit claw machines, and Chris took a turn at the controls. It was a playful stop on our time out together, without any promise that we would bring a prize home.

Trying the claw machines together · Scene from our film (15 sec)

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Watch this video from our date night!

Our Taipei date-night film

Our kid-free Taipei outings: birthday dinner, Taipei 101 and playful stops · Full film (9 min 46 sec)

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An older Taipei film with a birthday celebration and a separately edited Date Night Part II. The scenes record moments from our time out together, while some of the article’s ideas remained on our wish list. Building rankings, entry arrangements and prices mentioned in the film belong to that past visit; check current operator information.

Watch the related YouTube version of our Taipei date-night film.

Additional Reading

Traveling Taipei: Tips, Tricks, and Takeaways

Family Activities in Taipei

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