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Illustrative Zhunan Shishan Family Park is located at No. 39-45, Zhenru Road, Zhunan Township, Miaoli County, a free family park. The grounds feature a Huoyanshan-shaped seven-color slide as the main visual highlight, combined with a large sand pit, mushroom house, nest swing, spinning disc, climbing wall, and splash pool, giving children plenty of space to run, splash, and explore. The park has family restrooms and a large free parking lot with convenient transportation, suitable for family day trips or school outdoor education.
Illustrative Five Yuan Two Jiao is in Caoling, Gukeng Township, Yunlin County, at an elevation of about 1,600 metres, a natural landscape wrapped in Moso bamboo forest. The grounds are dotted with bamboo-woven pavilions; the cumulative count of their corners gave the spot its name 'five yuan and two jiao', and the scene evokes a hidden-away atmosphere reminiscent of Kyoto's Arashiyama. Summer temperatures run low, making it ideal for escaping the heat, walking and photo ops, and it connects with the neighbouring Wood Horse Old Trail and Yunlingzhi Hill trails, well-suited to a one-day hiking itinerary.
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Illustrative →Cat Gate Coffee
Cat Gate Coffee on Nanyuan Street in Tainan's North District is a café housed in a renovated old home, offering pet-friendly outdoor seating alongside indoor space shared with resident cats. The menu focuses on light meals, sandwiches, and coffee, mostly priced around NT$100, making it accessible for visitors wanting to bring their cats or small pets for an afternoon treat. Highlights include hand-drawn menus, interactions between shop cats and customers, and a nostalgic atmosphere created by the old building's timber beams and terrazzo floors. While pets are not allowed inside the indoor dining area, the outdoor zone lets fur babies roam freely — a solid choice among Tainan's pet-friendly cafés.
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Illustrative →Tin Drum
Tin Drum is a café nestled in an alley of Tainan's West Central District, occupying a faithfully preserved Japanese-era wooden house with a spacious courtyard that evokes the atmosphere of a Kyoto townhouse. The menu includes brunch, pancakes, and a variety of beverages in a pet-friendly setting with outdoor seating for four-legged companions. Seating is limited, so reservations are recommended. It's an ideal stop for travelers who want to experience nostalgic Japanese-style ambiance in Tainan while dining alongside their pets.
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Illustrative →Jiu Coffee & Dessert
Jiu Coffee & Dessert at No. 7, Xinmei Street in Tainan's West Central District is a minimalist café that doubles as a pet-friendly space. The menu centers on matcha creations — matcha Basque cheesecake, matcha tiramisu, sea-salt hazelnut matcha chocolate, and more — alongside pour-over coffee. Two resident dogs (Heidou and Leka) and a cat roam the shop, and guests are welcome to bring their own pets to share a table. The minimum spend is NT$100 with no service charge; seating is limited and first-come-first-served, with a 90-minute time limit during busy periods. As one of the few pet-friendly cafés on Xinmei Street, it has become a popular check-in spot for locals and tourists alike.
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Illustrative →Magic Meow
Magic Meow is a pet-friendly café at No. 73, Erwang Road in Tainan's Yongkang District with two floors of space. It serves a full menu of savory and sweet dishes for humans alongside specially prepared meals for pets. Multiple cats and dogs live in the shop, and customers change into house slippers on entry to ensure pet safety. The minimum spend is approximately NT$500, positioning it as a slightly upscale experience for travelers and locals who want to spoil both themselves and their furry friends in a stylish, animal-loving environment.
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Illustrative →193 Cafe
193 Café on Luo-Yang Street in Taitung City is a pet-friendly café set inside a two-storey white old house. Cats roam freely indoors and out, and well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome too. The menu runs to coffee, waffles, pasta, fried snacks and desserts, with Wi-Fi, power outlets and an outdoor courtyard sized for travellers needing to recharge — devices or themselves — alongside their pets. The shop actively supports adopt-don't-shop, so the regular crowd of rescued cats adds to its reputation as downtown Taitung's go-to cat and pet-meet spot.
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Illustrative →Mese Coffee
Mese Coffee (Tsao-Yueh Café) in downtown Taitung leans on house-roasted specialty pour-over and a pared-back space. The room is pet-friendly — resident cats and visiting dogs share the floor — making it easy to settle in with a furry companion. Beans skew light-to-medium roast, joined by iced lattes, sparklers and desserts; layering is the point and prices stay friendly. The shop sits near the Tian-Hou Temple, a ten-minute walk from the train station, with limited parking but room for a few scooters. A Lonely Planet pick for one of Taiwan's twenty-five best cafés, it is a Taitung coffee stop worth going out of the way for.
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