TaitungPlay Recommendations

Mu-Mu Shaved-Ice Shop stands at the corner of Cheng-Gong Road and the outer ring road in Taitung City, near the Taitung Hai-Bin Park — a design-forward dessert spot that puts Japanese-style kakigori first. Bowls come colour-splashed and loaded with fresh fruit, the portions run large, and prices stay around NT$100, which has made the shop a hit with families and pet owners alike (the room is pet-friendly). Beyond kakigori, evening hours add small bites like charcoal-grilled goat-milk mantou — a cool-down-and-photo stop for summer.

Bi-Xi-Li-An Near-Sea Kitchen at 55 Bai-Lian Road in Cheng-Gong Township, Taitung, is a seafood-forward, pet-friendly small restaurant. The menu is à la carte with friendly pricing — average spend runs about NT$500 — suiting small families and travellers with pets. The room is clean and tidy, the location is near San-Xian-Tai and the harbour, and the kitchen turns out local sea-driven plates like fried dolphinfish (gui-tou-dao), oysters and scallion beef — popular with locals and visitors alike.

Cape Café in Du-Lan Village, Dong-He Township, Taitung, sits where coastline meets mountain and serves up front-row, full-strength sea views plus a wide grass lawn. The kitchen leans Spanish, with a seafood paella as the headline dish, and a free outdoor pool and pet-friendly setup let four-legged guests play freely. The setting is quiet and the sight lines are wide — an ideal spot for taking in the Pacific, lingering over coffee and travelling with both children and pets.

Dou-Liu-Dou-You hides in a lane next to the Xin-Dong Sugar Factory at 121-1 Du-Lan Village, Dong-He Township — a pet-friendly private café built around house-roasted beans. Expect rich coffee, handmade desserts and panini in a slow-paced natural-style space sized for catching your breath beside the coast. Two young co-owners share the work, and the resident Schnauzer 'Tuo-Tuo' handles greetings — a formula locals and travellers love. Hours run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closed Wednesdays and Thursdays), average spend is about NT$150, and Wi-Fi is on hand — a relaxed pick for a coffee break with pets in tow.

Da-Ka-Er Urn-Bake Café at 35 Xin-She, Dong-He Township, Taitung, blends coffee, hand-made bakes and pet-friendliness in one character-filled room. Clay urns and tables refashioned from old sewing machines set a vintage tone; the courtyard adds gravel paving, a weather vane, a swing and a flowing water feature for laid-back outdoor seating. Several resident cats — Light Roast, Dark Roast, Chun-Jiao and Pang-Hu — give visitors a low-key cat-petting experience that pet lovers rate. Coffee runs to pour-over single-origin on house-roasted beans, about NT$140 a cup, well-suited to anyone looking to slow the pace and sink into an afternoon.

Dian-Guang Bao-Ma Canteen at 78 Guan-Shan Township, Taitung, specialises in traditional Amis indigenous cuisine, served omakase-style in set or shared-plate form. The room is pet-friendly, so well-behaved pets can join the meal. Reservations are required — best to message a day in advance. Per-head spend runs about NT$200 to NT$600; the kitchen leans on fresh seasonal produce, paired with a house chilli sauce and plum-juice drinks so guests can taste indigenous flavour surrounded by natural scenery.