Taipei Underground Street Mall 台北地下街

9/13/2024

Taipei City Mall, also known as Taipei Underground Street, Miki Plaza, Y District Underground Mall, Y區地下街, or Taipei Main Underground Shopping Street 台北地下街英文介紹, is the largest underground shopping area in Taiwan roughly between and around the underground red line Zhongshan MRT, Airport MRT, and Taipei Main Station. It is like four shopping malls in one. Here one can purchase clothing, toys, electronics, handicrafts, and more. Its location underground between underground public transportation rail lines makes it a convenient and popular place for shoppers. In this blog, we will share our experience including a detailed map of the area.

Background:
Taipei City Mall opened on March 29, 2000, and is one of several underground shopping streets in Taipei. The mall provided relocation space for 810 tenants from the Zhonghua Shopping Mall which was demolished in 1992.
The Taipei Underground Mall is located beneath Section 1 of Civic Boulevard (Zhengzhou Road), stretching from Beimen Station on the Taipei Metro Songshan-Xindian Line to the Tamsui-Xinyi Line. The mall spans 825 meters and covers an area of 35,738 square meters.
The Taipei Underground Mall has a total of 28 entrances and exits, 14 on the north side and 14 on the south side. All are labeled with the letter Y.
Taipei City Mall is even known as the “Akihabara of Taipei”. In addition, Taipei City Mall is open throughout the year and is unaffected by changes in weather. It is a great place for kids and families.
It also connects with the Zhongshan Underground Mall, Taipei Station Mall, and Station Front Mall.
The area includes Taipei Underground Street Mall (Zone Y), MRT Zhongshan Underground Mall (Zone R), Zhongshan Underground Book Street (Zone R), Station Front Metro Mall (Zone Z), Taipei Main Station Underground Mall (Zone M), and Xinzhongshan Linear Park. There are endless toy shops, video game stores, clothing stores, bookstores, and restaurants in the area.

Price:
Free

Hours:
About 11 AM to 9:30 PM every day.
Hours of individual shops may differ.

Tours in Taipei:
There are many tour itineraries that you can enjoy in Taipei that will take you to multiple destinations and arrange transportation. For more information, you can check out KKday here or Klook here which are both great tour websites that can connect you with the right tour and tour guide for you.

Activities in Taipei:
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Hotels in Taipei:
We have stayed at and recommend the Yuanshan Grand Hotel, once the tallest building in Taiwan and still the most grand (book on Booking.com here, Agoda here, or Kayak here).
We have stayed at and also recommend Fu Chang Hotel in Ximending, which is within walking distance of Ximending shopping district (book on Booking.com here, Agoda here, or Kayak here).
Looking for a hotel? We recommend booking through Booking.com here, which provides the best quality selection of accommodation in Taiwan.
Find out where to stay in our Taiwan hotels guide or search for the best hotel deals in Taiwan here.

How to get there:
By MRT: You can access the underground mall via Beimen MRT Station, Taipei Main Station, Zhongshan MRT Station, or Shuanglian MRT Station. You can also book an MRT travel pass on Klook here.
By Car/Scooter: There is paid parking nearby Taipei Main Station.
If you are looking for car rentals, you can also search Qeeq here, Klook here, or KKday here. You can also check out our car rental guide here.
Looking for scooter rental in Taipei? Click here or here to search for options. You can also check out our scooter rental guide here.
By Bicycle: Cycling is the best way to enjoy Taiwan's landscapes if you have the time and energy. Looking for bicycle rentals in Taiwan? You can use Taiwan's many Youbike bike sharing stations, or search for rentals on KKday here, and search for tours on Klook here. You can also check out our Taiwan cycling guide here.
For more information, check out our Taiwan transportation guide here.

Map:
Please see below:

Map legend:
Blue: Taipei Underground Street Mall (Zone Y) entrances and exits.
Green: MRT Zhongshan Underground Mall (Zone R) and Zhongshan Underground Book Street (Zone R) entrances and exits.
Yellow: Station Front Metro Mall (Zone Z) entrances and exits.
Purple: Taipei Main Station Underground Mall (Zone M) and Eslite Underground Street (Zone K) entrances and exits.
Red: Various shops

As you can see, Taipei underground street is roughly in the shape of a lower-case d, and covers a distance of over 3 kilometers. There are endless places to shop and eat here.

Other underground shopping locations in Taipei:
Longshan Temple (Zone L)
Ximending (Zone X)
East District (Zone E)
Xingtian Temple Underground Fortune Telling Street

Our Journey:

I have been to underground many times to buy stuff. It is one of the most convenient shopping areas in Taiwan because everything is underground right in front of the underground MRT station and train station. You can't not pass by if you are getting on the MRT in this area.

If you want to start from the very beginning, a good place to start off is in front of the Taipei Bus Station R1 Entrance/Exit here which is in between R and Y zones.
However there are about 50 other entrances that lead to the underground.

There are entrances to the Y zone underground mall all around following the MRT red line.

There are escalators and some elevators that take you to the underground.

The underground mall area is huge. Just look at these maps. It takes over six city blocks.

Mister Donut is a popular doughnut store in Taiwan and it was our first stop.

The Y zone underground is also known as Miki Plaza.

If you visit too early in the morning, most of the shops will be closed. Therefore you should go in the afternoon or evening.

In the morning most shops will not open right at 11. Most of the shops will open later.

Another map of the underground mall.

Shoe shop.

Phone accessory store.

Commuters and shoppers.

Mountains of socks.

Pintoo store.

A beautiful map of Taipei, but wait, where is Nangang? Didn't the artist know that Nangang is part of Taipei? And why is there a huge swath of Zhonghe and Sanchong in there?

Plush toy store.

If you go above ground here, you will notice there is a ground level park along the entire underground known as Xinzhongshan Linear Park.

More clothing shops. The underground gets more spacious here and there are benches.

Hat and accessory shop.

Toy shop.

Drink shop.

Along Xinzhongshan Linear Park there is also a vegetable morning wet market that is open along the sidewalk here.

Besides vegetables, they also sell treats, gardening supplies, clothes, and other every day items.

There are also areas of the park like this that have big open courtyards.

The mall connects up with Zhongshan MRT station.

The mall ends here at Shuanglian MRT Station.

You can see more photos of the mall above.

Check out our blog on Ximending Shopping District here.

Check out our Taipei Night Market guide here.

Also be sure to check out our full guide to Taipei here.

You can also check out our full travel guide to Taiwan here.

Thanks for reading and happy shopping!