Solo score 3 out of 5: Fine soloMultiple sources agree · checked 2026-10
Elsewhere Cafe, Maokong Night Owl Branch
生活在他方 夜貓店 · show this name to taxi drivers
A garden cafe on Maokong hill that opens Thursday to Sunday and stays open until 2 a.m., a branch of a Taipei cafe known for its relaxed, artsy style. Come in the afternoon for coffee, dry noodles or cake among the trees, and leave before the last gondola unless you have a ride down.
At a glance for one
Portions
Single portions
Minimum
1 drink per person
Hours
12:00–02:00 · Closed Mon, Tue, Wed
Details can change. Check on site before you rely on hours, prices or payment.
How to order, step by step
- Walk about 10 minutes from Maokong Gondola Station along Lane 40 of Zhinan Road, watching for traffic on the narrow road
- The entrance leads down a steep flight of stairs to the garden seats
- Each person orders at least one drink or spends about NT$200 (2026). Check the menu
- Add dry noodles or a slice of cake if you're hungry
- Bring cash
- The gondola stops at 21:00 on Thursdays and Fridays and 22:00 on weekends and holidays. After that you need a bus or a taxi, so check the timetable before you go back
What to order solo: A coffee with a slice of cake, or dry noodles for a light meal. A chocolate mille crepe cake is sold on weekends and holidays.
Best time to go alone: Thursday or Friday afternoon, leaving before the last gondola.
Before you go
How to sit down for tea alone at a Taiwanese tea house in Maokong or Jiufen. The three ways tea houses charge, which are cheapest for one person, how to brew your own pot, and how to get up to Maokong by gondola.
Read: Taiwanese tea houses on your own →Getting there
MRT: Maokong Gondola, Maokong Station, about 10 min on foot along Lane 40 of Zhinan Road, a narrow road with little sidewalk.
No. 8-5, Ln. 40, Sec. 3, Zhinan Rd., Wenshan Dist., Taipei City
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Sources & checks
Multiple sources agree · 2026-10
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