Taipei City unveils second double-decker restaurant bus

Taipei City unveils second double-decker restaurant bus

2024-04-24

Here’s a good way to combine the senses of taste and sight. Taipei has launched its second double-decker restaurant bus. The bus serves up Taiwanese delicacies from a five-star hotel while traveling across the city. FTV reporter Stephany Yang has the highlights.

This double-decker restaurant bus stops at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei 101, the Taipei Dome and other local attractions. Only a few double-decker dining cars like this exist in the world.

Lin Yi-hua
Taipei deputy mayor
Only six cities in the world have such a double-decker dining car. So in that sense, coming to Taipei is like going to Paris, Tokyo, Osaka, Hong Kong, and Bangkok.

The car’s menu was created by a five-star hotel. It features the hotel’s beef noodles for lunch, French desserts for afternoon tea, and a spicy beef brisket set meal for dinner. The dining experience lasts approximately an hour and a half.

Wang Chiu-tung
Taipei tourism commissioner
Our data shows that about 30% of riders are foreigners. Singaporeans and Hong Kong people are the most common, so we just think that unique cars like this are worth promoting. Since December 2022, about 39,000 people have experienced our double-decker restaurant bus. We hope that with support from the city government and through the efforts of our industry members, we can drive up passenger numbers.

Taipei’s first double-decker restaurant bus took off in December 2021, but it faced challenges due to the pandemic. The Taipei City government hopes that the new bus will attract more visitors to Taiwan.

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