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Gongguan Night Market Grub?
skip the tour honestly, gongguan is small enough to wander. the lane behind the main strip near lane 90 has a guy doing oyster omelets that beat the famous spots & no queue. for picky eaters grab the chicken rice or the pepper buns, easy entry. drinks after, walk to the taihu brewery taproom on tingzhou rd, pints are cheap & it's quiet after 10
lane 90 oyster omelet guy is cash only too & he's been off mondays lately, worth checking before u go
The dumpling stall by the MRT exit 1, cash only.
Closed for renovation since June, sadly.
Seeking recommendations for facial or massage treatments targeting jaw tension and TMJ issues
For muscle-based jaw tightness, the traditional 推拿 places often do better than the fancy facial spas, and they're cheaper. There's a small 國術館 near Shuanglian I go to for neck and jaw stuff, the guy works the masseter from outside and does traction on the cervical spine, which is where a lot of referred jaw tension actually starts. Around NT$800 for 40 minutes, no booking app, you just walk in. It won't fix a real joint problem but if your issue is muscular clenching it's worth a try.
if its actual tmj stuff and not just cosmetic face massage, go see a dentist who does 咬合板 (occlusal splint) first, the massage places treat the symptom not the joint. dr chen at a clinic off fuxing south road near daan park sorted my clicking in like 3 visits, mostly by adjusting my bite & giving me a night guard. the relief from that lasted way longer than any spa facial i tried
my physio at a small clinic near Liuzhangli MRT did intraoral work on my masseter and pterygoid muscles, basically gloved finger inside the cheek releasing trigger points. weird at first but it fixed the morning headaches within maybe 4 sessions. its not a spa thing at all, its rehab, so book it as a medical visit. 針灸 also helped me, the needles go in the jaw and temple, but the physio did more for the actual tightness.
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