Create meetup in Taipeichevron_right
Select a place on the map to change the location.
I want to meet
Verified required?
want to meet at fmd_good The Spot
want to meet at fmd_good Foundry Brewing
explore Taipei Guides
bar_chart Trends in Taipei
Mingshui Mystery
honestly the trick is just walking the same route at different times. a shop that's shuttered at 2pm might be slammed at 6. i live off Zhongzheng Rd so Mingshui is like 10 min from me and ive found most spots by noticing where the obasan crowd lines up around 5:30, they dont queue for mediocre food. also check the alley behind the temple on the Dadong Rd side, theres a noodle guy there who only opens when hes in teh mood, no sign, just a blue plastic stool out front as the signal.
ngl the real map is your phone's food delivery apps, but not for ordering. i pull up Uber Eats or foodpanda, set the pin right on Mingshui Rd, and just scroll the tiny radius. places with no sign still gotta list somewhere if they want the lunch crowd, and the pics give away what they actually sell. half my regular spots came from noticing a 4.8 rating at an address i'd walked past a hundred times.
the old guys sitting outside playing chess are the real directory, they know every shop on the block & who changed owners last month. i just ask them where they eat lunch, works every time. also follow the stray cats around dinnertime, they park themselves outside the good kitchens
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.
load 1 more reply