# Eslite Bookstore (Xinyi Branch) (诚品书店（信义店）)

Taipei, Taiwan Region · South China, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
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## Key facts

- **Admission:** Free
- **Opening hours:** 11:00-22:00 (all year 2026)
- **Time needed:** 2–3 hours
- **Address:** No. 11, Songgao Road, Xinyi District
- **Getting there:** Taipei Metro Bannan Line, Taipei City Hall Station, Exit 2, about a 5-minute walk
- **Good for:** City & Leisure

## About Eslite Bookstore (Xinyi Branch)

Eslite Bookstore is a bookshop that never closes, and today it is one of Taipei's cultural landmarks. Besides its vast selection of books, it offers many distinctive postcards and souvenirs. Eslite currently has several branches in Taipei. The oldest is on Zhongxiao East Road, where the Harbin girl and the Taipei boy meet in the film “Love in May.” The newest is the Xinyi branch. Tsai Kang-yung wrote on Weibo: “Taking guests to browse a bookshop is so leisurely…”, and the “bookshop” he refers to is this one.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 2675. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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