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Taiwan Sugar Museum (Ciaotou Sugar Refinery)

台灣糖業博物館（橋頭糖廠）

Taiwan's first modern sugar refinery, now a museum next to the MRT station named after it.

History

Building began in 1901 and the factory was finished in 1902, with a railway station built in 1901 to carry its sugar. Damaged by wartime bombing and then restored, it stopped production in 1999 as world sugar prices fell and opened as a museum in 2006.

Eat nearby

Ciao Zai Tou Huang's Braised Pork Rice (Ciaotou) (橋仔頭黃家肉燥飯)橋仔頭黃家肉燥飯
Braised pork riceCiaotou

Ciao Zai Tou Huang's Braised Pork Rice (Ciaotou)

Expect a queue at this Ciaotou family stall, which dices its braised pork by hand and serves it over rice. Add a bowl of pork thick soup or some offal on the side.

Bib Gourmand 2026BreakfastLunchAfternoon
Liao Chi Migao (廖記米糕)廖記米糕
Rice dishesCiaotou

Liao Chi Migao

Since 1955 this Ciaotou shop has steamed glutinous rice cake in small bowls. Get the migao topped with pork sauce, fish floss and pickled radish.

Bib Gourmand 2026Hours unconfirmed