Order a drink and enjoy a million-dollar night view for free. A must-visit this year—6 of the most beautiful scenic restaurants in Eastern Taiwan

By reporter Tsai Wen-jun / Comprehensive report

Eastern Taiwan isn't just about stunning mountains and waters. Without artificial structures, the night views adorned by nature are even more enchanting. ETNEWS Travel Cloud has compiled a list of 6 must-visit scenic restaurants in Eastern Taiwan with breathtaking night views this year. Meet up with friends, order a coffee, have some desserts, breathe in the uniquely crisp air of Eastern Taiwan, and enjoy a million-dollar night view that rivals those abroad—it’s a true nightlife treat.

▲ A'maze Rabbit Maze Café & Restaurant boasts Taiwan's first rainbow transparent skywalk. (Photo / from A'maze Rabbit Maze Café & Restaurant Facebook page)

1. Yilan – A'maze Rabbit Maze Café & Restaurant
A'maze Rabbit Maze Café & Restaurant offers the most expansive view on Zhen Shan. The shop has carefully created numerous landscapes, art installations, and pathways, enhanced by nighttime lighting effects to create a romantic and pleasant atmosphere throughout the park. The establishment has also set up a row of viewing seating areas facing the Lanyang Plain, from which you can overlook nearly all of Yilan’s towns and cities, admiring the beautiful night view as the lights come on, making it a popular spot in Yilan.

The restaurant has recently built Taiwan’s first “rainbow transparent skywalk,” with the bridge surface entirely made of glass and extending outward, making visitors feel as if they are walking on a rainbow in the sky. With an unobstructed, vast view, you can admire the Lanyang Plain.

Address: No. 15, Zhen Shan Yi Cun, Yuanshan Township, Yilan County

▲ Longzuo Café offers a dreamlike view. (Photo / from Longzuo Café Facebook page)

2. Yilan – Longzuo Café
Longzuo Café is one of the hottest scenic restaurants in Yilan in recent years. With large floor-to-ceiling windows, the day and night scenery outside becomes the most natural decoration. The restaurant also features an outward-extending water wooden walkway, creating a dreamy, sky-like feeling and becoming a top photo spot. It also offers a 180-degree ultra-wide view of the Lanyang Plain, perfect for relaxing and sightseeing both day and night.

Address: No. 33, Lane 73, Jiuliao Road, Zhongshan Village, Dongshan Township, Yilan County

▲ Orange Café lets you enjoy Yilan’s million-dollar night view and gaze at Guishan Island. (Photo / fromOrange Café Facebook page)

3. Yilan – Orange Café
Another highly recommended scenic restaurant in Yuanshan Township is “Orange Café.” The restaurant has both indoor and outdoor dining areas, offering views over the vast Lanyang Plain. During the day, you can even see Guishan Island in the distance. When night falls, the 180-degree view of the Lanyang Plain illuminated by countless lights resembles a sky full of stars, leaving you in awe.

Address: 3rd Floor, No. 19, Zhen Shan Yi Cun, Yuanshan Township, Yilan County

▲ Xiangyangshan Tea House is one of Hualien’s most popular scenic restaurants. (Photo / fromXiangyangshan Tea House Facebook page)

4. Hualien – Xiangyangshan Tea House
Xiangyangshan is just a 20-minute drive from downtown Hualien and is a popular local night view spot. Located on the mountainside, Xiangyangshan Tea House enjoys a prime location, allowing visitors to take in the full view of Hualien’s night view as the lights come on. Dining here with friends, enjoying the fresh air and natural breeze while admiring the night view and chatting makes it a recommended nighttime destination in Hualien.

Address: No. 136-1, Shanbian, Taichang Village, Hualien County

▲ Hawkeye View Restaurant offers a view of Hualien Harbor’s night scenery. (Photo / fromHawkeye View Restaurant Facebook page)

5. Hualien – Hawkeye View Restaurant
Hawkeye View Restaurant is a newly opened scenic restaurant in Shoufeng Township, Hualien, and claims to be the highest scenic restaurant in Hualien. It’s only about a 30-minute drive from downtown. From here, visitors can enjoy the unique seascape of Hualien Harbor, with its winding bay and coastline, as well as the blue sea. As the golden hues of sunset fade from the land and the curtain of night falls, you can also admire the scattered starlight shimmering over Hualien Harbor. For a different perspective of Hualien, this is the place to come.

Address: No. 9-6, Shanling, Jianliao Village, Shoufeng Township, Hualien County

▲Order a drink at Starry Tribe View Restaurant and enjoy the million-dollar night view. (Photo / Authorized by netizen ___jojoe, please do not take photos without permission)

6. Taitung Starry Tribe View Restaurant
Starry Tribe View Restaurant is just a 20-minute drive from downtown Taitung. In front of a simple wooden house lies a vast expanse of flat grassland, where a few tables and chairs are casually set up for guests to sit. The restaurant has a minimum spend of just NT$50 per person, and you can even bring your own food to eat and relax here. The night view of Taitung, resembling a galaxy, is right in front of you. Though not as brightly lit as downtown Taipei, with dazzling lights below and a sky full of stars above, it gives you the feeling of being among the stars. It’s the most popular view restaurant in Taitung.

Address: No. 116-3, 8th Neighborhood, Fuyuan Village, Beitun Township, Taitung County