Our directory lists seven Spanish restaurants in Taipei, in Da'an, Xinyi, Zhongshan, Songshan and on Nanjing East Road. Their opening hours vary a lot: some serve lunch and dinner every day, some open only in the evening, and two have no hours listed at all. This plan uses the hours in each restaurant's listing to build a Saturday and a Sunday around them. For the wider picture, including Tainan and Kaohsiung, see our Taiwan guide.
Saturday lunch: Da'an or Xinyi
El Marqués (profile), at No. 259 Yanji Street in Da'an, was opened in May 2017 by chef Jorge Nebot and his Taiwanese wife Vanesa Tsai. Its record describes a casual tapas bar with about 60 dishes, Spanish wines and gin tonics, and a menu that changes regularly. It seats 26 at tables and six at the bar. On Saturday it serves lunch from 12:00 to 14:30 and dinner from 17:30 to 23:00. The listing says reservations are required, especially for Friday and Saturday dinner, so book the evening slot ahead if that is the one you want.
Cava Baja (profile), on Lane 372 of Zhongxiao East Road, Section 5, in Xinyi, describes itself as a Spanish restaurant serving modern cuisine. It keeps the same split as El Marqués on Saturday: 12:00 to 14:30, then 17:30 to 22:00.
Saturday dinner: music or a modern menu
La Caja de Música (profile), on Lane 133 off Nanjing East Road, Section 4, was founded in 2011 by two chefs from Castilla y León: Luis Miguel Hernando Sahagún from Valladolid and Ramsés del Cura Nogal from Burgos. The dining room is decorated with musical instruments, and the restaurant pairs its menu of traditional dishes and newer recipes with music and art events. It opens 17:00 to 22:00, Tuesday to Saturday.
Jarana (profile), on Lane 553 of Zhongxiao East Road, Section 4, in Xinyi, lists itself as a modern Spanish restaurant and serves dinner only, 17:30 to 22:30, Tuesday to Saturday.
Sunday: who is open
La Caja de Música and Jarana have no Sunday hours in their listings, so plan Sunday around the places that do.
- Molino de Urdániz (profile), No. 61 Jianguo North Road, Section 1, in Zhongshan. Its listing links to Hotel MVSA's dining pages and lists 08:00 to 22:00 every day. Check what it serves at which hour before you go.
- El Marqués serves Sunday lunch from 12:00 to 14:30 and dinner from 17:30 to 22:00.
- Cava Baja keeps the same Sunday hours.
Two more to check before you go
PS TAPAS (profile), on Anhe Road, Section 1, in Da'an, is a tapas and seafood restaurant whose listing names paella and Spanish wine as its signatures. JUJU Spanish Gastrobar (profile), on Bade Road, Section 3, in Songshan, is run by chef Lorenzo Ten Pablo from Tenerife and serves tapas and paella. Neither has opening hours in our records, so message them before you plan a meal around either one.
All hours here are the ones in each restaurant's listing and can change around holidays. The full list is on our Taiwan page.
