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Cafés in Lingya

The 85 Sky Tower, the Cultural Center and cafés from Guanghua 1st Road to a stall inside Lingya Market.

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Lingya (苓雅區) is, together with Fongshan, the administrative center of Kaohsiung: City Hall is here, and so is the 85 Sky Tower.1 It covers 8.15 km² and had 163,850 residents in October 2023, the sixth most of any district.1 National Kaohsiung Normal University's Ho-Ping campus faces the Kaohsiung Cultural Center.4

Coffee follows the main avenues. Guanghua 1st Road (光華一路) has more cafés than any other street here, among them Kojima Cafe (小島咖啡) at No. 228 and 14g Café at No. 315, with Qingnian 1st, Chenggong 1st and Xingzhong 1st roads behind it. Roasters include 14克咖啡 直火焙煎 at Ziqiang 3rd Road 6 and Bona Kafo Roastery at Liuhe 1st Road 4-1.

Local tip: For coffee after dark away from the malls, 老貓咖啡 inside Lingya Market opens at 17:00 from Tuesday to Sunday and stays open until 01:00.

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Coffee chains in Lingya

The 85 Sky Tower and City Hall

The 85 Sky Tower (85大樓) was built from 1994 to 1997 and is 347.5 m tall, 378 m to the tip of its antenna.2 Two 39-floor wings join into a central tower, a shape drawn from 高 (gāo, tall), the first character of Kaohsiung's Chinese name.2 The observatory on the 74th floor has closed.2

City Hall, Glory Pier, the Holy Rosary Cathedral and Rainbow Park are also in Lingya.1

The Cultural Center and Heping 1st Road

The city government founded the Kaohsiung Cultural Center (高雄市文化中心) in 1981. Its main building has two concert halls, Jhihde Hall with 1,672 seats and Jhihshan Hall with 483, along with galleries, a library and the offices of the Bureau of Cultural Affairs.3 Cultural Center station is a short walk to the north.3

The university campus across from it has about 3,370 undergraduates and some 4,200 master's and doctoral students.4 Along Heping 1st Road (和平一路), 呈予貳 (Double Times X 2) at No. 143-2 has Wi-Fi, 布穀鳥咖啡館 is in Lane 144, and 時昉微傾, a café that roasts its own coffee, is at No. 234.

Getting around Lingya

Five MRT stations are in the district: Sanduo Shopping District, Cultural Center, Martial Arts Stadium, Weiwuying and Wukuaicuo.1 Weiwuying station serves the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), designed by Mecanoo and opened in 2018.5

On Sanduo 2nd Road, 三和共廳 (Sanwa Livingroom) is in Lane 333 and Kahwah Cafe at No. 43; Coffee Serenity and 咖啡足矣 share Bohai Street 26.

Early, late and inside the market

For an early cup, 金錨咖啡 on Shangyi Street 113 opens at 08:00 (closed Tuesdays), and 咖啡鳥 (Caffè Bird) at Qingnian 1st Road 24 runs daily 08:00–18:00 with Wi-Fi. No Worries Cafe on Rende Street 15 opens at 09:00 and closes on Wednesdays.

老貓咖啡 occupies stalls 46 and 47 inside Lingya Market (苓雅市場) at Lingya 2nd Road 135 and opens Tuesday to Sunday 17:00–01:00, with Wi-Fi. 步道咖啡 (Cafe Strada) on Zhongzheng 2nd Road 67 serves 11:30–23:00 except Tuesdays, and 荷俚特咖啡廳 at Guanghua 1st Road 355 daily 10:00–22:00. Kansya Japanese Tea Salon on Guangzhou 1st Street pours tea instead.

懶人時光 (Lazytime) at Guanghua 2nd Road 372 serves brunch with vegan options, and Café de Flore has outdoor tables, Wi-Fi and takeaway, Tuesday to Sunday 11:00–19:00. 方島 Art·Cafe, at Haibian Road 48-2, opens Wednesday to Sunday 10:00–18:00.

Sources

  1. Lingya District, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. 85 Sky Tower, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Kaohsiung Cultural Center, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. National Kaohsiung Normal University, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Kaohsiung, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Lingya cafés: questions

How tall is the 85 Sky Tower in Kaohsiung's Lingya District?

The 85 Sky Tower is 347.5 m tall, or 378 m to the tip of its antenna, and was built from 1994 to 1997. Its two 39-floor wings join into a central tower, a shape based on the character 高 (tall) in Kaohsiung's name. The 74th-floor observatory has closed.

Which MRT stations serve Lingya in Kaohsiung?

Lingya has five Kaohsiung MRT stations: Sanduo Shopping District, Cultural Center, Martial Arts Stadium, Weiwuying and Wukuaicuo. Cultural Center station is a short walk north of the Kaohsiung Cultural Center, and Weiwuying station serves the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts, opened in 2018.

Where can you get coffee late at night in Lingya, Kaohsiung?

老貓咖啡, in stalls 46 and 47 of Lingya Market on Lingya 2nd Road, opens Tuesday to Sunday 17:00–01:00 and has Wi-Fi. 步道咖啡 (Cafe Strada) on Zhongzheng 2nd Road serves until 23:00 except on Tuesdays, and 荷俚特咖啡廳 on Guanghua 1st Road until 22:00.

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