Bopiliao Historic Block (剝皮寮歷史街區)

The experience

A block of one- and two-storey Qing, Japanese-era and post-war shophouses along Lane 173, Kangding Road, restored by the city between 1999 and 2009 and formally listed in 2010. The name most likely comes from bark stripping at a nearby timber depot, though hide tanning and a Japanese mispronunciation of an earlier name are rival theories. The 2008 film Monga was shot here and put the block on the map.

Wanhua's oldest surviving street block, arcades and all, one lane from the Longshan Temple crush.

What a membership adds.

Everything above is free: the name, the photo, the rating, the exact spot. What members get is the part you can't Google: the sourced insider tip for this place (what to order, when to go, what to skip), every day of your trips unlocked in full with the insider tip on every researched stop, and the concierge at full strength, answering with your own insider tips, no daily meter.