Sogo Zhongxiao Branch
Taipei
At a glance
Sogo is one of Taipei's most popular department stores. A sort of upmarket one-stop shop, home to a number of high-end luxury brand headquarters and gourmet food retailers.
Sogo stocks fashion stores, shoes, cosmetics and accessories (men, women and children). Also in here, you'll find high end lifestyle stores (a full house from Gucci to Burberry) and a great selection of imported foods in the resident gourmet grocer. Sogo also offers some excellent options for a quick meal in the food court. Sogo department store has conveniently arranged retailers by floor:
10F: Sportswear and stationers.
9F: Home wares, interiors and ATMS
8F: Electronics, kitchen appliances and home entertainment extras.
7F: Men's Fashion
6F: Leisure wear and golfing equipment
5F: Ladies' lingerie and kids' wear
4F: Ladies' fashion and jewellers
3F: Ladies' accessories
2F: Young ladies' fashion and accessories
1F: Shoes and cosmetics
B1: Female' teens' fashion and accessories as beauty outlets, fast food court
B2: Supermarket, gourmet grocers, florist and delis
This popular SOGO, Zhongxiao branch, is located just outside of Zhongxiao Fuxing MRT station - where the Taipei metro blue and brown line intersect. Particularly convenient is Zhongiao Fuxing MRT station exit (from the blue Bannan Taipei metro line) directly into the Sogo shopping center. A number of buses also stop directly outside of Sogo's Zhingxiao branch.
Take note that SOGO has huge seasonal sales, so it's good to take note of when these are if you have a big shopping spree in mind.
