Taichung's student night has a capital: the Yizhong district, where Chungyou Department Store, Yizhong Street and two campuses lock in the crowds — and lock prices at student level. NT$500 runs this whole line.
The trunk: Yizhong Street, to 10:30
The rhythm starts early — hot from afternoon, peaking at eight, folding by 10:30. Fried chicken is the faith: this belt is contested ground for Taichung's cutlet schools. The city's densest bubble-tea strip and Korean-Japanese snack stands fill the rest.
The transfer: two singing lines
On the North District KTV list, Superstar's Taichung Park branch runs self-service billing that students love; Holiday on Sanmin Rd holds the chain baseline. Both walkable; book weekend nights.
The closer: Wuquan Rd, or the free park
The massage belt on Wuquan Rd — Jinsang at 5,400 reviews, Zuzhile, Zuke — runs late at friendly prices. Budget exhausted? Taichung Park next door offers the lakeside pavilion at night, this line's free easter egg.
Getting home
Buses run dense; late means ride-hailing. Even one drink means no scooter — designated driver or cab. A proper izakaya round waits on the North bar list; the whole district at the North guide.