The Dating App for Kaohsiung
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Kaohsiung is Taiwan's biggest port and its most relaxed major city, with a harbour-front arts scene and a warm climate year round. Krush helps you meet Taiwanese singles and international daters across the city.
The local dating scene
Kaohsiung is noticeably more laid-back than Taipei — wider streets, fewer people, and a harbour that shapes the social life of the city. The Pier-2 Art Center has turned the old docks into the main cultural district, Yancheng holds the older downtown, and Sizihwan is where people go for sunset. The MRT is limited compared with Taipei, so scooters do a lot of the work.
The local community
Kaohsiung is the largest city in southern Taiwan and its principal port. It has a substantial Southeast Asian resident population, particularly Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Filipino, connected to the fishing and manufacturing industries, alongside a growing student and creative population.
Neighborhoods
- Sizihwan
- Yancheng
- Lingya
- Pier-2 Art Center
- Zuoying
Communities
- Vietnamese and Indonesian resident communities
- Filipino community associations
- Taiwanese returnee communities
- Creative and arts communities around Pier-2
- Southern Taiwanese Hakka and Indigenous communities
Students & campus communities
National Sun Yat-sen University sits right on the water at Sizihwan, which gives it one of the best campus settings in Taiwan and makes the beach part of student life. Kaohsiung Medical and National Kaohsiung Normal add further populations closer to the centre. The student scene is smaller and quieter than Taipei's, with the Pier-2 area and the night markets doing most of the social work. Krush helps students and recent grads meet people outside their own campus in a city where the international community is compact.
- National Sun Yat-sen University
- National Kaohsiung Normal University
- Kaohsiung Medical University
Frequently asked questions
Where do people go on dates in Kaohsiung?
Sizihwan for sunset over the harbour, the Pier-2 Art Center for galleries and waterfront bars, and Liuhe or Ruifeng night markets for a cheap and easy first meeting. Cijin Island, a short ferry ride away, is the classic longer date.
Is Krush free in Kaohsiung?
Yes — Krush is free to download and start matching across Kaohsiung on iOS and Android.
How does Kaohsiung compare with Taipei?
Warmer, cheaper, and much more relaxed. Kaohsiung has fewer people and more space, and the harbour gives it a different rhythm. The trade-off is a smaller dating pool and less MRT coverage, so scooters matter more.
Will Krush match me across Kaohsiung?
Yes, with your distance preference adjusted. The city is geographically large and the MRT covers only part of it, so a match across town is a real scooter ride. Many people keep a tighter radius around their own district.
Can I match with people elsewhere in Taiwan?
Yes. The high-speed rail puts Taipei about ninety minutes away, so a wider radius up the western corridor is more realistic here than the distance suggests, and cross-border matching is built in for connections further afield.