Rice noodles, gua bao, pineapple cake, pig’s knuckle stew — these are some of Taiwan’s most popular dishes. Just like Filipinos, Taiwanese people love to eat… especially in the night markets!
All over the country, there are night markets selling not just clothes, accessories, and souvenirs — but also all sorts of food and drinks. If you’re planning a night out with family or friends, you’ll most likely end up dining in one of Taiwan’s popular night markets.
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List of Must-Visit Night Markets in Taiwan
From the northernmost to the southernmost parts of Taiwan, there are night markets where everyone is welcome to shop, wine, and dine! Here’s a list of the most popular ones to visit, including their address, website, and Google map location:
Fengjia Night Market
Situated in the central part of Taiwan is Fengjia Night Market. From 4:00 pm to 2:00 pm daily, this market features a wide range of clothes, accessories, and food. With “low prices, all included” as the tagline, it is one of the most popular night markets in Taichung City.
Located just one kilometer from Fengjia University, Fengjia Night Market is a hit among students, residents, and tourists alike.
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Fengjia Night Market
Address: Fuxing Rd., Fengjia Rd.,Wenhua Rd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City (Between Sec. 2, Xitun Rd. and Xi’an St.)
Website: https://taichung.travel/en/Attractions/Intro/850/
Google Map:
Huaxi Night Market
For more than 50 years, Huaxi Night Market has been thriving; in fact, it is the most popular tourist night market in Taipei, attracting local and international tourists. People come here to try native delicacies such as goose meat, oyster omelet, squid soup, salty rice pudding, fresh water turtle meal, snake meal, and snake wine!
Aside from food stalls and restaurants, Huaxi Night Market also features handicrafts, Chinese herbal medicine, foot massage services, and health-oriented spa services. It is open everyday, from 4:00 pm to 12:00 midnight.
Huaxi Night Market
Address: Huaxi St., Wanhua Dist., Taipei City (Between Guiyang St. and Guangzhou St.)
Website: https://www.travel.taipei/en/attraction/details/1687
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Garden Night Market
Located in Tainan, at the southern part of Taiwan, is Garden Night Market. With almost 400 stalls, it is one of the biggest and most popular night markets in the country!
Garden Night Market is divided into four zones: fashion, general goods, recreation and leisure, and of course… food! There’s a wide selection of clothes, accessories, and Tainan specialty foods that shoppers and diners can choose from! This night market is typically open daily, from 5:00 pm to 12:00 midnight.
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Garden Night Market
Address: Intersection of Sec. 3, Hai’an Rd., and Sec. 3, Hewei Rd., North Dist., Tainan City
Website: https://www.twtainan.net/en/attractions/detail/5573
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Liuhe Night Market
Also located in the southern part of the country is Liuhe Night Market in Kaohsiung City. During the day, it is actually a major road traversed by vehicles and pedestrians. From 5:00 pm to 2:00 am, however, it is transformed into a brightly lit night market!
Some of the most well-known food and drinks to try at Liuhe night market are salt-steamed shrimp, seafood congee, mullet gizzard, and papaya milk. Sounds delicious!
Liuhe Night Market
Address: Liuhe 2nd Rd., Xinxing Dist., Kaohsiung City
Website: https://khh.travel/en/board-and-lodging/night-market
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Linjiang Street Night Market
You can find Linjiang Street Night Market in a residential area of Da’an District, Taipei City. For the part eight years, this market is popular, especially among office workers who are looking for delicious yet affordable meals. Some of the top dishes are barbecued sausages, oyster noodles, oyster omelets, pig’s blood rice cake, soy-stewed meats, and Taiwanese-style hamburgers.
Linjiang Street Night Market has around 200 stalls selling food, clothing, quilts, and other products. It is open everyday, from 6:00 pm to 12:00 midnight.
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Linjiang Street Night Market
Address: Linjiang St., Da’an Dist., Taipei City
Website: https://www.travel.taipei/en/attraction/details/1688
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Luodong Night Market
If you find yourself traveling to Yilan County in the eastern part of Taiwan, be sure to visit Luodong Night Market, which is open from 3:00 pm to 12:00 midnight. Here, you will find plenty of native dishes such as oyster omelet rice noodles, salty rice macaroni, sausage stuffed pork, smoked duck, tofu rolls, and many more!
Luodong Night Market
Address: Around Zhongshan Park, Luodong Town, Yilan County
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Shilin Night Market
If “shopping and dining” is on your agenda, head to Shilin Night Market in Taipei. There’s a wide array of clothes and accessories that you can buy for bargain prices. What’s more, there are numerous stalls serving local favorites like fried buns, liver soup, scallion pancakes, stewed ribs, stinky tofu, stir-fried cuttlefish, super-sized sausages, and many other tasty dishes! This night market is typically open from 4:00 pm to 12:00 midnight.
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Shilin Night Market
Address: In the neighborhood of Dadong Rd., Danan Rd., Wenlin Rd. and Jihe Rd., Shilin Dist., Taipei City
Website: https://www.travel.taipei/en/attraction/details/1692
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Raohe Street Night Market
Spanning a length of around 600 meters, Raohe Street Night Market is among the most famous night markets in the country. Operating daily from 5:00 pm to 12 midnight, the market has stalls selling general merchandise as well as foods and beverages of all kinds.
Some of the must-try snacks at Raohe Street Market include beef noodles, duck meat, herb-steamed spare ribs, osyter noodles, pepper meat buns, spicy stinky tofu, tempura, and much more!
Raohe Street Night Market
Address: Raohe St., Songshan Dist., Taipei City
Website: https://www.travel.taipei/en/attraction/details/1691
Google Map:
Keelung Night Market
Situated in the northern part of Taiwan, Keelung Night Market is one Keelung City’s top tourist attractions. It is open all year round, from 12:00 pm to 12:00 midnight everyday.
Notably, food experts have claimed that Keeling Night Market offers “the largest variety of dishes in the whole country.” Some of its famous dishes are bean sprout soup, braised eel soup, butter crab, chicken rolls, pig’s knuckle stew, tempura, and other tasty foods!
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Keelung Night Market
Address: Ai 4th Rd., and Ren 3rd Rd., Ren’ai Dist., Keelung City
Website: https://tour.klcg.gov.tw/en/dining/miaokou/
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Wenhua Night Market
Located in the southern part of the country is Wenhua Night Market in Chiayi City. Open from 5:00 pm to 1:00 am daily, this 500-meter open air market features stalls selling food, clothing, and various goods. Here, you can try delicacies such as fried preserved cabbage and shrimp eggs, fish head stew, pork knuckle rice, and turkey rice.
Wenhua Night Market
Address: Wenhua Rd., East Dist., Chiayi City (Between Central Plaza of Minquan Rd. and Wenhua Park of Chuiyang Rd.)
Website: https://travel.chiayi.gov.tw/English/TravelInformation/C000005/1/3f754a91-fbda-4596-a829-c24b286d74d3
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Of course, if you’ll be staying in the country for a long while, check out this extensive guide about living in Taiwan.