Which are the top 3 night markets for food in Taipei? I’m interested in checking them out but don’t know which ones to go to for food. Not interested in a bunch of Taiwanese souvenirs for tourists.
Thanks in advance. Would be cool if some could make a poll for all the ones and vote.
I’ve always enjoyed lehua night market in yonghe, liaoning night market and gongguan is also good.
many people rave about raohe and ningxia night market, but I found them ok only, not exceptionally good
Jipai Fried Chicken (there’s a line on the corner of the market next to the MRT, can’t miss it)
Lemon/Orange fresh juice drink
Crispy Chicken Skin wrapped sausage
Baozi (best one though is in Tonghua market)
Fruit Vendor lady - pineapple, dragon fruit, melon, mango, etc
Gongguan is recent fave as well - also check out the ramen store Yamarashi down the alley from the street vendors if you’re in the area. Need to try the Guabao pork bun taco thing next time as well
Tonghua - they have really good baozi, probably the best in Taiwan imo
Sort of disagree on the last point - the night markets certainly seem popular with Taiwanese people of all ages! But it’s been years since I’ve actually made a point of visiting one. A long while ago, my views on food shifted from “Wow, so cheap!” to “Uh oh, too cheap” - and that shift disqualified most night market food.
I got tired of Shilin night market. Still cheap looking (and feeling) food but it’s way too expensive for what it is. I understand Shilin is popular which means the rent is sky high, but still for what you get it’s too expensive.
This must be why shilin night market is so expensive.
Especially for commercial rent, being located just 10 meters away can often reduce the price of rent by over 50%! It’s all about whether or not it has lots of traffic and exposure, and landlords charge for it. Wanhua is actually pretty cheap for Taipei city too but go look at the price of commercial places in Ximen and tell me that it’s the cheapest place in Taipei.
A monthly rent of around 600k - 1 million NTD is not unheard of!
I know this one its in New Taipei city, but Tamsui night market maybe n the best food but the best views around yes.
Anyway but what its true is Taipei does not have the best night markets in Taiwan.
keelung
kaohsiung
taichung
tainan
etc
have better food choices
My pick is jilong miaokou, always digged that one. most of the taipei ones i would put on the same level. Possibly because i’ve been to them a million times each.
I have a friend who had a stall in shillin before, hella crazy rent.
Its not even cheap for renting an apartment. Gain is on one as usual.
Raohe has a pretty good pepper bun. Honestly, outside of that, I don’t remember any of my night market food experiences in Taipei.
I’m a regular at Luodong night market since it’s where my wife grew up. I’ll always get a lamb/water spinach over rice (with extra rice) whenever I’m there.