Taiwan Food Atlas
Soul food from every Taiwanese night market

Night Market Must-Eats Across Taiwan

Taiwan's night market culture grew out of temple life, with food stalls clustering to greet worshippers who arrived after dark — Taipei's Raohe Street Night Market, which rings Songshan Ciyou Temple, is recognized by Taiwan's Tourism Administration as the country's first tourist night market. More than 70 night markets now operate across the island, with roughly 30 in Taipei alone. Shilin Night Market, dating back to 1899, is the largest and most visited by tourists; Fengjia Night Market in Taichung is one of the biggest by vendor count; and Liuhe Night Market is Kaohsiung's most popular with visitors. Across these markets, a handful of dishes recur: crispy stinky tofu, oyster omelets cooked with sweet potato starch, and bubble milk tea, a Taiwanese invention now found worldwide. Most stalls deal only in cash, so small bills are useful, and arriving in the early evening, around 5:30 to 6:30pm, generally means beating the busiest crowds.

30 items in this collection
🍢
Shrimp Roll🏆
Tainan · Anping District · Anping Old Street
🍢
Xiaolongbao🏆
Taipei · Da'an · Xinyi Rd.
🍢
Pepper Bun🏆
Taipei · Songshan · Raohe Night Market
🍢
Changhua Ba-wan🏆
Changhua · Changhua City, around Chang'an St.
🍢
Agei🏆
New Taipei · Tamsui District · Zhenli St.
🍢
Shenkeng Stinky Tofu🏆
New Taipei · Shenkeng · Shenkeng Old Street
🍢
Daxi Dried Tofu🏆
Taoyuan · Daxi District · Daxi Old Street
🍢
Hsinchu Pork Meatballs🏆
Hsinchu · Hsinchu City · Ximen St.
🍢
City God Temple Snacks🏆
Hsinchu · Hsinchu City · Zhongshan Rd.
🍢
Paiwan Tribe Abai🏆
Pingtung · Sandimen Township · Laiyi Township · Majia Township
🍢
Tempura / Fish Cake (Keelung Style)🏆
Keelung · Ren'ai District · Keelung temple-front
🍢
Ding Bian Cuo / Rice Sheet Soup🏆
Keelung · Ren'ai District · Keelung temple-front
🍢
Shrimp Roll🏆
Keelung · Ren'ai District · Keelung temple-front
🍢
Xiluo Nine-Layer Steamed Rice Cake🏆
Yunlin · Xiluo Township · Xiluo Old Street
🍢
Sanxing Scallion Pancake🏆
Yilan · Sanxing Township · Tiansongpi
🍢
Gaozha (Deep-fried Chicken Custard)🏆
Yilan · Yilan City · East Gate Market
🍢
Dragon-Phoenix Legs (Longfeng Tui)🏆
Yilan · Yilan City · Nanguan Market
🍢
Guang Bing / Sesame Flatbread🏆
Lienchiang · Nangan Township · Jieshou
🍢
Bowl Rice Cake
Tainan · West Central District · Yongle Market / Guohua St.
🍢
Coffin Toast
Tainan · West Central District · Shakaliba (Kangle Market)
🍢
Madou Bowl Rice Cake
Tainan · Madou District · around Madou Market
🍢
Xingang Candy (Maltose Taffy)
Chiayi · Xingang Township, Chiayi County · Zhongshan Road Old Street
🍢
Dongshi Oyster Omelet
Chiayi · Dongshi Township, Chiayi County · near Dongshi Fishing Harbor / Wenhua Road Night Market
🍢
Sun Moon Lake Tea Eggs
Nantou · Yuchi Township · Xuanguang Temple pier
🍢
Puli Taiwanese Meatballs (Bah-oân)
Nantou · Puli Township
🍢
Oyster Vermicelli
Taipei · Wanhua · Ximending, Emei St.
🍢
Pig Blood Cake
Taipei · Shilin · Shilin Night Market
🍢
Ba Wan (Taiwanese Meat Dumpling)
Taipei · Wanhua · Guangzhou St. Night Market
🍢
Wan Gue (Steamed Rice Bowl Cake)
Taipei · Datong District · Minle St.
🍢
Ba-wan (Taichung Style Meatball)
Taichung · South District · Fuxing Rd.
🗺️ Explore the interactive map