Shilin Night Market

Shilin Night Market is Taipei's largest and best-known night market in Shilin district with utmost in convenience having MRT Jiantan Station nearby. It is not only the most popular night market for the locals, but also a must-visit Taipei attraction of the oversea travelers for their Taiwan travel. Shilin Night Market is famed for a wide array of authentic Taiwan eateries and fashionable clothing. Most of the shops are housed in the indoor enclosure; other shops and stalls can be seen along the streets. Feel the lively energy of the Taipei Shilin Night Market during your Taipei travel!

Popular Taiwan Snacks:
Sausage Wrapped in Glutinous Rice 大腸包小腸
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Fried Chicken Fillet 雞æŽ'
Bubble Tea 珍珠奶茶

Transportation:

By MRT:
Take MRT to MRT Jiantan Station.

By Bus:
Take bus no. 217 . 218 . 223 . 266 . 277 . 285 . 606 . 250 . 290 . 304 to MRT Jiantan Station.

Huaxi St. Night Market

Located near Longshan Temple, Huaxi Street Night Market is the first tourist night market in Taiwan, and it's famous for varieties of seafood delicacies and uniqueness of “snakes”. The entrance of the night market is occupied by a Chinese traditional construction, with red lanterns hanging to create a distinctive national feature. The shops along both sides of the street are time honored shops including famous Taiwan snacks, and fine dining restaurants.

The famous Taiwanese snacks in Huaxi Street Night Market include Dan-tsu noodles, cuttlefish thick soup, pork thick soup and many others. The specialties of this night market are snakes. Snake is believed by the locals that it is a very nutritious source of food. Snakes can be served in different methods: soup, medicine, wine, and cooked dishes. Once in a while, some of the snake restaurants will perform snake shows to allure crowds.

Popular foods:
Tainan delicacies, traditional snake cuisine, seafood and so on

Opening hours: 16:00 – 24:00

Transportation:

By Bus:
1.Take Bus 1,201,231,233,234,245,245,264,265,310, 38,628,651,703, 705, 907 to Longshan Temple MRT Station Stop.
2.Take Bus 11,201,205,229,231, 233,234,242,264, 49,527,601,62,624,628,701,702,703, 705 to Longshan Temple Stop.

By MRT: Take MRT to Longshan Temple MRT Station.

Raohe Street Night Market

With a well-organized management committee and planned public facilities, the Raohe St. Night Market boasts numerous delicious cuisines and snacks to allure people from all over the place to visit. There is also a mascot for the night market which is an "owl", meaning lively and attentive at night, just like the lifestyle of vendors.

Raohe St. Night Market is always filled with local citizens and tourists looking for lip smacking delicacies. Famous and popular snacks of Raohe St. Night Market include tofu pudding, fried spareribs, Stew Ribs with Herbs, Crispy Pepper Baked Pie, vermicelli in starched soup with oyster, etc. Furthermore, the variety of exotic dishes may also satisfy your taste buds. Apart from various delicious snacks and cuisines, shopping is another interesting activity of this night market.

Popular foods:
Pearl milk tea, hot sticky rice, clam noodles, Taiwanese sausages, sweet marinated tomatoes and so on

Opening hours: 17:00-24:00

Transportation:

By MRT:
Take Nangang MRT Line to Nangang. There are connecting buses to Nangang Exhibition Center.
Take Neihu MRT Line to Nangang Exhibition Center.

By Bus:
Take bus no. 203,205,212,276,281,51,306,311,605,620,629,645,675,668,Mini-bus no.1 or Blue 12 to Nangang Exhibition Center.

Gongguan Night Market

Located near the National Taiwan University, and Gongguan MRT Station, Gongguan Nigh Market has an ideal location with convenience in transportation. With the advantages of location and public commute, Gongguan Night Market is often crowded by students and tourists. A diversity of shops and snacks are distributed in this area, including a cinema, bookstores, coffee shops, exotic restaurants, fashionable clothing stores and sports shops.

Due to the vicinity by the National Taiwan University, major visitors of this night market are students. Since students usually buy commodities on tight budgets, stalls sell their products on reasonable prices. Especially at the sports shops, visitors will find branded sport shoes in discounted prices. The famous Taiwanese snacks here in Gongguan Night Market are oyster thin noodles, pork blood cake, bubble milk tea, and stuffed pancake. These mouthwatering snacks can be easily found by seeing long lines of people yearning.

Transportation:

By MRT: Take Xindian MRT Line to Gongguan MRT Station.

By Bus: Take bus no. 1, 30, 52, 74, 106, 109, 115, 208, 236, 251, 252, 253, 254, 278, 280, 284, 290, 291, 311, 505, 510, 606, 626, 642, 643, 644, 648, 649, 907 to Gongguan MRT Station.

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