Yongle Market and Dihua Street in Datong is Taipei's oldest dried-goods district, Qing dynasty roots, with mushrooms, herbs and Lunar New Year goods.
Editorially verified June 1, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Yongle Market closed Mondays. Lunar New Year fortnight is the most ambient window.
Address: No. 21, Section 1, Dihua Street, Datong District, Taipei City 103
Nanmen Market in Zhongzheng opposite CKS Memorial Hall, established 1907 under Japanese rule. Three floors of Shanghai, Sichuan and Zhejiang dried goods.
Tip: Closed Mondays. The building reopened 2023 after a four-year rebuild; fully air-conditioned.
Shida Night Market in Da'an is the night market beside National Taiwan Normal University. Student-priced eats, hand-pulled noodles, bubble tea cluster.
Tip: Open 17:00-24:00 daily. MRT Taipower Building, Exit 3 Mornings are quietest.
Gongguan Night Market in Taipei surrounds National Taiwan University, anchored by Lan Jia Gua Bao and a cluster of late-night hot-pot bowls.
Tip: Open 17:00-24:00 daily. MRT Gongguan, Exit 1.
Addiction Aquatic Development is Taipei's fish-market food complex, one building with a standing sushi bar, oyster bar, deli, hot-pot and retail counter.
Tip: Open 06:00-24:00 daily; Fri to Sat closes 02:00. Sushi bar 11:00-22:00.
Huaxi Street in Wanhua near Longshan Temple is Taipei's oldest tourist night market, historically known as Snake Alley. Pork blood soup, herb teas, snake.
Tip: Open 16:00-24:00 daily. MRT Longshan Temple, Exit 1.
Shilin Night Market is Taiwan's largest, 500-plus stalls. Hot Star fried chicken, stinky tofu, ai yu jelly and the reopened underground food court.
Tip: Open 16:00-24:00 daily. Take MRT Tamsui-Xinyi to Jiantan Station, walk 5 minutes.
