#1 in Taipei
Raohe Street Night Market
饒河街觀光夜市
Best overall for first-time visitors
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 17:00-00:00
25 markets · 5 cities · one useful answer
Taiwan after dark.
Every guide tells you the famous night markets. We tell you which one to visit tonight. Operating days, what to eat, how to get there, and the honest tradeoffs, for 25 researched markets across Taiwan's five biggest night-market cities.
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#2 in Taipei
Ningxia Night Market
寧夏觀光夜市
Best compact market for serious eating
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 17:00-23:30
#3 in Taipei
Linjiang Street Night Market
臨江街觀光夜市
Best night market to combine with Taipei 101
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 18:00-00:00
#4 in Taipei
Nanjichang Night Market
南機場夜市
Best local-food market
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 17:00-00:00
#5 in Taipei
Shilin Night Market
士林觀光夜市
Best-known market and best for food plus shopping
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 16:00-00:00
#1 in New Taipei City
Lehua Night Market
樂華夜市
Best overall and best New Taipei market for first-time visitors
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 16:00-00:00
#2 in New Taipei City
Nanya Tourist Night Market
湳雅觀光夜市
Best for late-night food, shopping, and games
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 17:00-02:00
#3 in New Taipei City
Sanhe Night Market
三和夜市
Best authentic local market close to central Taipei
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 17:00-00:00
#4 in New Taipei City
Luzhou Miaokou Night Market
蘆洲廟口夜市
Best temple-centered local market and best hidden-gem option
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 15:00-23:00
#5 in New Taipei City
Xinzhuang Temple Street Night Market
新莊廟街夜市
Best combination of night-market food, temples, and history
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 16:00-00:00
#1 in Taichung
Fengjia Night Market
逢甲夜市
Best overall and essential for first-time visitors
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 12:00-02:00 · Best arrival 17:00-19:00
#2 in Taichung
Yizhong Street Night Market
一中街夜市
Best central-city market and best for students, fashion, and affordable food
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 10:00-00:00 · Best arrival 16:30-20:00
#3 in Taichung
Hanxi Night Market
旱溪夜市
Best large local rotating market
- Days
- Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat
- Hours
- 17:00-01:00
#4 in Taichung
Zhongxiao Road Night Market
忠孝路夜市
Best local food-first market near Taichung Station
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 17:00-23:00
#5 in Taichung
Daqing Night Market
大慶夜市
Best purpose-built local market with visitor facilities
- Days
- Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 17:00-00:00
#1 in TainanVerify schedule
Garden Night Market
花園夜市
Best overall and best for first-time visitors
- Days
- Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 17:00-00:00
#2 in TainanVerify schedule
Dadong Night Market and Dadong East Night Market
大東夜市／大東東夜市
Best Monday or Tuesday option and best for food plus family games
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Fri
- Hours
- 18:00-01:00
#3 in TainanVerify schedule
Wusheng Night Market
武聖夜市
Best traditional local night-market experience
- Days
- Wed, Fri, Sat
- Hours
- 17:00-00:00
#4 in TainanVerify schedule
Xiaobei Chenggong Night Market
小北成功夜市
Best smaller rotating market and best lower-crowd local option
- Days
- Tue, Fri
- Hours
- 17:00-00:00
#5 in Tainan
Siaobei Tourist Night Market
小北觀光夜市
Best daily and rainy-day fallback
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 12:00-00:00
#1 in Kaohsiung
Ruifeng Night Market
瑞豐夜市
Best overall and best for food, games, and first-time visitors
- Days
- Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 16:00-00:00
#2 in Kaohsiung
Liuhe Tourist Night Market
六合觀光夜市
Best for easy tourist access and seafood
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 17:00-02:00
#3 in Kaohsiung
Guanghua Night Market
光華觀光夜市
Best local cooked-food street
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 17:00-01:00
#4 in Kaohsiung
Zhongxiao Night Market
忠孝觀光夜市
Best late-night neighborhood dinner market
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 16:00-02:00
#5 in Kaohsiung
Jilin Night Market
吉林夜市
Best small local market near Houyi and Kaohsiung Station
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 15:00-01:00
Start by city
Five cities, five different personalities.
Taipei makes the first visit easy. New Taipei keeps it local. Taichung goes big. Tainan makes you check the calendar. Kaohsiung eats late. Pick your city and we will hand you a ranked shortlist.
Where most people start
Taipei
台北市
Taipei is where most visitors meet their first night market, and the city makes it easy: five strong options, all on or near the MRT, all open every night.
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Across the river, fewer tourists
New Taipei City
新北市
New Taipei rings the capital with big neighborhood markets that trade tourist polish for lower prices and a more local crowd, all reachable by MRT.
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Bigger lots, bigger appetites
Taichung
台中市
Taichung swings between an enormous university food district and purpose-built open-lot markets with parking, seating, and real restrooms. Plan around the rotating schedules.
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Check the day before anything else
Tainan
台南市
Tainan's markets rotate through the week, so the night you visit matters more than any ranking. Get the day right and the food city delivers.
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The port city eats late
Kaohsiung
高雄市
Kaohsiung splits cleanly between pedestrian destination markets and local food streets that still share space with scooters. Both are worth your time for different reasons.
Explore five markets →The #1 pick in each city
Five safe starting points.
Our picks, not a sort by star rating. A market with 70 reviews should not outrank one with 70,000, and the best food is not always the easiest first visit. We weigh both.
#1 in Taipei
Raohe Street Night Market
饒河街觀光夜市
Best overall for first-time visitors
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 17:00-00:00
#1 in New Taipei City
Lehua Night Market
樂華夜市
Best overall and best New Taipei market for first-time visitors
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 16:00-00:00
#1 in Taichung
Fengjia Night Market
逢甲夜市
Best overall and essential for first-time visitors
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 12:00-02:00 · Best arrival 17:00-19:00
#1 in TainanVerify schedule
Garden Night Market
花園夜市
Best overall and best for first-time visitors
- Days
- Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 17:00-00:00
#1 in Kaohsiung
Ruifeng Night Market
瑞豐夜市
Best overall and best for food, games, and first-time visitors
- Days
- Tue, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
- Hours
- 16:00-00:00
Useful first
Open tonight
Half of Taiwan's best markets rotate through the week. We built the site around the one question that matters: what is running tonight?
Check the schedule →Honest distinctions
Tourist market or local food street?
Some markets are pedestrian playgrounds. Some share the road with scooters. We tell you which is which before you get there.
See how we rank →Dated research
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Ratings and review totals are labeled as dated snapshots, with source links so you can verify anything yourself.
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