Best for
Food-motivated first visitors and repeat Taipei travelers who value local eating over shopping, games or the easiest MRT access.
南機場夜市 · Taipei
South Airport (Nanjichang) Night Market
nán jī chǎng yè shìA compact Taipei neighborhood night market for local food, traditional dishes and a food-first evening. Find what to eat and how to get there; allow more transport planning than for Ningxia or Raohe.
Best time to go
Typical evening: 17:00–00:00; individual stalls vary.
Come with an appetite, and save a little room for something you did not plan to eat.
Typical evening: 17:00–00:00; individual stalls vary.
Visit planning
Getting there
Nanjichang is less MRT-convenient than Raohe or Ningxia. Taipei Travel lists Xiaonanmen and Longshan Temple as nearby MRT stations, but neither is directly at the entrance. Allow a longer walk or check a local connection from your departure point using the official travel information.
Practical tips
- Typical evening: 17:00–00:00; individual stalls vary. Confirm current official information before departure.
- Check each shop before a special trip; sold-out items and rest days can differ from the market schedule.
- Expect a compact neighborhood food crawl rather than Shilin-style shopping and games.
Start here
Eat These First
Chicken Rice
Poached chicken with a separate bowl of fragrant chicken-fat rice.
Chicken and chicken-fat rice form the savory anchor of this old-Taipei food crawl.
savorychickenrice
- Good for
- A proper meal before smaller snacks.
- Skip if
- You avoid chicken or chicken fat.
Where to try it
山內雞肉
Taiwanway pickPoached chicken served separately with chicken-fat rice, rather than shredded turkey rice.
Sesame Flatbread
A golden baked flatbread with sesame and a layered, crisp exterior.
A traditional baked snack gives a different texture from fried night-market food.
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- Good for
- A small baked stop between richer dishes.
- Skip if
- You avoid wheat or sesame; fillings vary, so ask before ordering.
Where to try it
無名推車燒餅
Taiwanway pickA traditional handmade flatbread stall; the plain long flatbread is seasoned with salt.
Oyster Fritter
A thin golden shell around oysters and vegetables, with savory or chili sauce.
A traditional oyster-and-vegetable fritter adds a fried seafood contrast to rice and baked bread.
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- Good for
- Sharing a traditional fried snack.
- Skip if
- You avoid oysters, soy or shared fryers.
Where to try it
饗咬好佳蚵嗲
Taiwanway pickOysters, cabbage, chives and scallions enclosed in a thin rice-and-soy batter, then fried.
Explore other night markets
寧夏夜市 · Daily 17:00–01:00
Ningxia Night Market
níng xià yè shìCompact, food-first and easy to navigate—an ideal first night market for hungry visitors.
饒河街觀光夜市 · Daily 17:00–00:00
Raohe Street Night Market
ráo hé jiē guān guāng yè shìA lively 600-meter market known for pepper buns, herbal pork ribs and its glowing gate beside Ciyou Temple.
士林夜市 · Daily 16:00–00:00
Shilin Night Market
shì lín yè shìTaipei’s largest and best-known night market, where snack stalls, casual games and shopping streets keep the evening moving.