The best night markets in and around Taipei

Taiwan. I'm Chris! I'm Topher!

And in this video we're going to be showing you some the best night markets to eat

out at

in and around Taipei. In this video we'll visit the following night markets

Best overall for food and just food Ningxia night market.

Best for seafood Keelung night market. Best

because it's the biggest Shilin night market. Best for snake

Huaxi Street night market. Best variety Raohe night market.

We will begin with the Keelung night Market. The Keelung night market while not

directly

in Taipei it's just a short train ride from Taipei and it's one of the best

across taiwan

particularly known for its seafood they've also done quite a bit with the

signage here and there's English signs on every stall

so if you don't speak Chinese you know at least a little bit what you're getting.

To get to the Keelung night market from Taipei main station take a TRA

train to the

Keelung train station. The Keelung Night Market is a fairly sprawling market

but try to find the temple. The temple is the center of the market and some of the

best stalls are around

the temple. Something you'll see in a lot of stands here is the Ding Bian Cuo.

It's a noodle soup that has these really big noodles

shrimp and some pork in it. It's a very mild broth.

Quite tasty. Another popular item here is

Tenpura. Well not japanese Tempura but here it's actually

fish cake with some sauce on it served

in little bowl with a dainty little fork.

Kind of sweet. Kind of Savory.

Kind of Chewy

Not too fishy.

Only 35 New Taiwan dollars so pretty reasonable.

next up Shilin night market. The best market because

it's the biggest. It's the biggest in all of Taiwan. It's not a single

street in fact it's an entire neighborhood.

There is a building the one behind me called Shilin market. On the ground floor

there's shops. In the basement is a food court.

But this entire neighborhood is actually a night market.

To get to the Shilin Night Market take the MRT red line

to the Jiantan Station.

Go out exit 1.

And the Shilin Market is this area over here. Next up

Huaxi Street. One of Taipei's oldest night markets its name literally

translates to snake

alley and is most famous for its restaurants here that serve

Snake! You can even pick the one you want to eat out of the cage.

The night market at Huaxi Street is two blocks long. It has some decorative red

lanterns. And it's covered which makes it great to come to

on a rainy day. The first block of the night market in addition to the snake

vendors also has a number of souvenir shops

and massage parlors. If snake isn't really your thing, the second block of this night

market has some food vendors that sell more normal Taiwanese foods.

There's also three other night market streets in this area that have carts

selling other tasty treats. To get to the Huaxi Street night market take the

MRT blue line to the Longshan temple stop.

Once you're here you'll find a number helpful signs directing you to the night

market.

Make sure to also check out the Longshan Temple built in 1738.

Dedicated to the Buddhist goddess mercy. The Ningxia night market is my favorite

for food. It's a narrow lane flanked on both sides by food stalls.

As well as one side having some traditional brick-and-mortar restaurants

to get to the Ningxia Night market taking the MRT Red line to the

Shuanglian stop.

When you get out exit 1 turn left walk down that street.

One of the most popular things at the Ningxia

night market is the Oyster Pancake. Also in Chinese is the

Er at sen

here you can see it has taiwanese oysters. It has vegetables, starch, egg and some sweet

sauce

You order from the Stall two doors down. They have you sit in this room

and they bring it to you when it's ready. If you don't like Oysters don't be afraid

because they also have shrimp or you can get half Shrimp half Oyster.

But even Oyster ones they don't really taste like seafood.

It's really good! You should try it out. And if you can't find that stall

good news there's a whole bunch of other vendors that also sell Oyster pancakes.

Give one of them a try. And finally Raohe Street night market

I like this night market because it has a good variety of shops

and food. It's clean, well-organized, and its compact.

600 meters on a single street. Easy to see easy to take in without being

completely exhausted and overwhelmed.

To get to the Raohe Street night market take a TRA train to the SongShan

station

go out the west exit turn right at Songshan street and then turn

left on Raohe

street. If you're more of a visual person just find your way outside the station

look for the big temple

turn left there's the night market under the arch. While you're here make sure to

also check out that temple

the Ciyou temple. It was established in 1753

and honors the Chinese goddess of the sea. Thanks for watching!

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