Dongmen Market

A popular market for everyone! Fresh veggies, fruits and meats! Lots of good food to select from. Must visit when I come to Taipei! One of my favorite things to do is finding useful household items and waiting in line to get the Chinese burritos! The only thing I would like to see in the future is that the city will update the indoor/outdoor street area and make it a lot more cleaner. I felt bad for the residents who live above the markets! If Taipei city residents want Taipei to be listed on “one of the most beautiful city in the world”, the basic cleanness of food markets is an essential thing to be considered before Taipei becomes a beautiful city.

Not sure why it was so empty at 9am on Friday am. Most of the stalls weren’t open. Does not have AC so a bit stuffy inside

If you had ever thought the night market is the only way to taste Taiwanese local food, that you are totally wrong. The Dongmen Market (東門市場) is a traditional market for locals to get living groceries in the morning. Besides, there are also hidden many delicious Taiwanese traditional foods around the street and alley. Make your trip more complete and pay a visit to the Dongmen market. Don't be afraid of wet floor and smells.Just be open-minded, explore, and experience a truly unique culture of Taiwanese. We came here on a rainy day, so the shopping time is quite limited. But I'm sure you will find out more exciting things here if you spent a longer time in good weather. Address No.81, Lane 79, Section 2, Xinyi Road, Zhongzheng District, Zhongzheng District, Taipei 10057 Taiwan How to get there Dongmen • 3 min walk Dongmen • 3 min walk

Bustling local market, with meats, seafood, fruit, snacks, and much more.

Good food market. Great selection of Taiwanese, Japanese, Korean food. Even has Tibetan, burgers, and pasta. Be sure to find something that suits every palate and every budget.

The best pepper cake was sold here right at the entrance. It's a bun stuffed with black pepper seasoned ground pork and a handful of green scallions that is baked in a round clay (charcoal bottom) oven. Although there's always a long line, it moves quickly! It's definitely a must try for all foodies!!!

My best wet market to go to. Take MTR and exit 2 at Dongmen Station. Turns right upon exit near traffic light and then walk straight. Market in first right lane and the opposite side. Just follow the local crowd. Must buy the meat balls. Open only on Sunday. I usually will buy as gifts. Everyone loves those huge meat balls in original, mushrooms, yam and spring onions varieties. But you need to go early to secure them. Run out by 11am.

Taiwanese Burrito (Runbing) in Dongmen market absolutely delicious. Be prepared to queue but this is very refreshing and tasty (and cheap). We got the vegetarian one and the smoked burrito. There is a couple of the staff that speak English. It's a bustling market with lots of delicious and fresh produce and some stall which sell cooked food too.

Dongmen Market is a pretty cool "day" market, as opposed to the popular night markets in Taiwan. These day markets sell things like breakfast foods and groceries. They aren't as large as night markets, but walking through and trying small eats here was fun.

Dongmen Market is an excellent traditional wet market. I lived right by it for a couple of years and was consistently impressed with the variety and quality of the fresh produce available. It is a bustling affair although not so crowded as to make you feel uncomfortable. You can buy your veggies straight from the farmers in some cases, these guys are generally set up on makeshift stalls. There are rotating stalls that come around very couple weeks selling various delicious mushrooms, if you catch one of these they are normally giving out samples of dishes they have cooked using them. Quite a few vendors sell stuff they have precooked and they usually offer samples too. So you can try before you buy. There's lots of fruit towards the east end of the market and the veggies tend to be in the middle and down to the west. There's a covered part of the market too, but I rarely venture over there as it's much nicer to be on the open air side (east of Jinshan Road). Although the map will show you it is on Xinyi Road, it actually runs in the lane parallel to Xinyi, to the north. To enter the market it's best to come out of the MRT at exit 2 - which is marked with Dongmen Market, and you can go in directly on the right.

My family has lived by the market for over ten years, and we shop there at least a couple times each week. There's the original market that is housed within a building structure. The vendors occupy permanent stalls, and you can also find a number of nail parlors, skilled seamstresses, and stands selling prepared foods in addition to the meat, fish, veggies and dried goods vendors typical to wet markets. But the original market has lost much of its crowd to the open-air market across the street where new and colorful merchandise is always rolling through. Territory is not as clearly marked out in the open-air market, any bit of ground space clear of foot traffic can be claimed to set up shop. Don't be surprised if you can't find the same sesame candy cart on your next visit. Prices are not always better out in the wet market though. I'm local, and I've still gotten ripped off a number of times. There are still better deals and greater variety in the supermarket just across the street-- at least for produce. The wet market still makes a fun stroll.

Quite a few different areas, spanning over 2 blocks - make sure you visit both sides as the stalls are a bit different. Good quality foods, mostly raw produce (both locally from Taiwan, and also imported.) There are a few stores that sell ready to eat foods too - some of them are pretty popular and get crowded around lunch time. Though to be groceries, I'd recommend going before 9am (or 10am at the latest) to get the best pick of the bunch. There are also clothes stalls scattered throughout the market which may change depending on what day of the week you go. Lots of the stalls do delivery if you buy enough - so if you are worried about buying too much and not being able to carry it around, just ask - they usually deliver early afternoon once the market closes.