Nanjichang Night Market

I really liked this one. I like the vibes, good variety of better products not just the simple stuff. I also like the signs they have posted at each vendor labeling each vendor with a title and a number. This one seems to be one of the more local night markets not directed at tourists with more food and less shopping.

Being far from the train, there are very few tourist here and prices appear to about 30% lower than others such as Ximending, Shilin, Ningxia or Roahe, however the quality is overall better. There is a fine attention to detail, and as much, if not more variety than Roahe as vendors have to complete over local residents, who probably have been eating here for decades, as opposed to the single time visit from a tourist. This market is not linear like Roahe or Ningxia, but overlaps multiple intersects. This market is comprised of four short blocks, with three intersections. The intersection run perpendicular in both directions for one block. This is perhaps one of the better food based night markets, and there are a few gaming or pachinko shops and arcade shops here. This night market is worth the walk south.

This place is a hidden gem, not sure if its raining hence less crowd but check out the bubble tea stall, and that sesame chicken stall… 麻油雞 be sure to order drumstick though cause soup is thick and nutritious with the chewy juicy soft tender meat. No joke, try it. Where as the bubble stall, gotta get the paper queue number and wait for owner to call your number to order (pretty different from usual ordering experience, but hey it is what it is). 10/10 fresh milk boba, or you can order the above with coffee jelly specially made for the show 夜市王” ye shi wang. Worth my 20mins wait for it under rainy conditions, cant beat it.

It is easy to navigate this night market. Only horizontal and vertical streets. Food only, no games. I had a good time eating the fried bbq pork ribs that I went back for a second order. Meat skewers were good too. Grilled quail eggs was our first order as the stall was right infront. Their cooking apparatus is customer made, a special scissors to cut the quail eggs, a long holder with separate vertical slots to hold each egg and to make poring the eggs easy to the heating mould. However the quail eggs did not come out as a whole egg, but rather a round egg from the egg liquid. Tasted pretty average but their tools were interesting. The bbq corn was awkward tasting. Looks totally black and the bites was not crunchy. Hard to describe. You can choose the texture u want from the corn but it just wasn't flavourful. Packed the salted porridge back to the hotel. Warm comfort. Was given a disposable bowl and spoon so no worries that it can't be packed back. Overall the vibe of this market is v good. Not overly crowded. Had a good local n tourist mixed. Pple were looking, eating on the go and seated eating too. It is easy to uber to this location. Came and left via uber. Just chill, walk, look, see, eat and relax. Need not fred about transport.

This is one of the oldest night markets in Taipei. It only occupies one main street and 3-4 cross streets with shops and restaurants. The main reason for the popular market is that there are many famous restaurants that have long lines during peak meal times. Overall, a good experience dining and walking around.

Very good food. Recommend the roti and the pork knuckle rice. Everything is delicious though. Not much in terms of games and entertainment

Fantastic local market with lots of good street food packed with locals. Many places have no english, so order with your eyes.

Great night markets more manageable than Raohe Night Markets at least when I went. Although Raohe is definitely more of a must visit

The most organized and local night market of them all - nangchang surprised me in a good way! They had signs and labels for each stall with numbers and names in English. The night market is organized like a cross, with the longest part being alley 307. It was so organized and easy to find everything. Master Yu Shanghai PanFried Buns - Second as you enter, #5, Michelin rated pan fried buns. This was one of the few places I encounter that had a cabbage bun as an option. It was pretty good and the line moved quickly - they were pumping out buns quickly. The cabbage was good and bun was softer than most others - the texture was more like a bao. Honestly, not bad for 20NTD. You can get 5 for 1 which is a better deal and if you're starving, I recommend this and skipping #3. Shan Nay Chicken - Another Michelin rated spot, #3 Shan Nay Chicken is famous for its cold chicken, broth, and rice. A tender and rice sets you back 120NTD. We were a bit confused how to eat it but saw that most people dipped their chicken in the broth then followed by rice. It was good, but my side of the chicken had quite a bit of bone in it and I didn't appreciate the coldness much at all. The rice and sweet sauce they used was really good so I'd probably opt curry rice next time and skip the chicken. Unnamed Clay Oven - Another highly rated Michelin place that owns a current Bib Gourmand status but I honestly don't know why. We waited ONE HOUR in line for this and got some baked dough with sesame seeds at the end of it. It's operated by an elderly couple - the wife making the buns, the husband arranging it on the clay oven and handing them out, and the son cooking in the oven. The whole process is so slow and not efficient, unlike anything we've encountered in Taipei before. they make several at a time and hold the line until they have a decent amount to hand out but the problem is, 1 person buys like 10 in one go so the line hardly moves at all! By the time we got to the front, they ran out of the scallion. We got 3 of the red bean and 2 sugar. The red bean was good, although a little burnt/crispy on the outside. The sugar was hollow and sweet. If this place didn't have an hour long wait, I'd honestly be less salty about the whole thing but I don't think the wait is worth the end result in this case unless you're buying 20+ pieces. They do run out pretty quickly and will close the stall early once they're out of supplies. If you really want to try this, I recommend you get here BEFORE 5PM and get in line. Otherwise, I would pass.

My first Taiwanese night market! We only had about 10 hours to spend in Taiwan for a layover but it was definitely worth it to visit this market. The food is so good and fresh and vendors are all friendly. There's a lot of food choices here, and it's a popular spot.

One of the overlooked night markets in Taipei. It does have a lot to offer with maybe a slightly different taste, but on the good side. It is worth checkout for comparison purposes.

Underrated night market with some good eats and user friendly signs and menus. It's not too big but has some interesting specialty dishes including steamed stinky tofu, shao bing, steamed chicken with rice, and sesame balls in sake/fermented rice soup.

Small night market but full of good food vendors. Dumplings are hand made and cooked to order. Freshly juiced juice. Some shoe and clothing vendors.