Ningxia Night Market
Ningxia Night Market is the night market Taipei locals rate highest for food - a compact 170-metre stretch in the Datong District with around 180 stalls, voted Taipei's best night market in a 2015 public poll. Unlike the bigger tourist markets, Ningxia is almost entirely about eating: two rows of stalls face each other across a narrow lane, and the focus is traditional Taiwanese street food rather than clothing or games. The market has earned more Michelin Bib Gourmand recommendations than any other night market in Taipei, with stalls serving stinky tofu, oyster omelettes, taro balls, mochi and the famous Liu Yu Zhi pork-ball soup. Many of the stalls have been running for two or three generations, and the market has been feeding the Datong neighbourhood since the Japanese colonial era. It is the closest night market to the historic Dadaocheng quarter, so it pairs well with a daytime walk through Dihua Street. Ningxia is a short walk from Zhongshan MRT station (Bannan and Tamsui-Xinyi lines) or from Shuanglian station, and sits just south of the Taipei Confucius Temple. Come early evening to grab a stool at one of the seated stalls before the after-work rush, and pace yourself - the market is small enough to eat your way through several dishes in one visit.
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About Ningxia Night Market
Ningxia Night Market is the night market Taipei locals rate highest for food - a compact 170-metre stretch in the Datong District with around 180 stalls, voted Taipei's best night market in a 2015 public poll. Unlike the bigger tourist markets, Ningxia is almost entirely about eating: two rows of stalls face each other across a narrow lane, and the focus is traditional Taiwanese street food rather than clothing or games. The market has earned more Michelin Bib Gourmand recommendations than any other night market in Taipei, with stalls serving stinky tofu, oyster omelettes, taro balls, mochi and the famous Liu Yu Zhi pork-ball soup. Many of the stalls have been running for two or three generations, and the market has been feeding the Datong neighbourhood since the Japanese colonial era. It is the closest night market to the historic Dadaocheng quarter, so it pairs well with a daytime walk through Dihua Street. Ningxia is a short walk from Zhongshan MRT station (Bannan and Tamsui-Xinyi lines) or from Shuanglian station, and sits just south of the Taipei Confucius Temple. Come early evening to grab a stool at one of the seated stalls before the after-work rush, and pace yourself - the market is small enough to eat your way through several dishes in one visit.