Shilin Night Market is one of the most famous night markets in Taipei, Taiwan; and was my first destination during my Taiwan trip. The night market is popular for its variety of street foods and one of the tourism highlights for Taipei.

Shilin Night Market in Taipei, Taiwan
Shilin Night Market in Taipei, not as crowded as expected

I was actually a bit disappointed with my first stop in Taiwan; it’s not that the food are bad, it was just ok for me… perhaps I had over-anticipated the experience from watching too many Taiwan food/travel shows. It was still pretty fun though; it’s always fun when you try something new, especially when you are overseas… it’s what travel is about.

Taiwan hotdog in Shilin Night Market, Taipei, Taiwan
Famous Taiwan street food ‘small sausage wrapped in big sausage’, which is basically Taiwan style hotdog… but instead of using normal buns, they use glutinous rice ‘buns’ instead
Taiwan street food in Shilin Night Market, Taipei, Taiwan
Typical Taiwanese street food, the oyster omelet, stinky tofu and Taiwanese tempura
Fried chicken steak in Shilin Night Market, Taipei, Taiwan
The iconic fried chicken steak, fame for its enormous size
Bbq chicken butt in Shilin Night Market, Taipei, Taiwan
BBQ chicken butt, looks bizarre but tasted really good… my favourite food of the night lol


15 Responses to “Shilin Night Market, Taipei, Taiwan”

  1. #1. bb on May 8th, 2008

    all this food makes me hungry.
    i wish nightlife in canada is like asian countries’ nightlife.

  2. #2. kyon on May 8th, 2008

    the food looks yummy!!!

  3. #3. yellowpaint94 on May 14th, 2008

    their are lots of steet foods there… no wonder people who always shop can easily spend all their money…they look delicious…..

  4. #4. Yein Jee on May 15th, 2008

    Honestly, the food doesn’t taste as good as it looks lol.

  5. #5. kuanchong on May 17th, 2008

    Nice shots bro! The A350 perform much much better than your Casio. :)

  6. #6. Yein Jee on May 17th, 2008

    Obviously :)

  7. #7. Pak Guan on May 26th, 2008

    the food are not nice at all…, so crowded some more…
    bad tourist destination…

  8. #8. Yein Jee on May 26th, 2008

    Ya, the food was quite a disappointment there. It’s probably not right to say that the food is bad… it’s just that it doesn’t match our taste.

  9. #9. Professor on July 29th, 2008

    I found the food at Shilin Night Market excellent. I ate there several times recently.

    I especially like the pork belly soup.

  10. #10. Yein Jee on July 29th, 2008

    Prof… so, you are working in Taipei?

  11. #11. Jason on February 12th, 2009

    I actually dislike Shilin Night Market. After all the hu-ha and being regarded as Taiwan’s best night market, I was utterly disappointed when I paid them a visit.

    I took no more than 10 pictures in the night market (food section) and most of the stuffs sold there didn’t seem to look appetizing to us. I was there for the food, and I only had like 3 items there. We ended up having cup noodles at our hotel later on.

    Shilin Night Market is definitely over rated and doesn’t deserve the best night market in Taiwan title.

    I personally feel Kaohsiung’s Liu He Night Market beats Shilin Night Market hands down.

  12. #12. Oski on April 12th, 2009

    Food looks good but I still prefer a Louisiana Hot Link with sauerkraut, spicy mustard, and onions for a late night snack. I also like thin sliced beef tendon in hot oil and simmered pig’s feet, but the Louisiana Hot Links is definitely the best.

  13. #13. Asian Girl on April 23rd, 2009

    Delicious !

  14. #14. sam shen on May 5th, 2009

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  15. #15. China fanatic on June 16th, 2009

    those glutonous rice buns looked pretty darn good! :)


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