{"id":12424,"date":"2025-05-01T11:03:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T03:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eatingintaipei.com\/?p=12424"},"modified":"2025-05-01T11:03:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T03:03:28","slug":"shilin-night-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eatingintaipei.com\/shilin-night-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Shilin Night Market Guide: Eating Delicious Food Like a Local"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shilin Night Market is a sprawling night market in the north of Taipei City just north of the Keelung River that encircles most of the more populous area of Taipei City. Known internationally as one of the best night markets in the world<\/strong>, this begs the question:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is ShiLin Night Market really worth all the hype?<\/strong><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
The easiest and quickest way to reach the night market itself is from MRT Jiantan Station. The best route to get around the night market is to leave Jian Tan MRT station at Exit 1<\/strong> and walk down Ji He Road<\/strong>. After walking around 5 minutes, you’ll find yourself next to Chang’s ShaoBing<\/strong> (see below<\/strong><\/a>). When you turn right at the corner of Chang’s ShaoBing and walk up the popular road with vendors on your left and right, you’ll come to the popular Ci Xian Temple<\/strong> located at one of the busiest stretches of the night market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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If you continue following that road to the top, you come out on Wen Lin Road<\/strong>, and your trip around Shi Lin Night Market is complete if you turn right on Wen Lin Road and continue walking for a few minutes. You’ll end up right back at the corner near MRT Jiantan Station Exit 1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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However, much of the fun of night market exploration is diving down a back street to see what is good to eat or buy, so you should be sure to go back in and tunnel down some of the side streets<\/strong> to explore the inner workings of the night market. Some of the best food is down those side alleys!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Shilin Night Market is one of the famous night markets in Taipei, if you are wondering what to eat<\/strong> at Shilin Night Market, keep reading to get some more ideas.At no point is this an exhaustive list of what to eat in Shilin Night Market, this is just some recommendations of places to check out if you’re feeling that way inclined<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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If this is your first time to Taipei and you are both shocked by the heat and the volume of people, then you should aim to get here around 16:00-16:30<\/strong>. You’ll find that vendors are generally set up by then, and that there are way less crowds<\/strong>. Going on a weekday<\/strong> is an even safer bet to ensure a more relaxed Taipei night market experience. Note – avoid Monday’s<\/strong>, as some vendors will take that day off in lieu of having worked through the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Please take note that this article contains links to services and products from which I may receive compensation at no additional cost to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the article below features a list of some of the best places to eat at Shilin Night Market in Taipei, you may want to let someone else do the planning and introducing for you. That’s also great! The link here will take you to a Shilin Night Market Food walking tour<\/a><\/span><\/strong> by a bilingual tour guide<\/strong> who has been doing this for years. I highly recommend this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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