Shilin Night Market

士林觀光夜市· Night market

About

The largest night market in Taipei, near Jiantan MRT Station. It spreads over the streets around the old Yangming Theatre and Shilin Market at No. 101 Jihe Road, and most people come for the food, such as extra-large fried chicken cutlets, grilled skewers and pan-fried buns.

Full description, from the tourism database

The largest night market in Taipei, it is near Jiantan MRT Station and covers a wide area in two main parts: the streets around the old Yangming Theatre, including the area around Cixian Temple on Danan Road, and Shilin Market at No. 101 Jihe Road. Most people come for food and shopping, with all kinds of novel goods and food on offer. This night market culture is part of Taipei's nightlife. It is best known for its wide range of snacks, a gathering of Taiwanese food: extra-large golden fried chicken cutlets, such as the Haodada chicken cutlet, crisp outside and tender inside; grilled skewers; Shilin big sausages; Shanghai pan-fried buns that squirt soup; spring rolls packed with braised pork and egg crisps; 'big cake wrapped round small cake' (dabing bao xiaobing), sweet, savoury and chewy; hot medicinal pork rib soup as a tonic; and local specialities such as stir-fried squid, 'frog lays eggs' (qingwa xiadan), Three Brothers douhua, scallion pancakes and cold noodles.

Translated and shortened by DealTaipei from Taiwan's national tourism database. Sources are on the terms page.

Facts and sources

Names: EN Shilin Night Market中文士林觀光夜市한국어 스린 야시장日本語士林夜市 Wikidata Q697118, Chinese from the listing, Korean by DealTaipei (NIKL transcription)
District: Shilin District · 士林區 Tourism Administration listing, updated 2026-06-15
Opening hours: Not in the listing Tourism Administration listing, read 2026-09-30
Phone: (02)25505220 Tourism Administration listing. May be Chinese only
Data: /api/sight/shilin-night-market.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents