Taipei Shilin St. Night Market

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From central Taipei go north on Zhongshan N. Rd. to Sec. 5 and
turn into Dadong Rd. in front of Ming Chuan University. From
other areas, take Freeway 1 and exit at the Chongqing N. Rd.
interchange, follow Chongqing N. Rd. northward across Bailing
Bridge, continue on to Zhongzheng Rd., turn right on Jihe Rd.
and continue to the night market.
Take a Jointly Operated Bus 203, 220, 267, 280, 310, or 606
along Zhongshan N. Rd. and exit at the Ming Chuan University
stop. By MRT, take a train on the Danshui line and exit at the
Jiantan station.
The large parking lot outside the tourist night market charges
NT$100 per vehicle.
Located within the tourist night market and MRT Jiantan
Station.
Approximately 12pm-1.30am; open every day.
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Other Flavors at the Shilin Night Market
Chicken fillets of awesome size
Haota Big Chicken Fillet ᄹ̂̂ᗗଵ
This vendor has built its
reputation on size; specifically,
its chicken Ällets are about 50%
bigger that others̶so big,
in fact, that a woman with an
ordinary appetite might not be
able to Änish one. The Ällets are
fried crisp and aromatic; the
Åavor is good and the size is big,
so business is booming. You
will frequently see a long line of
hungry customers waiting for
their turn here, and a branch
stall has been set up in the
Jihe Road temporary market
to accommodate the growing
business.
In front of the Yangming Cinema on Wenlin Rd.
4pm-1.30am
Chicken Ället for NT$50
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Newly popular small sausage in big sausage
Sheng Shilin Big Sausage ‫ࢶ̂ڒ̀੃چ‬བ
The original Shilin Big Sausage Shop is now
on its third generation of proprietors.
Its sausages, which are stuffed
daily, have a 3:7 fat-to-lean
ratio and their smooth,
juicy taste plus the
aroma that wafts from
their charcoal grill
get the saliva glands
flowing. Another of
the shop s signature
items is small sausage
in big sausage, made by
grilling a sticky-rice sausage,
slicing it open, adding sausage meat,
and pouring on a special sauce. Other items available here are
Chaoyang grilled chicken, named for Grandpa Tsai, who developed
the big sausage, along with other barbecued meat items.
60 Jihe Rd. (Temporary Booth 308 in the Shilin
Market)
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（02）2882-0022
4pm-1am weekdays; 12pm-1am weekends
Sticky rice sausage for NT$20, small sausage in big
sausage for NT$40
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Taipei City
Miaokou
Cooling desserts for hot summer days
Hsinfa Pavilion ֙൴‫ܩ‬
Shilin
Raohe Street
This shop s signature ice desserts
is snowflake ice, made by
freezing milk, peanuts, and other
ingredients in ice and then crushing
it to provide a product with a unique
fine and cotton candy-like texture that
makes you think of flying snowflakes. Flavors
can be diversiÄed by adding red beans, condensed milk, or fruit. In
addition to the traditionally made ice desserts, the shop also offers
fruit ice items of a quality and portion good enough to satisfy just
about anybody.
Huaxi Street
A-liang s Noodles ‫ܪܠ‬ᛧቢ
Shida
Gongguan
This shop gets a lot of media exposure, so even foreign tourists
make special trips to try its noodles. When business is busy you
can see customers sitting on the temple steps behind the shop,
eating a bowl of them. The cook uses red noodles that can be
boiled for a long time without becoming too soft, and adds such
ingredients as oysters, intestines, and cuttleÄsh. Aroma and Åavor
are intensified with the addition of celery or basil. Before eating
these noodles, don t forget to add
some of the shop s own
hot sauce for even
greater gustatory
satisfaction.
Linjiang Street
Red noodles of high reputation
Ningxia
1 Anping St.
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（02）2882-0206
12pm-12am
SnowÅake ice for
NT$60 per bowl
Taoyuan
Chenghuang Temple
In front of the
Cihcheng Temple on
Danan Road
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（02）2881-6860
3pm-12am
Noodles and tempura for NT$25
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