Raohe Night Market: smaller, better, less crowded
Raohe doesn't get the same tourist traffic as Shilin — and that's exactly why the food is better.
Getting there
MRT Green Line → Songshan Station (松山). Exit 5, 5-min walk.
Hours
5pm–midnight daily. Best on weeknights.
Layout
Single street, 600m end to end. Easy to walk twice in an hour.
The one thing you must eat
Fuzhou Pepper Bun 福州胡椒餅
A baked bun stuffed with a generous amount of chopped pork and scallions, heavily seasoned with white pepper. The buns are cooked stuck to the inside wall of a clay oven — the outside gets charred and crackly while the inside stays incredibly juicy.
Queue at the first stall on the right as you enter from the Songshan Temple end. NT$55 each. The queue moves fast — it's worth every minute.
What else to order
Crispy shrimp rolls fried to order. Better quality protein than most Shilin versions.
A pork sausage tucked inside a grilled glutinous rice cylinder. Serve with garlic, pickles, and chili.
Pressed fresh in front of you. Ridiculously refreshing. The green stalks in the cart are not decorative.
Ice cream, peanut brittle shavings, and coriander (optional) wrapped in a paper-thin pastry. NT$60.
Pro tip
Start at the Ciyou Temple (慈祐宮) end and walk toward Bade Road. The temple is worth a 10-minute stop — the incense and lanterns at dusk are genuinely beautiful. Then eat your way back the way you came.
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