Tonghua Night Market

Top choice in Taipei


Taipei's liveliest night market, and all the better for being local and less touristy. Food-wise there are steaks, sushi, animal-shaped biscuits, candyfloss, noodles and the best rice-wine sweet dumplings in the city. There's even a stall pumping out draught beer. Shopping-wise there are lamps, jewellery, underwear, aprons, kitchenware, posters, puzzles and even a hippy shop selling Indian clothing and peace pipes.

This market is sometimes called Linjiang St Night Market as it's actually on Linjiang St.


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