Raohe Street Night Market

A night long sightseeing night market

Raohe Street Night Market

Raohe Street night market is located in Raohe Street, Songshan District, Taipei city. It ranges from the 4th section of bade road to the Ciyou Palace at the intersection of Fuyuan street. With a total length of about 600 meters, Raohe Street night market is one of the most popular night markets in Taipei. It is also the second established night market in Taipei. Every weekend and holiday, Raohe night market is always full of people. Night market has become a feature of Taiwan and has gathered many foreign tourists Raohe Street night market is the best choice for tourists from home and abroad to visit Taiwan.

Traffic information

The exit of bade road at Songshan Station on the longitudinal line is right there.

It takes about 10 minutes to walk along Zhongpo North Street at houshanyu station of Bannan MRT line.

Exit 1 of Songshan Station on Songshan Xindian line of MRT.

Bus: Songshan Station 605, 203, 205, 311, 276, 306, 63, 204, LAN 7; Raohe Street sightseeing night market station 28, 203, 205, 276, 311, 605, 605 (deputy), 629, 678.

Main attractions

Raohe Street night market is 600 meters long from the intersection of the fourth section of bade road and Fuyuan street to Ciyou palace. It is known as the most popular night market in Taipei. Every weekend and holiday, Raohe night market is always crowded. The night market has become a characteristic of Taiwan and has attracted many foreign tourists. Their first choice is the famous Raohe Street night market.

The whole row of shops on both sides of the street, coupled with the two rows of stalls in the middle of the road, there is still room for consumers to walk; it can be seen how huge Raohe Street is. Hundreds of delicious snack vendors are the most attractive part of Raohe night market. For example, bean curd, oyster noodle, Fuzhou pepper cake, beef noodle, stewed spareribs, spicy stinky tofu, spicy duck blood, carambola juice, crab shell yolk, raw fried crab feet, mango strawberry kiwi fruit ice, baked potato, a mouthful of fried dumplings or stewed meat rice, oyster fried, all of them are famous and popular, which make many people who come to Raohe Street to enjoy the night market;

In addition to food, Raohe Street night market is also full of many clothing stores. Cheap popular goods, from hats to shoes to hot bags, are full of styles that you can't stop shopping.

Near Raohe Street night market are Ciyou palace, Songshan farmers association, fire brigade and Songshan Station. Among them, Ciyou palace is a temple dedicated to Mazu, which was completed in 1757. The exquisite figures carved on the roof and the legendary green dragon that can prevent fire make the Ciyou palace magnificent. Inside the hall, there are bright lights lit by believers, praying for Mazu's blessing. From Raohe Street night market, people can also take advantage of convenient transportation to various tourist attractions in Taipei, such as Jinghua City, Fengfeng square, Yingfeng Riverside Park and Taipei Dome, to experience the charming tour of Taipei.

Historical evolution

Raohe Street used to be called "Xikou" in the past. Because Keelung Harbor was deep and close to the riverside, it became an important transportation hub for cargo transportation from Ilan and Keelung to Taipei at that time. As a result, it had developed commerce and was the most prosperous place in Taipei. In 1895, Taiwan ceded it to Japan and entered the era of Japanese occupation, and changed its name to Songshan. Gradually, the river bank silted up, resulting in the berthing of ships In 1987, the government set up the Raohe Street Night Market in order to revive the businesses. It not only let the businesses feel the prosperity of Xikou in the past, but also let the people in Taipei have a more charming night market at night.

Address: Raohe Street, Songshan District, Taipei

Longitude: 121.57754772901

Latitude: 25.050913097399

Tel. + 886-2-27635733

Traffic information: MRT: (1) exit 1 of Songshan Station on Songshan Xindian line of MRT; (2) houshanyu station on Bannan Line of MRT, about 10 minutes' walk along Zhongpo North Street. bus: 1. You can take 203, 204, 205, 256, 276, 28, 306, 518, 53, 531, 605, 605 (Xintai line 5), 622, 629, 63, 668, 675, 711, Brown 1, blue 7, Blue 12, board baseline to get off at [Songshan railway station]. 2. Take bus 28, 203, 205, 276, 311, 605, 605 (deputy), 629, 678 and get off at [Raohe Street sightseeing night market]. 3. Take 232, 281, 284, 286, 286 (deputy), 32, 611 to [songshanqian station], and then cross the overpass. self driving: there are three-dimensional parking lots at the intersection of Keelung road and bade road for parking.

Opening hours: 17:00-24:00