The 8 Best Night Market Tours in Taiwan

1.[Private Tour] Shilin Night Market Walking Tour With a Private Tour Guide (2-hr)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 123 reviews · from $35Our pick

Spend two hours with a private licensed guide at Shilin Night Market, Taipei’s best-known evening food and shopping stop. Guides such as May, Joseph, Alex, and Vivian tailor the walk to your appetite, explain Taiwanese dishes, point out worthwhile stalls, and may include the market temple. Food costs extra, and groups of up to seven pay the same per-person rate.

“Really enjoyed the guided stroll around Shilin Night Market. Tasted delicious foods. Was instructed by Jason about the main goddess of the temple there at the market and shown all around the temple. The only thing I wish I had known aboRead more”

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2.Street Food & Hidden Eats Night Market Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 112 reviews · 3 hours · from $55

Join an English-speaking local guide such as Julie or Skyler for a three-hour walk through Shida Night Market, Taipei University, and Yongkang Street. Taste 10 or more Taiwanese dishes, including pork buns, fried chicken, lu rou fan, scallion pancakes, bubble tea, tofu pudding, and a secret specialty. Groups are capped at 10.

“Julie was a great tour guide. Her explanations and love of the food came through and her experience of the entire island helped frame the background of the food that we sampled. Plenty of food, I was stuffed halfway through. Great experience.”

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3.Taipei Food Tour: Night Market & Convenience Store(Food Included)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 100 reviews · from $44

Start at 7:30 pm beside Longshan Temple and spend two hours eating through Meng Jia and Huaxi Street Night Markets in Wanhua. Your bilingual guide introduces more than 10 Taiwanese delicacies, Michelin-rated street food, and favorite convenience-store snacks. Guides may include Cornelia, Julie, Violet, Tammy, or others. Dinner is included, but personal purchases and gratuities are extra.

“This tour was a great introduction to the night market and some common street foods. There was a good mix of adventurous food choices and dishes that required less bravery, but our guide Violet was great about respecting guest’s Read more”

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4.2-Hour Raohe Night Market Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 69 reviews · 2 hours · from $23Best value

Meet your English, Chinese, Japanese, or Traditional Chinese-speaking guide at Songshan MRT Station Exit 5, then walk through Raohe Night Market and nearby Songshan Temple. Guides such as Vicky, May Ei, Mavis, and Josefina explain the food, customs, and local history. Snacks and drinks cost extra, so bring cash.

“Ruby our tour guide was excellent! It was just the 2 of us which was unexpected! She asked about preferences, allergies etc before we started. We tried 6 or 7 dishes and explained each one to us ..Michelin standard stand...hot dumplings on shaved ice...pineapple cake ..it was 2 hour plus of eating heaven and fun!”

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5.2-hr Raohe Night Market Walking Private Tour with a Tour Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · from $35

Meet your licensed English-speaking guide near Shongshan MRT for a two-hour walk through Raohe Night Market. Guides such as May, Ruby, Vivian, Joseph, and Vicky help you choose Taiwanese dishes, order food, and understand local customs. Food, transport, and personal spending are not included.

“To my delight, the food, atmosphere, and the Taiwanese people were all so incredible. I couldn’t have asked for a greater experience! I had the BEST food ever. It happened to be a holiday weekend, so the night market was probably more livelRead more”

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6.Taipei Street Food & Night Market Tour with a Local: Private & Custom

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · from $186

Spend three hours with a private Taipei host at a local night market, sampling six to eight foods from two or three eateries. Depending on your interests, you may try oyster omelets, pepper buns, stinky tofu, shaved ice, herbal drinks, or beef noodles, with a temple visit and help ordering from vendors.

“Roro was an amazing guide. We were shown such interesting people and foods. The night market was a maze and Roro guided us through with ease. So many different foods to choose from. She explained everything as well as the different customs and things we saw. She was a perfect leader. Roro answered all of our questions and made the experience one to always remember. She is a treasure and a definite perfect addition to Viator. We would wish her to be our guide in the future. 10 out of 10”

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7.Yansan Night Market Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $61

Meet at Daqiaotou MRT Station at 5:30 pm for a two-hour walk through Yansan Night Market. Your guide leads you to up to eight Taiwanese street-food tastings, explains the dishes and local customs, and adds short stops at Dihua Street and Taipei Bridge. Groups are capped at four per booking, with dinner, snacks, and water included.

“I decided to take this night market tour as I don't read or speak Chinese and thought it would be hard to navigate a night market without a tour. Sure I could have easily just gone and seen the food at the night market myself, but without the aRead more”

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8.Keelung Half-Day Food Tour: Explore Day & Night Markets

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 6 reviews · 2h 30m · from $80

Spend 150 minutes exploring Keelung’s food culture with a bilingual local guide, visiting Miaokou Night Market, indoor markets, fresh food stalls, herb shops, and a temple. Try curry noodles, dumplings, herbal tea, seafood, sweets, and other local favorites. Groups are limited to eight, with food, drinks, snacks, a headset, and a Keelung map included.

“Our guidelines really helped us get into hard to find places and to experience wonderful food in Keelung.”

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