Keelung Night Market Miaokou Night Market is a street food market in Keelung Night Market City. It has around 70 street food stalls and offers unique foods like tianbula and nutritious sandwiches. Keep reading to learn whether it’s worth visiting.
I’ve explored Keelung Night Market and want to help you determine whether you should do the same. Thus, I’ve covered a bunch of information.
I’ll cover the following points:
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Important Information for Travelers
| Is It Worth Going to? | Yes if you’re in Keelung; otherwise, no |
| Hours (As of 2024) | Mon – Sat: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM |
| Sun: 8:00 AM – 12:00 AM | |
| Number of Stalls | Around 70 |
| Cost to Enter | Free |
| Opening Date | 1873 |
| City Located | Keelung City |
| Address | No. 20, Aisi Rd, Ren’ai District, Keelung Night Market City, 200 |
| Chinese Name | 基隆廟口夜市 (Jīlóng miào kǒu yèshì) |
| Wheelchair-Accessible? | No |
| Free Wi-Fi | iTaiwan |
Add Keelung Night Market to your itinerary if you plan to visit Jiufen, Shifen, and Jinguashi. It’s an excellent tourist attraction to visit after a long day of exploring.
“Miaokou (廟口)” means “temple entrance.” Almost all the food stalls are adjacent to the Dianji Temple’s entrance, giving the market its name. Dianji Temple is a Taoist temple dedicated to Sage King Kaizhang (開漳聖王). A Hoklo folklore hero.
I’ve Tried (And Recommend) These Foods
Keelung Night Market has many foods you should try, like:
| Food | Stall # |
|---|---|
| Ding Bian Cuo (fish soup) | 27-2 |
| Nutritious Sandwich | 58 |
| Shaved Ice | 37 |
| Taiwanese Burger | 49 |
| Tianbula | Outside the market |
| Bite-sized Sausages | 43-1 |
| Fresh Squeezed Juice | 1 |
| Dumplings | 20 |
Some of these stalls may have vanished by the time you reach Keelung Night Market.
Nutritious sandwiches have ham, tomatoes, stewed eggs, and cucumbers stuffed between deep-fried bread. Is that really nutritious? Anyway…
Here’s a map of Keelung Night Market’s stalls:
They have a listing on their website, the link from the source above, which shows what food stands in correlation with each number.
Tianbula is a fish cake. Keelung Night Market has the best fish cakes in Taiwan. I’ve heard that Stall #16 has the best tempura in Keelung Night Market. A local took me to a place outside the market (nearby) and introduced me to the tianbula ( 甜不辣) there.
Chef’s kiss
It was amazing. And here’s the address:
- No. 3號, Lane 99, Xiaosan Rd, Ren’ai District, Keelung City, Taiwan 200
A Taiwanese burger — gua bao (刈包) — isn’t anything similar to an American burger. It usually has vegetables, pork meat, cilantro, and peanut powder tucked between a couple of steamed buns. I recommend trying these.
How to Get There
Those coming outside Keelung Night Market will take the intercity train or Taiwan Railway Association train on the Western Trunk Line. Upon departing from Keelung Night Market Station, follow these steps:
- Head straight to Zhong 1st Road
- Turn right on Ai 3rd Road
- Walk for a few minutes
Then you’ll see this sign:
Don’t want to take a train? Take the Taiwan Tourist Shuttle No. T99 and depart at the Miaokou Night Market Stop.
Whatever intercity bus you take will depend on the city you depart. I can’t help you much in this area.
Consider renting a car. Keelung Night Market has a couple parking garages by the night market.
Nearby Places That You’ll Probably Want to See
Here’s what to do around Keelung Night Market:
| Attraction | Walking Time | To-Do |
|---|---|---|
| Khóo Tsú-song Old Mansion | 3 min. | Historical house that spanned many eras |
| Maritime Plaza | 6 min. | Waterside square that sometimes hosts events |
| Guomen Square | 9 min. | Harbor views |
It’s honestly a bit of a pain to get to places in Keelung Night Market. I wanted to see the Zhengbin port Color Houses, but had to wait 20 minutes for the bus. That would have been fine if it wasn’t a rainy day, though.
However:
I loved the Maritime Plaza and Guomen Square despite the weather. Plus, there are plenty of nearby shops and shopping centers to peruse in case it’s raining buckets or if the sun’s melting your skin.
I recommend visiting places like Jiufen and Shifen during the day and then coming to Keelung Night Market at night. If the weather’s nice or if you’re renting a vehicle, consider visiting the Zhengbin Port Color Houses.
They’re just houses with uncommon colors, but the adjacent harbor’s beautiful.
History
Once the Dianji Temple (奠基宮) construction completed in 1873, food stalls began sprouting. Most of the area surrounding the religious site were rice fields, though.
Until the Japanese Empire era. They began urbanizing the area surrounding Dianji. And food stalls began to spread. These food stalls have attracted tourists since.
Come 2017, many of the stalls began to shut down due to high rent and fewer tourists.
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