Fengyuan Miaodong Night Market

The quick read

Why go

Miaodong is Fengyuan's old snack lane, Lane 167 of Zhongzheng Road on the east side of Ciji Temple. It is short, but it packs in family stalls that have been here for decades: fried water caltrop crisps, pork rib noodles, Fengyuan ba-wan, rice dumplings and slow-cooked pineapple ice. Many open before lunch, so it is really a snack street that runs from midday into the evening.

It is under 10 minutes on foot from TRA Fengyuan, which makes the train the easy way in. Take a number for the water caltrop crisps at the first stall on the left, eat a bowl of rib noodles or a ba-wan while you wait, and finish with pineapple ice. It is much smaller than the big city markets, but it is worth the trip if you want old Taichung flavors.

What to eat

• Water caltrop crisps (ling jiao su)
• Pork rib noodles
• Fengyuan ba-wan (meatballs in a translucent wrapper)
• Rice dumplings (zongzi) with wontons and four-herb soup
• Pineapple ice
• Oyster omelet

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Where to find the top stalls

The market is the lane on the east side of Ciji Temple, Lane 167 of Zhongzheng Road. Guides say the main entrance is to the right of the temple. Most famous stalls have house numbers in Lane 167 (No. 1, No. 2-7, No. 2-10 and so on), and guides also mark the first stalls on the left and right as you enter.

Night-market stalls rarely have their own address. We describe each position only as our dated sources state it. If you cannot see it, show the sign text to a vendor nearby. Stalls move and hours change, so check before a special trip.

Getting there

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Address area: Lane 167, Zhongzheng Road, on the east side of Ciji Temple (慈濟宮), Fengyuan District, Taichung; the area also takes in Fuxing Road, Boai Street and Xinyi Street

Practical details

We have not confirmed rain cover, seating, toilets, payment or parking for this market yet.

Strengths

• Open every day, and many stalls start before lunch, so it works for a midday meal as well as dinner
• About 7 to 10 minutes on foot from TRA Fengyuan Station
• Old family stalls with house numbers on Lane 167, so they are easy to find
• Compact: the main stalls fit in one lane a few hundred meters long

Know before you go

• Busy on weekends, and the water caltrop stall gives out numbered tickets because of the queue
• Several famous stalls close one weekday: the rib noodles on Wednesday, the ba-wan on Tuesday, and the rice dumplings and pineapple ice on Thursday (2026 guides)
• Parking is hard, especially on weekends (2026 guides); the train is easier
• Little seating, and we found no recent source on whether scooters use the lane, so stay alert

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