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Gongguan Night Market

公館夜市

Best for cheap local snacks next to National Taiwan University

A vendor grilling sausages at a Taiwan night market
Taiwan night-market scene. Representative photo, not taken at this market.
City
Taipei
District
Zhongzheng
Scheduled days
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Hours
17:00-00:00

The quick read

Why go

Gongguan sits beside National Taiwan University, and it eats like a student market: quick, cheap, and late. Stalls have traded in these lanes off Roosevelt Road since 1953. The best-known is Hsiung Chi, whose scallion pancake is a 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand pick.

Add sweet potato balls from the vegetarian stall in Lane 108, then walk the surrounding blocks to Lan Chia for gua bao. It is a smaller market than the big names, so pair it with an afternoon by the river or at Treasure Hill Artist Village.

Our tip: Shida Night Market, two stops north, has shrunk and is now officially a shopping area. If you want one student-area market, make it this one.
Local Food

What to eat

  • Scallion pancake
  • Sweet potato balls
  • Gua bao

Where to find the top stalls

The city lists the night market as Lanes 90 and 108 of Roosevelt Road Section 4, beside Shuiyuan Market. Some well-known Gongguan food stops are outside those two lanes, in the alleys of Roosevelt Road Section 3 near Gongguan MRT.

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.

Scallion pancake: Hsiung Chi Scallion Pancake

Look for the sign

雄記蔥抓餅

Where: By the entrance to the night market on Lane 108, Roosevelt Road Section 4, on the edge of Shuiyuan Market (No. 2, Lane 108).

Hours: From about 16:00 to about midnight. Closed Mondays.

Michelin: Bib Gourmand in the 2026 guide.

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Sources: Michelin Guide (checked 2026-10-19) opens in a new tab, NOWnews, 2026 Bib Gourmand list (2026-07-14) opens in a new tab, TVBS Supertaste (2026-07-17) opens in a new tab

Gua bao: Lan Chia Guabao

Look for the sign

藍家割包

Where: Outside the night market's two lanes, at No. 3, Alley 8, Lane 316, Roosevelt Road Section 3, three to four minutes' walk from Gongguan MRT exits 2 and 4.

Hours: About 11:00 to 22:00. Closed Mondays.

Michelin: Former Bib Gourmand (first listed 2019). Not in the 2026 guide.

Search Google Maps for Lan Chia Guabao, opens in a new tab

Sources: TVBS Supertaste (2026-07-17) opens in a new tab, NOWnews, 2026 Bib Gourmand list (2026-07-14) opens in a new tab

Getting there

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Address area: Lanes 90 and 108, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei

Gongguan

Type: MRTLine: Songshan-Xindian LineStation Code: G07Exit: 1Walking route from this station opens in a new tab

Strengths

  • Stalls have traded here since 1953
  • Right next to National Taiwan University, with a student crowd
  • A 2026 Michelin Bib Gourmand scallion pancake in Lane 108
  • Easy to pair with the riverside and Treasure Hill Artist Village

Know before you go

  • Official sources say little about individual stalls, so our list leans on recent food guides
  • Shida Night Market, two MRT stops north, is now officially a shopping area rather than a night market and has shrunk. Do not plan a separate trip around it.

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