The quick read
Why go
Jingmei is what a big Taipei night market looks like when the tour buses do not come. Hundreds of vendors, more than thirty years of trading, and a crowd of families and students from the neighborhood. It is right at Jingmei station on the green line, so it is easy to reach and still almost entirely local.
The food is cheap, everyday, and good: Shanghai-style pan-fried buns, Taiwanese salty fried chicken, charcoal-grilled skewers, angelica duck, and sesame oil chicken when the weather turns, with douhua to finish. Come hungry and graze.
What to eat
- Shanghai-style pan-fried buns
- Taiwanese salty fried chicken
- Charcoal-grilled skewers
- Angelica duck
- Sesame oil chicken
- Douhua (tofu pudding)
Where to find the top stalls
The city lists the night market on Jingmei Street from Jingzhong Street to Lane 282 of Jingxing Road, plus two side lanes running between Jingwen Street and Jinghou Street. Food guides locate stalls by Jingmei Street or Jingwen Street house number.
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.
Shanghai pan-fried buns: Jingmei Shanghai Pan-Fried Buns
Look for the sign
景美上海生煎包
Where: Jingwen Street No. 55, inside the night market area. There is usually a queue.
Hours: Sources differ: some list a morning and an evening session, others evenings only.
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Sources: TVBS Supertaste (2024-02-02) opens in a new tab, bunnyann.tw (2026-03-15) opens in a new tab
Four-herb soup with double intestine: Kao Double-Intestine Four Herbs Soup
Look for the sign
高記雙管四神湯
Where: Jingmei Street No. 139.
Hours: From mid-afternoon to about 22:30. Closed Mondays.
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Sources: TVBS Supertaste (2024-02-02) opens in a new tab, Bella (2024-07-13) opens in a new tab
Charcoal grill (braised, then grilled): Cheng Family Charcoal Grill
Look for the sign
鄭家炭烤
Where: Jingwen Street No. 51, in the market's side lanes. Expect to take a number.
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Getting there
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Address area: Jingmei Street and nearby lanes by Jingmei MRT, Wenshan District, Taipei
Jingmei
Type: MRTLine: Songshan-Xindian LineStation Code: G04Exit: 1Walking route from this station opens in a new tabStrengths
- Hundreds of vendors, and running for over 30 years
- A neighborhood and student crowd rather than tour groups
- Straight down the green MRT line from central Taipei
Know before you go
- Jingmei also has a morning market on Jingmei Street (06:00 to 12:00). The night market is the evening one by the MRT.
- Start times differ between official sources