The quick read
Why go
Best for classic Keelung snacks in front of a temple, a short train ride from Taipei. Numbered stalls with long histories, several over 50 years old
What to eat
- Ding bian cuo (rice noodle soup)
- Fried nutritious sandwich
- Fish-paste tempura
- Bubble ice (pao pao bing)
- Crab thick soup with oily rice
- Braised pork rice with pork thick soup
Where to find the top stalls
The market forms an L shape: the pedestrian food street on Ren 3rd Road between Ai 3rd and Ai 4th Roads, centred on Dianji Temple, joined to the Ai 4th Road night market. The main gate is where Ai 3rd Road meets Ren 3rd Road. Stalls on Ren 3rd Road carry numbered signs, so look for the number. Some guides give a house number on Ren 3rd Road instead of, or as well as, a stall 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.
Fried nutritious sandwich: Tian Sheng Pu Nutritious Sandwich
Look for the sign
營養三明治
Where: Stall No. 58 on Ren 3rd Road. One guide says to look for the yellow lanterns and a blue round sign with the number 58. Guides also call the stall 天盛舖.
Hours: About 11:30 to midnight (2026 guide).
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Sources: TVBS Supertaste (2026-06-04) opens in a new tab, bunnyann.tw (2026-01-02) opens in a new tab, gofunit.com (2026-10-10) opens in a new tab
Ding bian cuo (rice noodle soup): Wu Family Ding Bian Cuo
Look for the sign
吳家鼎邊趖
Where: Stall No. 27-2, at the gate of Dianji Temple. One older guide gives 27-1 instead.
Hours: About 10:30 to midnight (gofunit, 2026). A 2021 TVBS listing said closed Thursday.
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Sources: Storm Media (reprinted from Xinmedia; first published 2023-11-21) (2025-05-19) opens in a new tab, gofunit.com (2026-10-10) opens in a new tab, TVBS Supertaste (2021-11-10) opens in a new tab
Braised pork rice and pork thick soup: Tian Yi Xiang Rou Geng Shun
Look for the sign
天一香肉焿順
Where: Stall No. 31, at Ren 3rd Road No. 27-1. Guides write the name with both 焿 and 羹.
Hours: Guides differ: Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 to 01:00, closed Monday (TVBS, August 2026), or 10:00 to 00:30 (gofunit, 2026).
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Crab thick soup with oily rice: Wu Ji Crab Thick Soup
Look for the sign
吳記螃蟹羹
Where: Stall No. 5 on Ren 3rd Road. A second crab soup stall, 沈記螃蟹羹, is at stall No. 10.
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Fish-paste tempura: Wang Ji Tempura
Look for the sign
王記天婦羅
Where: Stall No. 16 on Ren 3rd Road. A second tempura stall, 一口吃天婦羅, is at stall No. 43.
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Bubble ice (pao pao bing): Chen Ji Bubble Ice
Look for the sign
陳記泡泡冰
Where: Stall No. 41 on Ren 3rd Road, right beside a second bubble ice stall, 沈家泡泡冰.
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Getting there
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Address area: Ren 3rd Road in front of Dianji Temple, joined to the stalls on Ai 4th Road, Ren'ai District, Keelung
Keelung
Type: TRAApprox. walk: 10 minNote: The city travel page says to walk along Zhongyi Road and turn right on Ai 3rd Road for the front entrance, or follow Ren 2nd Road and turn right on Ai 4th Road.Walking route from this station opens in a new tabBus
Stop: Erxin Loop Station (二信循環站)Note: Any Keelung city bus that stops here, then about a 3 minute walk (city travel page).T99 Coastal Qiji Line
Type: BusStop: Miaokou Night Market (廟口夜市站)Note: Per the city travel page.Practical details
We have not confirmed rain cover, seating, toilets, payment or parking for this market yet.
Strengths
- Numbered stalls with long histories, several over 50 years old
- Open from midday, with some stalls running late into the night
- About a 10 minute walk from TRA Keelung Station
- The core Ren 3rd Road stalls (Nos. 1 to 70) are under a rain canopy, per a 2026 guide
Know before you go
- Very crowded on weekend evenings, and car park queues after 17:00 on weekends can pass 30 minutes (2026 guide); the train is easier
- Stalls on Ai 4th Road have no canopy, and some at the Ren 2nd Road junction sit on a pedestrian crosswalk, which the city was reviewing in January 2026; watch for traffic there
- Limited stool seating at most stalls