The quick read
Why go
Taoyuan Tourist Night Market has "tourist" in its name, but it is really central Taoyuan's neighborhood market, used mostly by locals. The stalls cluster around the Zhongzheng Road and Beipu Road junction: long-running ding bian cuo, oyster omelet with squid soup, A Cai's potstickers and Vietnamese-style shrimp cakes, every night of the week.
It is not large or especially trendy, the stalls are spread over a few streets, and cars and scooters are kept out only from 19:00 to 22:00. But if you are staying near Taoyuan Station, it is a 15 to 20 minute walk to an honest, cheap dinner. If you are traveling in for one market, Zhongli Tourist Night Market is the bigger night out.
What to eat
- Ding bian cuo (rice noodle soup)
- Oyster omelet with stir-fried squid soup
- Pan-fried dumplings (potstickers)
- Vietnamese-style shrimp cakes
- Sweet taro soup with sticky rice porridge
New to oyster omelet? Our guide to night-market food explains it and the other classics.
Where to find the top stalls
Start at the Zhongzheng Road and Beipu Road junction. Most food stalls are on Beipu Road, with more on Zhengkang 2nd Street and Zhongzheng 1st Street. The house numbers below are from a 2023 guide; TVBS named the same stalls in November 2025 without addresses, so look for the sign.
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.
Ding bian cuo (rice noodle soup): Heiren Ding Bian Cuo
Look for the sign
黑人鼎邊趖
Where: Zhengkang 2nd Street No. 122 (2023 guide). TVBS says the stall traces back to Keelung Miaokou and has been in this market more than 50 years.
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Sources: Bella (2023-08-16) opens in a new tab, TVBS Supertaste (2025-11) opens in a new tab
Oyster omelet with stir-fried squid soup: Chiayi Shun Oyster Omelet
Look for the sign
嘉義順蚵仔煎生炒花枝羹
Where: Beipu Road No. 59 (2023 guide). TVBS writes the last character as 焿.
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Sources: Bella (2023-08-16) opens in a new tab, TVBS Supertaste (2025-11) opens in a new tab
Pan-fried dumplings (potstickers): A Cai Potstickers
Look for the sign
阿財鍋貼
Where: Zhengkang 2nd Street No. 157 (2023 guide). Also boiled dumplings and hot and sour soup.
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Sources: Bella (2023-08-16) opens in a new tab, TVBS Supertaste (2025-11) opens in a new tab
Vietnamese-style shrimp cakes: Vung Tau Shrimp Cakes
Look for the sign
頭頓煎蝦餅
Where: Beipu Road No. 29 (2023 guide). TVBS says a serving is eight pieces, each with a whole shrimp.
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Sweet taro soup with sticky rice porridge: Sweet Taro Soup and Rice Porridge
Look for the sign
甜芋湯米糕粥
Where: Inside the market. Our dated source names the stall but gives no house number, so look for the sign.
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Getting there
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Address area: Around the junction of Zhongzheng Road and Beipu Road, Taoyuan District, Taoyuan
Taoyuan
Type: TRANote: An undated Travelking English guide says about a 15 to 20 minute walk (about 1.8 km) along Zhongzheng Road from the station. We found no dated source for the walk.Walking route from this station opens in a new tabPractical details
We have not confirmed rain cover, seating, toilets, payment or parking for this market yet.
Strengths
- Open every night
- A neighborhood market used mostly by locals, per an August 2025 blog
- Long-running stalls, including a ding bian cuo stall that TVBS says has been here more than 50 years
- Walkable from Taoyuan TRA station
Know before you go
- The Taoyuan Tourism page (updated 2026-10-30) says cars and scooters may not enter the market streets from 19:00 to 22:00; outside those hours expect traffic, and Zhongzheng Road stays busy
- Stall addresses below come from a 2023 guide, confirmed by name only in November 2025
- Spread over several streets rather than one tidy strip
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