Raohe Night market is one of the oldest night markets in Taipei, it stretches about 600 metre path along Raohe Street in Songshan District and is filled with yummy food and interesting carnival games. It is located near to Ciyou Temple (慈祐宮) which was built by the local residents during the Qing Dynasty. Nearest train station will be to alight at the Songshan Station (松山), exit 5..
Here are some of the food that I have consolidated after going through several food blogs. With many stalls selling the same delicacies across different night market, it is always important to pick THE BEST available in the specific night market so to ensure that you will not tend to repeat same food across your various night market visiting.
TO NOTE: Not all stalls have an English name hence I will be listing their stall shop front photos along with the Chinese name for easy referencing. Numbering not in ranking sequence~
TO NOTE: Not all stalls have an English name hence I will be listing their stall shop front photos along with the Chinese name for easy referencing. Numbering not in ranking sequence~
#1 PEPPER BUN along the entrance of the night market
饒河街夜市門口的胡椒餅
This is usually the first stall to begin with because it is located right at the entrance and is usually crowded with long queue. The bun was freshly baked with piping hot thin crisp and the spicy aroma favour infused with juicy meat bursting with the first bite. It was simply irresistible and especially comforting on cold nights. Will definitely recommend trying this!
#2 CHICKEN ROLL by AH GANG
阿刚黄金爆浆鸡腿
The Chicken roll resembles Taiwan sausages aside from the slight colour difference. Every bite is very juicy, but we felt that it is a little disappointing because the skin is not as crispy as how we thought it could be. Nonetheless, we have included this stall because it is recognised in many other food blogs.
#3 STINKY TOFU and DUCK BLOOD by SHI LAOBAN.
施老闆麻辣臭豆腐 - 麻辣鴨血豆腐
Duck blood is of my favourite food in Taiwan. Perhaps it is because it is not sold in Singapore hence that is why I love it so much. The MALA soup was spicy yet fragrant, every mouthful of soup lingers the MALA spices broth. The duck blood was smooth and tasteful, taste even better than silky tofu in my opinion and matches well with the soup broth. As for the stinky tofu, we prefer the fried ones instead of the boiled ones so will recommend trying it at another stall instead.
#4 BRAISED PORK TROTTER MEE SUA by LIAN JIA
連家清燉豬腳
The Pork rib soup uses herbs to boil over long hours before serving hence the soup broth is sweet but milder. This is in comparison to our herbal soup – Bak Ku Teh since we focus more on the peppery broth instead. Love the pork trotter as it is very tender but wasn’t impressed by the soup broth. Still worth a try if you love to eat Pork trotter.
#5 Taiwanese Style Popiah
潤餅
Similar to the Singapore’s styled popiah but it is filled with carrot, bamboo, egg, bean sprout, coriander, ham or char siu. 潤餅 Is usually eaten during Chinese New Year or Tomb Sweeping Day but it is now readily available in night markets for the tourist to try.
#6 Mee suan & Glutinous Rice by DONG FA
東發號麵線油飯肉羹 ~ 油飯應該榮登第一名寶座 !
Their glutinous rice also known as YOU FAN is the nicest I have tried so far. Stir fried with dried shrimps and peanut that brings out the fragrant of it. One of the MUST TRY! As for their mee suan, it is rich in broth taste as the mee suan matches especially well with the oysters and pig intestine.
#7 CHICKEN CUTLET by NONO
鸡排
When I first shared to PapaTan about NoNo’s famous chicken cutlet, he was a little sceptical thinking it could be famous because it was opened by Taiwan Celebrity. He was impressed after we ordered our portion of Chicken nugget bites – one of the top seller along with the Chicken Cutlet. Very tasty and juicy!
#8 Tacopachi
福島圓圓燒
Rich in filling and extremely yummy!
#9 BEEF NOODLE
紅燒麵牛雜湯
Have not tried it yet but is very popular across food blogs. Listed it in for own reference as well.
#10 HERBAL PORK RIB SOUP / MUTTON SOUP by CHEN
陈董药炖排骨
Have not tried it yet but is very popular across food blogs. Listed it in for own reference as well.