Must-Try Street Foods in Taiwan
If there’s one thing you can’t skip in Taiwan, it’s the street food. From sizzling skewers to gooey desserts, Taiwan’s night markets are a feast for the senses, with bright lights, bubbling fryers, smoky grills, and the irresistible, delicious aromas that always waft from street corners.
Taiwanese street food isn’t just about snacks. It’s a whole culture, a nightly ritual, and a delicious introduction to the island’s rich culinary roots.
Here are some of the most iconic and mouthwatering street foods you need to try in Taiwan—especially if you’re hitting up spots like Shilin, Raohe, Fengjia, or Liuhe Night Market.
Grilled Taiwanese Sausage (香腸)
Sweet, juicy, and a little sticky on the outside, these sausages are often grilled to perfection and served on a stick. Try the famous “small sausage wrapped in big sausage” (大腸包小腸)—a grilled sausage wrapped in sticky rice “bun” with garlic, pickled veggies, and sauces. It’s like a Taiwanese hot dog, but way better.
Stinky Tofu (臭豆腐)
The infamous, love-it-or-hate-it snack that actually tastes way better than it smells. Deep-fried and topped with pickled cabbage and chili sauce, Taiwanese stinky tofu is crispy, funky, and packed with umami.
Hot-Star Large Fried Chicken (炸雞排)
As big as your face and seasoned with a blend of salt, pepper, and sometimes chili, this ultra-crispy fried chicken cutlet is a night market classic. Hot-Star (豪大大雞排) is the OG, but you’ll find delicious variations everywhere.
Pan-Fried Buns (生煎包)
Crispy on the bottom, fluffy on top, and filled with juicy pork—pan-fried buns are bite-sized bombs of flavor. You might even get a bit of broth inside, so handle with care (and maybe a napkin).
Oyster Omelette (蚵仔煎)
A Taiwanese specialty that mixes oysters, egg, sweet potato starch (for that chewy texture), and a signature sweet-savory sauce. It’s gooey, messy, and incredibly satisfying.
Bubble Milk Tea (珍珠奶茶)
Born in Taiwan and beloved worldwide, bubble tea is a must-try in its homeland. Whether you like it classic (black tea + milk + boba) or trendy (brown sugar, oat milk, fruit teas), Taiwan has the best and most creative options.
Pro tip: Try it from Tiger Sugar, 50 Lan, or a local mom-and-pop tea shop.
Shaved Ice (刨冰 / 雪花冰)
Perfect for humid nights, Taiwanese shaved ice is topped with things like:
Mango cubes & condensed milk (in summer)
Red beans, mochi, taro balls (year-round)
Ice cream or panna cotta on top? Yes, please.
Grilled Squid (炭烤魷魚)
Fresh squid, brushed with sauce, grilled until smoky, and cut into rings. Often served with pepper or chili powder—simple, chewy, and full of flavor.
Lu Wei (滷味) – Braised Food Bar
Pick your own ingredients—noodles, tofu, pork, mushrooms—and a vendor will braise it in a savory herbal soy sauce mix. Customizable, flavorful, and deeply Taiwanese.
Run Bing (潤餅) – Taiwanese Spring Roll
A soft, crepe-like wrap filled with shredded veggies, pork, peanuts, and sometimes sugar or egg. A mix of sweet, savory, and crunchy. Light but surprisingly filling.
Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a street food veteran, Taiwan’s night markets won’t disappoint. Every bite tells a story of culture, tradition, creativity and pure deliciousness. So bring your appetite (and some baggy pants), grab some cash, and follow your nose. Taiwanese street food is more than just a meal, it’s an experience.
Where to Try These Street Foods in Taiwan?
Complete list of Night Markets in Taiwan
Shilin Night Market (Taipei) – Big, bold flavors & fried everything
Raohe Night Market (Taipei) – More local vibe, great pepper buns
Fengjia Night Market (Taichung) – One of the biggest and most diverse
Liuhe Night Market (Kaohsiung) – Seafood heaven
Dongdamen Night Market (Hualien) – Mix of indigenous, Taiwanese, and mainland snacks
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炸物 / Deep-fried Food / 揚げ物 / 튀김
▼✅炸雞排/deep-fried chicken cutlets / 鶏肉の揚げ物 /자지파이(닭튀김)
▼✅臭豆腐/stinky tofu / 臭豆腐 /초또우푸(발효 두부: 취두부)
▼✅鹹酥雞/pepper popcorn chicken / 台湾風鳥の唐揚げ / 셴수지 (타이완식 후라이드 치킨)
▼棺材板/deep-fried sandwich /食パンのグラタン詰め / 관차이반(식빵을 파내어 크림스튜를 채워 넣은 음식)
▼肉圓/ Taiwanese meatballs / 肉円（でんぷん団子） / 로우웬(고기완자)
▼蚵嗲/oyster fritter /牡蠣のかき揚げ / 커디아(굴튀김)
▼炸春捲/ fried spring roll/ 揚げ炸春巻き /자춘줸(춘권 튀김)
▼炸蝦捲/ fried shrimp roll/揚げ蝦巻 / 자샤줸(새우말이 튀김)
▼雞捲/chicken roll / 鶏巻 / 지줸(고기 말이)
煎類 / Pan-fried Food / 焼き物類 /부침
▼✅蚵仔煎 / oyster omelette / カキオムレツ /어아젠(굴전)
▼✅葱油餅/scallion pancake/ネギ入りちぢみ焼/ 총요우빙(파전)
▼✅蛋餅 / egg crepe / 目玉焼き入りちぢみ / 딴빙(타이완식 달걀말이)
▼鍋貼 / pot sticker /fried dumpling /焼き餃子 /궈티에(군만두)
▼韭菜盒/ fried leek dumpling / ニラ入り中華まん / 죠차이허(부추만두)
▼生煎包/ pan-fried stuffed bun / 焼き中華まん / 성젠빠오(중국식 군만두)
▼蘿蔔糕 / fried radish cake /(台湾風)大根もち /뤄뽀까오(타이완식 무떡)
▼可麗餅 / crepe / クレープ / 커리빙(크레페)
▼蘿蔔絲餅 / shredded radish cake /干大根入り焼き中華まん/ 로뽀스빙(무채 구운 빵)
▼鐵板牛排 / steak served on a hot iron plate / ビーフステーキの鉄板プレート / 티에빤뉴파이 (철판 스테이크)
燒烤類 / Grilled Food / バーベキュー類 / 구이
▼✅烤香腸/grilled sausage /焼き腸詰 / 카오샹창(소시지 구이)
▼✅大腸包小腸 / Taiwanese sausage with sticky rice / 腸詰のもち米包み / 따창빠오 샤오창(타이완식 핫도그)
▼✅胡椒餅/baked pepper buns / コショウ餅 / 후쟈오빙(화덕 고기빵)
▼✅烤魷魚/grilled squid / ムラサキイカの焼き物 / 카오요우위(오징어 구이)
▼✅炭烤串燒/grilled kebab /炭火串焼き / 탄카오 촨샤오(숯불구이 꼬치)
▼東山鴨頭/Dongshan duck head /東山アヒルの頭 / 동산야터우(튀긴 오리 머리고기 꼬치)
▼烤玉米/grilled corn /焼きトウモロコシ / 카오위미(옥수수 구이)
▼烤地瓜/roasted sweet potato /焼き芋 / 카오띠꽈(군고구마)
蒸煮類 / Steamed Food / 蒸し物類 /찜
▼✅小籠包/xiaolongbao /ショウロンポウ / 샤오롱바오(찐만두)
▼✅水餃/dumplings /水ギョーザ餃子 / 쉐이쟈오(물만두)
▼✅割包/刈包/guabao /台湾ハンバーガー / 과바오(타이완식 햄버거)
▼✅豬血糕/ blood pudding,pig / 豚の血餅 / 주쉐까오 (타이완식 순대)
▼✅甜不辣/天婦羅/黑輪/ tempura / さつま揚げ / 텐부라(튀김요리)
▼✅淡水阿給/ Tamsui Agei /さつま揚げ / 단쉐이 아게 (유부만두)
▼✅茶葉蛋/tea egg /茶葉鶏卵 / 차예딴(달걀조림)
▼潤餅/steamed spring roll /台湾風生春巻き / 룬빙 (스프링롤)
▼鹽水雞/salt chicken / 塩水鶏（塩味煮鶏）/ 옌쉐이지(소금물에 삶은 닭을 야채와 버무린 요리)
▼黑白切/heibai qie /つまみの盛り合わせ / 헤이바이체 (돼지내장 모듬)
▼鵝肉/goose /ガチョウ肉 / 어로우(거위고기)
羹類 / Stew / とろみスープ類 /스튜
▼✅魷魚羹 / squid stew / ムラサキイカ羹 / 요우위껑(오징어 스튜)
▼✅虱目魚羹 / milkfish stew / サバヒー羹 / 스무위껑 (밀크피쉬 스튜)
▼土魠魚羹 / mackerel stew / サワラ羹 / 투토위껑(삼치 스튜)
▼肉羹 / pork-meat stew / 肉羹 / 로우껑(고기 스튜)
▼生炒花枝羹 / fried cuttlefish stew / モンゴウイカ羹 / 성차오한치껑(한치 스튜)
▼紅燒鰻 / hongshao eel stew / ウナギの煮込み / 홍샤오만(우나돈)
滷類 / Braised Food / 煮込み類 / 조림
▼✅鐵蛋/ iron egg/iron-hard preserved egg / 鉄卵 / 티에딴(달걀조림)
▼✅滷味/ luwei / soy sauce braise /煮込み風おつまみ / 루웨이(조림요리)
▼滷豬腳/ braised pork knuckle /煮込み豚足 / 루주쟈오(족발)
麵類 / Noodles / 麺類 /면
▼✅蚵仔麵線/ oyster vermicelli /カキソーメン / 어아몐셴(굴국수)
▼✅大腸麵線/ vermicelli with chitterling /大腸ソーメン / 따창몐셴(막창국수)
▼✅牛肉麵/ beef noodles /牛肉麺 / 뉴로우몐(소고기 국수)
▼✅擔仔麵/ Dan Zai noodles /担仔麺 / 딴자이몐(육수에 면과 얇게 저민 고기、 고명이 들어간 국수)
▼沙茶牛肉炒麵/ shacha sauce fried noodles with beef /牛肉焼きそば / 샤차뉴로우차오몐(샤차소고기 볶음면)
▼涼麵/ cold noodles /冷麺 / 량몐(타이완식 비빔국수)
▼刀削麵/ sliced noodles /刀削麺 / 따오샤오몐(중국식 칼국수)
▼豬腳麵線/ vermicelli with pork knuckle /豚足ソーメン / 주쟈오몐셴(족발국수)
▼米苔目/ mitaimu noodles /米苔目 / 미타이무(타이완식 쌀국수)
米飯類 / Rice /米飯類 / 밥
▼✅滷肉飯/ braised pork on rice / rice with soy-braised pork /煮込みそぼろ飯 / 루로우판(다진 돼지고기 덮밥)
▼✅雞肉飯/ Shredded chicken on rice /鶏肉飯 / 지로우판(닭고기 덮밥)
▼✅油飯/ oily glutinous rice /油飯 / 요우판(타이완식 약밥)
▼肉粽/ zongzi /肉ちまき / 로우쫑(고기 쫑즈)
▼炒米粉/ fried rice noodle /焼きビーフン/ 차오미펀(볶음 쌀국수)
▼飯糰/ sticky-rice roll /台湾風お結び / 판퇀(타이완식 주먹밥)
▼✅芋粿/ taro cake /タロイモまんじゅう / 위토우궤이 (타이완식 토란떡)
▼焢肉飯/ soy-braised pork with rice /豚角煮飯 / 콩로우판(돼지삼겹살 덮밥)
▼碗粿/ salty rice pudding /蒸し米まんじゅう / 와궤이(타이완식 쌀푸딩)
▼筒仔米糕/ round rice pudding /筒入りおこわ / 통자이미까오(찹쌀통밥)
▼✅海鮮粥/ seafood congee /海鮮粥 / 하이셴저우(해산물죽)
▼✅皮蛋瘦肉粥/ congee with preserved egg and pork /ピータンと豚赤身の粥 / 피딴소우로우저우(송화단 고기죽)
▼地瓜粥/ sweet potato congee /サツマイモ粥 / 띠꽈저우(고구마죽)
▼鹹粥/ salty congee /鹹塩味粥 /셴저우(죽)
湯品 / Soups / スープ/ 수프
✅藥燉排骨/ ribs stewed with medicinal herbs /スペアリブの薬膳スープ / 야오뚠파이구(한약 갈비탕)
▼✅羊肉爐/ mutton hotpot /羊肉煮込み / 양로우루(양고기 전골)
▼✅薑母鴨/ ginger duck hotpot /アヒルのショウガ煮込み/ 쟝무야(생강오리탕)
▼✅麻辣鍋/ spicy hotpot / 激辛鍋 / 마라궈(마라 샤브샤브)
▼當歸鴨/ Angelica duck /アヒル肉の漢方風味 / 땅구이야(당귀 오리)
▼麻油雞/ sesame oil chicken soup /鶏のゴマ油煮込み / 마요우지(타이완식 삼계탕)
▼排骨酥湯/ crispy pork ribs soup /揚げスペアリブ入りスープ / 파이구수탕(갈비튀김탕)
▼貢丸湯/ pork ball soup /肉団子のスープ / 꽁완탕(완자탕)
▼豬血湯/ pig’s blood soup /豚血スープ / 주시에탕(선지탕)
▼餛飩湯/ wonton soup /ワンタンスープ / 훈툰탕(타이완식 만두국)
▼米粉湯/ Rice noodle soup /ビーフンスープ / 미펀탕(쌀국수)
▼四神湯/ four-herbal soup /四神スープ / 쓰션탕(율무 곱창탕)
▼鼎邊趖/ ding bian cuo /米麺スープ / 딩벤숴(해산물과 야채를 넣고 만든 쌀국물)
甜品 / Desserts/ 中華風甘味 / 디저트
▼✅車輪餅/ wheel pies /大判焼き / 처룬빙(타이완식 국화빵)
▼✅雞蛋糕/ egg cake /鶏卵ケーキ / 지딴까오(계란빵)
▼✅糖葫蘆/ candied hawthorn berries /飴がけフルーツ / 탕후루(절인과일 꼬치)
▼✅豆花/ tofu pudding / 豆花 / 또우화(연두부)
▼燒仙草/ hot grass jelly /仙草スープ / 샤오셴차오 (선초수프)
▼仙草蜜/ grass jelly /仙草蜜 / 셴차오미(선초젤리주스)
▼紅豆湯/ adzuki bean soup /台湾風ぜんざい / 홍또우탕(타이완식 팥죽)
▼湯圓/ tangyuan /白玉 / 탕웬(새알심탕)
▼麻糬/ Mochi /台湾風もち / 무아찌(모찌/인절미)
▼麻花/ fried dough twist /ねじりクッキー / 마화(꽈배기)
冰品 / Ice / アイスデザート/ 빙과
▼✅芒果冰/ mango shaved ice /マンゴーアイス / 망궈삥 (망고빙수)
▼✅剉冰/ shaved ice /かき氷 / 춰삥(얼음빙수)
▼霜淇淋/ ice cream /ソフトクリーム /솽치린(소프트 아이스크림)
▼綿綿冰/ mein mein ice/snowflake ice /ふわふわかき氷 / 몐몐삥(스무디 느낌의 아이스크림)
▼紅豆牛奶冰/ adzuki bean with milk ice /小豆ミルクかき氷 / 홍또우뉴나이삥 (팥빙수)
▼八寶冰/ eight treasures ice /八宝かき氷 / 빠바오삥 (8색빙수)
▼粉圓冰/ ice with tapioca balls /タピオカ氷 / 펀웬삥(타피오카볼 빙수)
飲品 / Drinks / ドリンク/음료
▼✅珍珠奶茶/ pearl milk tea /パールミルクティー / 쩐주나이차(버블티)
▼✅木瓜牛奶/ papaya milk /パパイヤミルク / 무과뉴나이 (파파야 우유)
▼✅青蛙下蛋/ jelly tapioca pearl /タピオカかき氷 / 칭와샤딴 (흑당 버블티)
▼檸檬愛玉/ lemon aiyu jelly /レモン愛玉 / 니몽아이위 (아이위 젤리 레몬주스)
▼金桔檸檬/ kumquat and lemon juice /キンカンレモン / 진지니몽(금귤레몬)
▼青草茶/ herbal tea /やくそうちゃ / 칭차오차 (타이완식 허브차)
▼冬瓜茶/ white gourd drink /トウガン茶 /동과차(동아차)
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