Keelung Miaokou Night Market
Keelung Miaokou Night Market
Stall by Stall
Keelung Miaokou, located by Dianji Temple on Ren 3rd Road, is known as one of Taiwan's most organized night markets. Each stall has a numbered yellow lantern, making it easy to find favorites that families have enjoyed for generations. The market is open almost all day, with different vendors taking over from morning to late at night. Keelung’s past as a busy port city shapes the market’s character, offering fresher seafood than Taipei, unique curry flavors from old spice trade routes, and hearty soups that once warmed dockworkers before sunrise. Thanks to the numbered stalls, places like 鐤邊趖 at 27-2 or 'Tian Yi Xiang' at 31 are as much addresses as they are names.
Fresh Fruit Juice King
Seasonal fruit juices at the market entrance
Seasonal fruit juices served at the Ren 3rd Road entrance. A refreshing starting point before working through the numbered stalls.
Handmade Glutinous Rice Sausage
Real pig casing, softer than any factory versionFamous for its soft, traditional glutinous rice sausage made with real pig casings—a texture markedly different from factory-made versions. Served alongside pig blood soup.
Kao's Sour Plum Soup
The essential palate cleanserTraditional sour plum soup and cocoa milk. Regulars use it as a palate cleanser between heavier dishes—the tartness cuts through the richness of braised meats and thick soups.
Wu's Crab Soup & Oil Rice
A classic Keelung pairingA staple pairing: oil rice seasoned with soy and shiitake mushrooms, alongside a thick soup with generous chunks of local crab. Order both together.
Grandma's Braised Pork Rice
Old-style, not too sweet — daytime onlyOperates 11:30–20:00. Noted for its old-style flavor that avoids the excessive sweetness common in modern versions. After 20:00 the same stall shifts to fried rice and intestine soup for the late-night crowd.
Swordfish Rice & Fresh Fish Soup
Feeding maritime workers from 10pm to dawnOperates 22:00–08:00 (closed Sundays). A vital hub for Keelung's late-night maritime and logistics community, serving swordfish rice and fresh fish soup through the night.
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Locations are approximate, sourced from Google Maps.
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