Top 8 Taipei Market Tours

1.[Private Tour] Shilin Night Market Walking Tour With a Private Tour Guide (2-hr)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 123 reviews · from $35Our pick

Meet your private guide at Jiantan and spend two hours exploring Shilin Night Market. Guides such as May, Joseph, Alex, and Vivian can tailor the walk to your appetite, explain Taiwanese foods, point out the temple, and help you skip weak choices. Food costs extra.

“Deep knowledge of area food, including where to go and where to skip at the market. We really appreciated his patience when our bus ran late! We still got to take in so much of the market. Plus, he was great at discussing foods with our kids and us, so the kids could make choices about what they wanted to try.”

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2.Street Food & Hidden Eats Night Market Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 112 reviews · 3 hours · from $55

Spend three hours eating your way through Taipei with an English-speaking guide such as Julie or Skyler. Try pork buns, fried chicken, lu rou fan, bubble tea, scallion pancakes, tofu pudding, and a Secret Dish while walking between Shida Night Market, the university district, and Yongkang Street.

“Skyler was our guide last night and we had a great time! The food was delicious and something that I may not have stopped by on my own to eat. I also appreciated that it seemed to be different food items compared to other tours I was looking at. I think this is a really unique experience and would highly recommend!!”

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3.Taipei Hidden Eats, Market & Street Food Tour with 8+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 109 reviews · from $54

Spend 3.5 hours walking from Taipower Building to Dongmen Station with guides such as Julie or Skyler. Expect eight-plus tastings, including pork-filled soup dumplings, fried chicken, braised pork rice, scallion pancakes, tofu pudding, bubble tea, and a secret Taiwanese dish.

“Sky led an engaging tour. Casual but professional. We had a full international group which made things fun. Food was not night market style, but they were all local type establishments outside of maybe the boba place.”

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4.Taipei Food Tour: Night Market & Convenience Store(Food Included)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 100 reviews · from $44

Start at 7:30 pm near Longshan Temple for a two-hour walking food tour through Meng Jia and Huaxi Street night markets. A bilingual guide, including guides such as Cornelia, Violet, or Tammy, helps you try 10-plus Taiwanese delicacies, Michelin-rated street food, and local convenience-store snacks.

“Many foods to try which was fun. Our tour guide Roro was great. I found the price a bit high compared to other food tours I’ve done but it’s a good way to experience the culture of different countries.”

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5.2-Hour Raohe Night Market Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 69 reviews · 2 hours · from $23Best value

Meet your English, Chinese, or Japanese-speaking guide at Songshan MRT Station and spend two hours learning how to eat your way through Raohe Night Market. Guides such as Vicky, May Ei, Mavis, and Ruby explain the food, temple customs, and local culture while you choose and pay for your own snacks.

“Vincent was a great guide. He has truly grown up with the market and I enjoyed having a conversation with him while he showed me his favourite eats.”

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6.Cooking Class & Market Adventure Historic Dadaocheng

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 17 reviews · 3 hours · from $99

Alex leads a small group through Dadaocheng’s old streets and traditional market before guiding you through a hands-on Taiwanese cooking class. Depending on the day, you’ll make beef noodles, braised pork rice, sticky-rice youfan, or scallion pancakes, then eat your work for lunch.

“The combination of walking around and cooking was very nice. Alex gives you a little tour through the historic dadaocheng and after teaches you to make delicious scallion pancakes. He's is very knowledgeable about cooking and his English is very good!”

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7.Private Night Market Tour with a Variety of Food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 9 reviews · 2 hours · from $139

Meet Megan at Songshan Metro Station and walk through a popular Taipei night market, likely Raohe Street Night Market. You’ll taste local food, try a non-alcoholic drink, and learn about Taiwanese customs in a private, flexible tour suited to solo visitors and guests with dietary restrictions.

“As a solo traveler it was nice to have someone to walk through a night market with. Megan was kind, knowledgeable and answered any questions I had about food and culture. Next time I am in Taiwan I’d book this again.”

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8.Taiwan Traditional Breakfast & Market & Tea Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 2 hours · from $44

Meet your English-speaking guide outside Lanzhou Market for a two-hour morning food walk. You’ll taste more than 10 Taiwanese dishes, explore Dihua Street, and finish with oolong and cold brew red tea at a Dadaocheng tea house. Guide Leo has been praised for adding food, culture, and history.

“Really enjoyed this breakfast food tour. Our guide, Leo, was very informative and made this a perfect combination of food and culture and history.”

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