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The Nanjichang sight market is ad known as the "Best Night Market in the Taipei,  The food there is delicious and very affordable. It was established in 1986. It used to be a place for aircraft to take off and landing, So the "Najichang" means a southern airport in the Chinese language. The name is still in use today. 

It has also built a number of national housing communities around it. It has a large population and has developed into a very active living circle, forming one of the most unique human landscapes that can represent Taiwanese culture.

Top1 A NAN Sesame Oil Chicken（阿男麻油雞）#Bib Gourmand awarded

Address：No. 34, Aly. 311, Sec. 2, Zhonghua Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100

Business Hour：17：00～00：00 (Monday off)

Number：(+886) 0955 572 506

It originally operated as a vendor, Always full of queues every day during their business hour, it has recently moved to a nearby store, so now they have a more comfortable dining environment

the first food you need to order is sesame oil vermicelli, Rich sesame oil mix with chicken soup is the perfect combination, and the oil onion on top makes the whole bowl of noodles fragrant. You'll also have to eat their sesame oil chicken soup, the boss will also cut the chicken leg for your convenience, you definitely don't want to miss this one when you come to Nanjichang night market.

Top2 Sung Ching Taiwanese Burrito（松青潤餅）#Bib Gourmand awarded

Address：No. 29, Lane 313, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, 100

Business Hour：15：30～22：30 (Monday off)

Number：(+886) 0930 406 677

Burrito is a part of the Taiwanese food culture. It has always been a popular local food in Taiwan. With 10 different fillings in a burrito roll, each bite delivers complex and layered textures and flavors.

Top3 Stinky Tofu Boss （臭老闆蒸臭豆腐）#Bib Gourmand awarded

Address：No. 6, Lane 313, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, 100

Business Hour：11：30～22：30 (Wednesday off)

Number：(+886) 02 2305 2078

How unique about this steamed stinky tofu? Silky and porous, the vegan stinky tofu is steamed to order with mushrooms and basil adding extra aroma, You can order a bowl of rice or winter powder. It is especially that the tofu here has no egg ingredients, so this is a vegan favorite.

Top4 Unnamed Clay Oven Roll （無名推車燒餅）#Bib Gourmand awarded

Address：Lane 311, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City, 108

Business Hour：16：00～20：00 (Wednesday off)

This cart has no fixed stalls. It is usually sold at the back end of the night market and always attracts a queue. You must try their sweet pastry and Sweetcakes, red bean cakes, salty cakes, and long-baked cakes, The special technique also makes the cake taste particularly crispy, and their price is super affordable, even you order one for each flavor will only cost you $60 NTD,

Top5 Shaved Ice（糖品角屋）

Address：No. 2, Lane 303, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, 100

Business Hour：14：00～23：00 (Monday off)

Number：(+886) 02 2307 7011

The most popular shaved ice is only NTD $55, and you can choose any of the four ingredients. The dense taro, the sweet potato, the brown sugar powder, the coix seed, the oatmeal, the red bean, the mung bean, and other ingredients are optional.
 

Top6  Shannei Chicken （山內雞肉）

Address：No. 20-3, Lane 307, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, 100

Business Hour：11：00～20：00 (Saturday off)

Number：(+886) 02 2305 0100

This unidentified chicken specialty store, because he is located at the entrance of the South Airport Night Market, even if there are few people, you have to wait patiently for 15-20 minutes before you can eat it. The most famous one in the store is, of course, the white cut. Chicken, meaty and solid bite, completely different from the average broiler, with special soy sauce, super delicious

Top7 Shanghai Pan-fried bun（上海生煎包）

Address：No. 20, Lane 307, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, 100

Business Hour：11：30～22：30

Number：(+886) 02 2332 0316

It remains highly affordable and high “CP value” as their buns are noticeably larger than those from other joints. The buns are rather chewy with a yummy filling that is oozing juices with every bite. Highly recommended…

Top8 Oyster fritter（好佳蚵嗲）

Address：100, Taipei City, Zhongzheng District, Alley 4, Lane 315, Section 2, Zhonghua Road

Business Hour：16：00～00：30

Number：(+886) 02 2301 7039

They filling the chopped vegetables really high and mix with oyster before sealing it with a viscous batter, One thing which really makes their oyster cakes outstanding is their chili sauce which compliments the oyster cakes really well. It is spicy, sweet, sourish and savory all at once, with a hint of shrimp paste. The best is still to eat them fresh immediately at the available seating area behind the stall.

Top9 Yummy Fried Chicken （好吃炸雞）

Address： No. 41, Lane 315, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, 100

Business Hour：15：30～01：00

Number：(+886) 02 2305 5992

Yummy Fried Chicken, true to its name is one of locals favorite stalls as well. While many folks come for their gigantic fried chicken which we feel is even better than the famous one in Shilin Night Market, The fried chicken they made is so crisp on the outside but incredibly moist and succulent within.

Top10 unnamed Wheel Pies（無名車輪餅）

Address： 100, Taipei City, Zhongzheng District, Section 2, Zhonghua Road, No.327

Business Hour：13：30～21：30

This snack from Japan is made of a mildly sweet pancake-esque batter that's griddled in puck-shaped molds and stuffed with various fillings, namely red bean paste or custard.

There are five flavors such as taro, cream, red beans, peanuts, and rapeseed. The fillings are quite full. and it only cost you NTD $11 for one pie.

Small Tip:

Above-Recommended foods are easy to queue long. If you don’t want to wait in line for a long time, There are many foods at the Nanjichang that are worth trying. That's special of Nanjichang, Most of the food is above the standard, Don't be afraid the try something you don't know or not recommended on the internet, There will be extra surprises!