About 45 min
Stop 1: Danzai noodles at Small Park
Opens at 4:20 p.m. Order the soup version, add a braised egg or a side dish or two, and keep some room for the night market.
Night crawl · Tainan
Danzai, Then Garden: A Thursday-to-Sunday Evening
擔仔麵之後，逛花園夜市
4 h 45 min6 stops
Overview
About this route
Warm up with a bowl of danzai noodles at Small Park in the late afternoon, then head about 1.5 km north to Garden Night Market for oyster omelet, sausage and stinky tofu. Both are open together only on Thursday to Sunday evenings; on other days try the breakfast trail instead.
Opening days and hours change, so check before you set out.
Stop by stop
The itinerary
- About 30 min
Stop 2: Arrive at Garden Night Market
About 1.5 km north of Simen Road; a taxi is simplest, and the market page has bus details. The market opens at 17:00, so get in while it is quiet and enter from the Hewei Road end at the north.
At this stop
- About 25 min
Stop 3: Oyster omelet at Ah San Ge
Pick a filling, oyster, shrimp, cuttlefish or crab, and eat it while the edges are crisp.
At this stop
- StallAh San Ge Oyster Omelets (Three Ah Brothers)阿三哥蚵仔煎
- DishOyster Omelet蚵仔煎
- About 25 min
Stop 4: Sausage and rice sausage at Hong Fei
A small portion is enough; build it from the condiment row.
At this stop
- StallHong Fei Sausage & Rice Sausage紅妃大腸香腸
- DishTaiwanese Sausage in Glutinous Rice (“Small Sausage in Large Sausage”)大腸包小腸
- About 25 min
Stop 5: Stinky tofu at Yanji
Best straight from the fryer, eaten with the pickled cabbage. Expect a queue at this hour on weekends.
At this stop
- StallYanji Stinky Tofu延記臭豆腐
- DishStinky Tofu臭豆腐
- About 45 min
Stop 6: Something sweet, then the game stalls
Finish with candied sweet potato, mochi or Thai milk tea, then wander west to the game and general-goods rows, where it is less crowded.
At this stop
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