Kaohsiung Ziqiang Night Market

Although Liuhe Tourist Night Market is very famous, it is now deemed by many to be too tourist-centered, as it has become almost entirely tourists from China who visit. If you want to taste local Kaohsiung food but do not want to go to Liuhe or the overly-crowded Ruifeng Night Market, then Ziqiang Night Market is a good choice. Indeed, it has now become the replacement go-to for Kaohsiung locals who want some night market fare. Its shape is something like Taichung’s Zhongxiao Night Market or Taipei’s Liaoning Night Market, with restaurants and street vendors arranged neatly along the lane, making it flow nicely in one direction, and more difficult to get lost. However, a disadvantage is that the road can become easily jammed with many scooters. While you won’t find so much shopping or so many arcade games here, you will definitely find good food. Best of all, because it is as yet much unfound by the tourist crowd, the prices here remain very cheap. The fried rice, minced pork rice (魯肉飯), and fish soup are especially tasty, as is Chinese white sugar cake, which tastes a bit like fried mochi. This is a great destination if you are hungering after a night market in Kaohsiung, but want to avoid big crowds and big prices!