Shilin

A foodie favourite

Popular plate: At Shilin Night Market, try stinky tofu, grilled sausages, bubble tea and shaved snow ice topped with fruit.
Talk of the town: Late Republic of China President Chiang Kai-Shek once lived in the Shilin Official Residence on Zhongshan North Road. It is thought the grounds contain a hidden tunnel connecting to the Presidential office in downtown Taipei.

The Shilin Night Market, the capital's largest, has put Shilin district on the map. The sprawling stalls, located indoors, outdoors and spilling over onto countless streets, are a hive of activity from the early afternoon to the first dawn light. Selling every manner of food, drink, fashion and household goods, the moveable feast is a sensory overload, and makes these streets crowded and noisy with life.
Located north of the city's centre and south of Tianmu, Shilin is also history heavy with the National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai-Shek Shilin Residence, the Martyr's Shrine and the majestic Grand Hotel all good stops for those after a taste of times gone by.