The story
Raohe Night Market, tucked along Raohe Street in Ciyou Village, is one of Taipei’s oldest and most famous night markets, earning a solid 4.3-star rating. Jack’s Dining Room captures its essence, calling it an “overwhelming variety of street food,” from the iconic black pepper bun to the playful peanut ice cream burrito. The market buzzes with late-night energy, welcoming both tourists and locals alike with no-frills, walk-in-friendly outdoor seating.
Beyond the classics, the stalls tempt with fresh local fruit: wax apple, honeydew melon, star fruit with plum powder, and sugar apple. Jack’s Dining Room highlights these as must-try bites that balance the savory chaos. It’s a quintessential Taipei night-out—buzzy, tourist-friendly, and unapologetically local.
Synthesised by AI from every creator’s review. First reviewed 2026.
Most-loved dishes
AI summary of what 6 dish mentions say about the food
“We're going to start off with a wax apple. Essentially the texture of an apple with a really waxy outside. The name wax apple is spot on. It tastes like a really crunchy apple with a super waxy outside. It's not that sweet. Would say it's my favorite fruit, but I don't hate it.”
What creators say
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One of Taipei's oldest and most famous night markets, offering an overwhelming variety of street food from black pepper buns to peanut ice cream burritos.
Dishes mentioned
Black Pepper Bun
The clay pot pork buns. Now, they have nine different clay pots here that they load up with these buns and they cook them almost like naan. So the guy sticks them to the wall of the clay pot to get this like nice crisp edge and then it cooks it all and they top it with sesame seed. Usually a bun is just steamed so it's like really squishy. But I like how this one has really good crunch but still kind of doughy layers. It's almost like a crispy soup dumpling in a way. I'm kind of surprised cuz I thought they were going to be like 50. They're $2 a bunch which isn't like super expensive but honestly a little more expensive than I thought.
Peanut Ice Cream Burrito
Next up we have a traditional peanut rolled Taiwanese ice cream. It's essentially like a ice cream burrito. They have this kind of like crepe base. There's this huge block of peanuts and this guy shaves the peanuts and dumps it in the base, which is like this crepe layer, and then tops it with ice cream and cilantro and rolls it up. I've never seen ice cream rolled to look like a burrito. All right, here we go. Wow. I've never had a dessert like this. So, it literally is a peanut ice cream burrito. And you get the crunch from the peanuts, so the ice cream is like so cold. This one's really fun to eat. It's way easier. The ice cream doesn't spill everywhere. It's like a portable ice cream sandwich.
Wax Apple
We're going to start off with a wax apple. Essentially the texture of an apple with a really waxy outside. The name wax apple is spot on. It tastes like a really crunchy apple with a super waxy outside. It's not that sweet. Would say it's my favorite fruit, but I don't hate it.
Honeydew Melon
This melon looks amazing. Wow. Honeydew is insane. So sweet and juicy. Oh my god.
Star Fruit with Plum Powder
She topped my star fruit with plum powder. Okay. I added like a little sweetness. I don't think it's totally necessary, but that's good.
