Top 15 Taipei Street Food Tours

1.[Private Tour] Shilin Night Market Walking Tour With a Private Tour Guide (2-hr)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 123 reviews · from $35Our pick

Spend two hours at Shilin Night Market with a private guide such as May, Joseph, Alex, or Vivian. Your guide can shape the walk around your tastes, explain Taiwanese food and customs, point out worthwhile stalls, and lead you to the market temple. Food, shopping, and transport are extra.

“Vivian was amazing! My mum and dad had a wonderful time with her at Shilin yesterday 14/03/25! Thanks so much for giving my parents a wonderful tour!”

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2.Street Food & Hidden Eats Night Market Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 112 reviews · 3 hours · from $55

Meet your English-speaking guide at Taipower Building Station and walk through Shida Night Market, the Taipei University district, and Yongkang Street. You’ll try pork buns, fried chicken, lu rou fan, bubble tea, scallion pancake, tofu pudding, and a Secret Dish. Guides may include Julie, Skyler, Skylar, or Grace.

“Good food choices, very knowledgeable guide with local roots, yet perfect/native English speaker.”

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3.Taipei Hidden Eats, Market & Street Food Tour with 8+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 109 reviews · from $54

Spend 3.5 hours tasting Taipei with guides such as Julie and Skyler. Walk from Taipower Building through Shida Market, the university district, and Yongkang Street while trying pork-filled soup dumplings, fried chicken, lu rou fan, scallion pancakes, tofu pudding, bubble tea, and a secret Taiwanese dish.

“Really great food tour of Taiwan. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and funny. She was also able to help with my tree nut and peanut allergy which helped a lot! My only complaint is that we didn't get any Xiao long bao on the food tour, which I would've loved to get. Nonetheless, it was a great tour that I would recommend to everyone!”

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4.Taipei Food Tour: Night Market & Convenience Store(Food Included)

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 100 reviews · from $44

Meet at 7:30 pm near Longshan Temple for a two-hour walking food tour through Meng Jia and Huaxi Street night markets. A bilingual guide such as Cornelia, Tammy, or Violet leads you to 10 or more Taiwanese delicacies, including Michelin-rated street food and 7-Eleven snacks. Come hungry, wear clothes that can handle spills, and bring cash for extras.

“MUST do tour. Great way to try new foods. Has a good mix of delicious foods - and fun ones to try (that you might not eat again but you have to try while you’re here). Very full by the end of tour. 7-eleven was a highlight. Our guide Cornelia gave us some background on each food & the areas we were in.”

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5.2-Hour Raohe Night Market Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 69 reviews · 2 hours · from $23Best value

Meet your guide in a yellow shirt at Songshan MRT Station Exit 5 for two hours at Raohe Night Market. Guides such as Vicky, May Ei, Mavis, and Ruby help you choose local foods, explain Taiwanese customs, and visit the Sea Goddess temple. Food and transport cost extra, so bring cash and comfortable shoes.

“I enjoyed the tour and meeting my guide, he was very friendly and knowledgable and I learnt alot beyond even the food. I would have preferred a group experience, but I guess that is luck of the draw and similarly I would have liked to try more dishes but that again may have been easier with more people.”

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6.Backstreet Food Tour: Food, Culture, and Fun

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 63 reviews · from $75

Join Taipei Eats for a four-hour food walk through Xinyi and nearby neighborhoods. In a group of no more than eight, your English-speaking guide, often Tina, helps you order and understand more than 10 Taiwanese tastings, from soup dumplings and scallion pancakes to stinky tofu and betel nut. The route ends near Zhongxiao Dunhua.

“I tasted so many hidden gems that I wouldn't have found on my own that it's difficult to pinpoint what exactly I enjoyed the most. I started with my own research but ended up going the tour route for convenience sake. I was not disappointedRead more”

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7.2-hr Raohe Night Market Walking Private Tour with a Tour Guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 61 reviews · from $35

Meet your licensed English-speaking guide at Songshan MRT for a two-hour walk through Raohe Night Market. Learn how to choose stalls, order local favorites, and sample dishes such as black pepper buns, herbal pork rib soup, and oyster vermicelli. Food, transport, and personal purchases cost extra.

“Vivian was a great tour guide! She took us to many stalls and explained the dishes. We wanted to try dishes very unique to Taiwan and she delivered! I would highly recommend a tour with Vivian when visiting the night market - it unlocked foods/ stalls that we would have otherwise overlooked.”

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8.Taipei Street Food & Night Market Tour with a Local: Private & Custom

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 35 reviews · from $186

Spend about three hours with a private local host at Taipei’s night markets. You may try oyster omelets, pepper cakes, stinky tofu, shaved ice, herbal drinks, and more, with guides such as Alice, Charlotte, Cindy, Lin, or Green helping you order and adjust the route. A temple visit and public transport may be included.

“Alice contacted us before our tour and made suggestions as far as our options to get to Songshan from our hotel. She was in constant contact making sure that we can find each other easily. Alice asked us what we liked, made recommendations as far as the different foods, talked with the vendors to make sure we weren’t getting cheated. We found her to be personable, considerate and pleasant to be with. I’d highly recommend Alice and this tour. It would be hard to go to the night market alone and not be able to communicate with the vendors. Plus if you want to buy anything you need to bring…”

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9.Yansan Night Market Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $61

Meet at Daqiaotou MRT Station at 5:30 pm for a two-hour Yansan Night Market walk with a local guide. You’ll sample up to eight Taiwanese snacks, hear the stories behind the food, and visit Dihua Street and Taipei Bridge. Groups are capped at four per booking, with the total group limited to six.

“Amazing experience. This tour is packed with foods I've never even seen or heard of. Which says a lot since I'm a Taiwanese-American. My favorite food was the savory tangyuan and Taiwanese spring rolls. The guide was explained eaRead more”

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10.Street Food Cooking Class in Taipei : Gua Bao/Lu Rou Fan/Boba Tea

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $79

At CookInn Taiwan’s Zhongshan classroom, you’ll spend about two hours making gua bao, braised pork for lu rou fan, and chewy tapioca pearls for bubble milk tea. The class starts at 2:30 pm, includes a meal and recipe book, and keeps the group to eight people. Angela may lead the class.

“We had a great time and got to learn to cook some of our favorite dishes. Fun, informative and easy for everyone. Highly recommend!”

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11.Private Keelung Food Tour with Local Markets & Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews

Walk Keelung with a local guide from Keelung For A Walk, stopping at Maritime Plaza, Ren’ai Market, Ching-an Temple, Miaokou’s herb alley, bakeries, and a bubble tea shop. Taste local favorites, watch vendors work, and learn how Keelung’s immigrant communities shaped its food. Daytime and evening tours offer different moods and dishes.

“It was excellent. Mila was a wonderful tour guide! I would recommend this tour to anyone. A wonderful experience.”

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12.Jiufen, Heping Island Park & Keelung Night Market Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 10 reviews · from $90

From Taipei Main Station, your English-speaking guide leads you through Jiufen’s old lanes, Heping Island’s rocky coast, and Keelung’s famous Miaokou Night Market. You get about two hours in Jiufen, 80 minutes by the sea, and 70 minutes for local food. Guides may include Bratt or Xiao Hei. Expect stairs, walking, and a group of up to 40.

“The activities were fun , wished we had more time between the activities but overall a great experience”

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13.Private Night Market Tour with a Variety of Food Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 9 reviews · 2 hours · from $139

Meet Megan at Exit 5 of Songshan Metro Station for a two-hour private walk through a popular Taipei night market, most often Raohe Street Night Market. Expect local food tastings, a non-alcoholic drink, cultural tips, and a pace shaped around your appetite and interests. Vegetarian, vegan, Muslim, and other dietary needs can be accommodated.

“Megan is a fun and knowledgeable guide. Even though it was raining heavily on our tour, she was able to take us through the Raohe Street Night Market to taste many intereand delicious Taiwanese specialties. Highly recommend!”

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14.Local Favorites: Taiwan Night Market Food Tour in 2 hours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $45

Meet at 6 pm near Shuanglian and ride local public transport to Ningxia Night Market. Your guide introduces classic Taiwanese small eats, including oyster omelet, shrimp soup, taro cake, pork leg with rice, and vegetarian choices. Guides Bessey and Fred have been praised for food knowledge and neighborhood stories. The group is capped at 10.

“Such a fun, interesting, educational, yummy experience. Market was full of locals. And the guide was great!”

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15.Iconic Food Tour: Local Street Food, Drinks & Sites

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 3 reviews · 3h 30m · from $77

Meet your English-speaking guide at Yongchun Station and spend about three and a half hours tasting northern Taiwanese favorites. You’ll visit a local wet market, try award-winning gua bao, old-style fermented stinky tofu, boba, betel nut, icy treats, and more, with a stop at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall for Taipei 101 views. Groups are limited to eight.

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