Hualien has one night market that matters: Dongdamen Night Market (東大門夜市), on the edge of downtown near the sea. It is open every evening, pedestrian-only and smoke-free, and big enough for a whole dinner.
- Hours Every evening, from about 17:00 or 18:00 to midnight (stalls vary)
- Address No. 572, Chongqing Road, Hualien City
- Getting there Walk from downtown; bus 301 or 308 to the Dongdamen Night Market stop; or taxi from Hualien Station
- Pay Some stalls take mobile payment; bring enough cash
The four zones
- Fuding Night Market (福町夜市)
- Ziqiang Night Market (自強夜市)
- The Indigenous street (原住民一條街): the county lists fresh wild greens, stir-fried wild boar, stone-slab grilled meat, alivongvong (阿哩鳳鳳, an Amis rice dish) and millet wine.
- The street of the provinces (大陸各省一條街): stalls named after the provinces of mainland China.
What to eat
Look for Hualien's own favorites as well as the night market classics. The county's list of local foods includes fried-egg scallion pancake (炸蛋蔥油餅), wontons (扁食), soup dumplings (小籠包), oyster omelet (蚵仔煎), stinky tofu (臭豆腐) and Indigenous food. → What to eat in Hualien
NightMarket.tw has a full guide to Dongdamen Night Market, with the stalls and how to get there.
Sources: Hualien Tourism, Dongdamen Night Market; Hualien Tourism, visitor services; Hualien Tourism, local food. Checked October 2026.