Songshan (松山) in east Taipei is where the Green Line ends, and right outside Songshan Station is one of the easiest night markets in the city: Raohe Street, a single straight lane of food with a temple from the 1750s at its gate. Add a walk to the Rainbow Bridge for the river view, and it is a relaxed evening. By day, the leafy streets of Minsheng Community are Songshan's quieter side.
- MRT Songshan Station (Green Line, G19) for Raohe, the temple and the bridge; Nanjing Sanmin (G18) and Taipei Arena (G17) further west; Songshan Airport (Brown Line, BR13) for Minsheng Community
- Best time from late afternoon into the evening
- How long an evening, or half a day with Minsheng Community
Getting there
Take the Green Line to the end of the line at Songshan Station (G19) and use Exit 1 or 2: the night market's east gate and the temple are a few minutes' walk. Songshan is also a Taiwan Railway station, so it is easy to reach from outside the city.
What to see
Raohe Street Night Market (饒河街觀光夜市). One straight lane between Bade Road and Fuyuan Street, opened in 1987 as the city's first planned tourist night market. It runs from 17:00 to midnight with no closing day, and because it is a single line of stalls, it is easy to walk the whole thing and back. → Taipei's night markets compared
Songshan Ciyou Temple (松山慈祐宮). The Mazu temple at the market's east gate, built between 1753 and 1757 by a monk who brought a statue of Mazu from Meizhou, and the place Songshan grew up around. Address: No. 761, Section 4, Bade Road. → Taipei's temples
Rainbow Bridge (彩虹橋). A red footbridge of about 167 m across the Keelung River, for people on foot and on bikes, lit up after dark. Walk out from Lane 221 of Raohe Street through the river gate; the riverside parks on both banks have seasonal flower beds. → Riverside parks
Minsheng Community (民生社區) and Fujin Street (富錦街). A planned residential neighborhood of low buildings, tree-lined streets and small parks. Fujin Street is its cafe and boutique street. It is a calm half day of walking, from Songshan Airport Station (Brown Line, BR13).
Taipei Arena (臺北小巨蛋), by Taipei Arena Station (G17), hosts big concerts and has a public ice rink in its annex. → Concerts at Taipei Arena
Good to know: despite its name, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park is in Xinyi District, near Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. → Xinyi
Where to eat
Raohe is the meal. Start at the east gate by the temple, where Fuzhou Shizu Pepper Bun (福州世祖胡椒餅) sells its pepper buns, and graze west down the lane. For a sit-down dinner near the arena, several MICHELIN-listed restaurants are by Taipei Arena and Nanjing Sanmin stations. → Taipei dishes to try · The MICHELIN list by MRT station
An easy evening
- Arrive at Songshan Station (G19) in the late afternoon and walk out to the Rainbow Bridge while it is still light.
- Come back through the river gate and visit Ciyou Temple as the lanterns come on.
- Eat your way down Raohe from the east gate, then ride the Green Line back from Songshan.
→ All neighborhoods · Xinyi · Staying in Songshan
Sources
Raohe Street Night Market: Taipei City Market Administration Office. Ciyou Temple: Taiwan Tourism Administration. Rainbow Bridge and the riverside parks: Taipei City Government and Hydraulic Engineering Office. Minsheng Community: Taipei City Government. Taipei Arena: Taipei Arena. Checked November 2026.