Under Taipei Bridge, a night market that grew from stalls serving labourers into a Michelin-recommended food street
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At Daqiaotou, evenings belong to Yansan Night Market, open from 5pm to 11pm with no fixed closing day. The night market runs along Yanping North Road Section 3, its southern end sits right under Taipei Bridge, in Longhe Village, the same li as Daqiaotou MRT Station. Its origins actually go back to the early mornings: starting in the 1960s, masons, carpenters, and labourers from New Taipei City and elsewhere came to the foot of the bridge every day looking for work. Mobile food stalls sprang up to serve them. Later, as the Dadaocheng commercial district expanded, these stalls stretched their hours later and later into the night. In 2019, several traditional food stalls here were selected for the Michelin Bib Gourmand.
After the night market, head back to Daqiaotou MRT Station. The Zhonghe-Xinlu Line splits into two branches here, to Xinzhuang and Luzhou, so you can ride straight to either. School is close by too: Daqiao Elementary School, Yanping Elementary School, and Minquan Junior High School are all within the neighborhood. For healthcare, it ranks 24th among Taipei's 73 neighborhoods, so there are quite a few options for seeing a doctor. For everyday shopping, it ranks 26th, putting it in the upper-middle range among the 73 neighborhoods.
Green space is very limited: it ranks last out of Taipei's 73 neighborhoods for greenery. Minquan West Road, which forms the southern boundary, is the approach road onto Taipei Bridge, so if you're looking at a place on that side, pay attention to the traffic flow on and off the bridge when viewing. You'll need to travel a bit further for errands: both the Datong District Office and the Datong Sports Center are on the other side of Chongqing North Road, outside this neighborhood.
The name Daqiaotou comes from Taipei Bridge, referring to the intersection of Yanping North Road and Minquan West Road where the foot of the bridge sits. The first Taipei Bridge was a wooden bridge completed in 1889, connecting Sanchongpu and Dadaocheng. When the Taipei–Hsinchu railway line opened in 1893, a Daqiaotou train stop was already operating near the foot of the bridge. In 1925, Taipei Bridge was rebuilt as an iron bridge, and the sunset views from it became known as "Sunset over the Iron Bridge," one of the Eight Scenic Views of Taipei. The Taipei Bridge you see today opened in 1996. In 2010 the MRT station was set to be called Daqiao Elementary School Station; it became Daqiaotou Station only after the local li chiefs jointly proposed the change.
Compared with the 73 Taipei neighborhoods in this guide (scores 0–10)
NHI-contracted hospitals, public elementary and junior high schools whose catchment covers this area (estimated from the 2026 school-year village/neighborhood catchment table, treating every neighborhood in a village as equal in size; "Shared catchment" means families there can choose between two or more schools), high schools and universities within 1 km, stations, parks of 1 ha or more, and large shopping malls and department stores.
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