3 Best Nightlife in Yilan

The Dongmen Night Market, right in the middle of the Yilan City, comes alive at 5pm and operates till late. If you exit from the train station and turn right, you’ll find it underneath the overpass just 1 block away. Much like any other Taiwanese night market, it’s filled with a large number of people, wafting scents of delicacies, and lots of cheap and reasonable shopping items. Yilan’s night markets differ in having the reputation as the friendliest in Taiwan.

There are 2 things that must be tried among the many foods like stuffed duckling, tofu, and mutton. First are scallion pancakes, which are thicker than normal pancakes and fried in quite a lot of oil. Second is an old-fashioned drink known as yaoyaobing, which is really a mixture of slushy ice and flavoured juices. This drink used to be prevalent throughout Taiwan, but it’s now unique to Yilan.

Shasha is one of very few bars in Yilan City, making it quite popular among the expat population. It is close to the train station and stays open until late, providing good drinks at reasonable prices.

Mr. Balagov is an Eastern European café which remains open until quite late, by Yilan standards. It's near the intersection at Yilan University on Nongquan Road. It brings alternative cuisine to a place dominated by local food joints.