Kaohsiung City Liu He Night Market 六合夜市 is one of Kaohsiung’s most popular night markets.
During the day, Liuhe 2nd Road looks like any other road with thru traffic and storefronts. But after 6:00pm, the barriers go up and it becomes a pedestrian market. The Liuhe Night Market is a must visit market if you are in Kaohsiung. It is located in the heart of Kaohsiung and is easy to get to by MRT. The other very popular Rei Feng Night Market is in the north part of Kaohsiung.
The highlight of the market is seafood (Click here for Liu He Night Market foods). There are many stands selling, crab, shrimp, octopus, and squid. Some stands are actually restaurants. So you can pick the fresh seafood you want and walk to the back and sit at a nice table to eat. There are some clothing and accessory options here as well. The market takes about 30 minutes to walk through and there is plenty of space. Bring an appetite and enjoy the downtown energy.
Getting to Liuhe Night Market
It is very easy to get to the night market. Take the MRT Red Line and get off at the R10 stop or Orange Line O5 stop. It is the famous Formosan Blvd. station. Walk to Exit 11 which is the Liuhe Night Market Exit and you will be at the eastern end of the market.
The address is
高雄市新興區六合二路 Liuhe 2nd Road, ShinShing District
Follow the signs to Exit 11.
Walk through the pretty Foromosan Boulevard MRT station.
Keep following the signs out Exit 11 up to the street and the eastern end of the market.
What to buy at Liuhe Night Market
Liuhe Night Market is easy to manage. It is 3 blocks long and a straight shot. Basically walk up one end and then come down the other. There aren’t any side alleys growing off the side of the market.
Liu He has plenty of space to walk. If you get there right after 6:00, it won’t be so crowded. But as the night moves on, the people start to come.
There are lots of great stalls with colorful lights and vendors shouting out their items.
Seafood is very popular in Kaohsiung and seafood snacks are abundant at the market.
Fresh shrimp in the tank for shrimp barbecue.
The Liuhe Night Market also has non-food items and sourvenoirs for sale. Some great Taiwan T-shirts for sale below.
Great inexpensive sunglasses. It’s ok to bargain a bit.
Liuhe is unique because it also has some restaurants serving up fresh food. You can choose your food out front and then sit inside.
Below is the mid-way point walking through the Liuhe Night Market.
“Big sausage in little sausage” is a popular Taiwanese night market snack.
A famous stand selling a fish soup. It’s a very Taiwanese dish.
Enjoy Liuhe Night Market. It is a great Taiwan experience.
