Late morning to late afternoon · about 6 hours · Best Wed–Sun
Yancheng Old Town
Yancheng was Kaohsiung's busiest district when the harbour boomed, and many of its food stalls date from that time. Start with breakfast in a covered market and work towards the harbour by way of duck rice and old-style sweets.
Getting there
Take the MRT Orange Line to Yanchengpu (O2). The first two stops are inside the Dagouding covered market, about 5 minutes on foot from the station.
On the way
- Dagouding Market: A covered market built over an old drainage canal. The first two stops are inside.
- Pier-2 Art Center: Old harbour warehouses turned into galleries and shops, about 10 minutes' walk from the duck rice stop.
- 1
10:00 · Milkfish & congee
Dagouding Milkfish Rice Noodle Soup大溝頂虱目魚米粉湯
The stall closes at 13:30, so get there before noon.
05:30–13:30 daily
- 2
10:45 · Street snacks
A-Mian Mochi阿綿麻糬
Same market, a few steps on. Take a fruit mochi to go.
10:30–18:30 daily per a 2019 report (unverified for 2026)
- 3
11:15 · Noodles
Cheng's Noodles鄭家切仔麵
This was a Bib Gourmand pick in 2022 and 2023. Get the qie-zai noodles in a small bowl.
Daily 08:00–15:00; irregular days off posted on the shop's Facebook
- 4
12:15 · Rice dishes
Ya Rou Zhen (Duck Zhen)鴨肉珍
Order the duck rice and a small plate of sliced duck to share.
10:00–20:20, closed Tuesdays (plus occasional irregular closures)
- 5
15:00 · Desserts & ice
Li Family Tangyuan Soup李家圓仔湯
After Pier-2, cool down with the square rice balls over shaved ice.
11:00–19:00, closed Mondays (per Mirror Media 2026; a 2013 Supertaste listing gave 12:00–22:30)
- 6
16:00 · Coffee & tea
Grandma's Marble Soda Mixed Tea阿婆彈珠汽水綜合茶
There is only one drink on the menu, so just ask for a cup.
12:00–22:30 (Mirror Media 2026); Supertaste 2024 says about 12:00–22:00
Days are based on each shop's listed closing days. Check before you set off.