Temple · Sanmin
Sanfeng Temple
三鳳宮
Photo: Pbdragonwang, CC BY-SA 3.0A large temple to the child deity Nezha, a few minutes from the Sanmin Street market stalls.
History
It traces its origin to a shrine called Sanfeng Pavilion, founded in 1673. It stood on Jianguo 3rd Road until the road was widened in 1964, then moved to Hebei 2nd Road, and the rebuilt temple took the name Sanfeng Temple after 1971. Its main deity is Zhongtan Yuanshuai, better known as Nezha.
Eat nearby
黃家粉圓冰Huang Family Tapioca Ice
A small bowl still costs about NT$10 at this neighbourhood ice shop near Sanfeng Temple. Order the brown-sugar tapioca shaved ice and the house pudding.
阿萬意麵A-Wan Yi Noodles
Since 1963 this evening noodle stall in Sanmin Market has kept the same short menu. The order is dry yi-mein noodles with a bowl of pork thick soup.
侯記鴨肉飯Hou Chi Duck Rice
This popular duck shop slices its duck thick and lays it over rice with pickled radish. Pair it with the angelica herbal duck soup.
廖家黑輪Liao Family Oden
This Sanmin Street market stall has grilled fish cake over charcoal since 1963. Order a mixed set of grilled oden, sausage and rice sausage.
興隆居Hsing Long Ju
Queues are long at this 60-plus-year-old breakfast institution, which opens before dawn. Order the big soup dumplings, a sesame flatbread with egg, and savoury soy milk.
清溪小吃部Ching Hsi Snack Shop
An old-fashioned eatery on the Sanfeng Middle Street dried-goods strip, going for about seventy years, best known for savoury pork tangyuan soup and sticky rice.