The short answer: the Anping Fish Market (安平魚市場) runs overnight, from midnight to 05:00, Tuesday to Sunday. It is closed on Monday, which in practice means there is no market on the night of Sunday into Monday. It is a working fish market, so come late at night or before dawn, not in the afternoon.
It is our favorite seafood wharf in Tainan, and it is right in the city, on Yunhe Road in Anping. We always go for the sashimi and the squid balls.
Hours and closed days
| What | When |
|---|---|
| Market hours | Midnight to 05:00, Tuesday to Sunday |
| Closed | Monday (the night of Sunday into Monday) |
| Busiest time | From about 01:30, when sellers start selling |
| Daytime seafood at the same address | 丸珍水產, 10:00 to 21:00 |
Sunday or Monday? You will see both online. Because the market trades after midnight, a closure on "Sunday night" and one on "Monday early morning" are the same night. The national culture archive lists it as closed on Sunday, and a 2022 article from Taiwan's Ministry of Agriculture says it closes in the early hours of Monday. Either way, don't plan your visit for the night of Sunday into Monday.
Holidays. We couldn't find an official 2026 or 2027 holiday schedule, and fishing markets can close around Lunar New Year and in bad weather. If your trip depends on it, call ahead.
What it's like
This is a real wholesale market, not a tourist night market. Fish vendors and restaurant buyers come to stock up, and trading is done by bargaining, not by auction. The national culture archive describes it as selling both wholesale and retail, and the Ministry of Agriculture article describes shoppers asking to buy a smaller lot of 5 to 10 kg. If you only want to look around, keep out of the way of the carts and the buyers.
Expect the catch of the day: the 2022 article mentions largehead hairtail (白帶魚), tuna and marlin, reef fish and pomfret, among others. Bring cash, wear shoes you don't mind getting wet, and bring a cooler bag if you plan to buy.
What to eat
Our favorites are the sashimi and the squid balls (花枝丸). If midnight isn't your thing, the seafood restaurant 丸珍水產 at the same address lists 10:00 to 21:00 for sashimi and prepared seafood, so you can eat there by day without the wholesale bustle.
How to get there
- Address: No. 97, Yunhe Rd (運河路97號), Anping District, Tainan. On Google Maps it is listed as 南市區漁會魚市場.
- Phone: the culture archive lists (06) 221 5221. It comes from a 2017 source, so it may have changed.
- Getting there at night: a taxi or Uber is the practical choice at that hour. It sits on the canal, about 6 km from Tainan Station. → Getting around Tainan
- Parking: if you drive, expect trucks and vans loading. Park where you won't block them.
Don't mix it up with these
- Anping Market (安平市場) is a different place: a public retail market at No. 20-7, Xiaozhong St (效忠街20之7號), open 08:00 to 20:00 and closed on Monday, according to the city's market office.
- Xingda Harbor's fish market is south of Tainan, in Kaohsiung. → Xingda fish market
For the rest of Tainan's markets, from the afternoon fish auction at Qingshan Harbor to the old town's wet markets, see → Tainan's fish and food markets. Staying nearby? → Anping neighborhood guide
Sources
National Culture Memory Bank: 臺南市區漁會魚市場 (from 臺南府城市場誌, 2017). Ministry of Agriculture knowledge portal: 夜訪安平魚市場 (August 2022). Tainan City Market Office: 安平市場. Market and 丸珍水產 hours as listed by the market and the restaurant. Checked November 2026.