Jialefu Night Market 嘉樂福夜市

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Jialefu Night Market is the largest night market in Chiayi, located right next to the local Carrefour shopping center. Jialefu Night Market is a play on words, sounding like the Chinese for the popular department store Carrefour (家樂福 Jiālèfú) and adding in the first character in Chiayi (Jiāyì 嘉義). The Carrefour next door doesn’t seem to mind. Here you can find every kind of traditional Taiwan night market food you could ask for. The main delicacy here is Mongolian grill and barbecue. 

Background:
Jialefu Night Market has about 300 stalls, and includes the only indoor batting cage in a Taiwan night market. Parking is provided by the Carrefour shopping center next door, which has over 1500 parking spots. 
The night market is the largest in Chiayi, considerably larger than the night market on Wenhua Road in downtown Chiayi.

Hours:
About 6 PM to 12:30 PM
Closed Mondays

Price:
Free

Tours and Activities:
You can purchase tours and tickets for many activities in Chiayi such as glamping, Three Pigs Farm, Janfusun Fancy World, Taiping Suspension Bridge, Chateau de Jourdeness , Kumquat Tourist Factory, Taisugar Siantou Cultural Park, Meteor Garden, Veoveoana Tribe Tour, Danayi Valley, Batongguan Historic Trail, Xianghe Leisure Farm, Foot massage and many others through Klook here or KKday here. 

Accommodation:
We have stayed at and recommend Chiayi Crown Hotel (you can book on Agoda here, Booking.com here, Hotels.com here, or Expedia here), Shin Kao Hotel (you can book on Agoda here or Trip.com here), and YesHotel (you can book on Agoda here, Booking.com here, Hotels.com here, or Expedia here), which are all quality hotels for a reasonable price near Chiayi Station. We also recommend Shianghu Botique Hotel (you can book on Agoda here, Booking.com here, Hotels.com here, or Expedia here), with excellent quality for the money just our of Chiayi City center. 
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How to get there:
By Car/Scooter: From the front of Chiayi Train Station turn south and take a right on provincial highway 159. After that take a left on Bo'ai West Road until you reach Carrefour. There is free scooter and car parking at Carrefour. The night market is right to the left of Carrefour. Looking for scooter rental in Chiayi? Click here or here to search for options.
You can also check out our scooter rental guide here.  If you are looking for car rentals, you can also search here. You can also check out our car rental guide here. 
By Train/Bus: From Chiayi Station, take bus 7320, 7325, or 7326 to Fulong Temple Station (伏龍宮 Fúlónggōng) after which you need to walk south about 10 minutes on Bo'ai West Road until you reach Carrefour. You can book tickets to Chiayi via high speed rail (HSR)  on Klook here or KKDay here. You can book tickets to travel to Chiayi via inter-city bus on Klook here. 
Book tickets via the normal train (TRA) on Klook here.
By Bicycle: Cycling is the best way to enjoy Taiwan's landscapes if you have the time and energy. Looking for bicycle rentals in Taiwan? You can search on KKday here and search for tours on Klook here. You can also check out our Taiwan cycling guide here. 

Map:
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Our Journey:
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I have been to Jialefu Night Market about three times. It's really convenient because you can park at Carrefour, do some basic shopping, and then eat at the night market. If you are driving a car to Chiayi, it's an obvious pit stop with convenient parking. 

At the front of the night market are lots of mainly two things: fruit stands and barbeque stands. 

The most unique and defining food in this night market is the Mongolian Barbecue. Unfortunately I have never tried the Mongolian barque here, but I definitely want to next time. 

If you are not into barbecue either, there are lots of other traditional Taiwanese snacks to choose from like this brown sugar boba tea. 

Good stuff for only about 40 NT.

We also had some traditional intestine noodles, my Taiwanese wife's favorite. 

Can't resist that intestine flavor. 

Cheap ice cream for about 15 NT.

Also this night market sells lots of cheap clothes and accessories. I would say about half the night market is clothing related. Perfect for working families with limited budgets. 

Also there are lots of child clothing and toys sold in this market.

More clothes and bags on display.

More women's clothes and accessories.

Salty fried chicken (鹹酥鷄 Xián sū jī) for only 10 NT per serving.

An open area for night market related carnival games. 

Another view of the entrance before we went to Carrefour for more shopping. 

You can purchase tours and tickets for many activities in Chiayi such as glamping, Three Pigs Farm, Janfusun Fancy World, Taiping Suspension Bridge, Chateau de Jourdeness , Kumquat Tourist Factory, Taisugar Siantou Cultural Park, Meteor Garden, Veoveoana Tribe Tour, Danayi Valley, Batongguan Historic Trail, Xianghe Leisure Farm, Foot massage and many others through Klook here or KKday here. 

Check out our full guide to to Chiayi here. You can also check out our full guide to the Alishan Forest Railway here..

For an overview of other places you can visit in Taiwan, you can also check out our full travel guide to Taiwan here. 

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