Taipei’s Nanmen Market reopens at original site after 4-year renovation

2023-11-16

After a one-month soft launch, the renovated Nanmen Market held its grand opening on Thursday. Located on Roosevelt Road, the iconic market went through four years of renovations that cost more than NT$3 billion. On Thursday, huge crowds filled the market to claim promotional discounts and commemorative goodie bags.

Nanmen Market is bustling, so crowded shoppers must squeeze their way through. People wait in a winding line to get a commemorative goodie bag. Staff handed out numbers starting at 10 a.m., and all were gone within 20 minutes.

Yeh Wei-hsiang
FTV reporter
The bag is full of treats: There’s a steamed bun and a pastry from two popular bakeries, a pack of shishamo fish, and even a glutinous rice dumpling from a renowned shop. All these got people lining up early in the morning.

The insulated grocery bag is loaded with fresh products and is a trendy shopping accessory. People also rushed to collect NT$100 vouchers for spending at least NT$900.

The market’s reopening ceremony was attended by Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, as well as the heads of Taipei market associations. Chiang addressed complaints that the market area has poor cell phone reception.

Chiang Wan-an
Taipei mayor
We have asked market authorities to ask three telecoms operators to conduct site inspections. They have already proposed a temporary solution.

After four years of renovations, the market has finally reopened at its original site. The building now has two food courts on the second floor and on its first basement floor. Old favorites such as Hoshin, Lijia Zong and Yi-chang are as popular as ever. Shoppers say the bigger space is a welcome change.

Shopper
The aisles are very wide and spacious, and the meal vendors all have glass windows.

Jen Tai-hsing
Vendor
During the soft opening, a lot of our old regulars came by.

Ms. Wu
Vendor
Tourists come straight to us to buy our freshly baked pastries. A lot of tourists come here. We get foreign customers every day.

Shoppers have been pouring in since the trial reopening one month ago. The renovated market offers a fresh experience that’s bringing in customers, old and new.

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南門市場開幕店出推出百元"再相券"與紀念福袋

2023-11-16

歷經四年、耗資超過30億打造的南門市場，經過一個月試營運，今天盛大開幕！市場也推出買900元送100的"再相券"，還有銅板價50元的紀念福袋，吸引大批民眾排隊搶買，不過，日前傳出室內講電話收訊不好，台北市長蔣萬安回應，已經要求電信業者會勘，也提出臨時改善方案。

走進南門市場，擠到水洩不通，只能側身過，民眾趕來搶銅板價的紀念福袋，人潮滿滿，10點發號碼牌，20分鐘就發完。

[[民視記者葉為襄]]
“實際開箱南門市場的紀念福袋，像是有名店的包子，還有名店的酥餅，以及裡面還附上了柳葉魚，而且還外加了名店的粽子，吸引大批人一早就來排隊”

裡面放的超值生鮮，搭上外觀文青的保冷袋，還有民眾搶著要買900元送100的"再相券"。

南門市場盛大開幕，市長蔣萬安和各個市場會長都一同出席，不過市場日前傳出，室內講電話訊號不好，市長蔣萬安這樣說。

[[台北市長蔣萬安]]
“我們已經要求市場處，即刻邀三大電信業者來進行會勘，而且他們馬上提出臨時改善方案”

歷經四年重回原址，多了地下室一樓和二樓用餐區，不過舊的老字號店合興糕餅、立家湖州粽、億長御坊一樣大排長龍，空間變廣，民眾很有感。

[[民眾]]
“這個走道寬敞，熟食業者全部都有玻璃櫥窗”

[[南門市場老字號名店業者任台興]]
“搬到這邊來試營運期間，很多老顧客會找過來。”

[[南門市場新進駐素食店店長吳小姐]]
“觀光客的話，他們會直接買酥餅現烤，因為這裡觀光人潮蠻多的，那每天都也會有國外來的客人”

店家進駐一個月人潮絡繹不絕，南門市場翻新，打造新環境，也為老市場帶來新客源。

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