Night market vendor in Tainan offers air-conditioned seating for NT$10

Night market vendor in Tainan offers air-conditioned seating for NT$10

2025-07-02

As the weather heats up, going to the night market can be a sweaty ordeal. But one oyster omelet stall in Tainan is helping customers beat the heat by offering a makeshift air-conditioned dining area. A customer recently shared a video of the stall, located at the Tainan Flower Night Market, which features a blue tent marked with the words "AC open to VIPs." For just an extra NT$10, customers can enjoy their food in cool comfort. The clever idea quickly went viral and sparked heated discussion online.

As the night market gets ready to open, vendors are busy prepping ingredients and cooking—but one oyster omelet stall is also busy setting up an air-conditioned space.

The owner of this stall has set up a blue canopy surrounded by clear plastic sheets to keep the cold air from escaping. A sign on top reads “AC open to VIPs,” promising a cool and refreshing way for customers to enjoy their oyster omelet.

Other vendor
The nice thing about it is, if customers feel too hot they can enjoy some air conditioning. He charges NT$10 per person.

Customer
I think it’s pretty innovative. It’s especially nice if you’re with your girlfriend. Paying NT$10 to make her happy? Totally worth it.

Visiting the stall in person, you’ll find a small air-conditioned zone with a portable water-cooled fan inside. The space fits about 2 to 3 tables and several stools.

Oyster omelet stall employee
If a customer wants to sit inside, we’ll let them know it’s NT$10 per person. We ask if they’re okay with it before taking the order. If not, they can sit outside. For little kids, we don’t charge, but for taller kids, we do—it depends on their height.

Tseng Ting-Wei
Oyster omelet stall owner
The AC unit cost me a little over NT$10,000, and the tent was another NT$4,000 to NT$5,000—so over NT$15,000 in total. We just started using it. The idea is to give customers a more comfortable dining experience.

Most night market stalls are open-air and rely on large floor fans to cool customers—but those usually don’t help much. As the weather heats up, this creative solution has caught the public’s attention. Whether the NT$10 surcharge can offset the electricity costs remains to be seen.

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#taiwan #nightmarket #food #ac #aircon #cool #summer

逛夜市也能吹冷氣台南蚵仔煎攤"多付10元享清涼專區"

2025-07-02

天氣越來越炎熱，逛夜市民眾常常逛的汗流浹背，沒想到這攤蚵仔煎，居然自備冷氣房，有網友拍下，台南花園夜市一家蚵仔攤，居然用藍色棚子搭建了一個冷氣VIP區，但是想入內得多付10元，趣味想法曝光，引起熱烈討論。

夜市準備開攤，攤商們忙碌的備料跟烹煮食材，但其中有一家蚵仔煎，居然還得搭設冷氣房。

這家賣蚵仔煎的攤位，搭建藍色遮雨棚，四周用透明塑膠布蓋起來，避免冷空氣跑出，上面還寫著VIP冷氣開放，讓你吃蚵仔煎也能清清爽爽。

[[其他攤商]]
“他的好處，如果客人嫌太熱，用冷氣給人家吹，他一個人都加收十元”

[[民眾]]
“我覺得蠻創新的，尤其是帶著女朋友的時候，(加)十塊錢可以買到她的快樂，我覺得很值得”

實際來到攤位，特別搭設的冷氣區，裡頭有一台移動式水冷扇，空間大約可容納2到3桌的大小，還有好幾張板凳。

[[蚵仔煎攤商員工]]
“他如果說要坐在裡面，我們會跟他說一個人多十元，你們有要嗎，他說要才會寫單，不要，就讓他們坐外面，小小孩我們不加，這樣高的小孩我們就會加，我們看身高多高”

[[蚵仔煎攤商老闆曾霆韙]]
“冷氣一台就大概一萬初頭，帳篷大概還要四、五千塊，就大概要花費一萬五以上，也剛用沒多久，就想說試看看，讓大家有一個舒適的用餐環境”

夜市攤商，大多都是開放式空間，只能靠地上擺的大風扇，替用餐的顧客降溫，不過通常效果並不好，天氣漸漸炎熱，夜市攤商出奇招，推出吸睛冷氣區，成功引起話題，但是加十元的冷氣服務，能否打平電費開銷，恐怕還得觀察看看！

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