Mobile pop-up night markets a trend in Yilan
Mobile pop-up night markets a trend in Yilan
2026-05-07
In Yilan County, mobile or pop-up night markets are becoming a trend. Unlike ordinary night markets which are fixed in the one spot with most hawkers having a regular stall, mobile vendors set up night markets anywhere and everywhere across various Yilan townships and the composition of each night market is different. With hundreds of vendors involved, organizing them is a complex administrative process. A guiding figure behind this is Lin Mei-li. Let’s hear her story.
The outer skin of these gua bao are deep-fried until they are a caramel color, then they are stuffed with a variety of fillings. The crispy savory textures of these fried gua bao have caused many people to become regular customers after just one taste.
Crispy, golden-brown fried pork ribs are also incredibly popular. The secret to their deliciousness is that the owner first rubs the meat with a secret sauce and marinates it, before frying it.
- Do you prefer regular night markets or pop-ups?
- Pop-ups
- Why?
- They’re more unique.
Located in Dongshan, Qinggou Night Market is lined with food stalls on both sides of the road, all run by mobile vendors. Yilan is known for its delicious food, and now, from Monday to Sunday, there’s a different night market every day. This woman is the driving force behind the booming night market scene.
Each corner is carefully inspected and the ground needs to be scrubbed. All vendors are required to take their kitchen waste with them. Lin Mei-li, 68, started out by selling hair accessories at Yilan’s Dongmen Night Market. To expand her base of customers, she went from having a small stall to being a night market promoter.
Lin Mei-li
Lanyang Night Market
Back then, mobile night markets weren’t very popular, but we thought it was better to go find the customers rather than wait for them to come to us. Before, it wasn’t on such a large scale. There used to be dozens of stalls, now there are over one hundred.
With great power comes great responsibility. When Lin turns on her phone, all her contacts are related to night markets.
Lin Pin-hsuan
Mobile night market vendor
Her job is actually very important because she has to keep everyone in order at the Qinggou Night Market, as well as do cleaning, maintenance and traffic control.
Chu Chun-hao
Regular night market vendor
Without management, things will definitely fall into chaos. The staff help her but she must have a very tough time. Nobody wants to do these things because you’ll get scolded for them. Every decision she makes will affect someone else.
From recruiting vendors and coordinating venues to even handling the final cleanup, Lin Mei-li is essential to bringing every mobile night market in Yilan to life. She hopes to keep the mobile night markets going and support the local economy.
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宜蘭一天一夜市攤販管理難! 遍地開花推手人稱"美利姐"
2026-05-07
宜蘭縣各鄉鎮天天都有不同的流動夜市，可說是"一天一夜市"，為地方創造的經濟效益相當驚人。不過一個夜市攤販數量上看一百多攤，需要完整的行政流程，取得核可後，才能正式營運。而宜蘭夜市遍地開花的重要背後推手，是一位人稱美利姐的人，帶您來看她的故事。
刈包外皮在油鍋內炸到焦糖色，起鍋後包進豐富配料。鮮香酥脆口感的酥炸刈包，讓不少人一試成主顧。
炸到金黃酥脆的排骨酥，也是人氣強滾，好吃的秘訣，就是老闆先用秘製醬料幫肉"按摩"、醃入味，才能下鍋油炸。
- 喜歡逛固定的夜市，還是流動的夜市
- 流動的夜市
- 為什麼
- 因為比較特別
位在宜蘭冬山的清溝夜市，馬路兩旁一攤又一攤的美食小吃，通通都是流動攤販。宜蘭美食多，現在更是從週一到周日，天天都有不同的夜市，夜市遍地開花的幕後重要推手，就是她。
仔細檢查每個角落，地面要刷洗、廚餘垃圾也是攤販們得自行帶走，今年68歲的林美利，從宜蘭東門夜市賣髮飾起家，為了”找客人”，從小攤變成夜市推手。
[[蘭陽觀光夜市自治會理事長 林美利]]
“那個時候流動夜市，也不是很流行，但是就想說，這樣子的話來找客人，總比客人去找我們好。(以前)沒有像現在規模這麼大，以前都是幾十攤，現在規模上到一百多攤”
能力越大、責任越大，林美利手機一打開，聯絡資訊都是跟夜市有關。
[[流動攤商 林品萱]]
“她的工作其實真的很重要，因為要維護我們整條，清溝夜市的大家的排序，還有就是說一些清潔維護，交通”
[[固定攤商 朱俊豪]]
“沒有管理的人，一定會亂掉，然後幹部也會協助她，她一定很辛苦，沒有人想做的事情，因為那個都要被罵，就是做的任何決策，都會影響另外一個人”
從號召攤商、到協調場地，甚至最後的清潔，宜蘭每一個流動夜市的成形，離不開林美利。她希望，讓流動夜市繼續走下去，帶動地方的經濟效益。
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