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Temple Street Night Market

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Hong Kong's classic night market, with clothing and trinket stalls, dai pai dong seafood and fortune tellers.

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Temple Street Night Market

Temple Street is Hong Kong's best-known night market, in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon.

What to expect

Lines of stalls selling fashion, accessories and souvenirs, with open-air dai pai dong restaurants, fortune tellers and sometimes Cantonese opera singers later in the evening.

What to eat

Claypot rice, seafood and snacks from street vendors.

Visitor tips

  • The street is a part-time pedestrian area in the afternoon and evening; most stalls trade from around 4 pm to midnight (sources give different start and end times).
  • Go after dark for the atmosphere.
  • Bargain politely.