Jinshu Ice Shop

Review

Jinshu Ice Shop, which locals usually just call Jinshu Pineapple Ice, is a veteran ice parlor in Miaodong Night Market. Reports say it was founded in 1935 as a stall under a large banyan tree beside the Mazu temple, named after founder Ho Jin-shu, and the second generation moved it into its current Miaodong shopfront. It is described as one of the few old-style ice parlors left in Fengyuan, and its sign proudly claims an inherited old-time recipe.

The signature pineapple ice is made from pineapple cured in brown sugar in large vats, blended into fine slush that balances sweet and tart, with bits of fruit at the bottom of the glass and a pineapple aroma that is not overpowering. The most recommended version adds the house almond milk, whose gentle nutty aroma tones down the sweetness. Prices are modest: recent listings give NT$25 for a small, NT$40 for a large and NT$45 with almond milk, while a 2026 article lists most ices at NT$35–60, alongside red bean milk ice, strawberry milk ice and fresh juices. The shop also sells ba-wan, cold rice dumplings and pork ball soup, and some people come for ba-wan with an ice.

Most reviewers treat it as the standard sweet finish after the savory stalls and praise an old-fashioned taste unlike chain shops. The main complaint is sweetness, which not everyone enjoys, and one diner warns that the pineapple enzymes can make your tongue tingle if you have a lot.

The interior keeps the look of an old ice parlor, with white tables and wooden stools, and dine-in drinks come in heavy glasses. Weekends and mealtimes are busy, so sharing tables is common, and one blogger saw no restroom. Recent listings give hours of 11:00–23:00, closed Thursdays. There are several paid parking lots nearby, but the lanes are narrow, so the train to Fengyuan Station plus a walk is easier.

Ideal for anyone who wants an ice after ba-wan and zongzi at Miaodong. Pineapple ice with almond milk is the safest first order; choose the small cup if you prefer less sugar.