A-Hua Oden

Review

A-Hua Oden is a long-running shop on Wenhua Road in Fengjia Night Market. Reports say it has been serving locals for about 40 years, one diner recalls eating here as a high school student in the 1990s, and 2023 news coverage of the Central Park lantern festival named it among Fengjia's classic snacks. It works like Taiwanese oden: you pick items from the cart, and the shop cooks them and brings them to your table.

The broth is simmered from plenty of shiitake stems and bonito flakes, and several articles describe it as mellow and rich. Portions are generous, especially the cabbage and daikon, and one blogger says it is the place to come when you want some vegetables during a night at the market. Diners praise the big servings, low prices and good taste, and some especially love the house peanut sauce, which suits fish cakes and radish alike.

Its biggest plus is the setting: the dining room is air-conditioned and properly cool, clean and hygienic, with clean restrooms, rare on crowded Wenhua Road, which is why university students love it. On the downside, a foreign visitor complained that items had no posted prices and the bill came out higher than for Taiwanese diners at the same table; no source lists item prices either, so ask the unit price as you choose. Seats are limited at peak times, so you may wait a little.

Hours run roughly from 5pm to 12:30am. Recent data says it opens earlier at 16:30 from Friday to Sunday, while older data says it stays open until 1am on Fridays and Saturdays; sources differ. The street number appears as both No. 29 and No. 55, so follow the shop's location on the map.

It suits anyone tired from walking Fengjia who wants an air-conditioned seat and a late-night bowl of hot soup and vegetables. Pick a few fish cakes, some cabbage and daikon, add peanut sauce, and finish with a bowl of the shiitake-bonito broth for a classic Fengjia night.