[1] In addition to the food court, side streets and alleys are lined with storefronts and roadside stands.

[citation needed] Tourist traffic has increased since the 1997 opening of two nearby stops on the Taipei Metro system.

Agricultural produce from farms in Shilin being shipped to other ports such as Banka and Dadaocheng would typically be sold in this area.

[2] With the influx of customers, many new businesses and food vendors began to establish themselves in the area and the Shilin Night Market was born.

A number of bus routes also serve the area with stops at Jiantan Station, nearby Ming Chuan University, and Xiao Bei (Hsiao Pei) Street.