Although Shidong, with 127 stalls on the first floor and 128 on the second, is not as big as the Huannan or Beitou markets (with 1323 and 623 stalls, respectively), it is widely considered "the slickest market in the nation." Since being established in 1992 it has never had a single unoccupied space.
士東市場規模雖不及南（環南）、北（北投）兩大市場，但素有「全國最好的市場」之稱，自從民國 81 年設立以來，一直是個完全沒有空攤（一樓 127 攤、二樓 128 攤全滿），人丁興旺的「好市」。