Taipei
History, nostalgia and fine tea combine in this charming former wooden dormitory from the Japanese era. Wistaria was built in 1920 for naval personnel and…
Must-see nightlife in Taipei
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Taipei
Taipei's cocktail jewel in the crown was voted one of the world's 50 best bars in 2018. It offers gorgeously and imaginatively designed drinks with fairy…
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This very popular 24-hour teahouse is set off by itself in a beautiful valley. There are lots of tables with great views, and a busy kitchen serving…
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This fun Hong Kong–style cafe set in a restored apothecary certainly has a lot of retro charm. The original medicine cabinets with their wooden drawers…
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This warm and stylish cafe/wine bar is set at the far back of one of Dihua St's traditional brick shops. Enter via ArtYard67 to get a look at how these…
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Just a minute's walk downhill from Maokong station. Sih Ye has one of the most beautiful teahouse interiors: a central bodhisattva statue, indoor pond,…
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One of the most beautifully located cafes in northern Taiwan, Bok Su Lao is set in the grounds of Oxford College and housed in a former residence for male…
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This laid-back, funky Belgian-run bar has a good stock of Belgian craft beer. Usually more mellow in the early evening, when you can snag a happy-hour…
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Set in a house from the 1950s with vintage furniture and a zelkova parquet floor, this is the perfect place for a romantic date. It also has a touch of…
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This gorgeous 2nd-floor cafe–bookshop in a restored heritage house is full of light and elegance. The shelves of books, exposed brickwork, scattered…
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A string of simple outdoor bars with local and expat owners that offer a range of bottled beers, ciders and spirits. Nothing fancy, but there's a friendly…
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Packed with foreign students, this smallish club is right next to Maji Square. Eclectic range of tunes – sometimes even reggae – karaoke and live music…
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Walk into Fourplay and ask for a drinks menu – the bartender is likely to say that he is the drinks menu. Tell him what you fancy and he'll tailor a…
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A hipster cafe without any of the pretension. Spacious, studious, with a wall of windows, and damn good coffee and cakes. Named after the Haruki Murakami…
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This lively waterfront strip of outdoor pop-up bars offers gorgeous views of the river. Some of the stalls have rooftop areas, or else there are benches…
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Descending the steps to this lounge bar in the basement of the Amba hotel, the first word that comes to mind is 'smoochy'. The statue of a boar with a hat…
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This snuggly little corner of a coffee shop is basically just a tumble of tables looking out onto a back lane next to Guting MRT station. It's remarkably…
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Built in 1940, this is one of the best-preserved large Japanese-style residences in Taiwan. With its heritage styling, great natural lighting and garden,…
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This ultrahip cafe-bar has a marvellous leafy yard, perfect for a lazy afternoon wine or coffee. This is where the beautiful people flock at night. Craft…
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This small bar has a wall of bottled craft beers, four on tap, and different offers Tuesdays to Fridays. You'll find a good range of Taiwan brews (Red…
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This long-running favourite in the Maokong area has old-style red-brick verandahs offering excellent views across a green valley. The food here (dishes NT…
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The taproom is packed with locals and expats, an industrial chic space filled with long benches and sporting a buzzing vibe. With 24 beers on tap – half…
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There are 24 craft beers on tap – and always a few local brands – in this famous Danish microbrewery. It's in an enviable location near Dihua St in a…
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Don't let the name put you off – it literally means Mother's Mouth Coffee – this little cafe is always heaving with locals. It's halfway along the bike…
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Speciality coffees, including local choices such as Alishan, on the 2nd floor of a Dihua St heritage building (originally the chemist AS Watson & Co)…
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This well-established joint (two decades and still going strong) seems dated with Taiwan's newfound love of craft-beer taprooms and cocktail speakeasies…
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If you're not into tea this is the perfect place for a decent coffee with a fantastic view. There's also cake, sandwiches and a range of drinks and you'll…
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This almost 60-year-old teahouse sits like a witchy temple on a rocky cliff. Sip a coffee or share a pot of tea while gazing at the lake below. There's no…
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Small on space but big on beer, this local microbrewery has 20 draught varieties. The fruity New England IPA goes down a treat. If you can't decide, go…
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A friendly little cafe that stocks fair-trade coffee and invests profits in the same coffee communities to build schools. Brews are single origin and well…
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With some of the city's oldest and finest teas, an elegant design and classes in tea appreciation, this is the place for the serious drinker, or for…
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The pearl milk tea (NT$85) here is supposed to be the best in the city – pink, frothy and creamy with small, firm pearls and only lightly sweetened. There…
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Serene and loaded with history, this cafe is located in a former wooden dormitory (with a large deck spilling on to a grassy lawn) built by the Japanese…
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This well-regarded, chilled cocktail bar focuses on rum blends and is famed for its Earl Grey recipes. There's no menu: simply tell the bartender what…
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This slick speakeasy-style bar is everything you'd expect it to be: hidden behind a secret door, heavy on the dark hardwood, dim lighting, and serving top…
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Full of boisterous energy, this narrow establishment has tables that spill onto the street for latecomers and smokers. Often host to live bands that…
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On Tap bills itself as 'Taipei's only real pub'. Big-screen sports, draught beer, hearty pub grub (pies, burgers and chips) and expats aplenty do indeed…
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This gem is set inside a remodelled traditional stone farmhouse dating from 1831. A 30-minute walk downhill from the gondola past Lioujisiang, this…
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This popular student hang-out is a bit grungy but it has a good vibe and affordable drinks – the best buy is the draught Stella for NT$180. Service is…
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Great coffee, cheap prices, devilish cakes and a serene location just down from Hobe Fort. They also sell a coffee-flavoured beer in bottles for the…
