Best Bars in Taipei台北最佳酒吧

Korean-styled luxury KTV above Nanjing Fuxing — five themed suites (bath-tub, LED night-view, 6D, modern, boutique) that combine dinner, cocktails and karaoke in one private room.

Cocktail and wine bar that builds drinks around you — tell them your preferences, your feelings, your life story, and they go from there.

Elevated Japanese-American fusion dishes are complemented by sake at this clubby establishment.

Thoughtfully sourced delicacies & wine served in a woodsy-chic steakhouse with diner-style booths.

Easygoing restaurant with TVs & projectors serving international meals, cool cocktails & spirits.

A Datong basement built from driftwood and a salvaged fishing boat — the Taipei room of a Taiwanese chef and her Australian partner. Aussie-izakaya share plates, proper pizza, cocktails, and live blues and jazz Thursday to Saturday.

Yoshi's bar — Japanese, born in the US, formerly members-only. Counter seating only, classic cocktails. Check his Instagram Stories for tonight's hours; Google Maps lies.

Taipei's industry bar. Open until 6am, classic cocktails. Where bartenders and hospitality staff land after shift. Indoor smoking permitted.

Tatler Best Design 2026. East-meets-West architecture, designed to invite you in to unwind.

"Extending from the dining table into the night" — Tatler Best Bars Taiwan 2025.

A Linsen North Road lane bar that splits the difference between a Japanese kissaten and a European bistro — duck confit and seafood risotto from the kitchen, tea-and-herb cocktails from the bar, open till 3am.

Cocktails are complemented by globally inspired bar bites at this stylish establishment.

Japanese bar working with rare vintage bottles. No perfume or cologne. Limited seats. Keep your voice down.

Upscale snacks & creative cocktails are served at this hip, industrial-style gathering place.

A retro Showa-era café-bar tucked in the Ximending alleys, running till 4 or 5am with punk and metal on the speakers, coffee and desserts next to the cocktails, and bartenders who'll build you something off-menu if you say "surprise me."

Famous for their Ramos Gin Fizz and classic cocktails — especially anything by sober bartender Wade. Strict house rules; read them before you sit down.

Japanese-style KTV bar with simple drinks. Open for 50 continuous hours — 9pm Fridays through 11pm Sundays.

Easygoing night spot with themed nooks, serving curries, fried snacks & waffles plus coffee & booze.

Laid-back cocktail bar offering pasta, risotto & grills, plus dumplings & stir-fry.

A natural-wine bar from two Hong Kong émigrés — a journalist and a photographer — on a quiet lane off Zhongshan North Road. French naturals with a deep Jura streak, plates kept plain, and a low counter built to feel like a friend's dining table.

Three floors above Fuxing North, Club One bills itself as Taiwan's biggest talking bar — model-tier hosts, marble-and-mirror private rooms with no-time-limit karaoke, a published cocktail list, and a Japanese kitchen that punches well above host-club fare.

Trendy hangout offering udon noodles & skewers, plus all-you-can-drink cocktails & a darts machine.

Bustling destination with a cool, understated ambiance serving innovative draft cocktails.

Elegant bar offering signature cocktails & international bites in a cozy setting.

Award-winning bartender Alan's place. One of the few Taipei gastropubs where the food keeps up with the drinks.

Tatler Best Innovation + Best New Bar 2025. Aesthetic wine-dining with a fermented, futuristic feel.

Chinese recipes with a twist & cocktails served in an industrial-style restaurant.

Movie-inspired room, quiet, exacting classics. Order the Grasshopper — it arrives in a chocolate-coated glass. They put your drink in the fridge when you step away.

Acclaimed gastropub showcasing high-concept fare & craft cocktails in fashionable surrounds.

Convivial destination with trendy decor specializing in bespoke cocktails, plus light snacks.

No-menu whisky bar — vinyl, 200+ rare bottles, slow drinking. Tatler 2025+2026.

Asia's 50 Best alum, with 凱哥 behind the bar. Classic cocktails at top form. No reservations — get in line early.

A Ximending lane bar pairing shisha with cocktails — relaxed lounge feel, open till 2am every night except Tuesday.

A Zhongxiao-Dunhua restaurant-bar with private KTV rooms — cocktails, kitchen, DJ nights, open every night from 6:30pm until 2am.

A Japanese-style cigar and whisky bar hidden down a Linsen North Road 條通 lane — marble counter, low light, cocktails and cigars until 3 or 4am. Closed Sundays and Mondays; reservations and full buy-outs are the house norm.

Asia's 50 Best #57, 2025. Minimalist, cutting-edge aesthetic with a scientist-bartender behind every drink.

Cozy restaurant offering traditional Spanish plates, live music & a convivial atmosphere.

Fine dining concepts combined with the drinks program — Tatler 2025.

Low-key, opens late, closes later. Popular with bartenders on the way home.

Modern Japanese cuisine, bento boxes & wines are dished up in this laid-back bar.

Draft beer, cocktails & pub grub offered in a laid-back spot with pool, darts & sports on TV.

Pioneer Taipei speakeasy. Hidden behind a coffee shop; ring the buzzer.

A compact British craft beer bar tucked in the lanes off Tonghua night market, run by an English owner pouring hop-forward imports from home. Three pinball machines, indie rock on the walls, and a tap list that treats every new keg as an event.

Lively late-night bar & music venue featuring international craft beers, nachos & happy hours.

Art, warmth, and creative cocktails with a curated sake list — Tatler 2025+2026.

Wine, craft beer & a menu of global eats served in a casual restaurant tucked into a small alley.

Relaxed bar with a trendy ambiance serving cocktails & global gins, plus light bites.

Former members-only bar in one of Taipei's last remaining 眷村 military-dependents' villages. House and classic cocktails, decent food, great room. Tuesdays are reservation/bar-seating only.

Beer factory built in 1919, now remodeled as a visitor center with tastings, tours & a restaurant.

Casual chain restaurant with a festive vibe serving beer, cocktails & a wide menu of American fare.

Energetic stop offering steaks, ribs, burgers & British-Indian curries plus beer & cocktails.

Low-key, opens late, closes later. Popular with bartenders on the way home.

Easygoing, late-night destination serving global meals, bar bites & unique cocktails.

Sophisticated restaurant offering elegant & innovative surf 'n' turf dishes & desserts.

Asia's 50 Best #41, 2025. Futuristic, space-inspired interior; precision-driven cocktail technique.

A cocktail bar in the Xinyi Road space that for years hid Ounce, Taipei's first speakeasy. Taiwanese tea spirits rebuilt into classics, poured in a room that works at feeling unstuffy — and a shot of "good morning" raised at midnight.

A basement bar on Asia's 50 Best two years running. Founder Pei Liu runs it like a lab — tea-forward, flavour-first cocktails, with a Sunday-only tasting menu of drinks and small plates.

Opens at 10am. Grab food from the surrounding market vendors to drink alongside your morning cocktail.

Energetic outside venue offering rotating DJs alongside cocktails, wine, beer & coffee drinks.

Unfussy outpost with live music offering salads, soups & mains, plus tea, coffee, beer & cocktails.

Asia's 50 Best alum, with 凱哥 behind the bar. Classic cocktails at top form. No reservations — get in line early.

Elevated Japanese dishes are matched by cocktails, sake & draft beer at this polished izakaya.

Cocktail-and-food pairings at the top of the city's range. Expensive, worth it.

Down-to-earth Japanese restaurant offering meat skewers, seafood & bowls, plus beer & spirits.

Traditional small plates, set-meal options & sake in a low-lit tavern with counter seats.

Narrow, woodsy bar & grill offering a fusion of Japanese & Western delicacies, plus beer.

Laid-back eatery & bar serving traditional Japanese dishes, plus beer, cocktails & wine.

Japanese-style skewers & meals are the focus at this casual izakaya with all-you-can-drink alcohol.

Unassuming Japanese eatery offering mentaiko, hot pot meals, meat skewers & bento, plus sake & beer.

Down-to-earth restaurant serving sushi, rice dishes & Japanese cuisine classics.