Acclaimed gastropub showcasing high-concept fare & craft cocktails in fashionable surrounds.
Aki Wang opened Indulge on a quiet Da'an lane in spring 2010 — narrow ground floor with a herb garden at the door, a purple-lit bar deep enough to hold court, a basement private room below. Fifteen years in, it has been a regular on Asia's 50 Best ever since the list reached Taipei, and on The World's 50 Best as far back as 2019. The room is co-authored: Aki at the bar, Grace running the wine programme, with the visual language — Renaissance sketches, charcoal paper, copper-plate printing — built around the seasonal menus.
The drinks programme runs on a four-elements concept — sun, air, water, earth — with new cocktails introduced each season. The house mojito is the one constant: oak-aged rum, red cane sugar crystals settled at the bottom of the glass, and the drink Aki gets asked about more than any other. Food and drink share the same kitchen and the same intent — modern European plates built on Taiwanese ingredients, plated to be eaten alongside the cocktail in your hand, not after it.
The before-9PM "Feast & Sip Pairing" — a NT$500 food minimum unlocks NT$999 free-flow on house wines, whisky highballs, gin tonics and the bartender's rotating signatures — is the move if you want to taste through both sides without thinking about it. The bistro added daytime service in 2025, a rare move for a top-5 Asia bar; the downstairs room takes parties up to 36 with a flat all-inclusive package.
World's 50 Best Bars Discovery — 2023
Aki Wang is at the forefront of Taipei's flourishing cocktail scene and renowned for the liqueurs that he creates using hand-picked native teas. Located in a refined residential area in central Taipei – look for the herb garden outside as a marker – Indulge Experimental Bistro is a World's 50 Best Bars regular and a mainstay in the top five of Asia's 50 Best, to boot. Signature pours mixed behind the opulent, purple-lit bar include the 'Ruby Black', comprised of black tea liqueur, 12-year-old single malt whisky and raspberry, rose and citrus reduction.
Source: World's 50 Best Bars Discovery
House policy
- Minimum charge NT$500 + 10% service per person.
- Corkage NT$100 per glass.
- Reservations up to 30 days out. Parties of 1–6 — call 02-2773-0080 for larger groups. Tables held 10 minutes past the booking time.
- Private dining in the basement for up to 36 guests. Sun–Thu NT$45,000 + 10%, Fri/Sat NT$60,000 + 10%, food & drinks included.
- Celebrations — dessert for birthdays / anniversaries on request; outside cakes welcome with advance notice so we can refrigerate.
Indulge Experimental Bistro
Acclaimed gastropub showcasing high-concept fare & craft cocktails in fashionable surrounds.
Aki Wang opened Indulge on a quiet Da'an lane in spring 2010 — narrow ground floor with a herb garden at the door, a purple-lit bar deep enough to hold court, a basement private room below. Fifteen years in, it has been a regular on Asia's 50 Best ever since the list reached Taipei, and on The World's 50 Best as far back as 2019. The room is co-authored: Aki at the bar, Grace running the wine programme, with the visual language — Renaissance sketches, charcoal paper, copper-plate printing — built around the seasonal menus.
The drinks programme runs on a four-elements concept — sun, air, water, earth — with new cocktails introduced each season. The house mojito is the one constant: oak-aged rum, red cane sugar crystals settled at the bottom of the glass, and the drink Aki gets asked about more than any other. Food and drink share the same kitchen and the same intent — modern European plates built on Taiwanese ingredients, plated to be eaten alongside the cocktail in your hand, not after it.
The before-9PM "Feast & Sip Pairing" — a NT$500 food minimum unlocks NT$999 free-flow on house wines, whisky highballs, gin tonics and the bartender's rotating signatures — is the move if you want to taste through both sides without thinking about it. The bistro added daytime service in 2025, a rare move for a top-5 Asia bar; the downstairs room takes parties up to 36 with a flat all-inclusive package.
World's 50 Best Bars Discovery — 2023
Aki Wang is at the forefront of Taipei's flourishing cocktail scene and renowned for the liqueurs that he creates using hand-picked native teas. Located in a refined residential area in central Taipei – look for the herb garden outside as a marker – Indulge Experimental Bistro is a World's 50 Best Bars regular and a mainstay in the top five of Asia's 50 Best, to boot. Signature pours mixed behind the opulent, purple-lit bar include the 'Ruby Black', comprised of black tea liqueur, 12-year-old single malt whisky and raspberry, rose and citrus reduction.
Source: World's 50 Best Bars Discovery
House policy
- Minimum charge NT$500 + 10% service per person.
- Corkage NT$100 per glass.
- Reservations up to 30 days out. Parties of 1–6 — call 02-2773-0080 for larger groups. Tables held 10 minutes past the booking time.
- Private dining in the basement for up to 36 guests. Sun–Thu NT$45,000 + 10%, Fri/Sat NT$60,000 + 10%, food & drinks included.
- Celebrations — dessert for birthdays / anniversaries on request; outside cakes welcome with advance notice so we can refrigerate.
