The original Taipei speakeasy, run with NYC hospitality and NYC pacing. The whole team speaks English, the classics land exactly where you'd expect them to, and there's no shame in saying "surprise me." Crowd skews foreigner-heavy compared with the rest of the cocktail scene, which can read as a feature or a bug depending on the night — but you'll never feel like the room is closed off because you don't read Mandarin.

Good first stop if you've just landed and want a calibration drink before you go further down the rabbit hole.