Taipei hidden bars cluster in Daan and Songshan. The 10 below show Asia's most underrated cocktail city.
Part of our 50 Best Hidden Gem Bars in the World listThis article is one chapter in our larger global guide. See the full pillar with every featured city.
Read the world list
The 10 best hidden gem bars in Taipei
01 · Taipei
Daan
$$$
Restaurant + bar · Asia 50
Aki Wang's room. Asia 50 fixture.
Order: A signature Taiwan-tea-infused cocktail
02 · Taipei
Daan
$$
Speakeasy · Counter
Aki Wang's other room.
Order: Bartender's choice with Taiwan whisky
03 · Taipei
Daan
$$
Speakeasy · Through a coffee shop
Through an unmarked door at the back of a coffee shop.
Order: A Sazerac
04 · Taipei
Daan
$$
Speakeasy · Reservations
Daan speakeasy.
Order: A Negroni Sbagliato variant
05 · Taipei
Daan
$$
Modernist · Cocktails
Modernist cocktail laboratory.
Order: Whatever's the most experimental seasonal
Weekly editorial
The bars worth going to, weekly.
One email per week. The bars our editors are recommending right now, across 60 cities worldwide.
Free. Unsubscribe anytime.
06 · Taipei
Songshan
$$
Pre-batched · On tap
All cocktails on tap, pre-batched.
Order: Whatever's most popular this month
07 · Taipei
Songshan
$$
Listening · Modern
Modern listening-bar with serious cocktails.
Order: A whisky highball during a Miles Davis record
08 · Taipei
Daan
$$
Tiki-leaning · Tropical
Daan tropical-leaning cocktail bar.
Order: A Mai Tai with their reserve agricole
09 · Taipei
Songshan
$$
Modern · Counter
Modern counter cocktail bar.
Order: A spec built around shochu or sake
10 · Taipei
Songshan
$$$$
Hotel bar · Polished
At the Mandarin Oriental Taipei.
Order: A perfect Manhattan
More Taipei hidden gemsThe full Taipei hidden-gem-bar index by neighbourhood.
See the full list
How Taipei hides its best
Indulge and Ounce are essential. Most peak between 10 PM and midnight.
