Bars in Da'an District, Taipei
40 bars in Da'an District, Taipei — all personally visited.
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Anhe Rd. Green House — Taipei $$
Taipei, Anhe Road Green House (2nd visit). Met up with Tim, a senior I hadn't seen in half a year, along with Lman, Yujia, and CC, a Cheng Kung EE alumnus from a venture capital firm under China Steel, whom I met for the first time. As the one often tasked with finding spots, I chose this hidden bar that operates by invitation only and requires a password to enter, which Jimmy had taken me to before. We were seated in a private room inside. Besides me, the group included angel investors, venture capitalists, an AI entrepreneur, and a senior executive from a foreign company... plus Tim, who's a Harvard alum...
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Taipei Da'an District Igaose Japanese Whiskey & Cigar Lounge $$
Taipei, Da'an District, Igosu Japanese Whisky & Cigar Lounge (2nd visit). After a meeting in the afternoon and picking up my repaired laptop in the evening, I browsed nearby Pop Mart and checked out the Labubu blind boxes. After dinner, I came to Igosu and ordered a Chichibu whisky and a Fuji (Kirin Fujisan) single grain whisky, slowly sipping and taking a short break. I also met Shaolin-ge, one of the owners here whom I'd heard other customers talking about last time, who has 35 years of experience running bars. By Morgan @2025.8.5 evening
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Taipei East District Costumice Café $$
Joey is back in Taiwan from Shanghai for a few days, so we met up to catch up and discuss a renewable energy power plant project in Poland. For the second round, we went to J's Place, a relaxed bar we meant to visit last month but didn't. This place focuses on Italian wines, and I got to know San-Jie, who manages the bar. Thanks for the second round, Joey! Cheers!
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Taipei Da'an Le Sentir Cigar Club (2nd Visit) $$$
Met up with my genius high school classmate CLKao, who's back from Silicon Valley for an early New Year celebration. We had a simple lunch near Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, then went to a nearby cafe to discuss his new startup, Recce. It's about quickly checking and ensuring data-driven smart systems when new data or logic changes.
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Episode Daan Taipei - JDV by Hyatt — Taipei $$
Had dinner in Taipei with a junior high school classmate, Boheng, whom I hadn't seen in a while. He occasionally comes to Taipei to work as a Formula 1 racing commentator for ELTA Sports, so we seized the chance to catch up. It's been almost 30 years since we graduated from Weidao—time really flies. After a tasty and affordable yakiniku meal near Breeze, my classmate, noticing my packed nightlife schedule, took me for a bone-setting session nearby. Thanks, old friend, for the treat and my first bone-setting experience!
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Taipei Da'an Le Sentir Cigar Club $$$
After dinner, my good friend Pat invited me to join him and his former subordinate Heng, who was visiting from Singapore with his wife. Heng now works in the investment team at Chow Tai Fook in Hong Kong, evaluating various projects and funds. It was a great opportunity to connect and hear about their work in the family office and investment sectors.
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OMNI Nightclub (2nd Visit) — Taipei ⚠️ 暫停營業
Second visit to Taipei OMNI Nightclub. Thanks to my junior for the invite. Met new friends including Shiliu, who's in construction, and Johny, owner of Beta Bistro in Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone (been there a few times). Taiwan is such a small world—turns out Johny also knows Boheng, a schoolmate. Cheers!
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Zentopia Bistro (2nd visit) $$
The final stop was an event by Gaia Information, thanks to Alexandre's invitation. Chatted with Alex, who just returned from Brazil, about business opportunities there. Also met new people like Nelson, who's into Web3 gaming.
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Taipei East District Some Fun Bar $$
Second stop of the night, came to a bar in the East District. Taiwan is so small – while four of us including T were drinking, Brother Leon coincidentally ran into his old friend of decades, Brother Liang, owner of the famous spicy hot pot place 'Qiaotou' in Taipei. Brother Liang's wife is also one of the owners of this bar, so we were treated to many more shots. Thanks to Brother Terry, whose birthday it is today, for the treat.
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Taipei Howard Plaza Hotel Qi Xian Bar $$
Had brunch first with two girls, including Anne whom I met for the first time. In the afternoon, introduced Sam from the bank to a friend in need. Thanks for the treat! In the evening, came with Brother Paul, Brother Leon, and Fred to the new brand opened by Brother Sheng, owner of Ma Shen Spicy Hot Pot: Sheng Yan. Chaozhou-style raw marinate mainly features seafood like fish, shrimp, and crab, marinated with liquor, ginger, garlic, etc., then refrigerated or frozen. Since it's raw, they always use...
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KOR Taipei — East District, Taipei $$$
First stop tonight: a good friend wanted to hang out, so we're back on the 11th floor of XX. Taiwan is small—turns out Duan Yu and my friend have known each other for years. Allan, an investment banker from Hong Kong, and LC who arrived late, had also met before in Shanghai. Thanks, Allan! Next, second stop: met Rex at Omni last week. He and some US-returned friends have a regular Wednesday cigar gathering in KOR's private room. So we continued with cigars, wine, and making new friends. Cheers!
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OMNI Nightclub — East District, Taipei ⚠️ 暫停營業
Busy all day, but a junior invited me out, so I took a break. Met some new friends—one really loves cigars and even gave me one on the spot! XD Thanks and cheers! Thanks to my junior for treating me!
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Taipei unDer lab $$
After a meeting at Taipei Ark about Zomma Protocol's new options product, had a nice Japanese charcoal hamburg steak dinner. Then joined Fred's junior, who recently went through a breakup, and T for drinks, which turned into a bar crawl. First stop, Fred's junior proved to be a bar regular, running into a bartender he knew.
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Knock Knock Who's There? Bistro $$
The night turned into a bar crawl. At the second stop, Knock Knock Who's There? Bistro, we continued the evening. Fred's junior, a seasoned bar-goer, had already run into an acquaintance at the first bar, setting the tone for a night of unexpected encounters.
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Hackers Bar H4CK3R — East District, Taipei $$
Thanks to an invitation from Alex and Ellie of Gaia Information, a Taiwanese cloud service integrator, I attended a crypto networking dinner in Taiwan hosted by Akamai Technologies—a US-listed CDN/cloud service provider (Nasdaq: AKAM). I met familiar faces like Chad from Crypto.com, whom I'd seen at Gaia's previous cocktail event, along with Jason, founder of Re:Dreamer, who's about to launch a token soon...
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Taipei Xinyi Anhe Leo Club ⚠️ 暫停營業
In the evening, Shao invited me to check out a new bar opened by his Rotary Club friend, Carol. Jimmy joined later and brought Coco, who also retired at 27. Coco used to be a fashion designer in Dongguan and Guangzhou, then invested in real estate; now bored at home, she's thinking of opening a restaurant or bistro. Taiwan is small—the next table had a group in their 30s celebrating a birthday. Jimmy jumped in and soon everyone was mingling.
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Taipei Chez Swann by Jumi Tavern $$
I visited the new exhibition at 333 GALLERY in Breeze Nanshan and introduced Teddy to Maxim, as they're both alumni of Beijing's Central Academy of Fine Arts. It was interesting to connect people from Taiwan's art auction and music industries.
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Taipei East District Bar Mood Taipei $$
A beauty suddenly invited me for drinks tonight, along with her best friend who returned to Taiwan from Australia for the New Year. We came to Bar Mood, which has previously won the Asia's 50 Best Bars award. The cocktails here are indeed quite unique, making for a fun and enjoyable chat over drinks～ Cheers! :)
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Taipei INDULGE Taipei Drinking & Eatery $$
Over the weekend, I studied LayerZero V2, dubbed the TCP/IP of blockchain, as its whitepaper recently came out. After two remote meetings this morning, I got a message from junior Rebecca about a seminar she's hosting next week near the Far Eastern Plaza Hotel. Though I can't attend, I connected her with some potential clients. In the evening, thanks to Palm Drive Capital for...
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Anhe Rd. WuXiang Bar Without Anhe — Taipei $$
Bar Without Anhe on Taipei's Anhe Road. I stumbled upon PIEMONTE CELLAR and Meat Room Tetsuhana Itamae PIEMONTE CELLAR last time. This afternoon, I had the chance to meet up with Andrew and Tiger from Nocera, and Teddy from Rock Records for a casual drink here. Taiwan is a small place—right when I walked in, I saw a bottle of banquet wine at the counter that Clark had asked the shop to prepare. We picked an Italian red wine and asked the staff to open it; the body was solid and robust. We chatted about live streaming platforms and new nightclubs opening in Taipei while drinking. Thanks, Andrew...
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Taipei Far Eastern Shangri-La - 6F Li Bai Lounge $$$
Tonight, FUNWOO (Farsighted International Real Estate) held a Christmas banquet at Li Bai Ju on the 6th floor of Far Eastern Shangri-La, Taipei, pretty much taking over the entire place! Besides many familiar friends from Taipei, Taichung, and Yunlin, I also met new friends: Fang-Yan Jie from Global Views Monthly, Lawyer Ye Mao-Lin, Deputy Director Xu from National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, General Manager Steve from MiTAC Digital, Vice President Bao-Hui Jie from Citibank, CFO Cathy from Taiwan Kang Biotechnology, and also someone Denise Jie knows from AW Wine/Bistro...
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Aging Room cigar & spirits Cigar Cafe Bar (2nd Visit) — Taipei $$
Today was the first day of the Taipei Textile Exhibition at Nangang Exhibition Center. After being busy in the morning, I took some time to chat with Brother Xuchu. Their company, TOP Towel, has been established for over 40 years, consistently providing high-quality towels and textile products to many hotels, well-known enterprises, and sports brands.
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Taipei Madison Taipei Hotel (5th visit) $$$
Bought some books online before the holiday but accidentally got duplicates. Flipped through them this morning before heading out. Just had drinks at Madison last night, and today friends invited me for lunch there again. Lman senior introduced Xiaolin, a good friend of the BingX exchange owner.
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Cosecha 22 Cigar Lounge (2nd visit) $$$
After lunch, we continued our chat at Cosecha 22 Cigar Lounge. Talked a lot with Xiaolin about various physical and Web3 projects we're involved in, as well as potential fund collaborations. His assistant Ben was also at the table. It was a productive follow-up session in a relaxed atmosphere.
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Taipei Da'an Madison Taipei Hotel Bar $$$
Yesterday morning, Andrew introduced 'Brother Sheng,' the former chairman of an investment trust, to Nancy, the founder of FUNWOO. At noon, Jerry, VP of cacaFly, also came by to visit Nancy. Taiwan is a small place—Jerry also knows Ramen Senior and Blues from GCP... Later, Pat and his brother joined as well. In the afternoon, Pat and I went to the nearby DeFITs office to listen to Beichen introduce To...
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Anhe Rd. Alley Bar Way Home — Taipei $$
Today involved four meetings covering financial law, asset management, carbon credit trading, and a Crypto options exchange... ending with a visit to Coco at the international high-end laundry brand Jeeves. Afterward, I had a simple Shandong-style roasted chicken on Anhe Road, then while walking, I suddenly spotted Bar Way Home, which I had just looked up earlier today. Since it felt like fate, I walked in, sat down, ordered two glasses of white wine, and took a moment to rest and reflect. It's a place with great service. By M...
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Taipei HANSUM Hookah Lounge (Temporarily Closed) ⚠️ 暫停營業 $$$
The night was packed with three different gatherings. The last stop was HANSUM Hookah Lounge, a popular spot for socializing and enjoying shisha after dinner and drinks with various groups of friends throughout the evening.
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Taipei Bar Clique Bar $$
In the morning, Dr. Zhuo, founder of Bincentive Digital Asset Management, Eric whom I met earlier at OffChain, and Ann came to visit DeFITs & Richwell for a meeting with Vins, Cindy, Tiffany, and everyone. Afterwards, my brother Pat, who just got back from being busy in Hong Kong, came to meet up.
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Tickle my fantasy Bar $$
Had dinner with Jack and Teddy, which led to a series of after-parties. We hung out with Jack from Sophia Quant Fund, Teddy from the second generation of Rock Records, and Alvin, founder of Space Crocodile NFT. We drank all night—Taiwan is so small that Jack also knows Aaron, whom Nancy introduced.
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Wenchang Street No. 53 Bar $$
Had dinner with Jack and Teddy, which led to a series of after-parties. We hung out with Jack from Sophia Quant Fund, Teddy from the second generation of Rock Records, and Alvin, founder of Space Crocodile NFT. We drank all night—Taiwan is so small that Jack also knows Aaron, whom Nancy introduced.
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Made Taipei Bar — Taipei $$
I grabbed a bottle of French Rock Angel rosé on my way out in the evening and headed to FUNWOO's office on Zhongxiao East Road to have a drink with Nancy. Later, my two cousins invited me for dinner. Taiwan is such a small place—Yiting and Steven from the financial blog '雷司紀' are actually junior high school classmates from Fengyuan. Since they hadn't kept in touch much after graduation, I invited Steven along so we could all catch up. Life is all about going with the flow...
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Cosecha 22 Cigar Wu — Taipei $$$
Yesterday was another packed day with five meetings. In the morning, I had a meeting about the Zomma Crypto Option platform. In the afternoon, I visited Cosecha Cigar Lounge, where Clark (Jingteng), the general manager of crypto quantitative trading firm QuanTrend, and Ariel invited me for a chat. Thanks to Clark for treating us to a premium Trinidad cigar paired with a slightly peaty whisky—it was truly aromatic.
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Bar clique $$
Attended a forum on virtual asset regulation co-organized by Taka and the Taiwan Blockchain Enthusiast Association. Taiwan is so small—I ran into Michael, whom I met while drinking last night, right as I entered the venue. We had to take a photo to commemorate the coincidence. As a VC, Michael also knows Outliers Venture.
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Hansum Shisha Bar (Temporarily Closed) ⚠️ 暫停營業 $$$
After a morning meeting, I introduced Mars and Andrew over lunch. They both have potential collaboration opportunities in the Vietnamese market. In the evening, Jack from Sophia Research gathered some friends for dinner and invited me along. We started with Italian cuisine paired with white wine at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A11, then headed to Hansum Shisha Bar afterwards.
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Taipei East District Mozi Bar $$
Dinner at Totsuzen Steak with friends featured great value wet-aged steak sets, including Miyazaki A5 wagyu and US CAB Angus. Afterwards, we moved next door to Mozi Bar for drinks with a new acquaintance, a talented NTU graduate with an interesting career path.
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Taipei Zhongxiao East Road Mirror Lounge (Temporarily Closed) ⚠️ 暫停營業 $$
On the second day of the連假, it was coding / Thai massage / Bar Surfing, continuing my tour of Taipei's many bars. More生命之水 cocktails, and we called it a night at 5 AM. Thanks to the two lovely ladies for treating! Cheers!
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Taipei Jilong Rd. Nadarrach.Official Bar ⚠️ 暫停營業
This bar has a mysterious entrance disguised as a drink shop. Inside, the bar counter features a beautiful ecological pond with mist, fish, and plants. The creative cocktails, like 'Forest Path' and 'Red Fuji,' match the enchanting atmosphere perfectly.
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Xinyi Rd. The Public House Bar — Taipei $$
After teaching a coding class, I met up with a friend who loves to drink. We were joined by Ethan, who's opening a new bar, and Vins. The four of us enjoyed over twenty cocktails on a Sunday night. Cheers!
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Aging Room Cigar Bar, Taipei $$$
Steven came up from Taichung and we enjoyed four cocktails together before heading to Aging Room cigar bar. We were joined by Qiao-ge and Abbie (who was celebrating her birthday), opened two bottles of red wine, and had a great evening catching up. Cheers!
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Taipei Blue Note Taipei $$
In chronological order, I should have posted about Masa Sushi first, which I went to with Latte and Foye. But that article, including two verses of doggerel, the main content, and all the photos, vanished into thin air half an hour before my hard drive crashed last week. However, life is like that—you never know what will happen in the future, and anything is possible. I just have to face it calmly. But rewriting something I've already done feels really draining, so I'll write about something different for now.
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