Bars in Da'an District, Taipei
Daan District probably has the highest density of bars in Taipei, with a wide range of styles from the bustling East District to hidden gems in Dunhua's alleys. This list compiles worthwhile bars and dining bars in Daan, from Zhongxiao East Road to Anhe Road, from Ren'ai Circle to Linjiang Street, helping you quickly navigate this vast area. 大安區葡萄酒吧特別多, 巷弄裡的隱密酒吧.
Quick Picks
- 🍷 Wine bar → AW Cafe Wine Bistro
- 🤫 Hidden gem → Luana Wine Cafe
- 💑 Date spot → 慕軒飯店 URBAN331 BAR
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LeLiLu JiuQiu Yakitori -DaAnDian — Taipei $$
Old Hill Skewers - Daan Branch on Leli Road, Taipei. Jimmy suddenly asked me out for grilled skewers at night, so I headed over after work. We enjoyed quite tasty skewers while listening to Jimmy's funny stories about his tenants from Mexico, the US, and India. Time flew by—it was already 11 PM before we knew it. Thanks for the treat, Jimmy! Cheers~
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TT wine — Taipei $$
Visited TT Wine, a cozy spot open just over a year, run by owner ToneTone. Spent the evening with four ladies including an engineer, a Paris returnee, and the owner of a neighboring hotpot shop, enjoying Italian white wine and strawberry daifuku.
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Taipei Da'an District - Shen Bei Zi Da'an Store $$
The main store is near Shipai Station, but you don't have to go that far—there's also a branch here in the Daan District. It focuses on Spanish wines and cuisine and opens as early as 2:00 PM. After lunch, I came here and ordered an afternoon wine set, which included one white, one red, and one rosé, each 50ml. The rosé from Romania was quite nice. There were also some tapas snacks. The winter afternoon sunlight streamed through the window into the room, feeling wonderfully warm and cozy.
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Taipei Far Eastern Shangri-La Hotel 6F - Li Bai Ju $$$
Merry Christmas! At 3 PM, I arrived at Li Bai Lounge. Christine from Washington Securities returned to Taiwan from Hong Kong for Christmas and invited me for a small gathering. We came here for a glass of red wine to warm up while updating each other on recent developments and various business needs. Thanks for the treat, Christine! Then, at 5 PM, my friend Zhengliang invited me to their office near the Taipei Arena to catch up.
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Taipei Lane off Anhe Rd. PS Sake Bar Japanese Sake & Food $$$
After an evening meeting, I switched to sake tonight and came to this hidden gem of a Japanese sake and food spot in an alley off Anhe Road. Unlike a typical izakaya, besides some dishes, they offer many interesting Japanese sakes, with drinks making up about half the menu. I chose three junmai sakes from Yamagata, Hiroshima, and Nara. While drinking, I finished the remaining episodes of the drama 'The Romance of Tiger and Rose.' The owner, Jack, is fun and chatty. We ended with a Japanese whisky shot. It's a place worth revisiting! Cheers!
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Taipei Da'an District Xiang Ding Fang Clay Pot Fish Head $
Got a sudden dinner invite from Jimmy and Vincent to Xiang Ding Fang in Da'an District. The 78-year-old owner is from Hunan, and the restaurant has been open for 20 years. Vincent brought some expensive agarwood extract to mix with 58% sorghum liquor—it really brought out the aroma. Thanks for the meal, Jimmy!
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Taipei Da'an District Shiama Bistro $$
Met two of Pat's friends from Hong Kong's finance circle at Shiama餐酒館 in Da'an for shisha. We chatted about stablecoins, digital asset vaults (DAT), and crypto payments. Afterward, I accompanied the Hong Kong friends to the 101 Club on Jilong Road and met Sunny—the third staff member I've gotten to know there.
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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 Da'an Subarashiiya $$
After two meetings today, I capped it off with drinks at two spots. First up was Subarashiiya in Da'an District for some fruit wine and shochu, then SAKEMARU BAR's Rui'an branch for sake. It was a productive day discussing AI + finance possibilities with executives at Hua Nan Futures and then Capital Futures.
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SAKEMARU BAR Japanese Sake Store Rui'an Branch $$
After meetings, I habitually seek out places for a drink in the afternoon. SAKEMARU BAR Japanese Sake Store Rui'an Branch was today's choice, offering a wide selection of sake.
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She'll Xu Oyster bar — Da'an, Taipei $$$
After resting well over the weekend, I went out tonight. First, I had oysters and white wine at She'll Oyster Bar, plus an extravagant chicken broth ramen with oysters, scallops, and clams. Then, I randomly walked into a Japanese whisky bar nearby, HIKOUSHI Whisky Cigars, which turned out to be cigar-focused. I asked the owner Alvin to recommend a Cuban Montecristo with chocolate notes, enjoying it with whisky.
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Taipei Da'an District Xiao Ming Sake Bar (2nd Visit) $$
Tonight was my second visit to Sake Bar 小酩 because several drinking buddies mentioned the owner is a fun and beautiful lady, but I missed her last time. Finally met owner Doris and another staff member Vian. After a glass of junmai nama sake, we opened a whole bottle of summer sake. Doris is a certified Sake Expert International and very professional. Later, a female friend joined, and with another female customer, there were four women and only me in the rainy night.
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Taipei Anhe Rd. Chun Wei Lai Sake Bar $$
On Monday in Taichung, I had an intense but enjoyable drinking session with good friends. So I took a three-day break from alcohol. After a meeting this evening, I continued my exploration by visiting two sake bars. Afterwards, I went to a female friend's place for a drink and a heart-to-heart talk. Cheers!
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Kiri Sake Collection, Taipei $$
Had an intense but satisfying drinking session with good friends in Taichung on Monday, so I took three days off from alcohol. After finishing meetings this evening, I continued exploring two sake bars. Afterwards, went to a female friend's place for a drink and heart-to-heart talk. Cheers!
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Taipei, Zhongxiao Xinsheng Station, San Nong Clay Pot $$
In the evening, I went to a restaurant opened by Vic, the son of Chairman Wu, along with Brother Leon, Brother Paul, Fred, Sister Jennie, Brother Jeff, and Chairman Wu himself, plus Chairman Wu's wife—eight people in total. We talked about Chairman Wu's K-pop group IP and the concert they're holding in Taiwan in June. Thanks for the hospitality! Cheers!
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Taipei Da'an Yu Sake $$
On Monday night, I drank American red wine at a chamber of commerce dinner. On Tuesday night, I drank whisky with Brother Paul and played a nine-square grid drinking game. After finishing a Crypto industry meeting at TWTC this evening, I thought I'd switch to sake tonight. So first, I went to '羽Sake', which has been open for half a year, and chatted with the owner, Sam, over drinks. After a few cups, I taught Sam how to use Sora AI to make videos, and he treated me to a few more cups of sake and shochu. Afterwards, I went to a second nearby place with great business...
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Taipei Xiao Ming Sake Bar $$
After a Monday night商会 dinner with American red wine and a Tuesday night drinking whisky and playing games with Brother Paul, I finished a Crypto industry meeting at the World Trade Center this evening. I thought, why not switch to sake tonight? So, for the first stop, I went to '羽Sake', which has been open for half a year.
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Taipei Sake Momo $$
I chatted with the owner, Sam, while having a few drinks. After a light drink, I taught Sam how to use Sora AI to make videos, and he treated me to a few more cups of sake and shochu. After that, I went to a second spot nearby, which was doing great business...
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Fermented byCengHouse (3rd Visit) — Taipei $$$
I came to the opening reception for Maxim's 333 Gallery at Taipei 101, where artist Chen-Wei is exhibiting until the end of June. Later, I brought Zi-Xuan to Sihao to try the unique wines recommended by the champion French sommelier.
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Shimin Blvd. Fermented byCengHouse — Taipei $$
Ben, a major property management expert in Taipei, reached out for financial advice. We ended up meeting for drinks, exchanging knowledge about finance and the rental housing industry over great food and wine for four enjoyable hours.
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Taipei Lishui St. Lao Guo Sichuan Cuisine $
Had lunch at Taipei Lishui Street Lao Guo Sichuan Cuisine, thanks to Brother Wendong for the treat and the Chilean red wine. Also met Wright, the president of Taipei South France Rotary Club in the afternoon. Cheers!
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Taipei, Bo Ji Private Residence Hot Pot $$
Went to Banqiao in the evening to pay respects to my old friend Tony from the finance industry. We've known each other for over ten years, sharing drinks in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Taipei... It's hard to believe he suddenly passed away at 51. Met Brother Xing and Vice President Jin from Cathay here to see Tony off.
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Taipei Heping E. Rd. Saku Natural Wine Wine Bar $$
Had meetings in Neihu in the morning and at the World Trade Center in the afternoon. In the evening, a junior from the finance industry back from Hong Kong met up with me, so we came to this natural wine bar recommended by Brother Cookie last week. Met the owner, Lori—a quite unique little space with tatami seating. Cheers!
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Taipei East District Costumice Café $$
Joey is back in Taiwan from Shanghai for a few days, so we met up to catch up and discuss a renewable energy power plant project in Poland. For the second round, we went to J's Place, a relaxed bar we meant to visit last month but didn't. This place focuses on Italian wines, and I got to know San-Jie, who manages the bar. Thanks for the second round, Joey! Cheers!
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J's Place Casual Bar $$
Met up with Joey who's back from Shanghai for a few days to catch up and discuss a Polish renewable energy plant project. For the second round, we hit J's Place, which I meant to visit last month. This spot focuses on Italian wines, and I got to know the manager, Sanjie. Thanks for the drinks, Joey! Cheers!
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Taipei Da'an Central Park by Saru (2nd Visit) $$
Second visit to Central Park by Saru in Da'an District. After a busy day of meetings and lunch, I randomly walked into this wine bar for a couple of glasses. I just realized I've been here before when it was called 'pm wine to chill'—it's still a great spot with a nice atmosphere.
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Taipei Da'an Liu Xia Wine Bar $$$
After a week of six different themed meetings, I ended with a discussion on traditional and blockchain finance with a senior industry veteran. Dinner was hosted, then I headed to Liushui Street for Kay's wine bar, open only Thu-Fri-Sat. Tried a Burgundy Premier Cru (top 2% on Vivino), Bordeaux, and South African reds—not cheap, but definitely worth it.
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Taipei Da'an District Tsukiji Sushi $$
This week was packed with six different conference sessions on topics like green energy, Edge AI, and blockchain finance. After the final session discussing the integration of traditional and blockchain finance with a senior industry veteran, I enjoyed a dinner treat. Later, near Lishui Street, I visited the wine bar run by the lovely owner Kay, which is only open Thursday through Saturday. We tasted a Burgundy Premier Cru (ranked in the top 2% globally on Vivino), Bordeaux, and South African reds—not cheap, but truly worth it.
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Taipei Fuxing S. Rd. Dalian Flavor Restaurant $
Second visit to Dalian Flavor Restaurant on Fuxing South Road. Afternoon chat at TGI Fridays near City Hall with Leon, Jennie, and Jeff (thanks Jennie!). Evening meetup with Jimmy before he heads back to Kenting—joined him and his friends, including Junsheng. Met new friends from Beijing: Vincent, Xiaohui, Jinqiu, and Jiaqing (thanks everyone!). Later, Malaysian friends Alex and Tina dropped by their place for more drinks.
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Taipei Da'an Yu Yun Japanese Restaurant $$
Yu Yun Japanese Cuisine in Da'an District. Afternoon visit to Authme (AI identity verification) to meet CEO Andy and hear about their upcoming AI products. Evening thanks to Jennie for treating me to Japanese cuisine—cheers with sake!
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Taipei Da'an Le Sentir Cigar Club (2nd Visit) $$$
Met up with my genius high school classmate CLKao, who's back from Silicon Valley for an early New Year celebration. We had a simple lunch near Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, then went to a nearby cafe to discuss his new startup, Recce. It's about quickly checking and ensuring data-driven smart systems when new data or logic changes.
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Taipei Opposite Far Eastern Plaza Hotel Unwined Bar & Vintner (2nd Visit) $$
In the afternoon, Leon introduced me to Patrick, one of the partners at their fund. Taiwan is such a small world—Patrick not only knows my junior from 333 Gallery but also shares the same birthday as David from Blue Pool Asia and even used to celebrate together with former Polaris CEO Mr. Bai.
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Taipei San Nong Clay Pot Stew $$
Had lunch at FJ TREE Taiwanese Cuisine & Champagne 101 Flagship Store and 仨弄砂鍋煲 with Pat, Samuel, and Wego (co-founder of BlockTempo and TonX). We chatted about DeSci, Hyperliquid, Pump.fun, and TonX's incubated projects like BTCFi. Thanks to Pat for the treat. Afterward, Pat went to a meeting, and Wego headed to Eric's accounting office.
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Taipei Qiao Tou Spicy Hot Pot $$
Was originally going to a crypto event at Flare but was invited by Leon for hot pot instead. Met Diana, Wendong, and Lulu—seniors in finance and tech about a decade older than me. Explained Bitcoin and cold wallets to them, and we had a great conversation from 6 PM until almost midnight. Thanks to Jennie for hosting!
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Unwined Bar & Vintner — Da'an, Taipei $$
Had lunch with the Zomma team and friends from Taka Taipei Ark to celebrate Tom's birthday. We caught up with Tianren and chatted about FTX claims, BTC, ETH, SOL, and tragic NFT stories from the last bull market. Happy Birthday, Tom, and thanks for the treat! Afterward, I visited a wine shop near Technology Building Station I hadn't been to before, enjoying a glass of red wine while working.
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Taipei Toasteria - Dunan Store (2nd Visit) $$
In the afternoon, met with Leon and Fred to hear their entrepreneurial stories. For dinner, we were joined by Fred's Hong Kong friends Denny and Sue, plus Paul, at a hot pot restaurant opened by Leon's Hong Kong friend. The owner, Brother Liang, came by specially to greet Leon. Thanks for the treat, Leon!
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Qiaotou Spicy Hot Pot (2nd visit) $$
For dinner, we were joined by Fred's Hong Kong friends Denny and Sue, plus Paul, at a hot pot restaurant opened by Leon's Hong Kong friend. The owner, Brother Liang, came by specially to greet Leon. Thanks for the treat, Leon! Cheers!
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Episode Daan Taipei - JDV by Hyatt — Taipei $$
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 $$$
After dinner, my good friend Pat invited me to join him and his former subordinate Heng, who was visiting from Singapore with his wife. Heng now works in the investment team at Chow Tai Fook in Hong Kong, evaluating various projects and funds. It was a great opportunity to connect and hear about their work in the family office and investment sectors.
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OMNI Nightclub (2nd Visit) — Taipei ⚠️ 暫停營業
Second visit to Taipei OMNI Nightclub. Thanks to my junior for the invite. Met new friends including Shiliu, who's in construction, and Johny, owner of Beta Bistro in Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone (been there a few times). Taiwan is such a small world—turns out Johny also knows Boheng, a schoolmate. Cheers!
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Wine Cellar (Wine Cellar) — East District, Taipei $$$
Met up with Sam and Jeff in the evening at 酒窖子, a spot I haven't visited in a while. It turns out Jeff, who's 17 years older than me, shares the exact same birthday—both of us are born on the first day of Aries. What a coincidence! We hopped to a few more places afterward and ran into Tina again. For the final stop, thanks to Sam's friend, the incredibly generous Jian, for treating us. Cheers!
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Taipei Sogo Fuxing 10F Amadeus Cafe $$$
After a meeting at the trade center in the afternoon, I had dinner with Jojo, who's back from Shanghai for a few days, along with Leon and Jennie at this Austrian restaurant on the 10th floor of Sogo Fuxing. We chatted over Austrian red wine—a very rewarding evening. Thanks to Jennie for treating us. On the way back, I tuned into an AMA hosted by Shasha for Zomma Option Protocol at 10 PM. Another day flew by.
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Taipei Ren'ai Rd. WINE MORE TIME Jin Niang Jiu Shi $$
In the afternoon, an elder introduced me to Professor Lin from Fudan University's AI Research Institute. Afterward, I remembered seeing a wine bar downstairs when I visited Eric's accounting firm—it happened to be near where we met. So I came here, tried three glasses of NT$1,000 red wines, and quietly reflected while watching the endless stream of traffic outside the window.
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Taipei Technology Building Station Dalian Flavor Restaurant $
Jimmy, who usually lives in Kenting and rarely comes up, invited me out. Met a few of his friends, including Jeff in land development, the top Taiwanese actor from the '90s, Chen Junsheng, and Sam from Future City Tech working on electrochromic glass. Listened to Junsheng talk about his five standalone B&Bs in Kenting, Sam's recent 8-day trip to Hong Kong and Macau with 4 days of Michelin-starred dining thanks to enthusiastic friends, and Jeff's years living in Vietnam for development projects.
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Taipei Qiao Tou Spicy Hot Pot $$
In the afternoon, hung out at小詹's wife's shop, 首爾商行, with Leon,小詹, and Suntan for a chat. Then had a beer at a branch of Toasteria Cafe. In the evening, went to橋頭麻辣鍋, a hot pot place opened by Leon's friend. Afterward, found a place for a massage. A busy Saturday!
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TUGA Grape Ya Restaurant — Taipei $$$
Dinner at TUGA Portuguese Restaurant in Taipei, then our 7th visit to 1496 Bar on Linsen North Road. Joey just returned from Shanghai, so we met up. I chose the Portuguese spot and paired it with Portuguese wine. Afterward, I brought Joey to Xiao Hei-ge's bar and invited Lele over too—she even brought Italian red and white wines from her shop. Cheers!
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Zentopia Bistro (2nd visit) $$
The final stop was an event by Gaia Information, thanks to Alexandre's invitation. Chatted with Alex, who just returned from Brazil, about business opportunities there. Also met new people like Nelson, who's into Web3 gaming.
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MDV Taipei — Da'an, Taipei $$$
Started the weekend night with the first round, and it's easy to keep going for a second. Came to this new spot that's only been open a few months, opened a small bottle of French champagne, and took a rare moment to quietly think things through alone.
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Taipei Zhongxiao Fuxing Yuppie Bookstore $$
Back in Taipei from Taichung, came to this interesting spot with great vibes for a drink. Surrounded by melodious tango music, they have different performances or talks here every day.
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Taipei East District Some Fun Bar $$
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 $$
Had brunch first with two girls, including Anne whom I met for the first time. In the afternoon, introduced Sam from the bank to a friend in need. Thanks for the treat! In the evening, came with Brother Paul, Brother Leon, and Fred to the new brand opened by Brother Sheng, owner of Ma Shen Spicy Hot Pot: Sheng Yan. Chaozhou-style raw marinate mainly features seafood like fish, shrimp, and crab, marinated with liquor, ginger, garlic, etc., then refrigerated or frozen. Since it's raw, they always use...
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Taipei Anhe Road Sheng Yan - Chaoshan Raw Marinated (Temporarily Closed) ⚠️ 暫停營業 $$
The night ended with a gathering at Sheng Yan, a new venture by the owner of Ma Shen Hot Pot. This Chaozhou-style raw marinated seafood spot focuses on fish, shrimp, and crab, cured with wine, ginger, and garlic. Since it's raw, they use premium ingredients for safety and flavor.
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KOR Taipei — East District, Taipei $$$
First stop tonight: a good friend wanted to hang out, so we're back on the 11th floor of XX. Taiwan is small—turns out Duan Yu and my friend have known each other for years. Allan, an investment banker from Hong Kong, and LC who arrived late, had also met before in Shanghai. Thanks, Allan! Next, second stop: met Rex at Omni last week. He and some US-returned friends have a regular Wednesday cigar gathering in KOR's private room. So we continued with cigars, wine, and making new friends. Cheers!
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OMNI Nightclub — East District, Taipei ⚠️ 暫停營業
Busy all day, but a junior invited me out, so I took a break. Met some new friends—one really loves cigars and even gave me one on the spot! XD Thanks and cheers! Thanks to my junior for treating me!
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Taipei East District Vavin Wine Box — Wine Cellar & Shop $$
After drinks with my junior Maxim and Paul (who generously treated us), I visited Vavin Wine Cellar & Shop in the East District, which Denise had recommended. I enjoyed several French wines after starting with beer and lychee liquor—a perfect end to the night.
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Taipei Xiao Ban Korean Grilled Intestines - Dunhua Branch $$
My cousin Yi-Ting invited one of her friends to introduce to me in the evening. This friend is quite impressive, having traveled to 34 countries around the world and just returned from a solo trip through 8 countries in Africa. We chatted about everyone's experiences in different places while drinking Korean sparkling soju and rice wine. Cheers!
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Casanova Italian Restaurant — East District, Taipei $$
I was busy until past 3 AM yesterday and didn't even have dinner. Today at noon, I ordered some takeout to pair with a Napa red wine at 14.5% ABV—alcohol percentages in red wines are getting higher these days due to climate warming. After a sweat steam session in the afternoon, Jimmy came up from the south to meet for dinner in the evening at his friend's restaurant. Also there was Brother Micky, a former Ogilvy executive I'd met once before who has lived in 7 countries, and his female friend. The owner, whose chef/husband is French, joined us later.
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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 $$
Thanks to an invitation from Alex and Ellie of Gaia Information, a Taiwanese cloud service integrator, I attended a crypto networking dinner in Taiwan hosted by Akamai Technologies—a US-listed CDN/cloud service provider (Nasdaq: AKAM). I met familiar faces like Chad from Crypto.com, whom I'd seen at Gaia's previous cocktail event, along with Jason, founder of Re:Dreamer, who's about to launch a token soon...
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Taipei Da'an MonBar Premium Wine Bar $$$
After a meeting in the afternoon, since Xiao Gao is returning to Kenting soon with only a few gatherings left, we came to see him off. The location chosen was Mon at the intersection of Guangfu South Road and Xinyi Road—a prime spot. Their Australian and New Zealand red/white wines have a unique character. Met Micky, who previously worked at Ogilvy and has lived in 7 countries; he now runs an ad agency with friends. Also met Kuikui, who spent six years in Australia and then opened a B&B in Kenting. Plus Coco who stopped by briefly, Micky's cousin, and got to know the wine specialist at this shop...
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enowine food & wine — Da'an, Taipei $$$
Joey returned from Shanghai and asked me to pick a spot for dinner. It's been months since we last met at Louwailou by West Lake in Hangzhou. We ordered an Italian white wine with jasmine notes and a red from Saint-Emilion on Bordeaux's Right Bank. Not satisfied, we added a glass of Napa Valley red. We paired them with a luxurious seafood platter, Italian ravioli, and a charcuterie board—the bill came to exactly 10,000 TWD as we caught up on various topics.
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Taipei Xinyi Anhe Leo Club ⚠️ 暫停營業
In the evening, Shao invited me to check out a new bar opened by his Rotary Club friend, Carol. Jimmy joined later and brought Coco, who also retired at 27. Coco used to be a fashion designer in Dongguan and Guangzhou, then invested in real estate; now bored at home, she's thinking of opening a restaurant or bistro. Taiwan is small—the next table had a group in their 30s celebrating a birthday. Jimmy jumped in and soon everyone was mingling.
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Taipei Chez Swann by Jumi Tavern $$
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 Fuxing South Road Really Good Seafood Restaurant $$$
Had lunch at Really Good Seafood Restaurant on Fuxing South Road for the Nocera (Nasdaq:NCRA) spring banquet. Taiwan is such a small place – I met a former deputy commissioner of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Brother Zhuang, who turned out to be my senior from Taichung First Senior High School. The owner specially served us king crab knowing he was coming. Later in the afternoon, I went to a nearby wine cellar with Tiger and Steven from the Tsai family, a century-old aquaculture family from Yunlin.
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Technology Building Station Jdan's Wine Cellars (formerly Tiancang Dijiu) $$$
In the afternoon, I visited Jdan's wine cellars (formerly known as Tian Cang Di Jiu) near Technology Building Station. I went with Tiger and Steven from the Tsai family, a century-old aquaculture family from Yunlin. Both studied in the US, and Steven even lived near Zhongshan Park Station in Shanghai's Changning District before.
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Taipei Fuxing S. Rd. Ombre Bistro $$$
Ombre on Fuxing South Road hosted the spring banquet for 'Baodao Taiwan'. 'Huijin Taiwan' and 'TIC' are professional groups for Taiwanese finance professionals working in China and Hong Kong. Today, members mainly from these groups gathered for the newly established 'Baodao Taiwan' spring banquet, initiated by teacher Li Jigang. On this day when the Taiwan stock index hit a historic high, nearly 50 financial talents from across the strait gathered. Upon arrival, I first greeted former Yuanta Investment Trust's Zhaotang. Although we had crossed paths at the company before, we never had a proper chat.
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Taipei East District Bar Mood Taipei $$
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 $$
Over the weekend, I studied LayerZero V2, dubbed the TCP/IP of blockchain, as its whitepaper recently came out. After two remote meetings this morning, I got a message from junior Rebecca about a seminar she's hosting next week near the Far Eastern Plaza Hotel. Though I can't attend, I connected her with some potential clients. In the evening, thanks to Palm Drive Capital for...
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Anhe Rd. Vana Taipei — Taipei $$
In the afternoon, I had a meeting at the blockchain startup base, N24 Taipei Ark. There's a new indoor golf simulator (Venom Golf) on the 2nd floor, a collaboration with ITRI, combined with a bar and private rooms. In the evening, I introduced friends like Lman, Mars, Pat, Edison, and Paul to each other over drinks at Vana, recommended by Xia Xia. We chatted about AI computing power and investment trends.
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Taipei Shida District Bbang Gwan E Korean Restaurant $
The second stop of the night was at this Korean restaurant near NTNU. We had whiskey and Korean soju with Professor Lee from the music department, Brother Zeng from semiconductor equipment distribution, and Korean owner Brother Zhao. It was a great gathering with good drinks and company. Cheers!
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Anhe Rd. WuXiang Bar Without Anhe — Taipei $$
Bar Without Anhe on Taipei's Anhe Road. I stumbled upon PIEMONTE CELLAR and Meat Room Tetsuhana Itamae PIEMONTE CELLAR last time. This afternoon, I had the chance to meet up with Andrew and Tiger from Nocera, and Teddy from Rock Records for a casual drink here. Taiwan is a small place—right when I walked in, I saw a bottle of banquet wine at the counter that Clark had asked the shop to prepare. We picked an Italian red wine and asked the staff to open it; the body was solid and robust. We chatted about live streaming platforms and new nightclubs opening in Taipei while drinking. Thanks, Andrew...
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Taipei Da'an Rd. William's Wine Cellar (3rd Visit) $$
At noon, discussed matters over pizza with Paul, Eric, and Tiffany who returned from Hong Kong. Thanks for the treat, Paul! In the evening, went to William's Wine Cellar again and picked two red wines from the US and Burgundy. Cheers! By Morgan @2023.12.22 night
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Da'an District Lawei Wine Shop (2nd visit) $$
After dinner, I went to La Vie Wine Bar in Da'an District for the second time. It had been over three months since my last visit. Cheers!
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Taipei Dunhua S. Rd. D'N Dun Nan Wine Cellar (2nd Visit) $$$
Had to handle some urgent matters yesterday, so couldn't make it to three gatherings—sorry about that. @@ Today, first went to Madison Taipei to listen to a good singer perform, then to D’N Dun Nan Wine Cellar, which Wei De from Chang Qing Pharmacy visited yesterday. Realized it's been over three years since I last came here; his mention yesterday suddenly made me want to visit again. Thanks to Wei De's regular status, manager Cindy treated us to a plate of cheese. The Italian and American red wines we ordered were both good. Cheers! :) ...
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AW Wine (2nd visit) $$$
In the evening, Brother Paul booked out AW Wine (second visit) and invited some good friends. Taiwan is such a small place – among the guests was Xiao Du from Capital Investment Trust, who is familiar with two of my former colleagues, Leyu and Shuting. He's also a junior from Taichung First Senior High School, seven years below me.
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Kyuuka Sake Bar $$
Later, we went to Qiu Xiang Sake Bar. Brother Keigo, who comes from a chain hotel family and has also lived in China, was there too. We continued our conversations over drinks.
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Taipei Far Eastern Shangri-La - 6F Li Bai Lounge $$$
Tonight, FUNWOO (Farsighted International Real Estate) held a Christmas banquet at Li Bai Ju on the 6th floor of Far Eastern Shangri-La, Taipei, pretty much taking over the entire place! Besides many familiar friends from Taipei, Taichung, and Yunlin, I also met new friends: Fang-Yan Jie from Global Views Monthly, Lawyer Ye Mao-Lin, Deputy Director Xu from National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, General Manager Steve from MiTAC Digital, Vice President Bao-Hui Jie from Citibank, CFO Cathy from Taiwan Kang Biotechnology, and also someone Denise Jie knows from AW Wine/Bistro...
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Taipei Zhongxiao E. Rd. Alley Xiao Shan Xiang Chengdu Spicy Hot Pot (2nd Visit) $$
A busy Monday in Taipei. Four meetings and two dinners today. From morning to afternoon, discussions ranged from strategies with a US hedge fund and cryptocurrency exchanges... all the way to AI, electric vehicles, and semiconductor investments. Lunch was at TSUKUMI on the 4th floor of Breeze Xinyi, thanks for the treat, Paul! Dinner was spicy hot pot, thanks again~ Rarely went a day without any alcohol today, so no 'Cheers' to write about. @@ By Morgan @Evening of Dec 4, 2023.
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Taipei Dunhua S. Rd. Alley Plan B European Street Market Bistro $$
Christine, who just returned from Hong Kong in the evening, invited me for a drink to chat about her involvement with Huasheng Securities, Pionex, the US-listed company JYD... The world is small; Christine also knows Brian, Sam. She was quite interested in paying with cryptocurrency, so I let her experience it by swiping with TPay. Afterwards, I met up with two other beauties at the usual spot. Cheers! By Morgan @Evening of Nov 21, 2023.
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Le vin CAFE(6th Visit) — Taipei $$
In the afternoon, had an online meeting with Shrimp and Peter, Co-Founder of TPay, to discuss the 8th Taiwan Blockchain Enthusiasts Annual Conference from Dec 6-8. In the evening, dined with Senior Lman and Joseph, CEO of Oasis, whom I hadn't seen in a while—XD. Haven't been to京星 in over a decade! Oasis recently launched the Qubby AI product, which can learn a target's voice, expressions, knowledge, movements...
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Taipei Yi Pin Vegetable Lamb Speciality Restaurant (2nd Visit) $$
Yanchao returned to Taiwan from Beijing for a short while. As the weather turned cooler, thought it'd be nice to have mutton hot pot. So we had a dinner gathering of five. When heading out, brought two Georgian red wines to pair with the meal. Afterwards, moved to信義路 to continue the night with other good friends. Thanks to Andrew for hosting the later part! Cheers! By Morgan @2023.11.13 night
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Taipei Ren'ai Road - Chun Shen Restaurant $$$
Had a meeting for the QT crypto fund in the morning. Then, through Dr. Jiao from Dingbang Family Office, I had a remote meeting with Chairman Yang, who works in green energy, long-term care, carbon credits, and invests in many companies and restaurants. We discussed the possibility of integrating blockchain into his main business.
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Taipei East District Jiu Jiao Zi (6th Visit) $$
After having hot pot at Raohe Street Night Market for dinner, came here again to chat and enjoy a light drink in the evening breeze. Cheers! By Morgan @2023.11.1 night
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Domaine Wine Cellars (5th visit) $$$
Had lunch with Pat, Sam (who's flying to the US today), and Andrew at Wei Fu Lou in Xinyi District. We had sour cabbage and pork hot pot plus two-way duck – not bad! Thanks, Pat, for treating us. Afterward, we talked about an art exhibition I visited yesterday, and Pat was interested, so I took him there.
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ABV Bar & Kitchen American Bistro — Taipei $$
After returning from Taichung in the afternoon, I visited Le vin CAFE again to see the French owner. Then in the evening, we had a gathering of 11 university classmates from the Industrial Management department because Funky came from Macau to Taiwan for a marathon event. We've known each other for over 25 years—time flies! From tech to finance, from listed companies to civil servants... After it ended, I returned to Le vin CAFE. Cheers!
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Taipei Da'an Rd. Le vin CAFE (5th Visit) $$$
Saturday night, introducing good friends to each other. Cheers!
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Aging Room cigar & spirits Cigar Cafe Bar (2nd Visit) — Taipei $$
Today was the first day of the Taipei Textile Exhibition at Nangang Exhibition Center. After being busy in the morning, I took some time to chat with Brother Xuchu. Their company, TOP Towel, has been established for over 40 years, consistently providing high-quality towels and textile products to many hotels, well-known enterprises, and sports brands.
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Taipei Da'an Orange Shabu Shabu House $$$
A crazy busy Monday. During the day: two online meetings, two phone calls, and survey data. In the evening, I finally made it to Mugen Shabu Shabu, a place I've wanted to book for ten years but could never get a reservation. James, the Chief Innovation Officer of Digitimes, introduced me to the lovely Emily from his team. After that, I headed to the wine shop on Da'an Road to have drinks with a friend who's involved in large-scale land development in New Taipei and recently wants to invest in a private club in Taichung, seeking my advice.
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Taipei Da'an District Le vin CAFE $$
A crazy busy Monday. In the evening, went to Orange Shabu Shabu, a place I've wanted to book for ten years but could never get a reservation. James, the Chief Innovation Officer of a digital media company, wanted me to meet Emily, so we got acquainted here. Afterwards, headed to a wine shop on Da'an Road.
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Taipei Madison Taipei Hotel (5th visit) $$$
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) $$$
After lunch, we continued our chat at Cosecha 22 Cigar Lounge. Talked a lot with Xiaolin about various physical and Web3 projects we're involved in, as well as potential fund collaborations. His assistant Ben was also at the table. It was a productive follow-up session in a relaxed atmosphere.
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Taipei Da'an Ken Zi Ran Wine $$
After an event at Muzik Hotel, I ducked into Ken Natural Wine in Da'an to avoid the rain. This wine shop came recommended by ICEBONE, and I finally got to try it. Starting the evening with a French rosé seemed like the perfect way to unwind.
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Taipei Da'an Madison Taipei Hotel Bar $$$
Yesterday morning, Andrew introduced 'Brother Sheng,' the former chairman of an investment trust, to Nancy, the founder of FUNWOO. At noon, Jerry, VP of cacaFly, also came by to visit Nancy. Taiwan is a small place—Jerry also knows Ramen Senior and Blues from GCP... Later, Pat and his brother joined as well. In the afternoon, Pat and I went to the nearby DeFITs office to listen to Beichen introduce To...
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Dunhua S. Rd. Fan He Beef Yakiniku — Taipei $$$
Bon, a high-end yakiniku restaurant in Taiwan, is a collaboration with Yoroniku, Tokyo's top-ranked yakiniku spot. My good friend Sam just returned from the US last night, so we all gathered here for dinner tonight. Besides being a Director at a UIUC university lab, Sam is also a co-founder of KulaDAO, which tokenizes real-world assets (RWA) in Africa. We ordered the double set menu (NT$6,500+10%) and some extra meats, plus...
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Taipei Xinyi Rd. Shenpu Shangyan - Shanghai Cuisine $$$
Evening gathering with the Zomma Protocol team. (Zomma is an on-chain cryptocurrency options exchange: https://app.zomma.pro/en/main/trade) We all sat at one table in a private room. With Big Tom and Tianren Ge there, the night was never dull! We paired the meal with two French red wines. Cheers~ :) By Morgan @2023.8.16 evening
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Wine Cellar (Wine Cellar) — East District, Taipei $$$
Evening crash into a gathering of alumni from Chiayi Concordia Middle School. Among them were Josepe from Oasis, Nancy from FUNWOO, Yawen, a senior executive at PCHome, and Seymour, a senior in the military parts business. Being sandwiched between four Leos was quite amusing. We had three Burgundy Premier Cru wines, one special French bottled wine, and a German Riesling white. Life is short, sing over wine. :) Cheers! By Morgan @2023.8.15 evening
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Pan House Wine & Bistro — Yanji St., Taipei $$
I hadn't met with senior captain Brother Lin Yan for a long time—every time we tried to meet, he was either flying a plane in the air or not in Taipei. Tonight was perfect, as it was the birthday of Ian, the younger brother of Pan House's owner, so Brother Lin Yan organized a gathering here. Starting with 3 men and 6 women, it eventually grew to 11 men and 13 women. I initially planned to note down each woman's name (and I did remember the first few), but there were simply too many later, so I gave up and went with the flow. As expected with Brother Lin Yan's gatherings, the number of women always exceeds the men...
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Anhe Rd. Alley Bar Way Home — Taipei $$
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 Yanji St. Meal Room - Bistro & Hot Pot $$
Had dinner with Lman and Joey at Meal Room on Yanji Street. Joey, who's lived in Shanghai for 15 years, is back in Taiwan with his family. Over a yin-yang hot pot paired with Japanese chocolate wine, we discussed potential business collaborations in industrial real estate. Cheers!
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Taipei Da'an Rd. William Wine Collection $$
After a long day starting at 6 AM, I wrapped up with Nancy and Teddy at William Wine Cellar on Da'an Road. We enjoyed Italian Masi, Burgundy Premier Cru, and Bordeaux Grand Cru while chatting about real estate and music. We even ran into Jack's friend Tianyu, who Teddy also knows. Cheers!
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VG The Seafood Bar — Da'an, Taipei $$$
Met up with the talented designer Coco at VG The Seafood Bar near her office. The seafood and steak were excellent, complemented nicely by an Argentine red wine after the initial white. Thanks to Coco for the treat and for arranging a Maserati ride home with a driver!
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Taipei Zhongxiao Fuxing JAPOLI Italian Bistro $$
Three stops in one day. Afternoon tea with senior Guojun and Joe from Biying near Taipei World Trade Center. Dinner at JAPOLI Italian Restaurant with lman senior and OGG, discussing AIGC projects. Then moved to Changchun Goose Meat on Liaoning Street with Yujia and Don senior.
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Libido Wine Gallery Wine Bar — Da'an, Taipei $$
Had lunch with Jerry, a senior from my NCKU CS grad days, and his family—haven't seen him in over five years since he was teaching at Harbin Institute of Technology's Shenzhen campus. He's now at a university in Norway. Later, ended the evening at Libido Wine Gallery in Da'an for some wine.
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Taipei Xinyi Rd. La Vie Wine Lohas Wine Cellar $$$
A hectic Monday! From trading setups and DeFi options analysis to meetings with Hong Kong funds and legal consultations. Ended the day at La Vie Wine Cellar on Xinyi Road for a well-deserved drink to unwind.
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Taipei Ren'ai Rd. Domaine Wine Cellar (4th Visit) $$$
Fourth visit to Domaine Wine Cellar on Ren'ai Road. In the evening, a big group including Nancy, Stacy, Jeffery, and others gathered. We started by drinking seven bottles of Burgundy red wine and one white at Domaine. Then we moved to Cashbox KTV near Zhongxiao Fuxing for singing. Thanks to Carolyn for treating us to the red wine in the first half! Cheers!
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Taipei Yanji St. Tonight Bistro (Suspended) ⚠️ 暫停營業 $$
Started the afternoon with a walk from Tayou Road to Guanshan Riverside Park and Yingfeng Riverside Park for some exercise. In the evening, my two cousins invited me to Bramay German Afternoon Tea on Guangfu South Road for some South African Rooibos tea. Later, I moved to the Tonight bar on Yanji Street. Nancy rushed back from Taichung, and we had drinks with high school senior Seymour and classmate Joseph. Joseph's company, OOSGA, recently helped FTV News...
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Taipei Guangfu S. Rd. Xiaolin Seafood $$
In the morning, Shrimp Shrimp and YJ from Hong Kong's Amber Group happened to visit CoinW, so I dropped by to chat as well. Coincidentally, Tony was also there. Thanks to Mark & William for hosting a simple lunch. After the Zomma meeting in the afternoon, we had a group dinner at nearby Xiao Lin Seafood in the evening. After that, I went home to drop off some things, then headed to Nangang HSR Station to travel south again to Yunlin - Huwei. FUNWOO De Zai International Real Estate held an event today at Huwei Chunqiu Hotel...
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Taipei Da'an Danjuku Honjin Night Izakaya $$
An extremely busy Monday. Had lunch with high school friends who came to Taipei for business. In the evening, met with Jude and Amy from Fireblocks - a company founded by Israelis that acts as the SWIFT of the crypto world through their leading MPC technology. We gathered at Danshuku Honjin Night Food & Bar in Da'an.
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DOMANI Italian Restaurant — Da'an, Taipei $$$
Another busy day. In the morning, I listened to Jack, Pan, and Vincent explain their strategies using A.I. in stocks, futures, and options, along with their impressive live trading performance over the past two years. Taiwan is small—they happened to visit He Ding Venture Capital and meet with Cheng Wei yesterday. For lunch, I had a meal with Brother Gong at this upscale Italian restaurant. The lobster pasta was pretty good, paired with Italian sparkling wine. In the afternoon, I visited the Jut Art Museum and the Changliu Art Museum in the basement of the Ren'ai Hongxi Building.
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Taipei ABRAZO Bistro $$
Had a team dinner with Zomma at ABRAZO Bistro on Xinyi Road. We recently launched the Zomma Option Protocol on the zkSync mainnet and are conducting small-scale real-money testing. The recent Community Call on Discord was a huge success, with over 500 attendees online at its peak.
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Taipei Shanghai Village Restaurant $$$
Our Zomma team had a dinner gathering at Shanghai Village Restaurant on Xinyi Road. It was a celebratory meal as our Zomma Option Protocol has just launched on the zkSync mainnet for real-money testing, following a successful community call with over 500 participants.
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Siwei Rd. Taipei Xiao Ye Japanese Izakaya $$$
Attended a Solana Taipei Hacker House side event at the Japanese izakaya 'Xiaoye' on Siwei Road with senior Lman. Met Ben, whom I hadn't seen in over three years due to the pandemic. Ben was one of the speakers and brought some friends from Hong Kong. The event was hosted by the NCCU Blockchain Club as a warm-up.
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Taipei HANSUM Hookah Lounge (Temporarily Closed) ⚠️ 暫停營業 $$$
The night was packed with three different gatherings. The last stop was HANSUM Hookah Lounge, a popular spot for socializing and enjoying shisha after dinner and drinks with various groups of friends throughout the evening.
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Taipei Ombré Italian Bistro Anhe Branch (Permanently Closed) $$$
Spent the day moving between high-rise offices in Taipei, including visits to QuanTrend and Bincentive. In the evening, met Cindy at Deutsche Bank's asset management office near Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, where Eva was recently appointed as CEO of the joint venture.
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Dunhua S. Rd. Le Chamber French Bistro — Taipei $$$
Morning introduction of Ali, a friend interested in crypto who's in land development and construction, to Mars. After a simple lunch nearby (thanks Ale for treating!), we stood chatting outside the United Daily News building - Taiwan is indeed small.
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Taipei East District Xiao Shan Xiang Chengdu Spicy Hot Pot $$
Dinner with university junior Wenqi, who recently moved to Taipei for work, and another friend at this authentic Sichuan hot pot place. We had frog, brain, and tripe -好久沒吃到的黃喉 - all delicious with the spicy oil dip. Wenqi now works at CloudMile, a top cloud service agent, and is preparing for Google Cloud certification.
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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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Abudu Middle Eastern Halal Restaurant, Taipei $$
I brought a bottle of French Rock Angel rosé to FUNWOO's office for a drink with Nancy. Later, I met my two cousins for dinner at Abdul Halal Restaurant, where we were joined by my junior Steven - it turns out he and my cousin were middle school classmates! It was a lovely, unexpected reunion.
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Cosecha 22 Cigar Wu — Taipei $$$
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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Taipei Kanpai $$$
Attended a forum on virtual asset regulation co-organized by Taka and the Taiwan Blockchain Enthusiast Association. Taiwan is so small—I ran into Michael, whom I met while drinking last night, right as I entered the venue. We had to take a photo to commemorate the coincidence. As a VC, Michael also knows Outliers Venture.
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Bar clique $$
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 $$$
After a morning meeting, I introduced Mars and Andrew over lunch. They both have potential collaboration opportunities in the Vietnamese market. In the evening, Jack from Sophia Research gathered some friends for dinner and invited me along. We started with Italian cuisine paired with white wine at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi A11, then headed to Hansum Shisha Bar afterwards.
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Taipei East District Totsuzen Steak Dry-Aged Steak Bistro $$
Had dinner with senior Lman and Mars at this steakhouse offering great value wet-aged steak sets. For around a thousand NT dollars, you get not only steak but also oysters, scallops, and abalone. Both the Miyazaki A5 Wagyu with its melting marbling and the sweet US CAB Angus beef were incredibly satisfying. Afterward, we went to a nearby bar to have drinks and chat with Ke-wei, whom we met for the first time.
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Taipei East District Mozi Bar $$
Dinner at Totsuzen Steak with friends featured great value wet-aged steak sets, including Miyazaki A5 wagyu and US CAB Angus. Afterwards, we moved next door to Mozi Bar for drinks with a new acquaintance, a talented NTU graduate with an interesting career path.
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Taipei Qunxi Business Center Kami no Shizuku Pilgrimage Tasting Event $$
Sunday afternoon, I attended a tasting event hosted by Plus9 Wine. 'Kami no Shizuku' (The Drops of God) is a Japanese manga I read a decade ago during a low point in my life. The author's elegant descriptions of wine tasting truly broadened my horizons and imagination, giving me a new perspective on life's brevity. Today, I had the chance to see the author siblings, Yuko and Shin Kibayashi, up close—it was incredibly exciting! Though trying all 52 red and white wines in just over three hours was quite a challenge...
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Taipei Zhongxiao E. Rd. Zhi Le — Nigiri Sushi Specialty Store $$$
Shiraku Sushi Specialty Store on Zhongxiao East Road, and Neihu Cigar Shengshi Hall. In the morning, I took Tiffany—back from Hong Kong for the New Year—to visit Andrew at Contibit in Shilin. Then at noon, I had lunch with Tiffany, Pat, and Sam so they could get to know each other. After the meal, we all had afternoon tea and chatted at Chun Shui Tang in Tianmu's Shin Kong Mitsukoshi. Later, back in the city, I took a short break to visit Jut Art Museum, where the current exhibition 'Perceptual Field' combines architecture and art. Last time I came...
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Da'an Rd. C'elet115 Bistro — Taipei $$$
We were meeting at 4:30 PM, so I looked for one of the few restaurants that serve alcohol in the afternoon. This was to catch up with my friend Andy, whom I hadn't seen in over three years since he returned from Hong Kong. I also took the chance to introduce him to Sam, a veteran US broker in crypto custody (AUM $200M USD), and Ethan from MatrixPort. Andy previously worked at Tencent, handling M&A and investments...
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Taipei Civic Blvd. Oh My God — Japanese Seafood Yakitori Izakaya $$
Yesterday, I had a conference call with Pat and Enzo, the former CTO of ByBit who's now in Singapore. Enzo, who came from Baidu, has a strong technical background, and we chatted about GoLang, C++, Java... He recently assembled a new team of nearly 30 people for a new project. We'll see how we can help once his deck is ready. Tonight, instead of going to the TBW party, I met up with my senior Lman for dinner at this izakaya, which was founded by a former...
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Taipei, Zhongxiao E. Rd. Alley, Shi Ba Izakaya $$
In the afternoon, I had a meeting about Zomma. In the evening, I had a conference call with my senior Lman and his friend Ben. Ben previously worked in the CVC (Corporate Venture Capital) at Appier and has recently been looking into some Web3 projects and investment opportunities. We briefly exchanged some ideas. Afterward, I went to the East District with Lman for dinner. The passion fruit shochu paired with raw beef with egg yolk was quite nice. We chatted about MarTech over the meal...
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Taipei Zhongxiao Dunhua Da Zhen DZ Omakase Teppanyaki Bistro $$$
Samuel invited me to dinner, so I organized another gathering tonight. I invited Fisher, a Cheng Kung University junior who works at Palm Drive Capital (a global VC fund based in New York), my good brother Pat from a foreign investment bank, plus Samuel & Pat's Cornell junior Olen, who is also a Co-Founder of DeFITs. The five of us got together for a meal and to get to know each other.
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SiWeiLu pm wine to chill (YiGaiMingCentral Park by Saru) — Taipei $$
At noon, Pat introduced me to his Cornell classmate Samuel. Samuel is from Shanghai, his wife is Taiwanese, but they now live mostly between Chicago and Switzerland. Recently, they've been staying in Taiwan for a while due to their children's education. Samuel is also the Director of a Blockchain research lab at UIUC, managing over a hundred students.
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MuSeYiWen Cafe Mu’s Café — Taipei $$
A packed day with four meetings. Started at Zomma discussing options pricing and arbitrage, then met Jeffrey (introduced by Andy) at Mu's Café on Hangzhou South Road. He'd just pitched Linked3 at AVA Angel Investment Club and we chatted with Ethan from EVG about blockchain opportunities.
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Taipei Leli Rd. Red Queen Sichuan Cuisine $$$
In the morning, I first visited the Whoscall (Gogolook) headquarters near Guting Station with senior Lman to meet CEO Jeff, also an NCKU alumnus. Gogolook now has over 150 employees, mostly working remotely, almost matching the model of many Silicon Valley companies. XD With Jeff, we discussed senior Lman's recent collaboration with the founder of Bahamut, Taiwan's largest gaming community site with over 2 million daily active users (DAU)...
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Taipei Zhongxiao East Road Mirror Lounge (Temporarily Closed) ⚠️ 暫停營業 $$
On the second day of the連假, it was coding / Thai massage / Bar Surfing, continuing my tour of Taipei's many bars. More生命之水 cocktails, and we called it a night at 5 AM. Thanks to the two lovely ladies for treating! Cheers!
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Taipei Ren'ai Rd. Alley Shi Yu Omakase Japanese Sushi Restaurant $$$
Dinner with Ray from Matrixport, and I also invited Pat. Ray lived in Hong Kong for ten years and worked at HKEX. Like me, he's also in the 'Huijin Taiwan' group for Taiwanese finance professionals working in Hong Kong. Pat also lived in Hong Kong for twelve years and owns property there. So we started chatting about shared Hong Kong and Macau memories. This place doesn't charge corkage - Ray brought a bottle of Dassai, but different from regular Dassai, this one uses additional...
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Taipei Ren'ai Rd. Jun Tai Wine Collection $$$
Three meetings in one day. First took Cindy and Vins to visit my Weidao junior Chengwei in the afternoon. His family office's Hedding Venture Capital, which mainly invests in biotech and IC design, has recently started investing in blockchain-related companies. They previously invested in Cybavo, which was recently acquired by Circle. After leaving Hedding, returned to the Richwell & Defits office with Cindy and Vins. Everyone met with FUNWOO's founding team from Silicon Valley...
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Taipei Dunhua S. Rd. Alley Xin Dian Tang Hot Pot $$
Had dinner with Lman, Scott, and Changfeng, who I met for the first time. We enjoyed a flavorful laksa hotpot with plenty of beef and seafood while discussing digital marketing trends in the Web3 space.
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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 $$
After teaching a coding class, I met up with a friend who loves to drink. We were joined by Ethan, who's opening a new bar, and Vins. The four of us enjoyed over twenty cocktails on a Sunday night. Cheers!
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Taipei East District Gou Yi Xia Japanese Izakaya $$
After visiting a cutting-edge robotics company in Xinyi District in the afternoon, we headed to Doggy House, an izakaya in the East District, for dinner. It was a great way to unwind after a day of being amazed by AI-powered robotic arms performing delicate tasks like pouring wine.
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Taipei Anhe Rd. Aplus Hanasakura Bistro $$$
A full day. After coding until 2 AM, I visited a futures company in the morning. In the afternoon, Cindy introduced me to many outstanding NCKU alumni, including those from the alumni association, a Rotary club, and various businesses.
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Taipei Guangfu S. Rd. Alley What Do You Think Bistro $$
Met with Sam's friend Jade to discuss potential GameFi projects, so I invited Lman along. Jade, a CS and finance grad, now runs her own crypto investment and blockchain venture. We shared ideas over drinks, including the bartender's signature 'secret weapon' cocktail.
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Aging Room Cigar Bar, Taipei $$$
Steven came up from Taichung and we enjoyed four cocktails together before heading to Aging Room cigar bar. We were joined by Qiao-ge and Abbie (who was celebrating her birthday), opened two bottles of red wine, and had a great evening catching up. Cheers!
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Taipei East District Alley Awkward Chat Couple Bistro $$
Lman senior invited me to dinner at this alleyway bistro in East District, so I brought my junior Youming along. The senior graduated 15 years before my junior, and I'm right in the middle. We started talking about games (my junior is a Bahamut user) and then moved on to topics like energy storage and carbon neutrality.
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Taipei Zhongxiao Dunhua A Bo Lang Thin Skin Dumplings Taiwanese Bistro $$
After returning to Taipei from Taoyuan in the evening, I first visited the office of Unblock, a blockchain AML monitoring company near Zhongxiao Dunhua Station. They recently received strategic investment from Whoscall (Gogolook) and launched some new features.
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Taipei, East District, Qiu Jin Japanese Izakaya (Renamed: Xi You Kao Yu Da'an Branch) $$
Lman学长临时约我吃饭，于是我叫了同社团的学弟瑞宏一起。毕业二十多年后还能聚在一起真是缘分。我们聊了区块链存储的问题，聚会又快三个小时才结束。整晚包场了。
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Taipei, Zhongxiao Fuxing, E Jiu Wu Izakaya (Renamed: OriginBAR Xu) $$
Lman学长临时问我晚上有没有空，正在吃肉圆的我让他晚点再约。没想到临时找朋友还能成局，于是我们五人聚在了一起，包括做游戏的OGG、交易加密货币的Sam，以及Lman最近认识的、在中国做过很多区块链项目的Galvin。Galvin深耕这个领域很早，甚至见过币安的CZ。
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Taipei, Yanji St., KoKoni Skewer & Donburi Izakaya $$
Had an impromptu gathering with Lman and Telder学长 in the evening. We reminisced about our days in the CCNS (Cheng Kung Computer Network Society) club at university. At this age, besides work, we ended up talking more about health and wellness topics.
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La Piola Cucina Italiana, Taipei $$
During my usual busy three-day period with multiple meetings, I managed to enjoy a wonderful Italian dinner at La Piola Cucina Italiana. It was a perfect break from back-to-back meetings, offering authentic Italian cuisine in a cozy atmosphere.
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Taipei 101 & Tonghua St. Alley Ajex Bistro $$
Last week was four meetings a day; this week it's seven meetings over three days. Time is truly a scarce resource. I visited Grace at her office on the 24th floor of Taipei 101, then had dinner and drinks with friends in the evening at a bistro near Tonghua Street.
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Taipei East District ABV Caribbean Bistro $$
After finishing work at noon, I was about to head back to Taichung when I suddenly saw that my junior Annie, whom I hadn't seen in a long time, was also free. So we arranged to meet up. The Brazilian unicorn company she works for specializes in providing cross-border payment solutions for Latin America and is currently applying for a U.S. listing. Their most recent pre-IPO funding round raised over $400 million. I listened to Annie talk about Brazil's national payment system Pix, Argentina's cash dollar exchange rate (CCL), and their strategies for Asian e-commerce, gaming...
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ULV Bistro — East District, Taipei $$$
At ULV Restaurant & Bar in Taipei's East District, I had a WeChat voice call with Yujia, who currently works at Macquarie Securities (Hong Kong) and was introduced by Tony. I asked him about his experience with financial product issuance, hedging, and market making. We then chatted and discovered that Yujia also attended Weidao High School. He was in 10th grade when I was in 9th grade—Taiwan is really small; our paths overlapped back then. Immediately after, I continued the call with Haoting, another Weidao classmate, to learn about his experience handling cross-strait capital flows. In the evening, Manager Liang invited me to dinner in the East District...
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Taipei Xinhai Rd. Xing Chen Wine Cellar (3rd Visit)
Haven't been here in years. The owner, Lin Fusheng, and Mr. Liang are old friends of mine who have been passionate about wine collecting for over 30 years. Their 100-ping cellar houses more than 60,000 bottles of premium wines, and Mr. Lin now writes a weekly wine column for Apple Daily. I've visited a few times before and was amazed by their Wagyu beef, but they've since switched to a private kitchen model—walk-ins can't order food anymore. So I just asked the owner to recommend a good-value French red (Vivino score 4.1) and enjoyed chatting and drinking here while listening to Brother Lin talk about his most expensive cellar treasures...
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Taipei, Lane off Da'an Rd., Xiao Man Hot Pot $$
Had dinner with old friends and Ruihong, a club junior I hadn't seen in a while. We picked up two bottles of red wine from the nearby Sogo department store to pair with our meal. Ruihong recently bought a property near a Taoyuan Airport MRT station, so his next step is finding the right lady of the house! Cheers!
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Taipei, Lane off Ren'ai Rd., Le Xuan Wagyu $$$$
This top-tier wagyu restaurant, originally from Taichung, now has a location in Taipei. We ordered the most expensive set menu (NT$4,400+10% per person) plus two bottles of Italian and French red wine. From Australian 9+ wagyu to Japanese A5 and Matsusaka A5 beef, every dish was bursting with wagyu flavor. Highlights included a hand roll with wagyu tartare and premium sea urchin, and Inaniwa udon with beef shank and truffle-infused egg yolk sauce.
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Wine Cafe — Taipei $$
I came up to Taipei yesterday and bought over NT$2,000 worth of books at Tenlong Bookstore before meeting an old university club friend, Wenzheng. We went to a mysterious bar near Daan Station with no sign - it's all word-of-mouth. Wenzheng, still a full-time investor after nearly ten years, and I opened a bottle of Chilean red with some ham and cheese. We talked about relationships, old friends, and our travels to places like Seoul.
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Taipei Lane off Dunhua S. Rd. Rou Da Ren Meat Shop Hot Pot $$
Introduced Professor Mingfeng to Boss Liang at Mr. Meat Butcher Hotpot in a lane off Dunhua South Road, along with Jessica whom we met last time—four of us in total. We chose Mr. Meat because it offers natural wine to pair with the meal and serves various beef from the US, Japan, and Kinmen, freshly sliced to order. This five-year-old restaurant is quite good. Since Professor Mingfeng's partner is a skilled magician, after a few glasses of wine, the professor also performed some magic tricks. A very enjoyable dinner—thanks to Boss Liang for treating everyone! :) By Morgan @202...
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Taipei Da'an District Tianxia Sanjue Beef Noodles $$
Tianxia Sanjue Beef Noodle in Da'an District is also on the Michelin Bib Gourmand list. Located in a lane in the East District, it's surrounded by upscale restaurants like Da'an No.9 and Orange Shabu Shabu. Beef noodles start at four to five hundred NTD, and there's also a set with a single glass of red wine ($600). Given the tender beef tendon and meat, this price isn't too expensive. Just memo it~ By Morgan @2020.12.19 noon
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D'N Dun Nan Wine Cellar $$$
I went to D'N Dun Nan Wine Cellar in the evening and had two bottles of red wine. This place has been open for over two years, and the atmosphere is really nice. It offers great value for money and is a good spot for drinks in Taipei.
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San Beef Japanese Restaurant — Taipei $$$
台北 三牛日本料理 is one of Taipei's top 10 high-end Japanese restaurants, a decades-old establishment. I hadn't been here in years, but Chef Wenzheng is as impressive as ever. I sat at the counter again with a budget of two to three thousand for omakase, plus two bottles of Argentine red wine. They had just received a large wild red snapper today—we enjoyed red snapper, toro, scallops, mullet roe, grilled collar... all very fresh ingredients, ending with a nourishing soup. There's an elderly couple in their eighties who come every night, and I saw them again today. Time really flies, reminding me of memories from 2013 and 2014...
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Taipei Da'an Leputing $$$
台北 大安區 樂埔町 Leputing is a French restaurant hidden in a Japanese-style old house. We paired the meal with a French red wine—dishes like squid crisps, charcoal-grilled beef tongue, sea bass and eel broth, quail with roselle sauce, seared beef short ribs, clay pot rice, and burdock tea. A nice supper on the weekend~ I have to wake up early at 3 AM tomorrow to catch a flight again @@
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Taipei East District Jiu Jiao Zi $$$
At 台北 東區 酒窖子, a wine bar, I gathered with Ruihong and Kimi. The four of us opened three bottles of red wine, then added a fourth. It's a quite tranquil spot—one bottle from Italy, two from Spain, and the last one from Chile. Cheers!
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Taipei Ren'ai Rd. Lane 27 Da'an No. 9 Hot Pot & Japanese Restaurant $$$$
Da An No. 9 Hot Pot & Japanese Cuisine in Lane 27, Ren'ai Road, Taipei. This place aims to compete with the high-end shabu-shabu restaurant 'Orange' next door, and it's indeed not cheap either. After opening three bottles of French wine, the bill for three people came to NT$18,000—NT$6,000 per person. However, some ingredients or cooking methods are quite unique: imported Hokkaido conch aged over 10 years (NT$4,380), deep-fried sea urchin wrapped in nori, lucky gold sushi wrapped in gold leaf, US Prime black beef, and ice cream topped with fried sea urchin salt... Manager Liang, true to form, was humorous and charming, eventually attracting the owner Lisa and L...
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Taipei Bulgaria.Wang Restaurant (3rd Visit) $$$
Bulgarian King Restaurant in Taipei (3rd visit). Had dinner tonight with Manager Liang and Xiao Min—our annual gathering for the three of us, and this is our third time at this restaurant. The Bulgarian owner recommended two imported Bulgarian red wines tonight; one indeed developed richer flavors after 20 minutes of breathing, tasting more robust compared to wines from other countries. We didn't look at the menu and let the chef-owner freely create the dishes. Several of the courses made even my picky self light up with delight. The owner said his secret to staying young is drinking red wine every day, so while cooking, he'd take breaks to come out, drink, and chat with us. Besides his exceptional culinary skills...
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Taipei Dunhua S. Rd. Alley You Hua Premium Wagyu Yakiniku $$$
This is my 9th gathering with different groups of friends in three days at Taipei's Dunhua alleyway spot, Youhua, a premium Wagyu yakiniku restaurant. We had Australian 9+ Wagyu, Hokkaido scallops, and imported Australian prawns. Five of us polished off five bottles of red wine, ringing up another NT$16,000 bill. Cheers again! By Morgan, evening of Jan 23, 2017.
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Taipei Huashan Creative Park Piccola Botega Bistro $$
Met up with university classmates Bo-Min, A-Fu, Xing-Jian, and junior ICEBONE for a casual lunch at this bistro in Huashan Creative Park. We opened a reasonably priced Italian red and chatted about Taiwan's tech and software industries, as well as everyone's recent updates. It was so good to see everyone after so long! :)
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Taipei Xi Ju Fine Hot Pot $$$$
A pretty upscale hot pot restaurant hidden in an alley off Guangfu South Road. The seafood presentation was stunning, with live shrimp served on dry ice. Paired with 9+ grade Wagyu, it made for an incredibly lavish dinner. Our server Qianhui, an indigenous Taiwanese from Taichung, was quite the drinker. The five of us ended up opening four bottles of red wine, with the bill coming to around NT$16,000. Cheers! By Morgan, evening of Jan 21, 2017.
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Taipei Façön — Fa Xiong French Restaurant $$$$
Manager Liang just returned from his trip to the US yesterday, and today he asked Morgan out for a meal, so we came to this French restaurant, Façön, which was fully booked last time we tried to reserve. On this trip to the US, Manager Liang met a former Iranian finance minister, a self-made billionaire who now has over sixty investment companies. They hit it off immediately and had a great conversation. He and Manager Liang even planned to visit Manager Liang's company in China in the first quarter of next year to explore potential collaboration opportunities. Façön is also one of Taipei's well-known French restaurants. Although it hasn't been open for long, its cuisine...
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Taipei Patrick French Cuisine — L'Atelier de Patrick $$$$
L'Atelier de Patrick in Taipei is a French restaurant where I had dinner with Morgan tonight. We ordered a set menu including seafood soup with beef bone, lobster and foie gras terrine, black truffle with champagne mushroom and egg, grilled US prime ribeye, and desserts. Paired with a 2006 French red wine, the meal cost around ten thousand NTD for two. Honestly, the main course here is quite good, especially...
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Taipei 2nd Visit Bulgaria King Restaurant (2nd Visit) $$$$
This was my second visit to Bulgarian King Restaurant. Besides the unforgettable swordfish belly, I also tried the Lamb shoulder from New Zealand that I missed last time due to being too full. Seasoned with spices, it was incredibly fragrant and simply excellent. Compared to their beef, the lamb here is outstanding and left a deep impression. Since it was our second visit, the Bulgarian owner Krastyu treated us to a high-proof brandy from Bulgaria after the meal...
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Taipei Bulgarian King Restaurant — First Visit (Bulgarian Red Wine) $$$
J.W. Teres is named after the first Bulgarian king fascinated by wine, hence the name 'King' by the wine-loving Bulgarian owner, Krastyu. Located in an alley on Siwei Road, surrounded by many high-end restaurants, it offers a menu-less experience where servers verbally describe the day's dishes. It's also the only restaurant in Taiwan that imports Bulgarian wine.
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Taipei Toutouan Japanese Kaiseki Cuisine $$$$
Toutouan is a kaiseki restaurant from Tokyo, and this branch in a Dunhua South Road alley is its only overseas location. Beyond delicious food, Toutouan combines flower art, pottery, and tea ceremony—it's about culture and art. The entire meal feels like a visual and culinary feast, from raw dishes to grilled items, fish to seafood to beef to wagashi. The presentation and garnishes create a unique dining experience, starting with a light prelude, building intensity, and ending with a warm bowl of soup.
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Danny & Company — Taipei $$$$
My elder made a small profit from closing some short positions before the market closed, so he treated Morgan to dinner tonight. We came to this restaurant opened by the 'Steak Godfather' Deng Youkui in an alley on Siwei Road. Morgan had only tried his work at A-Cut at The Ambassador Hotel and No. Prime 168 at Victoria before, but this time we visited his own establishment. We ordered the evening set menu (NT$4200+10%) and added a bottle of Merlot from California's famous Shafer winery, which cost over three thousand.
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Taipei 2nd Visit Xing Chen Wine Cellar (Currently Unsure if Serving Food) $$$$
It's been a week, and I'm back here for another meal. Since Cristopher is returning to Costa Rica after a meeting with Yuan-Tseh Lee in Hsinchu next week, today was to introduce my genius Hacker classmate from Taichung First Senior High School, also the founding initiator of g0v (gov-zero) - ClKao, Brother Chia-liang Kao (Chia-liang Kao), to my elder and Cristopher. A very nice night and the food is so delicious.
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Taipei Star Cellar Wagyu Restaurant (Currently unsure if serving food) $$$
A private location with a wine collection worth over 200 million NT dollars. Besides being a wine cellar, you can also enjoy very delicious meals in the basement - truffle foie gras + beautifully colored Australian Wagyu beef. It's a very special place. My elder treated us to a meal here today and also introduced his niece's husband to Morgan. Cristopher is from Costa Rica, a Ph.D. in chemistry, currently teaching at a university in Costa Rica, and has published many papers in internationally renowned journals. Although our expertise differs, chatting and communicating with him in broken English was still quite enjoyable.
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Taipei Laoganbei Charcoal Grill (Old Yanji Branch) $$$
Bring in the wine, don't stop the cups. When life is good, enjoy it to the fullest, don't let the golden goblet sit empty under the moon. By Morgan @2011.8.29
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Taipei Yipin Vegetable Lamb Hot Pot - Caixin Lamb $$
Thanks to Brother Jialiang for treating us to this meal last night. The cabbage at this restaurant is quite sweet and can be added unlimitedly. The lamb hot pot base comes in several flavors, 700 NTD for a pot serving two. With additional orders of stir-fried lamb heart, instant-boiled lamb, noodle threads, and beer, four of us ate for about 2000 NTD. After that, we continued to the nearby Tianzhong Garden for tea... By Morgan @2011.2.21
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Taipei Kanpai Japanese Yakiniku Izakaya (Main Store) $$$
I was reminded of a time when I went to the original Kanpai on Dunhua South Road with some college friends. We'd heard a lot about the Kanpai chain, which has several branches in Taipei. It was a gathering organized by a friend before he went to propose to his girlfriend, a sort of 'last supper' with the guys.
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Taipei Blue Note Taipei $$
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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Taipei Zang Wei Guan — International Cuisine $$
Taipei's diversity means you can find almost any cuisine, and this Tibetan restaurant near Shida might be the only authentic one run by Tibetans. Despite the rainy day, we were excited to try something unique. Our group of four ordered Tibetan-style beef stew with potatoes, stir-fried lamb with spices, and spicy chicken—all flavorful and distinctive.
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