Cocktail bardaan
Bar Mood is Nick Wu's elegant cocktail bar in Da'an, opened September 2017, Asia's 50 Best Bars regular ranking 72 in 2025. Taiwanese and Japanese whisky.
Signature drink: Ingredient-driven Taiwanese cocktails
Food: Snacks
Order: Whatever the bartenders are running through their ingredient menu that month.
Tip: Open 18:00 to 01:00 daily. Reservation by Instagram DM; small bar room.
Cocktails on tapdaan
Draft Land is Angus Zou's pioneering cocktails-on-tap bar, opened 2018 in Zhongxiao with HK collaborator Antonio Lai. Twelve cocktails on draft beer-style.
Signature drink: Tap cocktails by Angus Zou and Antonio Lai
Food: Light snacks
Order: The night's draft list, ordered as a flight of three.
Tip: Open 18:00 to 01:00 daily. Walk-in standing bar; counter seats fill weekends.
Cocktail bardaan
AHA Saloon in Da'an is the music-themed cocktail bar opened 2018 by Diageo World Class winners Kae, Victor and Jeffrey. Asia's 50 Best Bars 2022, rank 24.
Signature drink: Cocktails with Asian flavours
Food: Snacks
Order: Acid Party Girl, cachaca with pandan leaf, coconut and fermented pineapple.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Open Tue to Sun 20:00 to 02:00. Reservation by Instagram DM.
Speakeasy cocktail bardaan
Ounce is one of Taipei's oldest speakeasy-style cocktail bars, hidden behind a coffee counter on Section 1 Dunhua South. Cocktails by hand-shake only.
Signature drink: Classic cocktails with Taiwanese ingredients
Food: Charcuterie and cheese
Order: House sour with local pomelo and an Old Fashioned with Kavalan whisky.
Tip: Open daily 20:00 to 02:00. Enter via the coffee counter; reservations by phone.
Speakeasy cocktail bardaan
To Infinity and Beyond in Da'an in Taipei is a hidden cocktail bar by the team from Trio. Order the house signature: oriental beauty tea with cognac and yuzu.
Signature drink: Tea-infused cocktails
Food: Bar snacks
Order: House signature: Oriental Beauty tea with Cognac and yuzu.
Tip: Reservation by Instagram only. Open 20:00 to 02:00 Tue to Sat, closed Sun and Mon.
Cocktail bistrodaan
TRIO in Da'an pairs a serious cocktail bar with a bistro kitchen in Taipei, Asia's 50 Best Bars Discovery, run by Diageo World Class veterans.
Signature drink: Negroni variations and Old Fashioned
Food: Bistro plates and pasta
Order: Negroni variation flight, pasta course, and the bar's house Old Fashioned.
Tip: Open 18:00 to 02:00 daily. Reservations by phone for tables.