RJ Bar is a bar in Zhongshan, Taipei.
RJ Bar in Zhongshan is a Japanese-style whisky basement in Taipei, deep Yamazaki, Hibiki and Karuizawa bottles, jazz on vinyl, leather chairs.
Must order: Japanese whisky flight of three vintages; ice carved at the bar.
Food program: Bar snacks
Tip: Reservation by phone. Open 20:00 to 02:00 daily.
Address: B1, No. 8, Lane 39, Section 1, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
East End in Da'an is a cocktail bar on Dunhua South serving classics with twists, plus one of the city's deeper Kavalan whisky lists. Walk-in counter seats.
Signature drink: Manhattan with Kavalan
Food: Bar snacks
Order: Kavalan Manhattan, or a Penicillin with Taiwan-distilled honey liqueur.
Tip: Walk-in or Instagram DM reservation. Open 20:00 to 02:00 daily.
Indulge is Aki Wang's Asia's 50 Best regular in Da'an, ranked 11 in 2023. Cocktails weave native Taiwan teas, fruits and aged spirits through the menu.
Signature drink: Cocktails infused with Taiwan teas and native ingredients
Food: Modern Taiwanese small plates
Order: House cocktail flight with the night's tea infusion.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Counter walk-ins; tables by reservation through FunNow.
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.
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.
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.
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.
