| @live |
Paradise
Gay Party is every Wednesday. Cover charge is NT$350 on weeknights and
NT$500 Fri. and Sat. Lots of big events going on at @live. To find out
what's coming up, check out their homepage http://www.alive-taipei.com/
It is open from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. daily. 3F, No. 15 Hoping W. Road,
Sec. 1, Taipei; 2396-3155. |
| Blue
Note |
Choose
your own CD from the wall of selected jazz albums, while you relax in the
intimate confines of one of the oldest jazz clubs in Taipei. Minimum
NT$150; 4F, No. 171 Roosevelt Road, Sec. 3, Taipei; 2362-2333. |
| OM/Edge |
The club
is having a special month, and opens every Wed. to Sat.; cover is NT$350;
Ladies Night is on Wed., free entry all night on Thur., free entry before
1 a.m. on Fridays. B1, No. 67 Roosevelt Road, 2362-3093. |
| Roxy
Plus |
Club-house
style, hangout for foreigners and locals alike. Special games room: table
football, pool table, big screen television. Open daily 12 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Drinks special: 2-for-1 San Miguel from 11 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; 2 shots
of tequila for NT$100 from 10:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.; Carlsberg drafts NT$80
a mug, NT$250 a pitcher from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Free snacks after midnight
-- Monday is chicken wing night, NT$10 a wing from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
No. 1 Shihta Road, Alley 80, Taipei; 2366-1799. |
| Brown
Sugar |
Jazz bar
offering both live jazz and rock and roll numbers from a group of four
different house bands from Thurs. - Sun. On Fri. - New Orleans Band; Sat.
- Impressions; Sun. - New Orleans Band. Music plays from 9:30 p.m.
- 12:30 a.m. Both American and Mexican food on offer. Min. charge is NT$200.
No. 218, Chinshan S. Road, Sec. 2, Taipei; 2322-4677. |
| 45
Pub |
Very
popular hangout for both foreigners and locals alike. No dress code, no
cover charge, outstanding lasagna. Opens 11:30 p.m. - 4 a.m.; Buy
1 for 1 Carlsberg from 9 - 10 p.m.; Draft beer costs NT$100 from 10 p.m.
- 12 a.m. Wens.,Fri., Sat. 12 a.m. - 1 a.m. NT$50 tequila shots.
F2, No. 45 Hoping E. Road, Sec. 1, Taipei; 2321-2140. |
| Pig
& Whistle-2 |
Like its
sister pub in Tienmu, this place boasts a traditional British atmosphere.
Live house band Blackjax plays Mon. - Sat. nights from around 9 p.m. Open
12 p.m. - 1 a.m. weekdays (till 3 a.m. Fri.& Sat.). Happy hour daily
from 7p.m. - 9 p.m and again from 12 a.m. - 1 a.m. when you can buy 1 beer
and get 1 free.Just below the Blue Note, 2F, Roosevelt Rd., Sec. 3,
Taipei; 2369-3686. |
| Roxy
Vibe |
Comparatively
roomy, good music, live bands from time to time, places in the bar where
one can actually talk and not yell, CD shop open until 2 a.m., pool table.
Entry costs NT$250. B1. No. 69, Chinshan S. Road, Sec. 2, Taipei;
2358-2813. |
| The
Source |
Alternative
entertainment (gay bar) at a fraction of the cost. DJ Bono awakens your
senses on Saturday. Now open from 8 p.m.-5 a.m. on weekends. http://w5.dj.net.tw/~taiwan/;
No. 192 Nan Chang Road, Sec. 2, Taipei; 2368-8797. |
| D.V.8 |
Restful
and homelike, 7:30 p.m. - 3 a.m.; Happy hour is nightly from, 11 p.m. -
midnight, when drinks like Wild Turkey and Carlsberg are 2-for-1. Just
down from the 7-11. No. 223 Chinhua Street, Taipei; 2393-1726. |
| Lane
86 |
Open from
around 4 p.m. every evening, this is a pleasant little place to go for
a beer and a pizza. Located right across the road from the TU cafe in the
alleys across from Tai-Da, it is the perfect spot to take a special date
for a quiet drink. Also serves great pizzas, sandwiches and a selection
of Chinese favorites. Lane 86 is across the lane from TU cafe at No.
7 Hsing Sheng S. Road, Sec. 3, Lane 86, Taipei; 2367-1532. |
| Witches |
Boiling
cauldrons, ancient incantations, broomsticks between legs This place is
small, but the crowd is good and this Fri. so will be the music. No.
7, Hsing Sheng Road, Sec. 3, Lane 56, Taipei; 2362-5494. |
