The 13 Best Bars in Taiwan
The best bars in Taiwan reach well beyond Taipei: two of the country's three entries in the top 50 of Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026 are in Taichung and Tainan. Vender in Taichung, opened in 2019 around vending machines, has guests insert a coin at the entrance to get in and greets them with a small Singapore Sling; it is No. 14 there, picked as the best bar in Taiwan for another year, and No. 79 on The 50 Best Bars 51-100 list for 2026. In Taipei, Mars Chang leads To Infinity & Beyond, a space-themed bar behind automatic doors at No. 35, where the GALAXY backlights red guava and jasmine-scented tea. In Tainan, former magician Nono Yu opened The Han-Jia on Ximen Road in 2020; its bright room builds on whisky and local fruit, herbs and tea, and it reached No. 41 this year, its first top-50 placing. Kavalan whisky is distilled in Yilan County for its water and subtropical climate. Bring a coin for Vender's front door. These are the thirteen we would start with.
ASIA'S 50 BESTCocktail BarVender
Vender opened in 2019 in Taichung's West District, founded by Summer Chen and Darren Lim, and is entered through a working vending machine that hands guests a Singapore Sling. Inside, vending machines dispense bottled cocktails and capsules standing in for drink selections, and the menus are pockets holding the main ingredient of each signature. The list leans on Southeast Asian spices and herbs alongside Singaporean food.
No. 118, Wuquan West 4th St, West District, Taichung 40348Full profile- To Infinity & BeyondASIA'S 50 BESTCocktail Bar
To Infinity & Beyond
Automatic doors slide open onto a spaceship: To Infinity & Beyond, opened December 2019 and led by Mars Chang (World Class Taiwan champion 2021), runs Taipei's most scientific cocktail program, distillation, centrifugation, drinks categorised by texture, in a sleek, psychedelic room. No.35 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026; the dumplings are, of course, Mars Spicy.
Order this(EARTH) 2025pine needles, pink peppercorns, palo santoNo. 13, Lane 160, Section 1, Dunhua S Rd, Da'an District, TaipeiDaily eveningsFull profile 
ASIA'S 50 BESTCocktail BarThe Han-Jia
The name comes from the Taiwanese Hokkien phrase hán-tsia̍h, carrying the sense both of something rare and precious to eat and of eating and drinking with abandon. The room on Ximen Road is high-ceilinged and unusually well lit for a serious cocktail bar, combining exposed brick with velvet banquettes and chandeliers, with private rooms around round marble tables. Whisky is the core of the list, shelved along the walls and served neat or worked into cocktails. It sits at No. 41 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2026.
No. 669, Section 1, Ximen Road, South District, 702Full profile- Le Room at Mad House50 BESTCocktail Bar
Le Room at Mad House
Le Room, formerly Room by Le Kief, the bar Seven Yi opened in Taipei in 2018, is now on the second floor of Mad House on Heping East Road in Da'an. Once Yi's lab and prep space, the room seats about 14, with rotary evaporators and distillation flasks set around it. The menu is shaped like Taiwan and split into three layers: ocean drinks such as a crab Martini and a mullet roe Sour, farm and forest drinks such as Pouchong tea with candied roselle, and liquid takes on cold noodles and taro cake. Suki Salon, a tea cocktail bar, fills the ground floor. It was No. 46 on The World's 50 Best Bars 2020.
2F, No. 68, Section 3, Heping East Road, Da'an District, Taipei 106Daily 20:00-01:00Full profile 
ASIA'S 50 BESTCocktail BarThe Public House
William Wu's ode to the good old British boozer, with East Asian discipline: Ginza-perfectionist bartending and hand-carved ice behind a pub-warm room on Xinyi Road. Five house signatures run Public #1 through #5, food arrives late (fried chicken, risotto), and there's complimentary chicken soup after 2am on the way to a 4am close. It was No. 40 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2025 and is No. 92 on the Asia's 50 Best Bars 51-100 list in 2026.
Order thisThe Public 1gin, paochong tea, osmanthus syrup, chardonnayNo. 143, Section 4, Xinyi Road, Da'an District, TaipeiTue-Sun evenings, until 04:00Full profile
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ASIA'S 50 BESTCocktail BarMoonrock
A cocktail bar in the North District of Tainan, set across two stories in a building laid out in the manner of a historic Taiwanese mansion, with dark wood panelling and heavy planting. The bar's drinks program is built around lunar and space-flight storytelling. It sits at No. 67 on the Asia's 50 Best Bars 51-100 list in 2026.
No. 13, Alley 42, Lane 22, Chenggong Road, North District, 704Full profile- Bar MoodASIA'S 50 BESTCocktail Bar
Bar Mood
Nick Wu opened Bar Mood in September 2017 as a cozy living room, the bespoke furniture was made by his parents, with a bartop garden the team forages for garnishes. Taiwanese produce leads: bitter melon, soy milk, peanuts and oolong reworked through rotary distillation and low-temperature cooking. On Asia's 50 Best Bars in 2019 to 2021 and 2024 to 2026 (No.37 in 2024), with the Ketel One Sustainable Bar Award in 2022; sibling MEET by BAR MOOD pours at the Grand Hotel. It sits at No. 82 on the Asia's 50 Best Bars 51-100 list in 2026.
Order thisSpice RaftMount Gay Black Barrel rum, pepper & pandan syrup, spiced mango, lime, marigold leafNo. 53, Lane 160, Section 1, Dunhua South Road, Da'an District, Taipei 106Sun-Thu 18:00-01:00, Fri-Sat 18:00-02:00Full profile 
ASIA'S 50 BESTCocktail BarMaltail
Maltail opened in September 2024 in Kaohsiung's Qianjin district, founded by the Taipei drinks writer Tonic Liu to build cocktail culture in the south of Taiwan. The glass-fronted standing bar builds original cocktails around single malt whisky, balanced with regional Taiwanese flavors.
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ASIA'S 50 BESTCocktail BarLab
A small cocktail bar owned by bartender Makita Takafumi, working in a precise, technique-led style. The room is monochrome and low-lit, with a pared-back layout that keeps the focus on the drinks. The list covers reworked classics and aromatic cocktails built around herbs grown on site. It sits at No. 99 on the Asia's 50 Best Bars 51-100 list in 2026.
No. 409, Section 4, Ren'ai Road, Da'an DistrictFull profile- Wu (Nothingness)ASIA'S 50 BESTCocktail Bar
Wu (Nothingness)
A cocktail bar run by bartender Kae Yin, built around Taiwanese ingredients and spirits and a classics-led drinks list. The room is dimly lit and centers on a long communal wooden table, with Taiwanese design details throughout. Seasonal small plates are served alongside the cocktails.
No. 419-1, Guangfu South Road, Xinyi DistrictFull profile - unDer labASIA'S 50 BESTCocktail Bar
unDer lab
A hidden-door basement in the East District, unDer lab seats guests at a counter facing the team in near-darkness, one spotlight per place setting. The experimental program draws on Taiwan's subtropical terroir, local spirits, tea, seasonal produce, à la carte or as a seasonal tasting set pairing cocktails with dishes. No. 73 on the Asia's 50 Best Bars 51-100 list in 2025; bartender Liu Guan-lin is a World Class Taiwan champion.
B1, No. 51, Lane 308, Guangfu South Road, Da'an District, Taipei 106Daily 19:00-01:00 (Sunday tasting menu by reservation)Full profile - Draft Land50 BESTCocktail Bar
Draft Land
The original Draft Land outlet, opened in 2018 by the Drinks Lab group, serving cocktails dispensed from taps rather than mixed to order. The format is stand-up and fast, with guests able to taste before ordering, and prices set well below the Taipei cocktail-bar average. The company has since opened outlets in Taipei Xinyi, Taichung and Hong Kong.
1F, No. 2, Lane 248, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, Da'an DistrictDaily 18:00-01:00Full profile 
Temporarily closed50 BESTCocktail BarIndulge Experimental Bistro
Aki Wang's Indulge Experimental Bistro has sat at the forefront of Taipei's cocktail scene for years, famed for liqueurs made from hand-picked native Taiwanese teas, seasonal menus tied to the Chinese solar terms, and a kitchen of modern European food built on Taiwanese ingredients, all behind an herb garden in a quiet residential block. No.11 on Asia's 50 Best Bars 2023 and No.21 in the world in 2019.
Order thisRuby Blackblack tea liqueur, 12-year single malt, raspberry-rose-citrus reductionNo. 11, Lane 219, Section 1, Fuxing South Road, Da'an District, Taipei 106Full profile
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