Nine cocktail bars in Taipei, including four on The World's 50 Best Bars and nine on Asia's 50 Best.
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.
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.

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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
These are the cocktail bars specifically. The full Taipei guide ranks the best bars of every style, and the directory lists all 21 with a map and filters.