Hualien
In this relaxing cafe, you can watch the coffee beans being roasted as you sip drip-, syphon- or espresso-based brews sourced from a dozen different…
Must-see nightlife in Taiwan
Taipei
Descending the steps to this lounge bar in the basement of the Amba hotel, the first word that comes to mind is 'smoochy'. The statue of a boar with a hat…
Kaohsiung
Young beer connoisseurs from Kaohsiung like to hang out at this spacious taproom and discuss local politics over a strong ale or a light Belgian brew…
Taichung
Taiwan bubble tea has taken the world by storm, and this modern outlet of the multibranch Chun Shui Tang is supposed to have started it all. The bubble…
Tainan
The owner here has built a lush cafe from a rubbish heap by filling it only with recycled materials. The hip spot is wedged into an old building facing…
Taichung
Zhang Men is a Taipei brewery with nine branches in Taiwan and a couple in Hong Kong. This lively and relaxing branch on Taiwan Boulevard offers 32 taps …
Taipei
This snuggly little corner of a coffee shop is basically just a tumble of tables looking out onto a back lane next to Guting MRT station. It's remarkably…
Hualien
A veritable shrine for serious coffee lovers, this intimate place has several dozen fresh roasts (NT$150 to $500), which are listed on a board with…
Northern Taiwan
Duck in to this lively joint behind Wai'ao Beach for craft beer, cocktails and hand-tossed Italian-style pizza. Live music every Saturday and holidays. In…
Taichung
Oenophiles, this is one of the best places in Taiwan to buy and sample fine wines. The range is impressive and there are knowledgeable staff to make…
Kaohsiung
This classy European-style restaurant is one of the few places in southern Taiwan that sells fine European wine by the glass, with a decent Belgian beer…
Taipei
Built in 1940, this is one of the best-preserved large Japanese-style residences in Taiwan. With its heritage styling, great natural lighting and garden,…
Eastern Taiwan & Taroko National Park
Combining Thai restaurant and shisha bar, this inviting little space has an intriguing 'secret' back room with pit seating and a historic-style hanging…
Western Taiwan
Opened by an engaging Lukang native in a charming old building, Home Bar offers dozens of craft beers, a handful of whiskies and the occasional fried…
Kaohsiung
A laid-back bar right on Cijin Beach offering an assortment of craft beers and fresh fruit smoothies. It's great for watching the sunset, especially…
Taipei
This ultrahip cafe-bar has a marvellous leafy yard, perfect for a lazy afternoon wine or coffee. This is where the beautiful people flock at night. Craft…
Northern Taiwan
A relaxed, convivial craft beer bar with sophisticated bar snacks and an outdoor patio. Zhangmen's clientele is a mix of tech-industry types and Japanese…
Penghu Islands
Magong has many great cafes, but for a superb barista espresso made in a mad-professor's-laboratory interior, there's no beating local roaster Katate.
Penghu Islands
Teas, craft beers and a range of carefully chosen delicacies are served in an intimate one-room cafe with an arty vibe.
Taipei
This small bar has a wall of bottled craft beers, four on tap, and different offers Tuesdays to Fridays. You'll find a good range of Taiwan brews (Red…
Taipei
This long-running favourite in the Maokong area has old-style red-brick verandahs offering excellent views across a green valley. The food here (dishes NT…
Taipei
The taproom is packed with locals and expats, an industrial chic space filled with long benches and sporting a buzzing vibe. With 24 beers on tap – half…
Taipei
There are 24 craft beers on tap – and always a few local brands – in this famous Danish microbrewery. It's in an enviable location near Dihua St in a…
Taipei
Don't let the name put you off – it literally means Mother's Mouth Coffee – this little cafe is always heaving with locals. It's halfway along the bike…
Taipei
Speciality coffees, including local choices such as Alishan, on the 2nd floor of a Dihua St heritage building (originally the chemist AS Watson & Co)…
Taipei
This well-established joint (two decades and still going strong) seems dated with Taiwan's newfound love of craft-beer taprooms and cocktail speakeasies…
Hualien
This corner shop is famed for its 'steel pipe tea' (鋼管紅茶; gāngguǎn hóngchá; from NT$25), which is sent down to the serving counter via a system of tubes.
Taipei
If you're not into tea this is the perfect place for a decent coffee with a fantastic view. There's also cake, sandwiches and a range of drinks and you'll…
Taitung
Passionate coffee enthusiast Rory Lee lovingly roasts his own beans, producing edgy espressos (from NT$70) and a range of single-origin brews (NT$150-200)…
Taipei
This almost 60-year-old teahouse sits like a witchy temple on a rocky cliff. Sip a coffee or share a pot of tea while gazing at the lake below. There's no…
Taipei
Small on space but big on beer, this local microbrewery has 20 draught varieties. The fruity New England IPA goes down a treat. If you can't decide, go…
Taipei
A friendly little cafe that stocks fair-trade coffee and invests profits in the same coffee communities to build schools. Brews are single origin and well…
Taipei
With some of the city's oldest and finest teas, an elegant design and classes in tea appreciation, this is the place for the serious drinker, or for…
Tainan
Tucked away in the garden of the historic Tainan Public Hall (公會堂, Gōnghuì Táng), this elegant teahouse takes the form of a 1930s Japanese wooden…
Taipei
The pearl milk tea (NT$85) here is supposed to be the best in the city – pink, frothy and creamy with small, firm pearls and only lightly sweetened. There…
Taipei
Serene and loaded with history, this cafe is located in a former wooden dormitory (with a large deck spilling on to a grassy lawn) built by the Japanese…
Taipei
This well-regarded, chilled cocktail bar focuses on rum blends and is famed for its Earl Grey recipes. There's no menu: simply tell the bartender what…
Taipei
This slick speakeasy-style bar is everything you'd expect it to be: hidden behind a secret door, heavy on the dark hardwood, dim lighting, and serving top…
Taipei
Full of boisterous energy, this narrow establishment has tables that spill onto the street for latecomers and smokers. Often host to live bands that…
Taipei
On Tap bills itself as 'Taipei's only real pub'. Big-screen sports, draught beer, hearty pub grub (pies, burgers and chips) and expats aplenty do indeed…
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