Yikes, Songren North, the district that eats businesses, claims another victim.
Apparently, after more than 20 years as a Taipei landmark (there, and before that in Shida), the Old Lady of Smoove has shut her doors for the last time.
So long, Toots.
Yeah, saw that too. A friend shared their post yesterday.
Though, it does say ātemporary suspension of businessā.
Did they do something and get shut down? Whatās the scoop?
If setting up in an area where rents are fucking astronomical and get more so every year qualifies as ādoing somethingā, then yeah.
See: Outback, Hooters, Bracks Monokey, etc.
Well Iām no Taipei fan, visitor or resident so not sure but can see your point. But the above attachment screams hidden reason.
If its just rent prices, I feel for them. Its sad. But as is life, buy or get outā¦
I was there for company weiya last year, place was freezing and no atmosphere . Music very so so. Also it was hard to find. Not surprised.
Every business in gastronomy has a shelf life. Renovate, renew, reinvent or die. And rental prices are indeed a big part of it, and the new labor laws.
Was shut down on merit. Awful, awful, awful.
That being said, the āBUCKSKIN BEERHOUSEā place that is there now is much worse.
Xinyi is becoming a ghost town. Landlords are getting greedy with the impending opening of that new tower. Go walk around the Breeze Center or Neo19ā¦ so many places have closed up and left.
Seriously? TTL has opened up a beer house based on those stupid new beers?
Yes, thatās exactly it. Plus absolute shit-tacular food. 300 NT cheese and crackers plates withā¦ Ritz crackers.
What that place should be is a sampling/experience center. A place where you can gets pints of that TTL piss for 150NT, and healthy pours of Kavalan whiskey for 250 NT. None of this 300 NT for a beer nonsense. Thatās more than what youād pay in a major US or Canadian city!
Good riddance! That whole entire area didnāt deserve all the hype it got for the last 20 years. Iād much rather hang out on the opposite Western side of town, dihua street/beimen and those parts.
Not TTL, King car makers of Kavalan whiskey.
Beer does taste like muck.
Is that true? Neo 19 is full and the clubās are packed every night
Things are changing in Xinyi. But they have always been changing. Itās not dying, itās changing. Places come and places go. Crowded as hell evenings and daytimes start getting fairly crowded as the weekend approaches. Itās a nightmare at dinner time, lines everywhere. Bars and pubs come and go.
Night clubs, yes. But seriously, get out of the County and do a trip down there for a look-see. Itās empty.
??? Iām in Xinyi like 3 or 4 or 5 days a week day and night. The last couple months itās become my go-to place day and night.
And to get back on subject, brown sugar always smelled like dog urine, black mold, and cheap perfume and the atmosphere was about the same.
Like what part of Neo19? I goto the gym there nearly everyday and everything seems the same
You donāt see the claw game machines? Go over to Breezeā¦ look how many retailers have been blacked out from their information boards.
Was shut down on merit. Awful, awful, awful, and for a reason
āThat being said, the āFORESKIN BEERNECTARHOUSEā place that is there now is much worse.ā
