Wine bar in Taipei?

Cuisine Greater Taipei Restaurants
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Hey everyone,

My birthday is coming up very shortly and I’d like to know if there are any good wine bars in Taipei? If not, how about any good pubs/nightclubs for people over 25? It will be my 30th (gasp!) So I’m looking to do something a little different.

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Count me in to welcome you to the grown up world. Its a lie! Post your deets, lad, and we’ll help usher you in to the next chapter of your life…calling jimipresley and iridiscu: wine bars, please, gentlemen!

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Have a winey birthday. Is that place close to the G’day Cafe still there? Maybe not.

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Lol, I’m afraid I’m not a lad, I’m a lass. But any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. :slight_smile:

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Bacchus Wine Bar, 176 XsingAn St, Taipei, Taiwan
Just in Bistro & Wine Bar, 106 Taiwan台北市大安區忠孝東路四段181巷33號 +886 2 8771 9297
Private wine tasting party For a Birthday ? For a cocktail ? To meet yours Friends… sommelier.com.tw/

I can’t guarantee these places are still open.

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How about this one:

Weiß

hungryintaipei.blogspot.com/2010 … -weib.html

Wine Bar & Restaurant featuring German white wines*

No. 6, Lane 71, An Ho Road, Sec. 2
(02)2732-5099

MRT: liou-chang-li (even the hungryintaipei link says Da An)

website: http://www.weis.com.tw mostly Chinese (Menu has English)

hours: Lunch: 11:30 AM ~ 2:30 PM; Dinner: 6:00 PM ~ 10:00 PM
Afternoon tea available by advance reservation
Saturday & Sunday: Brunch: 11:00 AM ~ 4:00 PM; Dinner: 6:00 PM ~ 10:00 PM

  • Yes there are a lot of great ones. This restaurant and Wine Bar is by someone who fell in love with them. And no, “Blue Nun” is not one of them - no one in Germany ever heard of that. And no, it also doesn’t refer to other cheap semi-sweet stuff for mass export like Liebfrau(en)milch either :wink:
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I always liked the idea of a wine bar, but I’ve never been to one. There was one in Tianmu on Dexing E. Road, I’ll try to remember the name and adress. I’m sure I mentioned it somewhere on Forumosa before.

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Dr. McCoy wrote

Bacchus closed down a while ago.

Sommelier is more of a wine shop than a wine bar though they do have a small tasting bar.

I’ve never run across another wine bar after Bacchus closed. You might be better off going to a 5 star hotel and having a toast in the bar. I had a nice glass of red in the open air bar at The Grand Formosa Regent on Chung Shan North Road last spring. The Howard Plaza on Renai Rd also has a nice open air bar in the atrium of the hotel with the view all the way up to the top floor. They had good jazz piano/vocal duo the night I was there about a year ago. Both would offer a special occasion atmosphere. I would lean toward the Howard Plaza myself.

Happy 30th Skyfae!

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No whining, please.

Happy Birthday, BTW.