A Sip Of Night Taipei

Hate it when you can’t get that bag of grocery before 6 when the supermarket closes? Hate it when you’re craving that amazing taste of stir-fry but it’s in the middle of the night? Well, nightlife in Taipei is where all your dreams just might come true.

Taiwan, the heart of Asia, with Taipei 101 looking over the city lights. When you visit this island, nightlife in Taipei is what you would not want to miss!

A city that doesn’t sleep, with Sunset markets, which are traditional markets where you can get the best deals of vegetables, meat, and all the ingredients you need, and stir-fry restaurants that open till you see the sun rise, also, famous night markets where you can taste a bit of every kind of Taiwanese food, like night market steaks, stinky tofu, beef noodles, and so much more. Or show your singing talent off at one of the karaokes, most of them even serve food! Take a customized tour and let the locals show you around. Nightlife in Taipei is truly a night-owl’s paradise.

Speaking of nightlife, a bit of drinking is the true spirit of the night: a light sip of cocktails with your girls, or a shot of passion and freedom with your mates. The bars in Taipei are just the place you want to be, from classic martini bars to cocktail bars that put Taiwan’s famous fruits and teas into their drinks.

Sunny, a professional tour guide, has made a lot of foreign friends while guiding, and a night out in the city’s bars is always on her must-do-in-Taipei list. After a day touring around the city, nightlife in Taipei is all about slowing down a bit in a busy city and just relaxing, but that doesn’t mean the fun should stop! Well, you don’t want to go wandering into just any bar you see on the street! Just like on her day tours, Sunny can show you around the big city and introduce you to her favorite bars.

Many of Taipei’s cocktail bars love to play with local flavors: passion fruit, dragon fruit, mango, watermelon, oolong and other Taiwanese teas… you name it! Some even turn bubble milk tea into a cocktail. Opening hours and menus change often, so ask your guide for their current favorites.

What is traveling when you don’t try out the local way of a night out with your pals? 

We suggest you to save a night for Taiwan’s best way of drinking - stir fry with beer! And not just any beer, but the famous Taiwan beer. Gathering around with your friends at a stir fry restaurant for dinner and beer is the typical way to catch up with your friends for a night out.

These restaurants usually have low tables and chairs featuring hundreds of cheap stir fried dishes you can choose from. Sipping on cold beer and a bite of that sweet and salty taste of stir fry, and another gulp of beer to wash it down. The real spirit of drinking the local way is to drink with a few drinking games! There are all sorts of them, and the most common one is called “five, ten, fifteen”. You start with a round of rock, paper, scissors to decide who starts to give the numbers first, and then you gesture five, ten, or fifteen with both your hands, if the one that isn’t giving the number gestures the same number as you, they have to drink.

Stir fry restaurants are usually loud and crowded because of their cheap prices and welcoming atmosphere. Compared to pubs and bars, you wouldn’t need to dress up fancy for it. It’s more a kind of down-to-earth environment where you can wear flip flops and shorts, and just indulge into the hospitality and passion of Taiwan.  

So if you’re still thinking of which pub to visit next time you come and visit Taipei, we suggest you book a customized tour! Tour around the city and visit a sunset market to get some fresh and cheap fruits and vegetables or just admire the crowd under the golden sunset, go to a stir fry restaurant and drink some Taiwan beer, and last, end the night with a classy cocktail. 

Nightlife in Taipei is so much more than just endless night markets! Rather than strolling around the streets getting lost, let a local guide show you around to the best stir fry restaurants and bars. Browse our Taiwan tours or find a local guide.

Meet our tour guide Sunny:

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Sunny |Sharing the amazing attractions and telling stories is my passion.