Which cities to drink in
Tainan (1 room), Taipei (1 room), and Taichung (1 room). Tainan carries the most entries, which makes it the usual starting point, though Vender in Taichung is the country's highest-placed room.
Best bars in Taiwan
Three ranked rooms in Taiwan across Tainan, Taipei, and Taichung, with addresses, booking rules, and what to order.
Three ranked rooms in Taiwan hold a position on the current Asia list, led by Tainan with 1. Every one is below with the detail that decides where you actually go: the city and district, the booking rule, what a visit costs, and the serves worth ordering.
In this selection
3 bars
#15Taichung · Cocktail bar
Vender
The vending-machine speakeasy on Taichung's Art Museum Parkway where Summer Chen and Darren Lim turn Southeast Asian pantry flavours into playful cocktails, and the Best Bar in Taiwan for 2026.
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#36Taipei · Concept cocktail
To Infinity & Beyond
A spaceship-themed concept bar in Da'an where Mars Chang turns distillation and centrifugation into cosmic cocktails, climbing to No.36 on our 2026 Asia ranking.
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#42Tainan · Cocktail bar
The Han-Jia
Nono Yu's whisky-led cocktail room on Ximen Road in Taiwan's oldest city, where World Class technique meets local fruit and tea, and a twenty-place climb landed it at No.42 on our 2026 Asia ranking.
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The highest-ranked bars in Taiwan
Vender (Taichung) at No.15, To Infinity & Beyond (Taipei) at No.36, and The Han-Jia (Tainan) at No.42, on the current Asia list. Ranks are national only in the sense that they are earned against the whole Asia field, so a smaller city can outrank a bigger one.
How to book bars in Taiwan
Of the 3 rooms in Taiwan, 2 require a reservation. Every profile carries the phone, website, and reservation rule we last confirmed with the room. For a sense of spend, Vender lists about NT$500 minimum per person.
How we chose these bars
Each of these 3 rooms holds a position on our Asia ranking for the current season. Editors visit unannounced, more than once where a room has changed hands or rewritten its menu, and score on drinks, hospitality, consistency, and sense of place. We take no fee for inclusion, so nothing on this page can be bought. When a room in Taiwan loses its position, the profile stays up and the rank comes off.
Questions about bars in Taiwan
Cities, booking windows, and how the ranking works.
What is the best bar in Taiwan?
Vender in Taichung, at No.15 on our Asia ranking for the current season. The profile lists its address, hours, reservation rule, and the serves it is known for.
How many bars in Taiwan are ranked?
Three rooms across 3 cities, with 1 in Tainan, all holding a position on the current Asia list. A room joins when it earns a place on merit, so the count moves with the scene rather than filling a national quota.
How far ahead should you book bars in Taiwan?
Of the 3 rooms in Taiwan, 2 require a reservation. Each profile carries the rule we last confirmed with the room, so check it before you travel rather than on the night.
Which city in Taiwan has the best bars?
Tainan has the most, with 1 ranked room, ahead of Taipei (1) and Taichung (1). Depth is not the whole story: the country's highest-placed room is Vender in Taichung at No.15.
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