SHUFFLE Brunch & Bar — Restaurant in Taipei

If you find yourself in the Songshan neighborhood, or frankly anywhere in Taipei, and are looking for a really great little bar with interesting craft cocktails, you absolutely must make a beeline for this wonderful place. Although my lady love and I were definitely old enough to be the parents or even grandparents of pretty much everyone else there, we were made to feel so welcome and had a fantastic time. If you’re so inclined (or, like us, didn’t make a reservation), get one of the few precious seats at the bar to observe the bartender/owner Han work his mixological magic. He’s very creative in his creations, as well as very attentive to the presentation of those libations. I’d wager most don’t even pay such close attention to the way he accents each drink with fresh flowers or even color-coordinates drinks with glassware, but if you notice and appreciate such things, you’ll be well rewarded here. My baobei and I are already looking forward to our next visit, and Han even gave us a preview of what’s coming on the next iteration of his cocktail menu. Seriously, do yourself a favor and seek this place out. You’ll be glad you did! And sincere thanks to Han and Agnes for such a...

Low key place for brunch. The interior is more bar style than comfort — the furniture seems flimsy and cheap — but…the food is surprisingly very good indeed. I had the Apple egg croissant brunch served with fries and a small salad and found it a delight.

The area of town is generally I think quite quiet during midweek given its positioning in a small street between the louder Xinyi and Taipei Dome areas so getting a table here during the day should be very doable as a walk in.

The QR code ordering is possible but a touch fiddly as an English speaker as the follow-up questions and pop-ups are not...

Atmosphere and ambience were cool and the drinks were quite good. But unfortunately the food was extremely mediocre. Everything tasted like cafeteria food.

My wife got the beef croissant which came with fries. The croissant itself was pretty tasteless and the beef underwhelming.

I got what was probably the world’s smallest 300 TWD chicken salad. Which would’ve been fine if it was good. Instead it was some romaine lettuce, about half a thigh worth of chicken and some Costco sesame dressing.

Don’t know how this place has 4.9 stars unless the majority of...