Starry night Bar — Restaurant in Taipei

Great ambience, decor, and location. However, my friends and I had little incident the first (and last) time we were there. When we ordered our first round of drinks, the waitress confirmed our order and left the table. All good here up to here. Then she came back to let us know that they didn't have one of the beers we had ordered so we ordered something else. All good up to here. We got our beers and started to drink without a problem. We were enjoying ourselves. When we ordered the second round, the waitress left the table and then we waited almost 20 minutes before we decided to ask for our beers again. However, this time the waitress said they had run out of beers and that the manager had left the establishment to buy some for us. We told the waitress that she should have told to begin with like she did the first time we ordered, so we could just order something else rather than keeping us waiting in the dark. We waited another 5 minutes, but then ordered something else because it was taking too long. Before the waitress left the table, I told the waitress that we were not comfortable paying the 10% service fee anymore because of the bad service. She responded she would consult with her manager and apologized. Then the manager brought our second round to the table, we thanked him and and told him the exact same thing. However, he responded angrily with a WHY? We explained the WHY and yet he seemed un easy on us and told us he had gone out to buy the beers for us. Then he said OK in a rudely manner and left the table. We finished our drinks, called the waitress to order a third round. She came to the table, took our order and left straight to the manager to tell him we had ordered more. From a distance we saw the manager telling the waitress not to bring our beers to the table and to just let us wait so that we could leave. Very poor management skills and customer service in my opinion and it is things like this that make a business lose customers and therefore, potential profit. That manager needs...

I arrived this place with no expectations—just a casual stop for a quick beer. But what a surprise it turned out to be!

The lychee beer, warmly recommended by the staff, instantly became my favorite drink of 2025. As someone living in the UK and sipping beers weekly, that’s saying something. It’s sweet, fruity, and delightfully feminine—like a summer breeze in a glass.

The food menu, too, was unexpectedly impressive. We ordered fried oysters, crispy pork, chips, and handmade dumplings. I hadn’t planned to have dinner in a bar, but the flavors were too tempting to resist. Before I knew it, I was savoring a full meal, each bite more comforting than the last.

The bar is tucked inside a traditional Taiwanese building, with narrow staircases and a soft, nostalgic charm. There’s a quiet romance to the place—a mysterious calm that wraps around you like a memory.

It’s the kind of hidden spot you hope to find when traveling: unassuming, soulful, and...

Drinks pricing a bit on the higher side but good to note that they make their cocktails strong, so it’s almost worth it. Cosy basement bar with minimal lighting a stone’s throw away from Taipei Bus Station. There is a drinks menu placed right outside the entrance but the misleading entrance/door says La Boheme Café instead. Go inside anyway. Overall a nice place to chill even by...