Queer Taipei in 4 Days: Ximending Bars to Da'an
This four-day plan centres on Ximending, where the 1908 Red House market hall and its rear plaza hold Taipei's main cluster of open-air gay bars. Evenings also head to Jianguo North Road, Dunhua South Road and Da'an for lesbian clubs, karaoke and upstairs bars, with daytime stops at 228 Peace Park and the Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline.
Day 1
Taipei · Day 1 — Songshan (Fuxing N Rd)
Day one starts in Ximending at the Red House plaza, then adds context with a visit to the Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline, the country's longest-running LGBTQ+ organisation.
The Red House (Ximen Honglou) — 1908 octagonal market hall in Ximending; its rear plaza is Taipei's open-air cluster of gay bars and terraces.
Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association — Taiwan's longest-running LGBTQ+ organisation (founded 1998): national counselling hotline, support programmes and advocacy from Taipei.
Wonder Bar & Lounge — Women-run lesbian lounge bar on Fuxing North Road, Songshan, open since 2018. · Waroom Bar (暖閣) — Small 24-hour LGBTQ+ bar in the Liutiaotong lanes off Linsen North Road, Zhongshan.
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Day 2
Taipei · Day 2
Day two pairs history with nightlife: 228 Peace Park, the 'New Park' of Crystal Boys, then a free afternoon and Taboo's basement lesbian club on Jianguo North Road after dark.
228 Peace Memorial Park — Taipei's historic gay meeting ground, the 'New Park' of Pai Hsien-yung's Crystal Boys, and home to the 228 massacre memorial.
Free afternoon.
Taboo — Basement lesbian club on Jianguo North Road in Zhongshan, Taipei, with themed party nights for a queer women crowd. · Locker Room — Three-floor gay show bar on Neijiang St, Wanhua: drag and shower shows, theme nights.
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Day 3
Taipei · Day 3
After a slow coffee start, the night splits between Café Dalida's open-air terrace on the Red House plaza and Incoming Bar's karaoke on Dunhua South Road.
Slow start — coffee and a wander.
Café Dalida — Open-air gay bar on the Red House plaza, Lane 10 Chengdu Rd, Ximending. · Incoming Bar — Small lesbian-friendly bar with karaoke on Dunhua South Road, near Zhongxiao Dunhua MRT.
Dinner then an easy evening.
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Day 4
Taipei · Day 4
The last day runs from Bear Bar's brunch on Kunming Street in Ximending to a final drink at Fairy, the third-floor gay bar off Zhongxiao East Road in Da'an.
Slow start — coffee and a wander.
Bear Junkies — Bear-run brunch café and evening bar on Kunming St, Ximending, near the Red House. · Fairy Taipei — Upstairs gay bar on the 3rd floor off Zhongxiao East Road in Da'an, Taipei's East District shopping area.
Dinner then an easy evening.
Practical Tips
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