With its bright-red painted front, the 58 Bar is hard to miss. Long and narrow like it has been slipped into the building as an afterthought, this lively joint has more than 100 varieties of craft beer, and all are sourced from Taiwan. Happy hour is until 9pm, when pints of draught pale ale are NT$200. Pub grub is also available.


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