Roxy Rocker Bar

Taipei’s famous pioneer of late night rock bars has now been streamlined into an 3-1 venue on Heping East Road near Daan Park.Inside this massive basement bar you’ll find 3  distinctly different areas, Roxy 99, Rocker and Roots, each celebrating Roxy’s heritage over the last 30 years.The main room, Roxy 99, continues the hedonistic debauchery of its ancestors with rowdy rock and pop classics belted out to keep everyone’s (usually drunken) asses on the dancefloor till 6a.m.You can go from the Doors to ACDC to Katy Perry within minutes.The 2 other rooms are quieter and more relaxed,  allowing customers to sit down, converse and request songs, which is usually mainly rock, metal  and reggae classics.Feel free to request any song from the DJ and enjoy the extensive record collection and Led Zeppelin artwork everywhere. Roxy’s open till 6am on weekends and is a very popular after party spot for many as it closes when the sun comes up. You’ll find an interesting mix of mainly students, teachers and local regulars here who you’ll get to know within a few visits.Roxy Rocker is also an excellent choice if you’re meeting up with friends during the week and looking for a chilled, relaxed venue with good music.Cover charge is 300NT with 1 drink (pay 20NT more at the bar to get a Heineken draft beer). Bring your ID as it will be checked by the door.VERDICT: Need a place after 2am? Come on over.