3/F 63 Tian-jin St, 2511-3548. Opposite Cheng Du.

B1, No. 3 Lane 152, Sec 3, Sin Yi Rd, Sin Yi, 2702-7113, 2702-6546. A super stylish gay venue with a beautiful bar and a VIP area. Resident DJ on weekends and a small dance floor area. Friendly staff, and very relaxed. Admission is usually NT$300 on Fri and Sat nights, unless they're having a special party in which case it may be more. Free entry early from 9-10pm, but that's long before the crowd starts to arrive. Beer special on Bud and Heineken: buy-1-get-1-free Sun-Thu 11pm-1am, Fri and Sat 2am-4am. Parties with erotic male dancers usually at least once a month.

No 51 Lane 10, Chengdu Rd. (MRT Ximen station), 2370-7833, email. Gay bar located in the Red Theater Plaza, Taipei's gay-friendly, multi-cultural zone. This al fresco bar is open during the day until late night. Hot music. Cocktails, coffee & more.

3/F 68 Tian-jin St, 2536-7377. Opposite Asakusaya.

Fresh 2/F No. 7, Sec. 2 Jinshan South S Rd (just south of Xinyi Rd, next to a Yoshinoya 24-hour Japanese restaurant), email. Four fabulous floors -- this gay venue has it all: 1/F vegetarian restaurant and chill-out space, 2/F main bar and two lounge areas, 3/F dance space, and 4/F rooftop garden terrace. Trendy and very popular, this club gets warmed up before midnight and runs until the morning hours. Fri and Sat night minimum NT$300 cover charge. Japanese and English spoken.

No. 23-2, Sung Chiang Rd, 509-9090

2/F, Alley 8, Lane 316, Roosevelt Rd (go up the stairs in the alley next to the Niko Mart convenience store), 2364-1463. A lesbian bar which also attracts some gay customers.

B1 No. 90 Jianguo N. Rd, Sec 2, Jhongshan, 2501-1069, 2503-1069, email. Ultra-modern gay cocktail habitat wrapped around a dance space comprised of computer-controlled color LED flooring and "wallpaper". Smartly dressed waiters orbit modular lounge furniture with a variety of contemporary house spirits and favorite drinks. Lots of trendy parties and events are planned for this new (2006) showcase club.

No. 110, Hsinsheng N. Road, Section 1 (between Chung Hsiao E. and Nanking E. Rd, on the west side of the street, beside the dry cleaners). Walking distance from Funky. Nice atmosphere, but quite small. Crowded very quickly on weekends. Sweet and friendly staff, but not much English spoken. Popular with Japanese and Taiwanese who like them.

1-2 Roosevelt Rd Sec 1 (corner of Ai Kwo St, just around the corner from the huge Chinese-style theater building at the corner of the CKS Memorial park, MRT exit 4), 3393-1678, 2288-1753. Mixed bar and dance space featuring lots of antique Chinese decor mixed in with the usual bar detritus. Cocktail bar on 1/F where you can relax with friends, dance space upstairs. Happy hour specials. Fri and Sat DJ rocks the dance floor until the early morning hours. No cover charge. Utopia Member Discount

B1, No. 1, Lane 416, Lin Shen North Rd, 2581-2487, 2542-0270.

B/1 3 Lane 416 Linsen N. Rd, 2561-0592. Walk along a very small lane at the opposite side of Cosmed at the intersection of Linsen N. Rd and Jia-zhou St. Look out for the entrance sign “membership”. A popular karaoke place drawing a very local crowd.

B1, No. 10, Sec. 1, Hang Chou S. Road, 2394-2162. Popular gay club with an international crowd. Karaoke also. Ask Harrison, the bartender, for info on the latest hot spots in town.

B1 No. 8, Sec 1, Keelung Rd, 2762-9246. Regular gay nights and events for the hardcore party goer. Can get very packed.

5/F No. 201, Chung-Hsiao E. Rd, Sector 4, 095-590-4600. Situated in central Taipei close to the MRT. Similar to the old "2F". A stylish, big club with occasional gay nights and a mixed crowd on other nights. Admission prices vary but there is a good calendar of events on their website.

B/F 67 Lane 133, Linsen N. Rd, Jhongshan District, 2543-1101, email. Karaoke lounge bar.