Sleek and chic downtown dance hall

Popular plate: The Italian-American bar fare - think fried calamari to truffle risotto - is very good, and you'll need a nibble while working your way through the extensive liquor list.

A sign above the bar declares the bar rules, 'Rule #1: The bartender is always right; Rule #2: If Bartender is wrong, see rule #1.' At the ultra luxe Marquee they're proud of their slick suit-wearing mixologists and rightly so, having scooped many a cocktail-shaking award in the past.

Located across from Taipei 101 in a regal high-rise, this is Taipei at its chicest. The backlit bar, lush golden banquettes and sleek decor, match the pretty people that party here.