SOHO STREET WINE & JAZZ CAFE

(04) 2325-2457
25, DaYe Road
Hours: 6 pm-12 am
Credit cards not accepted.

One of Taichung's most enduring nightspot owners, PJ McKenna, has once again expanded his small Soho Street empire with this latest addition, located opposite PJ's Cafe and just a dozen meters from its other sister business, McKenna's Meat & Mash. As its name hints, Soho Street Wine & Jazz Cafe is a departure from PJ's other ventures, focusing exclusively on offering a variety of red and white wines in a slightly more classy-yet-relaxing atmosphere that includes soft lighting, indoor/outdoor seating and all-jazz music. "I wanted to have a place where you could relax, have some wine and listen to jazz music; something casual," says PJ. The wine collection will expand with time and starts from NT$150/glass Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon and Australian Chardonnay house wines. Other new and old world wines start from NT$900/bottle, and PJ plans to eventually use the second floor for wine retail. Wine tastings will also be held once a month. Available snacks include raw oysters and bread and cheese. Hungrier patrons can still order full meals from PJ's Cafe, too. Although already "soft-opened", the cafe will have an official opening party on the evening of November 11.

--By Douglas Habecker, translated by Ann Li