Sappho has taken the lounge bar formula, added
a dash of fresh thinking, a generous splash of
live music, and shaken it together to pour the
perfectly blended night out.
Entering through a leafy yard, you'll find a
living room-like space dimly lit with mesmerizing
LED floor lighting. Though highly stylish, the
atmosphere is certainly relaxed and the music
has a certain freshness and spontaneity to it.
The Tuesday/Thursday jam sessions have created
a stir in Taipei, attracting foreign and local
musicians performing a range of styles. Saturday
nights have a funky jazz vibe, and Fridays a '50s
feel.
Although other evenings have more of a typical
lounge bar fashion with DJs, owner Mini's talk
overflows with ideas; her vision is to move away
from recorded music and towards live music, believing
that even if you come to chat, live background
music provides a more enjoyable and intimate setting.
For dining, popular choices include the appetizing
Braised Chicken Leg and Bacon Roulade in Red Wine
Sauce (NT$380) or Marinated Shrimps Broccoli with
Cauliflower of Thai Style (NT$280). But the drinks
are where it really gets fun! Sure, you can enjoy
good wines or whiskeys and, of course, the usual
beers are available--but since you're here...go
on...delve into Sappho's speciality, the extensive
cocktail menu. Whether your taste is for sweet,
creamy, fruity, spicy, manly or soft, they have
the mix for you. Perhaps try the brazenly-named
and always popular blend of Absolut Citron, peach
schnapps, triple sec and fresh fruitiness (NT$330),
or an unusual Red Bull and Jagermeister special
(NT$280). Alternatively the expert staff can create
an personalized cocktail to suit, using the freshest
seasonal fruit. If you dare, kick off with the
unique "Life" (NT$220) which, like its
namesake, is a mixture of sourness, sweetness,
bitterness, spice and fire! Sambucca, Wild Turkey
and Bacardi 151 are topped with lime, sugar and
Tabasco, then lit. Watch it burn, then knock it
back. The verdict? "Life" is good at
Sappho.
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readers not to drink and drive and that minors
should not drink.
