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By Leifson McEnroe Translated by Annie Liu
Located in the alley behind HanShin
department store, is an exquisite and mysteriously atmospheric
lounge bar and restaurant called Keep Walking. (Although
their name and signage is the same as Johnnie Walker's
now famous campaign, they are not affiliated with the
brand.) Literally underground, Keep Walking is in the
basement, which means you have to go downstairs to be
able to enjoy one of their creatively mixed and named
specialty drinks. You won't be disappointed. There are
more than 50 kinds of mixed drinks to choose from, priced
between NT$160 and NT$320. They also have tea, coffee,
sodas and juice, all in the NT$120 range. Keep Walking
sell bottles of imported wine, and harder stuff like
Whiskey, Brandy and Vodka. Beers like Corona and Smirnoff
come with a special "buy two get one free"
deal.
If you get hungry, try their food! Keep
Walking has many kinds of dishes for you to choose from,
such as Ribs, Black Pepper Beef, Apple Grilled Lamb
and Spicy Chicken Wings. Not to mention fries with onion
rings, Hawaiian Pizza, German Sausage, Chicken Wrap,
Smoked Salmon, Iceland Cod Liver, Sweet and Spicy Sugarcane
Shrimp Salad, and Ham with Black Pepper. (All the dishes
mentioned above are priced between NT$180 to NT$350.)
They also serve a set meal, consisting of noodles and
rice, salad, entree, vegetables and soup, which costs
around NT$180. Note that the set meal has to include
at least a cup of tea or coffee which costs a further
NT$120.
Keep Walking prides themselves on their
great service, so much so that if you feel cold, they
will hand you a small blanket! The intimate setting,
uncommon drinks, ambient music and almost secretive
location makes Keep Walking the perfect place to enjoy
a private evening. And if it happens to be your birthday,
you buy one and get one free.
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