I was lucky enough that from a young age, my parents took us all over the place, instilling in us a sense of larger spaces and broadened horizons. As I grew up, I became more independent in my travels and tried to figure out ways to do it more. From learning Spanish in Salamanca to purposefully getting 6 month summer jobs in places I wanted to explore further.
I became accustomed to getting lost and just wandering the streets, figuring out where to find the next good meal or where I would stumble onto some secret only locals whispered about. Getting lost was second nature back then. The only resources we had were over-read guide books that by the time you reached their recommendations, the waiters would push their best sellers down your throats.
So we had to resort to friend recommendations, what blog resources were up on the internet, guide books, conversations with strangers, and your hotel concierge. Nowadays in our hyper connected world, everyone is an expert and there are so many sites that claim that this restaurants trumps this bar, which is passé and now is considered touristy by pretty much everyone. Honestly, for me, good is good, so that’s what I base myself on.
For every family or friend trip we would take, I became the defacto research guide. Skimming through websites in English and in the language of destination, guide books, personal blogs, Instagram hashtags, geotags and anything else social media would allow me to delve into. Finally, being able to create a snap shot of the city, its districts and where to eat, sleep, drink, party or learn about the culture.
This is what Overnight is about.
Overnight is a travel and food show for today’s traveler and we’ve been working on this web series for 4 months now.
In today’s time hungry world, people want to try and experience so much in so little time. In fact, we discovered that most people travelling around Asia would spend on average 36 to 72 hours in any given capital city. So we decided to the same thing.
Overnight will go through 5 large Asian cities (Taipei, Saigon, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Seoul) and will attempt to show you what you can do during those precious few hours you have in the metropolis. From drinking, eating, discovering new cultures all the way up to clubbing. Overnight’s got you covered.
A HUGE Thank you to Angely from Access Travel and Tours for being a key resource person and booking everything for us during this trip. You can contact them through here
@accesstravelph
Also to Cebu Pacific Airlines, for the quick and convenient flight services to our multiple destinations.
@cebupacificair
Shot and Edited by @seabiscuitfilms seabiscuitfilms.com
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Where to Drink:
MOD Public Bar – Great Whisky Bar
Ren Ai Rd., Sec. 4, Ln. 345, Alley 4, No. 40 (Da’An District)
(886) 02-2731-4221
Tasting Room – Craft Beer Bar
14, Alley 5, Lane 107, Section 1 Fu Xing South Road, Taipei / 台北市復興南路一段107巷5弄14號 Tel: (02) 8773 9001
Alchemy – Cocktail Bar/Lounge
Address:2F, 16-1 Xinyi Rd, Sec 5, Taipei City (台北市信義路五段16-1號2樓)
Telephone: 0953-585-759
Ounce – American Style Speakeasy
Address: 106 號, No. 40, Lane 63, Section 2, Dunhua S Rd, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
Phone:+886 2 2708 6885
Fucking Place – Perfect Dive Bar
Address: No. 169 Hépíng East Road Section 2, 2F, Dà’ān District, 台北市大安區和平東路二段169號2樓, Taipei
Phone: 02-2703-9766
Wa Shu – Japanese Style cocktail bar
Linsen North Road, Taiwan 104
http://www.wa-shu.com/
Diary Bistro – Wine and Dine Bar
Address: No. 53, Dongfeng St, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
Phone:+886 2 2706 3553
Woo Taipei – Sleek Cocktail Bar
Tel: +886 02-8771-9813
No. 39-1, Lane 205, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road,Daan District Taipei City
What to see:
Long Shan Temple
Taipei 101
Ciang Kai Shek Memorial Hall
Spot Taipei – Film House
Treasure Hill artists village – Community
Shop/Walk:
Maji Maji – Food and Weekend Market
Art Yard – Art and Culture building in old town
Haushan 1914 – arts and exhibition compound
Dihua Street- old market street
Fujin Street – Cool hipster street
Ximending – Central city. Lots of shops and eateries.
Yingee Ceramics – Street filled with ceramics
Hotel V – fashion Store
Artifacts – interesting mixed development store
Songyan eslite – unique shopping mall
Street Food
Ningxia night market
Shilin Night Market
Raohe Night Market
Jinfeng Braised Meat Rice
10 Rossevelt Road
Lin dong fang – beef noodle soup
No.274, Section 2, Bade Road
古納廚房 – Fried Pork Liver
No.5, lane 23, yanji street
James Kitchen – all over great Taiwanese food
65 Yongkang Street, Da’an District
Qin Wei Guan – Taiwanese cuisine
Address: 2, Ln 138, Yanji St, Taipei (台北市延吉接138巷2號)
Telephone: (02) 8771-3288
DANCE PARTIES
Chess Taipei – Big Club
2F, #297, Zhongxiao E. Road, Sec.5
The wall and Legacy – Big Club
100, Taiwan, Taipei City, Zhongzheng District, Section 1, Bade Rd, 1號中五館
+886 2 2395 6660
Halo – Big lounge/club
ATT 4 FUN 8F
Korner – Underground Club
116, Taiwan, Taipei City, Wenshan District, Section 4, Roosevelt Rd, 200號B1
Luxy – upscale club
10690, Taiwan, Taipei City, Da’an District, Section 4, Zhongxiao E Rd, 201號5樓
Triangle – big club
Address: No. 1, Yumen St, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 104 Phone: (+886-2) 2597 9991
Revolver – Club/Live Music/Art House/ Laid back
Address: No.1-2, Sec. 1, Roosevelt Rd, Jhongjheng Dist, Taipei City
Coffee:
Campus Café – Overall good café
Address: No. 203, Section 3, Zhongxiao E Rd, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
Phone:+886 2 2751 6021
Café Costumice – trendy café
No. 6, Alley 71, Lane 223, Section 4, Zhongxiao E Rd, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
+886 2 2711 8086
The green steps – popular coffee shop
No. 27, Ln. 243, Jinhua St., Daan Dist, Taipei
Ecole coffee shop – French themed coffee shop
No. 6, Lane 1, Qingtian St, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
Forgood – Chill Café
No. 12號, Lane 41, Yongkang St, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
+886 2 3393 8659
Cafe Kuroshio – Coffee and Cake shop
No. 9-1, Lane 141, Section 1, Heping E Rd, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
Kiosk – third wave coffee
No. 40, Section 1, Xinsheng N Rd, Zhongshan District, 台北市 Taiwan 104
Restaurants
Roots Creative – American local ingredients
No. 24, Lane 63, Section 2, Dunhua S Rd, Da’an District, Taipei City, Taiwan 106
Cafe de riz – Japanese restaurant
No. 34 Lane 78, AnHe Road, Sec. 1
B Line – hidden gastro pub
2F, 104, Zhongxiao E Rd Sec 2,
Aquatic development – Seafood market/restaurant
No. 18, Alley 2, Lane 410, Minzu E Rd, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, Taiwan 104
Orange Shabu Shabu
B1, No. 135, Sec. 1, Daan Rd., Daan Dist, Taipei,Taiwan
Dawan – Barbecue
1F, No.22, 177Ln., Sec. 1, Dunhua S. Rd., Da_an Dist.,Taipei, Taiwan
Tua culture – New Taiwanese
No. 15-1, Lane 44 SiWei Rd
Missgreen – vegan
No.143, Wenchang St
RAW – by Andre Chiang
301 Lequn 3rd Road, Zhongshan District
Mume – Minimalist
8 Siwei Road, Daan District
Hotels/Where to Stay
Humble House – No. 18, Songgao Rd, Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan 110
Home Hotel – No. 90, Songren Rd, Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan 110
