To Infinity & Beyond

Da'an District and the Bar That Stayed

Taipei's cocktail scene has matured quickly over the past decade, moving from novelty imported formats into something with genuine local character. Da'an District sits at the centre of that shift. Unlike the more transient energy of Xinyi or the deliberately curated cool of Zhongshan, Da'an operates at a neighbourhood frequency: residents who walk rather than cab, bars that know their regulars, and a slower pace that rewards the places that earn loyalty rather than just attention. To Infinity & Beyond, tucked into Lane 160 off Section 1 of Dunhua South Road, is exactly that kind of place.

The address itself tells you something. Lane 160 is not the kind of street that appears on tourist maps or influencer itineraries. It is the sort of address you receive from a friend who has been going for years, not from a list you found searching for things to do tonight. That provenance matters in Da'an, where the bar scene rewards staying power over novelty.

Where To Infinity & Beyond Sits in Taipei's Bar Tier

Taipei's bar scene has developed enough critical mass that international rankings now treat it as a serious competitive city rather than a regional curiosity. The Asia's Leading Bars list, which functions as the most widely cited ranking in the region, has charted To Infinity & Beyond's climb clearly: ranked #61 in 2024, the bar moved to #41 in 2025, a trajectory that signals consistent execution rather than a one-year spike. It also appears at #299 in the Top 500 Bars global ranking for 2025, placing it in a global peer set that includes technically ambitious programs across London, New York, and Tokyo.

Within Taipei specifically, that ranking puts To Infinity & Beyond in the upper tier of recognised bars, alongside venues like Alchemy, Bar Mood, and Draft Land, each of which has carved a distinct niche in what is now a genuinely competitive field. Where some Taipei bars have built their reputation on high-concept presentation or imported technique, To Infinity & Beyond's Google rating of 4.5 across 498 reviews suggests something that the rankings confirm: it retains its regulars at the same time that it attracts visitors chasing the list.

That combination is less common than it sounds. Many bars that achieve regional ranking status do so by tightening their program into something technically impressive but socially narrow. The crowd becomes self-selecting toward enthusiasts, and the neighbourhood identity fades. At Da'an's leading bars, the opposite tends to hold. The regulars are still there on Tuesday. The bar still knows what they drink.

The Gathering-Place Dynamic

The neighbourhood-watering-hole model has largely disappeared from cities that have optimised their bar scenes for tourism and awards cycles. Taipei has managed to hold onto a version of it in Da'an, partly because the district's residential density gives bars a genuine local base, and partly because a number of the city's better-known bars have resisted the pressure to become destinations in the purely transactional sense.

To Infinity & Beyond fits that pattern. A Google review count approaching 500 at a 4.5 average is not the profile of a place that relies on passing trade or first-time visitors seeking novelty. It is the profile of a bar with repeat business, where the review volume accumulates over time from people who come back and bother to say so. In Da'an's context, that matters as much as the ranking position.

For visitors oriented around bar lists, the address on Dunhua South Road sits in a stretch of Da'an that contains several of the district's better drinking options, making it sensible to plan an evening that moves rather than anchors. Club Boys Saloon is a natural companion stop for those working through the neighbourhood's offer. The density of quality in this part of the city is one of the reasons Da'an functions as Taipei's most coherent bar district rather than a collection of isolated destinations.

Taipei in Context: Taiwan's Bar Scene Beyond the Capital

To understand To Infinity & Beyond's position properly, it helps to hold it against the broader Taiwan bar scene. Taipei concentrates the most internationally recognised programs, but the rest of the island has developed serious drinking culture of its own. Maltail in Kaohsiung, Moonrock in Tainan, and Vender in Taichung each represent the kind of regional ambition that has made Taiwan's bar scene more than a single-city story. Within that context, a Taipei bar reaching #41 in Asia reflects well on the island's overall standing, not just the capital's.

Internationally, the comparison points are bars like Bar Leather Apron in Honolulu, Jewel of the South in New Orleans, Julep in Houston, and Kumiko in Chicago: bars that have secured their regional identities while earning global ranking recognition. Each of those sits in a similar bracket where local loyalty and international credibility coexist, which is the harder achievement and the more durable one.

Planning Your Visit

To Infinity & Beyond is located at No. 13, Lane 160, Section 1, Dunhua South Road, Da'an District. The lane address means it is worth having the Chinese version of the address ready if you are arriving by taxi or ride-share, as the lane numbering on Dunhua South Road can be easy to miss at night. Da'an MRT station and Zhongxiao Fuxing station both sit within reasonable walking distance, making the bar accessible without requiring a separate leg of transit once you are in the neighbourhood.

No booking method or website is listed in the available data, so the safest approach for first-time visitors is to arrive earlier in the evening, particularly on weekends, when ranked bars in this tier tend to fill. For a broader picture of where To Infinity & Beyond fits in Taipei's drinking and dining scene, the full Taipei guide covers the city's major districts and the bars and restaurants that define each one.