Hsinchu

Louise
250 Zhongyang Road
''+886 3'' 535-8824

A modern, but cozy cafe popular with young up-and-coming types. Located directly across from the Windance Shopping Mall

OPCafé
No. 3, 95 lane, Kuan-hwa Street
886-3-5153351
80NTD~120NTD
11AM-12PM

1 min away from RT Mart - OPcafé is a small and cozy cafe offering coffee, tea, snacks and Belgium beer. They also sell CDs, Zakka.

Minzu Road

A small road just around the corner of sol hotel, offers various small bars of different styles.

Tung Cafe

2f. 31 fuhou steet on the other side of the moat from sol hotel - with a wide wooden balcony that overlooks the city moat and the surrounding park, tung cafe is a great place to relax and unwind. [currently closed for renovation]

Out door bar and deck with smoking area.

Coffee

All the main chains are represented in Hsinchu, such as Starbucks and Barista. Cafes with more unique character are to be found throughout the city center, especially around Wenhua Road and Sanmin Road - just walk around, you'll find something to your taste.

Yraropmetnoc (代當)
65, Jincheng 1st Rd., East District
100NTD~150NTD
2PM-11PM

A simple place with good coffee. The name means counter-contemporary.

Gooky Grill Bar & Restaurant 谷奇
No.147 ShenLi Rd. 勝利路147號
03-5265559
M-Sa 18:30~2:00
behind FE’ 21 Dept, Store

Lively Japanese lounge and an American bar, also has a selection of grill and seafood.

Most restaurants, pubs, and even high-class hotels carry a paltry selection of beer, consisting mainly of Heineken, Kirin, Taiwan Beer and one of a variety of mass-marketed, mass-produced American beers Budweiser, Coors, etc.. In some bars also the German Erdinger is available.