Commander D

B1, No.36, Sec 2, Kaifeng St, 2389-0899. Second branch of this BDSM/fetish-themed bar is the hard gay hang out in town. Super design in black and red with bar and table seating. No smoking inside. Lot's of play spaces including racks and restraints, dark area, and jail cell. The bartender is excellent and making stiff drinks is his cocktail philosophy, including some inventive Absinthe concoctions. On the 3rd Sat of each month they throw their specialist D Day parties. Recent themes have included Mummy, Dogs & Trainers, Torture the Captive, Boots & Sneakers. Have your safeword prepared. The first gay bar in Taipei to have a no-smoking policy (smokers go out on the stairwell or outside to smoke). The crowd is generally younger, with a few people up to their early 40s as well. Open daily from 9:30pm until 3am on weeknights and 5am on weekends.