In the beginnign Chaos was founded by Vice President Annette Lu (呂秀蓮) impersonator Leo Er-jin (劉爾金). He saw that it was good but it was eventually sold on to a tourist guide and DJ, Shao Zhang (小張), who bought the place four years ago.
There is no neon sign outside or bright lights inside to indicate when the bar is open and this is part of its charm.
This is not a theme bar, it does not have special promotions and there are no gimmicks. People come here because they want to drink and talk in good company, late at night. Zhang says that trend bars come and go when fashions change, but at Chaos the song remains the same.
Couples, singers, business people, politicians, barfiles and clubbers are seated around the wooden horseshoe-shaped bar, talking together or in large groups, just as they have always done, given the right conditions.
At the center of the houseshoe is Celeste (曉勤), who has been serving the drinks and making people feel at home seven nights a week, 52 weeks a year, for the past four years.
In many ways, the bar is a time capsule. “I would not describe the decorations,” Celeste says, “because they have been here for nine years and have not changed.” There is a dart board, but there are no darts. There are 2,000 records, but the turntable does not work.
There is also a comprehensive collection of around 800 CDs, many of them rare imports or classics. Celeste will deal with your requests.
There is Guinness, Boddingtons and Erdinger for beer drinks (all NT$200), the usual range of spirits and mixers, and then the specials like Zubrowka Bison brand vodka (NT$240), Havana Club silver dry rum from Cuba and a selection of malt whiskies.
Busy times are on Wednesdays and on the weekends, after other bars have closed. A last stop saloon. Chaos is located at 28, Ln. 131, Yenchi St. (延吉街131巷28號), off Civil Boulevard (市民大道) and is open 12pm to 5pm on weekdays. Later on Wednesday and weekends later. No credit cards accepted.
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