These bars in Taipei are reshaping the city’s nightlife scene with inventive liquid creations and accompanying bites.

Dim sum started in Canton and has long been served all over China. It’s a spinoff from the older Cantonese tradition of yum cha, a “tea-tasting” rest stop for weary travelers on the Silk Road.

Instead of just salty snacks, some bars in Taiwan are offering patrons free hot soup at the beginning or end of their drinking session I love salty fries and other such greasy bar snacks as much as ...