Loft 21 小客廳
Hours / 營業時間
Sunday – Thursday 週日至週四 7 PM – 2:30 AM;
Friday & Saturday 週五 & 週六 7 PM – 3:30 AM
02-2341-1975
No. 21 Lane 243 Jin-Hua Street Taipei 台北市金華街243巷21號
Credit Cards Accepted 可刷卡; 10% Service Charge 收一成服務費
「LOFT 21」：Making You Right At Home and It’s Cozier Than Your Living Room
Two Taiwanese women, Carol and Maggie dreamed about having their own lounge bar after working at various night clubs for years. When they began planning to have a place of their own they narrowed down their search for a location to just one neighborhood：Yong-Kang shopping district. They didn’t want a spacious venue but rather they aimed to create a comfortable hangout joint, just like everyone’s living room. Luckily they found a café by Yong-Kang Park operated by two white-collar men who worked in the office during the day and had been moonlighting at the café as owners. They were looking to sell the business because working two jobs was simply too stressful, hence Carol and Maggie became the new owners.
Carol and Maggie decided to keep the original Chinese name for the venue, hoping to continue bringing the regular patrons. As for the décor they changed the theme to warm colors for that would make the space more inviting. They also came up with a new English name for the venue: 「LOFT 21」：this is a loft and the doorplate number is 21.
Currently 「Loft 21」 serves beer、cocktails and hard liquor but there’s no food section on the menu. Carol says, “In Yong-Kang shopping district there are hundreds of restaurants for people to choose from. But what’s missing in this neighborhood is a place where everyone can come for a drink, relax or simply hang out with their friends after dinner. That’s why 「 Loft 21」 is here for and also the reason why 「Loft 21」 is open all year round. You can listen to lounge music while spending quality time with your loved ones just like in your own living room.”
Private parties are often held at 「Loft 21」. 720 square feet is the perfect size for birthday parties. During the weekdays all it takes is 15,000NT to have the entire place to yourself (10,000NT can be deducted for drinks); on the weekends just 25,000NT (20,000NT can be deducted for drinks) can secure the venue for private gatherings. Aside from foreign tourists, college students and nine-to-five folks who enjoy hanging around Yong-Kang shopping district the neighbors who live around Loft 21 also come for relaxation after a long day at work.
There are two signature cocktails that you must try if you ever hang out at「Loft 21」. 「Macallan Special」（300NT+10% Service Charge)is created in order to answer the request by many female customers who love the aroma but cannot endure the taste in their mouth. 8 seedless grapes are ground before mixing with Macallan. This drink not only wins over the hearts of young women but the liquor company representatives. The other is 「Sunny」（300NT+10% Service Charge). The ingredients are commercial trade secrets but it has become the most popular drink among cocktails. The rumor has it that it makes you fall in love as soon as you take the first sip!
Next time when you are in the Yong-Kang shopping district be sure to stop by 「Loft 21」to enjoy the living room that’s cozier and more comfortable than the one at home!
「小客廳」：比自家客廳還要溫暖、讓人流連忘返的社區客廳
兩個漂亮的台灣女生，Carol和Maggie在雙城街的夜店工作多年之後，夢想著有一天能有屬於自己的夜店。一開始就將地點鎖定在永康商圈，她們不想要有太大的空間，希望塑造一個像自家客廳一般溫暖的店面。很幸運的，她們找到一個靠近永康公園的適合地點，當時是由兩個上班族男生經營的咖啡廳，而它的名字就叫「小客廳」！真的很巧，當時的經營者也希望將店面轉手，從此Carol和Maggie成為「小客廳」的第二代經營者。
Carol和Maggie決定保留「小客廳」的中文店名，讓之前的客人還是會繼續上門來。但是她們把整個裝潢由冷色系改為暖色調，讓路人從外面看進來就會覺得這個空間很吸引人。她們也為它取了一個新的英文名稱「LOFT 21」，因為在「小客廳」將近二十坪的空間裡，有個旋轉樓梯連接到夾層的閣樓，再加上門牌號碼為21號，就成了「LOFT 21」。
目前「小客廳」除了提供各式調酒、啤酒和烈酒，並沒有餐點服務。Carol說：「身在餐飲業林立的永康商圈，消費者的選擇太多，但是我們能夠提供目前這一帶比較缺乏的，那就是一個讓大家在飯後可以小酌一杯、放鬆和聊聊天的場所；「小客廳」全年無休，因為在這裡大家可以很自在的和朋友聚會，聽著慵懶的沙發音樂，就像在自家的客廳一樣。」
「小客廳」經常有客人包場，二十坪的空間很適合當做生日派對的場所，平日只要一萬五（一萬可以抵消費)，週末兩萬五 （兩萬可以抵消費)，門檻並不高。除了遠道而來的國外觀光客、大學生和喜歡永康商圈的上班族，連附近的鄰居也喜歡把「小客廳」當做自家一樣，不時來坐坐，為一天的忙碌減壓。
有兩款「小客廳」的招牌調酒一定要試試。藉由大多數女性朋友總是無法接受威士忌的味道，但是卻無法忘懷它的香濃，設計「麥卡倫特調」（300元+一成服務費），用八顆搗碎的葡萄和麥卡倫結合，成就出連麥卡倫的酒商都讚不絕口的好味道！另外一款特調「陽光寶貝」（300元+一成服務費)，秘方被列為商業機密，但是酸酸甜甜的口味讓它成為女性消費者的最愛，聽說喝到第一口就有戀愛的感覺喔！
下次到永康商圈用餐之後，不妨到「小客廳」享受一下比自家客廳還要舒服的生活空間！
