Darts Mania花鳥風月
Hours / 營業時間
Daily 7:00 pm – 3:00 am
每天 7:00 pm – 3:00 am
02-2775-4800
No.409-1 Section 4 Ren-Ai Road Taipei ﹙close to the intersection of Yan-Ji Street & Ren-Ai Road ﹚
台北市仁愛路四段409號之1 ﹙延吉街與仁愛路口﹚
Credit Cards Accepted / 10% Service Charge 可刷卡 / 一成服務費
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DARTS MANIA: Stress-relieved darts bar after work
What is the newest sport of the year in Taiwan? Darts! This sport has integrated into local nightlife and became the latest trendy thing to do around town. And it continues to gain popularity and there are more and more enthusiasts about darts in Taiwan. On a stormy Friday night a friend introduced me to Darts Mania. Upon my first encounter I discovered a group of hip youngsters having a blast while playing darts and sipping cold draft beer even though it was only 8 o’clock at night.
When I first learned of the name, Darts Mania, I wasn’t sure what it is. According to Tommy, one of the shareowners explained that the idea was originated from a famous darts bar in Japan. And it just happened that most of the shareowners of Darts Mania are overseas Japanese living in Taiwan. It was merely a year ago when they established Darts Mania for two reasons: 1. their passion for darts; 2. their ambition to promote the sport of darts and foster more professional darts players.
I’ll be the first one to admit that I’m physically challenged to play any type of sport. When I first laid my eyes on the electronic soft tip darts board, I didn’t know how to begin. Tommy told me that at Darts Mania newcomers are always welcome to walk in and learn all there is to learn about darts. Who knows? Any newbie just might become the next topnotch darts player! My one-on-one course of darts for dummies was less than three minutes. Tommy taught me all the basics, from the set position to how to hold darts properly, and how to coordinate the elbow and the wrist while throwing darts. Much to my surprise it is really a fun sport! The moment when I released darts in-between my fingers, it felt as if all the tension and stress were gone with the speed. Just playing for 30 minutes will boost your energy level to a new height! Each darts game only costs NT20 or NT30 depending on the number of players. After the initial eight rounds of darts you’ll be yearning for more!
The daily happy hour goes from 7 to 9 pm. Orion, imported premium draft beer from Okinawa, is only NT150. And an order of sausage ﹙NT150﹚to go along with the draft beer is the perfect combo that will turn any bad hair day into a feel good night! Come over to Darts Mania on Wednesdays and Saturdays when competitions are held throughout the night and expect to see a crowded house!
It is clearly stated on the menu: minimum NT150 per person, Darts Mania offers down to earth pricing despite its prime location. Darts Mania signature cocktail ﹙NT250﹚is extremely fruity and caters to young and hip female customers. Tommy’s special green island cocktail﹙NT250﹚looks pretty on the outside and for reason it seemed like my darts skills had advanced to the next level after drinking it. When you’re taking a break from the game and ready for dinner Darts Mania original pasta ﹙NT200﹚offers two types of sauces, creamy bacon white sauce and spicy marinara red sauce are both delicious.
Thanks to Tommy’s management and leadership Darts Mania already fosters a large group of loyal customers and professional darts players. They have teamed up to head to Bangkok in December for the next international darts competition. If you have not caught on to it, you’d better hurry to Darts Mania and plead Tommy for darts lessons!
花鳥風月：每天下班後釋放壓力的飛鏢酒吧
你知道目前台灣酒吧最新興起的運動是什麼嗎？飛鏢！這項運動和夜生活結合成為一種趨勢，而且參與的人越來越多！經由朋友介紹，在一個風雨交加的週五夜晚，我首度拜訪花鳥風月，才八點多，已經有一群人邊玩飛鏢邊喝啤酒，開心的很！
第一次聽到花鳥風月，我誤以為是個特種行業；股東之一，來自香港的Tommy說這個店名延習日本一家知名飛鏢酒吧，巧合的是另外幾位股東也是僑居於台灣的日本人。基於對飛鏢的熱愛，一年前他們集資合夥，希望推廣這項運動，培養更多優秀的專業選手。
自認沒有運動細胞，再加上我從未射過飛鏢，眼見一整排的電子飛鏢機台，我不知該如何開始。Tommy說，他們非常歡迎新手上門，因為可能因此造就未來的飛鏢好手！Tommy花了幾分鐘教導我從握飛鏢、兩腳站立的姿勢和角度、手肘的預備動作，以及手腕如何使力，沒多久我就開始和朋友一起玩。我萬萬沒想到，這項運動看似沒什麼，但是有趣的是，當飛鏢射出的那一刻，好像全身的壓力也隨之釋出，玩半個小時以上絕對讓你混身是勁！每玩一次，只需20至30元的銅板，一次最多三個人一起玩，八回合之後分出高下，你會上癮的。
每天晚上從七點到十點都是歡樂優惠時段，日本沖繩進口的Orion現榨生啤酒，一大杯500cc只要150元！再配上一份香腸﹙150元﹚，無論是工作壓力或是生活上的不愉快，頓時煙消雲散。週三和週六晚上各有比賽，是人群聚集最多的時候。
菜單上寫著：每人最低消費150元，花鳥風月的價位非常平易近人。女性必點的花鳥風月特別調酒﹙250元﹚，香甜的水果口味頗受好評！Tommy自創的綠島調酒﹙250元﹚，顏色誘人，喝完之後，我玩飛鏢的技術似乎更上一層樓！花鳥風月招牌義大利麵﹙200元﹚有培根奶油白醬和蕃茄紅醬兩種選擇，前者香濃，後者帶點小辣，都一樣美味！
在Tommy用心經營之下，已經培養出一群死忠的顧客，店內的飛鏢好手也越來越多，他們正摩拳擦掌的準備下一屆國際飛鏢大賽！還來不及搭上這一波飛鏢熱潮的你，趕緊到花鳥風月找Tommy拜師去吧！
