Commander D

Name: Commander D
Address: B1, No. 36, Section 2, Kaifeng St, Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan 108, Taipei
Telephone: +886 2 2389 0899
Rating: 4.0

The first and only bar in Taipei dedicated for BDSM loves and those curious

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About

Commander D in Taipei is a buzz-worthy spot that's been catching the attention of the city's gay community. Nestled in the lively Wanhua District, this gay cruise bar stands out for its unique blend of adventurous atmosphere and kink-friendly vibes. It's the go-to place for those who are into, or curious about, fetish and BDSM scenes.

The club's interior, with dim lighting, cages, and dark rooms, sets the perfect mood for those looking to explore their wilder side. Regular fetish events are a staple here, so it's always a good idea to check their Facebook page for the latest happenings. What makes Commander D a standout is its diverse crowd, attracting gay and bisexual men predominantly in their late 20s and 30s, offering a great mix for socializing.

The music scene at Commander D is just as varied as its clientele, featuring everything from EDM and techno to Top 40 and traditional tunes, ensuring there's something for every taste. The club's friendly atmosphere makes it a welcoming spot for gays of all stripes, whether they're looking to mingle or discover a new side of themselves.

Located just a 10-minute walk from the Red House gay village, Commander D is not just a club but a destination that promises a memorable night with the potential of introducing you to new experiences and connections in Taipei's vibrant gay scene.

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Reviews

4.0

Based on 714 reviews

Felix Fever

18:11 20 Dec 24

Michael is absolutely the best! The sweetest, kindest, and most attentive waiter I’ve ever met. His service is top-notch, and he brings such a warm, welcoming energy to the bar. If you’re at this gay bar, make sure to sit in Michael’s section—you won’t regret it! He truly made my night unforgettable. Highly recommend!

Elie

06:05 19 Dec 24

Small and cosy bar but it's definitely worth visiting if you are going to Taipei. Also, shoutout to Michael who provided very good service. He was very friendly, helpful and recommanded very nice drinks for us.

Markus Frank

13:48 22 Nov 24

The guy at the door said members only ! The club is dirty small and ugly. Selling drugs and other stuff. So better stay away. Even with member card I would not recommend this place

Ben L

10:58 22 Nov 24

Michael was a very caring waiter! Took notice of us as we were hanging around the counter looking at the drinks menu and made sure we were comfortable.

Isaac Ortiz

14:16 30 Oct 24

Fun club don't see why there's so many bad reviews. Cover 300 with drink. Drinks are also cheap and strong half the cup was liquor. Only complaint if I'm going to nitpic is it's old, but so are most the buildings here.

Robert Smith

08:08 29 Oct 24

The best part of this place is the dark room that opens after midnight 12.30am. There is a huge proportion of foreigners here, many white guys and Asians from other countries. It’s safe to say most people in the bar are open to having a fun time in the dark room if the right guy comes along so do not be shy to suggest that. There’s locker to store your bag if you do not want a bag search before entering. Overall, is a place for encounters but not a place for dancing if that’s your thing.

TJ Taylor

04:22 28 Oct 24

One of the best queer spaces i have ever been. Friendly staff. Great drinks. And an environment that encourages socialising and connection.

Peter Uren

08:03 25 Oct 24

Im not blaming the bar for this review, but the patrons.This bar has a reputation for sleaze and guys getting "uninhibited", especially on the men-only night, as the decor suggests. When I arrived what I actually saw was a few guys dressed for the occasion and a bar jampacked like sardines in a can, with people (tourists?) coming to see other people be uninhibited. Totally ruined the atmosphere. Second disappointed attempt to go there.Wont be back.

Jon Marco Ibe

12:55 10 Oct 24

Michael was very helpful and he attended all our needs. he always entertain us if he see us getting bored. thank you michael

Tonn

05:53 18 Sep 24

Cozy, intimate gay bar with incredible service. Bartender was very accommodating to client’s request.

Chips and Dale

19:10 07 Sep 24

I love chips and alcohol free here！Thanks to all staffs,especially Michael.Have a nice weekend 🙂

Duy Linh

10:46 05 Sep 24

It very great and welcome here. People are so friendly and niceI come on Tuesday night, it more people after 11 pmTopic like BDSM or hardcore

David

14:17 17 Aug 24

A nice place and friendly staff but they have that irritating habit of moving you from a seat they already placed you in because a bigger group has arrived which is unwelcoming and makes you want to leave. I noticed they did this to a few groups. A good plafr would limit the reservation system as it seems all the foreigners were relegated to inferior seating around the back.

Jenn Foong NG (Jenn)

06:10 10 Jul 24

Went last night, Tuesday night which is the bondage night.Not very crowded but the number of crowds makes good vibe. Nice experience to see how the tying was done and how it works… People gather to exchange the technique and experience the tie.A moment I found that it was like an art.I like the cocktail. Not very strong so not easily get drunk but to make you more comfortable.Friendly staffs and thanks for the fun. I need to catch my flight so can’t stay longer. 😉P/S: 牧, I will be back! 😏

Verenisse Chavez

11:41 06 Jun 24

A local BDSM themed gay bar with a friendly and inviting atmosphere. And this is coming from a woman! The drinks were very good and the music was a nice mix of pop music. They have several events, and typically, you can find a list of their events of their website or their Facebook page.

BeKoRNz

08:03 04 Jun 24

A good gay bar near XMD, which you can enjoy some drinks as well as naughty shows in some nights. Ther is a space which you can release yourself in the middle of the night.

Duy Trinh Phan

10:09 29 Dec 23

I came here 2 times. The first time I came here is Oct - 2023 and I met my ex-boy friend here. hot and cool. Unfortunately we broke after that. I came Taipei again on December and hope can meet him again in Commander D but....so sad.The second time in here, I didnot find any man because that day, in Commander had sexy dance and did not have "dark room" 😭I think I love this place because my memory about my ex-bf. Thanks Commander D ❤

Tom Shanan

10:50 07 Nov 23

A great event with lots of fun people. Sadly, I believe the organisers allow too many people in, and there is no room to stand or move. Honestly to get from one side of this 60 m² venue to the other took 5-10 minutes getting through the crowd. Unpleasant, unsafe, and unnecessary.It could have been way more fun with more space for all the fun activities.

BeKoRNz

08:24 02 Nov 23

A good gay bar near XMD, which you can enjoy some drinks as well as naughty shows in some nights. Ther is a space which you can release yourself in the middle of the night.

BaKence

07:37 02 Nov 23

Place deserved to be shut down just for the gross safety violation. I was there on pride night to check the scene out, instead of stopping people from entering the place when the place was clearly way past max capacity, the host continued to collect money at the entrance (NT$600) and sent people downstairs into the venue. Safety be damned when you have a long line of people wanting to get in right?My friend and I left within 30 minutes, went down to get the cocktail that was covered for (literally just the coke variants) and quickly squeezed through the crowd to get out. We made a snide comment as we went upstairs past the line about how crowded it was and the host shushed us, telling us "don't say that out loud". Ridiculous, they're lucky nothing went wrong that night.Only plus I could give for the place that night was that the bartenders were still politely serving us despite the whole situation.

Trọng Tín Lê Quang

14:41 29 Oct 23

Extremely overcrowded without any proper management or restriction.Think of what if fire happens and how do we escape?Greedy business without putting safety first. HIGHLY NOT RECOMMENDED.

Nicola Dorin

05:58 29 Oct 23

Whant to be a bad boy for a while 😉🫣 that's the place where to go if you are gay. Don't be shame.The place can be very crowded and is not that big. Prepare yourself to rub onto the others.

Laurens Weijs

21:45 04 Oct 23

A little bit hard to find, but have a look out for the red sign at the side of the building. We went there on a cosy wednesday barnight. But you can already see the potential with the handcuffs next to the bar, the ropes and chains on the wall, can't wait to come here during the weekend or a theme night 😍

Luke

04:41 30 Sep 23

A fun bar to come party in Taipei.Staff are very friendly and welcoming.Checkout their schedule because they will have different theme nights on different days of the month.

Sebastian Master

10:08 28 Sep 23

Its not the same as in europe. No fetish, no darkroom. Its like a normal Bar. My Drink had more ice than alkohol 😉 But the People you meet there are very friendly and you can talk there, but its not a Fetish-Bar

Brandon Ramey

20:27 09 Aug 23

Very friendly staff. Drinks were strong. Atmosphere was wonderful. Event calendar has lots of weekend events to check out if you're into the scene. A little on the high side when it comes to the drink prices but the drinks are strong and make up for it. Tourist friendly and English menu.

John Aguilar

13:24 28 Jun 23

Drinks were not so strong but the vibe inside is insane! Went alone on a Friday night and made tons of friends. People are very friendly and kinky! Go try their dark room 😉

Carole Paqueo (sustagenkid)

08:37 22 Apr 23

I thought there would be like a show haha but it's just a typical drinking bar where i think most men/lgbt men would meet to drink or hook up, i dont know! Haha (cos there's barely any women when we visited, maybe just 1 aside from my group).People were friendly though. Service was also good, very accommodating.Place had ample seats for a group of 5 and below. They had to open up the closed off area for us because we're 7!Drinks were okay. Enjoyed my amaretto sour. It cost i think around 200twd if i remember correctly.We just had a drink then we went to omnia afterwards.

Brian Bosscher

06:51 14 Apr 23

High entry fee, terrible drinks, and they want to charge you again if you want to sit at a table. Hostess was rather rude. We went relatively early (10pm on a saturday) so it wasn’t busy and can’t comment on whether it got busier later on.If they weren’t charging to sit, i would up it to 4 stars.

Devane Sharma

04:03 10 Apr 23

Awesome drinks and crowd. The bartenders offer people sitting alone to move around their regulars which is a nice touch

Ivan

22:37 06 Apr 23

Most fun bar around Ximen, fun events and nice people. Busy on weekend (fri/sat) and theme nights, dark room open after around 11. But long island ice tea definitely light on alcohol here compared to other places in Taipei. Non smoking,

Jackey lee

07:57 05 Mar 23

Overall had a great experience here. Drinks are strong which is good. A staff name Michael who is very friendly and helpful with a cute smile. Would definitely visit again.

koh steven

14:52 16 Feb 23

Thank You Howard for the wonderful cocktail made.... I had certainly enjoyed myself.

Daniel Lim

07:22 04 Jan 23

Interesting bar with different theme suited for different taste.

Dennis Chen

10:00 02 Jan 23

Interesting pub to go to around ximen

Ivan

03:41 11 Dec 22

Not too bad. Long island ice tea definitely light on alcohol here compared to other places in Taipei.

BeKoRNz

07:15 03 Nov 22

I was there for my lonely travel in Taiwan for hanging out. The bar was so crowded and lively. Staff were very friendly even I did not know any Chinese words. If you need to find something exciting under the table... here it is. ^^

HT S

16:05 30 Oct 22

I recommend this space and specialy michael . He is so handsome and cute. And I love him. I'm visit here because his service and kindness.

我是181

20:44 11 Oct 22

Entry is quite a mystery,you need to find the answer machine to query a entry, sometimes has boys only event , sorry for girls , big hip most find place to stay in Ximen or Taipei before visit, you might miss the metro or buses

Jack Hu

21:49 19 Apr 21

Good place to visit

Darice Chang

17:13 16 Feb 21

Bustling underground joint. A decent neighborhood dive kinda place but definitely tooooo much smoke around the entrance for me! Bonus points for playing Gaga on the projector.

Martin Tsai

17:38 12 Feb 21

Nice crowds and vibes here. They have their BDSM events here that are definately worth going for.

Andy Kintoko

17:37 30 Nov 19

Nice crowd. Somehow very packed. But you are allowed to go outside for fresh air then come back inside. Just ask the door man for a stamp

Cayenne aka John Harry Bonck

15:34 25 Oct 19

Night before Pride. Incredibly irresponsible management. So crowded that there was limited egress. Doorman collecting money and sending patrons into dangerous situation. OPEN FLAMES! Feel lucky to have escaped.

劉兆祥

21:17 06 Feb 19

Trust me, it's the best bar for gay in Taipei. It will give you a wonderful nite if you are a BDSM lover. The bartenders are handsome and all of the customers are full of lust. It's the best place in Taipei!!!

Khanh Ha Dang

16:24 13 Sep 18

My first experience in a gay bar. Upon entry, patrons are practicing rope work. The staffs are friendly and so nice.Do recommend for people with similar interests.

Mark Porter

15:01 26 Jan 18

A leather, bdsm bar. Your cover charge gets you one drink. Then, if there's no room at the bar (8 stools), you'll pay a table cover of $300/person table capacity. Except when there's a fetish night and it's standing room only, then you're good. And the fetish can be intense. Because, well, otherwise, it wouldn't be a fetish, right? Has a couple dark rooms which are usually only open in aforementioned fetish nights, I think. Good drinks, happy staff, flogging, vacuforming, mummification, etc.

Phil Ye

16:08 27 Oct 17

We came here at the Eve of the pride parade and it's said there's some live show. The place is fully packed. There was a tiny stage that only the ten people at the very front can see something. Others play neck stretching game to get a glimpse of who know what's in there. Covee is USD10. Custom made cocktail takes 30 to make. This forces people just to buy beers. Super dangerous crowds and high fire hazard. We decidednto move out quickly to outside. It doesn't deliver the value it's supposed to do for the leather community.

Helene H.

10:46 25 Feb 15

Bondage. Discipline. Sadism. Masochism. Okay Commander D is a BDSM-themed venue but it certainly doesn't take itself too seriously. Commander D is totally...

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