The Places · Taiwan
Taipei
Made By profiles 38 places in Taipei, spanning modern french fine dining, asian contemporary tapas tasting, authentic indonesian — each tied to the people and producers behind it.
01.Modern Japanese-Taiwanese Fusion Omakase
logy
Taipei, Taiwan
A two-Michelin-starred counter in Taipei's Neihu District, logy operates at the intersection of Japanese technique and Taiwanese produce, under chef Ryogo Tahara of the Florilège lineage. The menu architecture reflects a dialogue between two culinary traditions rather than a fusion compromise. Ranked 26th among Asia's Best Restaurants in 2025, it occupies the upper tier of Taipei's fine dining circuit.
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02.Modern Taiwanese-European Fusion
Mume
Taipei, Taiwan
Mume occupies a specific position in Taipei's modern dining scene: a dimly-lit, faux-industrial room in Da'an where Taiwanese seasonal produce meets neo-Nordic technique. Ranked among Asia's 50 best restaurants in 2025 and holding a Black Pearl 2 Diamond, it represents the strand of Taipei cooking that prioritises local supply chains and ingredient provenance over imported prestige.
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03.Fine Dining Cantonese
Le Palais
Taipei, Taiwan
Le Palais holds three Michelin stars and a La Liste score of 91 points (2025), placing it among the most decorated Cantonese restaurants in Asia. Situated on the 17th floor of a Datong District address, the kitchen operates under Chef Ken Chen across lunch and dinner service from Tuesday through Sunday. Plan well ahead: tables at this level rarely open on short notice.
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04.Taiwanese-French Fusion Fine Dining
Taïrroir
Taipei, Taiwan
Taïrroir holds three Michelin stars and a 95-point La Liste ranking for 2026, placing it among Taipei's most decorated restaurants. Chef Kai Ho's nine-course tasting menu threads Taiwanese ingredients and cultural reference through French technique, with dishes named to echo local idioms and sourced from nearby producers. The dining room on Lequn 3rd Road is framed by a copper tile ceiling that signals the kitchen-forward intent before a single course arrives.
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05.Refined Cantonese
Silks House
Taipei, Taiwan
Silks House in Taipei's Zhongshan District represents one of the city's most consistent Cantonese addresses, ranked #88 on Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Asia in 2025 and holding a Black Pearl 1 Diamond. Chef Max Wo brings Hong Kong kitchen discipline to a room framed by etched-calligraphy glass panels, with a menu anchored in live seafood and classic barbecue technique.
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06.Modern Fine Dining
Moon Moon Food (雙月食品社)
Taipei, Taiwan
A one-Michelin-starred French Contemporary restaurant in Taipei's Da'an District, A holds a Google rating of 4.9 across more than 22,000 reviews, an unusually wide consensus for a fine dining address at this price tier. The structured format positions it within Taipei's growing cohort of European-rooted tasting menus, where precision of execution and sourcing logic matter more than volume.
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07.Modern Spanish Contemporary
Molino de Urdániz
Taipei, Taiwan
Molino de Urdániz brings the cooking tradition of Navarra to Taipei's Zhongshan District, earning two Michelin stars in both 2024 and 2025 under chef David Yárnoz. It occupies a narrow tier in Taiwan's fine-dining scene: a European kitchen operating entirely outside the French or Japanese frameworks that dominate the city's top tables. For those tracking Spanish contemporary cooking across Asia, this is the reference address.
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08.Modern French Fine Dining
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (Taipei) / 侯布雄法式餐廳
Taipei, Taiwan
The Taipei outpost of the Robuchon group holds two Michelin stars as of 2025 and consecutive Opinionated About Dining recognition across three years, positioning it among the most consistently decorated French tables in the city. Situated on the fifth floor of a Xinyi District address, the counter-format dining room follows the signature red-and-black aesthetic of the global Atelier concept, with Chef Yohei Matsuo leading the kitchen.
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09.Modern Taiwanese Fine Dining
Impromptu by Paul Lee
Taipei, Taiwan
Tucked below the Regent Hotel in Zhongshan, Impromptu by Paul Lee holds a Michelin star and a 2025 Opinionated About Dining Top 257 Asia ranking for its tasting menu that reframes Taiwanese street food through haute cuisine technique. Asian and European references converge in dishes built around quality local produce, with a non-alcoholic pairing program that draws serious attention on its own terms.
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10.Contemporary Taiwanese Haute Cuisine
Mountain and Sea House
Taipei, Taiwan
Mountain and Sea House occupies a restored mansion on Ren'ai Road, framing Taiwanese banquet traditions through a lens of seasonal produce, multi-layered cultural influence, and architectural grandeur. Holding a Michelin star since 2024 and ranked among Opinionated About Dining's top 200 restaurants in Asia for 2025, it represents Taipei's most considered argument for the formal preservation of indigenous and Hokkien-inflected cooking.
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11.Contemporary French
de nuit
Taipei, Taiwan
A Michelin-starred French contemporary restaurant in Taipei's Xinyi Anhe district, de nuit operates Tuesday through Sunday evenings, with weekend lunch service added. Chef Kei Koo leads an 8- or 10-course set menu rooted in classical French technique, driven by seasonal produce, and served in a room dressed in black, grey, and blue with brass trim and velvet upholstery. Google reviewers rate it 4.7 across 485 reviews.
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12.Modern French Fine Dining
LA Vie by thomas bühner
Taipei, Taiwan
LA Vie by thomas bühner occupies Taipei's upper tier of European contemporary dining, earning 81 points in La Liste's 2026 rankings and holding a Michelin Plate recognition. With a wine inventory of 1,520 bottles spanning French, Italian, and German labels, and a kitchen led by Chef Xavier Yeung, it positions itself among the city's most considered addresses for occasion dining. The Zhongshan District address adds a measured remove from Taipei's more tourist-dense dining corridors.
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13.Traditional Taiwanese
Golden Formosa
Taipei, Taiwan
A Michelin-starred institution in Taipei's Tianmu neighbourhood, Golden Formosa has carried the same family recipes across three generations since the 1960s. Ranked among Opinionated About Dining's top restaurants in Asia in both 2024 and 2025, it earns its place through sharply seasoned Taiwanese cooking, twice-fried pork ribs, wok-fired bottarga rice, at a price point well below most starred addresses in the city.
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14.Sichuan & Huaiyang Chinese with Taiwanese Elements
The Guest House
Taipei, Taiwan
Formerly a members-only dining club on the 17th floor of a Zhongzheng tower, The Guest House now opens its Huaiyang and Sichuan cooking to a wider audience without softening its standards. Chef Lin Ju-Wei has held a Michelin star since 2024 and consistently ranks among Asia's most recognised Chinese kitchens. The main room runs quiet and spacious; the private dining rooms are purpose-built for banquet-format meals.
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15.Modern Japanese Omakase
Kitcho Sushi
Taipei, Taiwan
A Michelin-starred sushi counter in Da'an District, Kitcho ranks among Taiwan's most carefully sourced Japanese restaurants. Niigata rice seasoned with three vinegars, a rotating sake list tied to seasonal ingredients, and OAD Top Asia recognition across three consecutive years place it inside Taipei's premium omakase tier. Cooked dishes are available on request, making it one of the more flexible counters in the city.
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16.Traditional Taiwanese Seafood
Ming Fu
Taipei, Taiwan
Holding a Michelin star since 2024 and ranked among Asia's top casual dining addresses by Opinionated About Dining, Ming Fu has operated on Zhongshan North Road since 1976. The six-table restaurant deals in home-style Taiwanese cooking built for sharing: abalone sticky rice chicken, stir-fried wild ferns, and a pre-order-only Buddha jumps over the wall that sets it apart from the neighbourhood's broader dining scene.
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17.Edomae-style Omakase
Sushi Ryu
Taipei, Taiwan
A Michelin-starred omakase counter in Taipei's Zhongshan District, Sushi Ryu operates on fish shipped directly from Japan three times a week and a rice seasoned with three vinegars. Chef Yonglong Yang brings nearly three decades of Taipei sushi experience to a counter where only omakase is served. Ranked #297 in Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Asia 2024.
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18.Asian Contemporary Tapas Tasting
T+T
Taipei, Taiwan
A Michelin-starred small-plates restaurant in Taipei's Songshan District, T+T works Asian pantry staples, miso, Dang Gui, Shaoxing wine, red bean, into a tasting format that shifts every three to four months. The OAD ranking and bistronomy-meets-Asian-ingredient approach place it in a distinct tier among Taipei's contemporary dining options, with value credentials that stand apart from the city's $$$$ bracket.
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19.Modern Latin American Fusion
ZEA
Taipei, Taiwan
Among Taipei's Michelin-starred tasting menus, ZEA occupies a position no other counter holds: an Argentinian chef using Taiwanese produce and technique to work through Latin American culinary tradition. The result earned a Michelin star in 2024 and runs Wednesday through Sunday evenings on Ren'ai Road in Da'an District, with a format that sits squarely at the top of the city's $$$$ tier.
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20.Bar
Indulge Experimental Bistro
Taipei, Taiwan
Experimental Bistro has held a position inside the World's 50 Best Bars global ranking for seven consecutive years, reaching Asia's Best Bars #2 in 2018 and #3 in 2019. Located in Taipei's Da'an District, it represents the sharper edge of Taiwan's bar scene, where international technique meets local produce. Few bars in Asia have sustained this level of recognition across as many consecutive cycles.
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21.Contemporary Italian
Bencotto
Taipei, Taiwan
One of Taipei's most consistently recognised Italian tables, Bencotto on Dunhua North Road holds a Michelin Plate and has appeared in Opinionated About Dining's Asia rankings every year since 2023, reaching #380 in 2024 and #398 in 2025. Chef Emanuele Bergamo runs a programme rooted in Italian regional cooking, earning a loyal following that returns well beyond the initial visit.
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22.Contemporary French Farm-to-Table
Ephernité
Taipei, Taiwan
Ephernité brings Chef Vanessa Huang's Parisian training to a quietly elegant room in Da'an District, where a daily-changing menu builds around farm-sourced produce from Taipei's outskirts. Ranked #439 in Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Asia (2025) and recognised with a Michelin Plate, it operates Wednesday through Sunday, evenings only, at a mid-to-upper price point for contemporary French cooking in Taiwan.
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23.Northern Chinese (Beijing-style)
Do It True (Xinyi)
Taipei, Taiwan
Do It True in Taipei's Xinyi district brings Beijing cuisine to one of Taiwan's most commercially polished neighbourhoods, earning consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025. The kitchen operates at a price point, $$, that sits well below the starred Chinese-cuisine tier in the city, making it one of the more accessible entries into northern Chinese cooking in Taipei. Over 3,100 Google reviews averaging 4 stars confirm the draw is consistent rather than occasional.
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24.Healthy Taiwanese Home-Style
MoonMoonFood (Qingdao East Road)
Taipei, Taiwan
MoonMoonFood on Qingdao East Road holds consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards for 2024 and 2025, placing it among Taipei's most recognised value-driven Taiwanese kitchens. Under chef Chan Wai Keung, the Zhongzheng District address draws a steady crowd, reflected in 21,940 Google reviews averaging 4.8 stars, with a focus on roasted and braised preparations that anchor the menu in Chinese cooking tradition.
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25.Authentic Taiwanese Home-Style
Yuan Wei
Taipei, Taiwan
Yuan Wei sits in Taipei's Datong District with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, making it one of the more consistently decorated affordable Taiwanese tables in the city. The kitchen operates under chef Victor Moya, an unusual pairing of a non-Taiwanese chef with deeply local cooking traditions. At the $$ price tier, it holds its own against a city where serious Taiwanese food spans every bracket.
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26.Taiwanese Gua Bao
Yuan Fang Guabao
Taipei, Taiwan
Yuan Fang Guabao has held a Michelin Bib Gourmand for consecutive years, placing it among the most formally recognised street food stalls on Huaxi Street in Wanhua District. The focus is a single format, guabao, the braised pork belly bun that anchors Taiwanese temple-district eating. With over 2,400 Google reviews averaging 4.3 stars, it draws both neighbourhood regulars and visitors tracking Taiwan's recognised street food circuit.
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27.Traditional Taiwanese Chicken Cuisine
Chi Chia Chuang (Changchun Road)
Taipei, Taiwan
Chi Chia Chuang on Changchun Road is a Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised Taiwanese restaurant in Zhongshan District, holding the award in both 2024 and 2025. With a Google rating of 4.2 across more than 4,000 reviews, it sits in the mid-price tier where everyday Taiwanese cooking meets consistent, inspector-noted quality. For visitors tracing Taipei's approachable dining tradition, this address is a reliable reference point.
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28.Traditional Taiwanese Qiezai Noodles
Mai Mien Yen Tsai
Taipei, Taiwan
A Datong District noodle shop with back-to-back Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, Mai Mien Yen Tsai on Anxi Street sits within a dense cluster of old-neighbourhood eating spots that defines this part of Taipei. Chef Ye Haichuan's kitchen draws 5,507 Google reviews averaging 4.2 stars, making it one of the more thoroughly road-tested bowls in the city's affordable noodle tier.
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29.Taiwanese-Mexican Taqueria
Pàng
Taipei, Taiwan
A Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised spot in Da'an District where Harald Pollak folds Taiwanese ingredients into refined Mexican cooking. The casual room, warm wood tones, orange table accents, belies the precision behind dishes like his house-made corn tortilla cochinita pibil with habanero salsa and hibiscus-pickled onion. At $$, it occupies a rare position in Taipei's dining scene: technically serious food at neighbourhood prices.
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30.Chinese
Xiao Ping Kitchen
Taipei, Taiwan
A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient for 2024 and 2025, Xiao Ping Kitchen sits on Zhongyuan Street in Taipei's Zhongshan District, delivering Taiwanese cooking at a price point that undercuts most of the city's recognised dining options. With over 1,500 Google reviews averaging 4.1, it occupies a specific tier: affordable enough for regular visits, credentialled enough to anchor a special occasion dinner.
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31.Fine Indian Cuisine
Saffron Fine Indian Cuisine
Taipei, Taiwan
Saffron Fine Indian Cuisine has held consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition in 2024 and 2025, placing it among Taipei's most consistent value-led dining addresses. Located in Tianmu East Road's residential stretch of Shilin District, it brings subcontinental cooking to a neighbourhood that has long served Taipei's expatriate community. With a Google rating of 4.4 across more than 1,500 reviews, the kitchen earns its reputation through execution rather than occasion.
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32.Sichuan Vegetarian Fine Dining
Serenity (Zhongzheng)
Taipei, Taiwan
Two consecutive Michelin Bib Gourmand awards (2024 and 2025) have placed Serenity in Zhongzheng among the more closely watched vegetarian addresses in Taipei. The kitchen, led by Chen Kentaro, treats vegetables as the primary argument rather than the backup plan, and does so at a price point, mid-range by Taipei standards, that keeps the room consistently full.
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33.Modern Taiwanese Fried Rice
Sinchao Rice Shoppe
Taipei, Taiwan
A Michelin Bib Gourmand-recognised spinoff of Kaohsiung's Old & New Taiwanese Cuisine, Sinchao Rice Shoppe in Xinyi District reframes fried rice as a serious kitchen discipline. Bottarga and seared scallop fried rice, wok hei-forward stir-fries, and desserts built around local flavours sit inside a wood-rich room modelled on 1920s US Chinatown diners. The name is a deliberate homophone for 'new fried rice' in Mandarin.
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34.Contemporary Taiwanese Breakfast
Soft Power
Taipei, Taiwan
A Michelin Bib Gourmand winner in 2024 and 2025, Soft Power operates in the small-eats register that defines much of Taipei's street-level dining culture. Located in Zhongshan District off Minquan East Road, it draws a loyal crowd and a Google score of 4.2 across nearly 2,000 reviews. The price point sits at the accessible end of the city's recognized dining spectrum.
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35.Authentic Indonesian
Sate House
Taipei, Taiwan
Sate House brings Indonesian cooking to Taipei's Da'an District with a two-year streak of Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition (2024 and 2025), a modest price point, and a menu rooted in the grilled, spiced traditions of the archipelago. Chefs Tyler Peek and Ryan Simorangkir run the kitchen, making it one of a small number of Southeast Asian specialists in the city to earn sustained Michelin attention.
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36.Edomae Sushi Omakase
Sushi Nomura
Taipei, Taiwan
Sushi Nomura occupies a quiet lane off Ren'ai Road in Da'an District, where Chef Yuji Nomura runs one of Taipei's most critically tracked sushi counters. Ranked #403 in Opinionated About Dining's Asia list in 2024 and climbing to #433 in 2025, with a Michelin Plate to its name, it sits in the upper tier of the city's Japanese dining scene. Lunch and dinner sittings run Tuesday through Sunday.
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37.Modern Yakitori Kappo
Fumée Yakitori
Taipei, Taiwan
Fumée Yakitori brings Japanese yakitori technique to Taipei's Zhongshan District under chef Ryu Shunsuke, earning a Michelin Plate and an Opinionated About Dining Asia ranking in 2025. The $$$ price point positions it as a serious but accessible entry in Taipei's growing Japanese-influenced dining scene, holding its own against the city's higher-starred competition.
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38.other
Wu Pao Chun Bakery
Taipei, Taiwan
Wu Pao Chun Bakery in Taipei's Xinyi District is one of Taiwan's most closely watched bread operations, ranked among the top tier of casual dining destinations in Asia by Opinionated About Dining in both 2024 and 2025. The bakery draws on a lineage of competitive baking that put Taiwanese bread on the international map, translating that craft into an accessible daily format on one of the city's most trafficked commercial streets.
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