8 editor picks across Taiwan.
Class in Taipei
Xiao Long Bao, Chicken vermicelli with mushroom and sesame oil, Tofu strips salad, Bubble milk tea. Taiwan Traditional Delicacies Experience-A (Taipei Cooking Class)
8 taiwanese restaurants worth the trip across Taiwan, editor-ranked. All cuisines in Taiwan.
Mountain and Sea House makes classical Taiwanese dishes such as Hakka braised streaky pork and sugarcane-smoked free-range chicken on Ren'ai Road.
OrderHakka pork belly and skin stewed with shredded bamboo shoots.
TipOpen daily 12:00-14:30 and again 18:00-21:30, with a break in the afternoon.
Tairroir is a Taiwanese restaurant at 6F, No. 299, Le Qun 3rd Road in Zhongshan District, and its own site says it won three Michelin stars in Taiwan in 2026.
TipReservations are accepted within 30 days, for two to five guests per table; same-day and next-day requests go through email or phone.
Mountain and Sea House serves traditional Taiwanese dishes made with local ingredients in a Ren'ai Road mansion with a courtyard and 1930s glamour.
OrderRoast suckling pig served three ways, or the Yilan speciality goza, a deep-fried custard.
TipOpen daily 12:00-14:30 and again 18:00-21:30, with a break in the afternoon.
Mountain and Sea House started on Zhongshan North Road in 2014 and moved to Ren'ai Road in 2018, cooking traditional Taiwanese dishes from local ingredients.
OrderSugarcane-smoked free-range chicken or Hakka braised streaky pork.
TipTry the roast suckling pig, served three ways, which takes a day to prepare.
Ming Fu is a Taiwanese restaurant at No. 18-1, Lane 137, Section 2, Zhongshan North Road in Zhongshan District, Taipei, phone +886 2 2562 9287.
TipOpen daily 12:00 to 14:00 and 18:00 to 21:00.
Ming Fu is a Taiwanese restaurant at No. 18-1, Lane 137, Section 2, Zhongshan North Road in Zhongshan District, Taipei, phone +886 2 2562 9287.
TipOpen daily 12:00 to 14:00 and 18:00 to 21:00.
Fujin Tree Taiwanese Cuisine & Champagne holds 1 Star in The MICHELIN Guide Taiwan for 2026 and every year back to 2021, on Dunhua North Road.
TipOpen daily 12:00-22:00; the phone number is +886 2 8712 8770.
Liu Shan Dong Beef Noodles is a Taiwanese beef noodle shop at No. 2, Lane 14, Section 1, Kaifeng Street in Zhongzheng District, phone +886 2 2311 3581.
TipThe shop takes calls on +886 2 2311 3581.
