21 restaurants worth the trip across Taiwan, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Taiwan guides.
Le Palais ★ 4.9 · Taipei
zhongshan · 17F, Palais de Chine Hotel, No. 3, Section 1, Chengde Road, Datong District, Taipei City 103
Le Palais has held three Michelin stars since 2018, Taiwan's only 3-star room. Cantonese fine dining with Cherry Valley duck from Yilan as the marquee.
Tip: Lunch dim sum is the easier reservation. Book online four to six weeks ahead through the hotel.
logy ★ 4.8 · Taipei
daan · No. 6-1F, Lane 109, Section 1, Anhe Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
logy holds two Michelin stars under chef Ryogo Tahara, sister to two-star Florilege Tokyo (chef Hiroyasu Kawate). Asian-contemporary, deep Taiwanese sourcing.
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays. Reservations open one month ahead online; one seating per evening.
Din Tai Fung Xinyi ★ 4.7 · Taipei
daan · No. 194, Section 2, Xinyi Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Din Tai Fung's Xinyi Road original is the xiaolongbao counter that turned a 1958 cooking-oil shop into a global chain. Bib Gourmand; queues from 11:00 sharp.
Tip: Take the queue ticket on arrival and shop the Yongkang Street strip while you wait; cards and mobile pay accepted.
Mountain and Sea House ★ 4.7 · Taipei
zhongzheng · No. 94, Section 2, Ren'ai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Mountain and Sea House revives 1930s Taiwanese banquet cooking inside a restored Ren'ai Road heritage mansion. One Michelin star plus a deep wine list.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Lunch and dinner sittings only; weekday lunches are the easier seat.
T+T ★ 4.7 · Taipei
songshan · No. 11, Lane 165, Dunhua North Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
T+T holds one Michelin star for a contemporary tasting menu rotating every three to four months. The name reads tapas-tasting; the cooking reads pan-Asian.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Reservations open six weeks ahead by phone; weekday dinner is the easier seat.
Yong Kang Beef Noodle ★ 4.6 · Taipei
daan · No. 17, Lane 31, Section 2, Jinshan South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Yong Kang Beef Noodle has been pulling beef and braising shank since 1963. The two-floor Lane 31 counter is Bib Gourmand and the canonical visitor bowl.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 15:30 and 16:30 to 21:00 daily. Cash and mobile pay; share the table at peak.
Ya Ge ★ 4.6 · Taipei
songshan · 3F, Mandarin Oriental Taipei, No. 158, Dunhua North Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
Ya Ge sits inside the Mandarin Oriental Taipei and was a long-term Michelin star holder. Hangzhou-leaning modern Chinese, two-course Peking duck the marquee.
Tip: Reserve through the Mandarin Oriental website; service charge 10 percent on the bill.
Lin Dong Fang Beef Noodle ★ 4.5 · Taipei
songshan · No. 322, Section 2, Bade Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Lin Dong Fang's clear-broth bowl is many Taipei locals' default beef noodle, running 11:00 to 03:00 across every shift. Bib Gourmand listed since 2018.
Tip: Open Mon to Sat 11:00 to 03:00, closed Sundays. Cash only at the counter; queue runs fast.
Yang Shin Vegetarian ★ 4.5 · Taipei
zhongshan · 2F, No. 128, Songjiang Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Yang Shin opened 2013 as Taipei's first vegetarian dim-sum tea house. An all-meat-free Cantonese menu beside Songjiang Nanjing MRT, three sittings daily.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:30, 14:30 to 16:30 and 17:30 to 21:30 daily. Reserve through Klook for weekends.
Lao Shan Dong Homemade Noodles ★ 4.5 · Taipei
wanhua · B1, Wan Nian Building, No. 70 Xining South Road, Wanhua District, Taipei City 108
Lao Shan Dong has been hand-pulling ribbon noodles since 1949 from the Wan Nian Building basement in Ximending. Bib Gourmand, ten-herb beef broth.
Tip: Open 10:30 to 21:30 daily. Cash only; the entrance is via the building's basement food court.
Ming Fu ★ 4.5 · Taipei
zhongshan · No. 137, Section 1, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Ming Fu runs Bib Gourmand Taiwanese seafood from a wood-panel room behind Zhongshan MRT. Banquet-style sharing tables, a wine list with Burgundy depth.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:30 to 22:00 daily. Reserve by phone for the back room.
Addiction Aquatic Development ★ 4.5 · Taipei
zhongshan · No. 18, Alley 2, Lane 410, Minzu East Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Addiction Aquatic Development is a fish-market food complex in Zhongshan with a standing sushi bar, oyster bar, hot-pot room, and an excellent chirashi deli.
Tip: Open 06:00 to 24:00 daily for retail; sushi bar 11:00 to 22:00. Closes 02:00 Fridays and Saturdays.
Shan Yuan ★ 4.5 · Taipei
daan · No. 12, Lane 235, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Shan Yuan in Taipei runs Wagyu omakase at the smokeless grill counter, with A5 cuts from Miyazaki and Kagoshima. Michelin Plate; reservations a month out.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Reservations open one month ahead by phone; counter seats only.
Du Hsiao Yueh ★ 4.4 · Taipei
daan · No. 9-1, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Du Hsiao Yueh transplants the 1895 Tainan dan zai bowl onto Yongkang Street. Tiny porcelain bowls of shrimp-and-pork noodle, garlic and coriander.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 21:30 daily. Order at the counter; the bowl arrives in two minutes.
Kao Chi ★ 4.4 · Taipei
daan · No. 1, Yongkang Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Kao Chi opened in 1949 and is Yongkang Street's second xiaolongbao counter in Taipei, often shorter than Din Tai Fung's queue. Bib Gourmand listed.
Tip: Open 09:30 to 14:30 and 16:30 to 21:00 daily. Walk-ins; phone reservations only for groups of six plus.
Shin Yeh Shuanglian ★ 4.4 · Taipei
zhongshan · No. 34-1, Section 2, Shuangcheng Street, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Shin Yeh opened 1977 and writes the menu for textbook Taiwanese home cooking. Bib Gourmand, sweet-potato congee on every table, round-table family portions.
Tip: Open 11:00 to 21:30 daily. Reservations by phone; weekday lunch is easiest. Service charge added.
Longtail ★ 4.4 · Taipei
daan · No. 12, Lane 173, Section 1, Dunhua South Road, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Longtail pairs a serious cocktail bar with an Asian-fusion bistro menu in a long Da'an room. Bartender-chef collaboration, small plates for shared dining.
Tip: Open 18:00 to 02:00 Mon to Sat, closed Sundays. Reservations via the website; counter seats are walk-in only.
Marshal Zen Garden ★ 4.4 · Taipei
beitou · No. 34, Youya Road, Beitou District, Taipei City 112
Marshal Zen Garden restored a Japanese-era Beitou inn into a heritage Taiwanese dining room above the Tamsui river bend. Hot-spring bath plus a banquet menu.
Tip: Open 12:00 to 14:00 and 18:00 to 21:00 daily. Reserve through the operator's site; pickups from Xinbeitou MRT.
Rong Rong Yuan ★ 4.3 · Taipei
zhongzheng · No. 26, Section 1, Hangzhou South Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Rong Rong Yuan is the 1949-wave Sichuan-Hunan counter that fills its dining room every Taipei lunch. Bib Gourmand, mapo tofu the canonical Taipei version.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00 daily. Walk-ins only; turnover is fast.
Qing Tian 76 ★ 4.3 · Taipei
daan · No. 6, Lane 76, Qingtian Street, Da'an District, Taipei City 106
Qing Tian 76 turns a 1931 Japanese-era professor's house into a Showa-era dining room serving set lunches and small kaiseki suppers, tatami floors intact.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Phone reservation required; remove shoes at the entrance.
Ming Jiang Jiang Zhe Jia Yuan ★ 4.2 · Taipei
zhongshan · No. 60, Section 2, Zhongshan North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City 104
Ming Jiang is a long-running Jiangsu-Zhejiang kitchen serving Shanghai-style home cooking, lion's-head meatballs and cold drunken chicken among the staples.
Tip: Open 11:30 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00 daily. Phone reservations; service charge added.