Mountain and Sea House is a fine-dining restaurant in Taipei.
Mountain and Sea House in Taipei holds one Michelin star and revives 1930s Taiwanese banquet cuisine in a restored heritage mansion on Ren'ai Road.
Must order: Honey-glazed pork lard rice, the suckling pig (pre-ordered), and the dessert course of red glutinous rice cake.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Lunch and dinner sittings only; weekday lunches are easier.
Address: No. 94, Section 2, Ren'ai Road, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100
Ya Ge at the Mandarin Oriental Taipei holds one Michelin star for modern Chinese, the Peking duck served in two courses and a Hangzhou-leaning lunch dim sum.
Order: Two-course Peking duck and the tea-smoked sea bass.
Tip: Reserve through the Mandarin Oriental website; service charge 10 percent on the bill.
Tairroir holds two Michelin stars for chef Kai Ho's French-Taiwanese tasting menu, fusing bistronomy technique with native bamboo and pomelo.
Order: The chef's seven-course tasting with wine pairing.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Reservations open online via the restaurant's own platform; lunch is easier.
The Guest House at the Sherwood Taipei holds one Michelin star for refined Sichuan-leaning Chinese cooking. Mapo tofu, smoked tea duck and seafood courses.
Order: Smoked tea duck, mapo tofu, and the seasonal seafood course.
Tip: Reserve through the Sherwood Taipei website; service charge added.
Mume in Taipei, by Hong Kong-born chef Richie Lin, holds one Michelin star for Nordic-influenced cooking with Taiwanese roots, Asia's 50 Best regular.
Order: The seasonal tasting; the snacks course is the chef's most-photographed.
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays. Reservations open online via SevenRooms.
Shan Yuan in Taipei runs Wagyu omakase at the smokeless grill counter with A5 cuts from Miyazaki and Kagoshima. Michelin Plate; counter seats only.
Order: Wagyu omakase with the saikoro steak as the rice course closer.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Reservations open one month ahead by phone.
JL Studio, Jimmy Lim's modern Singaporean room (Asia's 50 Best Top 10), opened a Taipei outpost in 2024 holding two Michelin stars on the 2025 Taiwan guide.
Order: Tasting menu; the chilli crab xiaolongbao course is the marquee dish.
Tip: Limited counter seats. Reservations open eight weeks ahead through SevenRooms.
