The French Window is a fine-dining restaurant in Taipei.
The French Window at Bellavita Xinyi runs a one-Michelin-star French brasserie tasting menu under crystal chandeliers, classic French technique throughout.
Must order: Foie gras course and the Wagyu beef Wellington.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Reserve via Bellavita's website or by phone.
Address: B1F, Bellavita, No. 28, Songren Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City 110
Fujin Tree pairs modern Taiwanese cooking with a deep Champagne list, holding one Michelin star in Songshan's Fujin Street neighbourhood near Nanjing E. Rd.
Order: The seasonal Taiwanese tasting paired with grower Champagne.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Reservations open online via the restaurant's site.
Le Palais inside Palais de Chine Hotel has held three Michelin stars since 2018, Taiwan's only 3-star room. Cantonese fine dining, Cherry Valley duck.
Order: Cantonese roast duck two ways, char siu Iberico, salted-egg spinach dumplings at dim sum.
Tip: Lunch dim sum is the easier reservation. The roast duck must be pre-ordered.
logy holds two Michelin stars under chef Ryogo Tahara, sister to Florilege Tokyo. Asian-contemporary tasting menu rotating on Taiwanese sourcing.
Order: The seasonal tasting; the wine and tea pairings rotate to match.
Tip: Closed Sundays and Mondays. Reservations open one month ahead online; one seating per evening.
T+T holds one Michelin star for chef Johnny Tsai's tapas-tasting contemporary menu, rotating every three to four months around pan-Asian sourcing.
Order: The full chef's tasting; tea or wine pairings on request.
Tip: Closed Sundays. Reservations open six weeks ahead by phone; weekday dinner is the easier seat.
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.
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.
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.
