The Guest House is a fine-dining restaurant in Taipei.
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.
Must order: Smoked tea duck, mapo tofu, and the seasonal seafood course.
Tip: Reserve through the Sherwood Taipei website; service charge added.
Address: 1F, Sherwood Taipei, No. 111, Section 3, Minsheng East Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
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.
The French Window at Bellavita Xinyi runs a one-Michelin-star French brasserie tasting menu under crystal chandeliers, classic French technique throughout.
Order: Foie gras course and the Wagyu beef Wellington.
Tip: Closed Mondays. Reserve via Bellavita's website or by phone.
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.
