Ya Ge is a fine-dining restaurant in Taipei.
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.
Must 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.
Address: 3F, Mandarin Oriental Taipei, No. 158, Dunhua North Road, Songshan District, Taipei City 105
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.
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.
