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The best Taiwanese food in Taiwan, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide and The 50 have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Taïrroir comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Taipei and Tainan.

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logy and Mume hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with The 50 next.

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  1. Rank 1. Taïrroir

    Contemporary Taiwanese

    A copper-ceiling meant to suggest Taiwan's hill country sets the tone before you've seen the menu, which at Taïrroir names its dishes to rhyme with local idioms. The chef spent two decades across Taiwanese and French kitchens, and the tasting menu puts those two traditions in genuine conversation, built around seasonal Taiwanese produce. It holds three Michelin stars, and the service matches that without feeling starched.


  2. Rank 2. logy

    Japanese-Taiwanese

    Tucked into a Neihu alleyway, this two-Michelin-star contemporary Asian restaurant draws a straight line between Taipei and Tokyo: chef Ryogo Tahara trained under Hiroyasu Kawate at Florilège before bringing that same exacting sensibility here. The menu leans into Taiwanese ingredients while pulling techniques from across the continent, landing at No. 22 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants. Dishes arrive with the quiet confidence of people who have nothing left to prove.


  3. Rank 3. Mume

    Contemporary Taiwanese

    Fresh herbs and edible flowers land on every plate at this Michelin-starred contemporary European restaurant, which makes the moody, faux-industrial dining room feel like a pleasant joke the kitchen is playing on itself. Seasonal Taiwanese ingredients fold into European technique, and the seafood in particular shows a confident hand with seasoning. Da'an regulars who have stopped reading the menu are probably onto something.


  4. Rank 4. Ban Bo

    contemporary Taiwanese

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  7. Rank 4. Hosu

    Contemporary Taiwanese

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  8. Rank 4. Impromptu by Paul Lee

    Modern Taiwanese

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  9. Rank 4. Ming Fu

    Taiwanese

    Home-style Taiwanese cooking served in the kind of generous portions that assume you brought people. Ming Fu holds a Michelin star, which surprises no one who has had the stuffed chicken, a whole free-range bird filled with glutinous rice, red dates, and goji berries, then simmered for the better part of a day into a golden, deeply umami broth. The menu also reaches for ingredients like mullet tripe and fresh fish maw that most restaurants don't bother with.

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  10. Rank 4. Mipon

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  15. Rank 4. Wok by O'BOND

    Modern French Taiwanese

    A small window at the entrance lets you watch the wok station before you're inside, surrounded by dark green velvet and red walls. This Michelin-starred modern French Taiwanese tasting menu restaurant takes Taiwanese and Asian flavors apart and rebuilds them with French technique, with at least one dish carrying proper wok hei. Taiwanese teas and herb-infused cocktails round out a menu that changes every season.

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  16. Rank 4. Yu Dao

    Contemporary Taiwanese

    Set on a quiet island in Anping, this Michelin-starred contemporary Taiwanese restaurant takes its name from a phrase meaning "giving you an island," which turns out to be a fair description of what arrives at the table. The chef farms some of the produce on site and sources the rest locally, building a set menu around Tainan's communal banquet traditions. The non-alcoholic drink pairing leans into local teas and seasonal fruit in ways that make the wine list seem unadventurous.

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  17. Rank 4. YUENJI

    Taiwanese

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  19. Rank 18. A Kun Mian

    Taiwanese

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  23. Rank 18. Amei

    Taiwanese

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  26. Rank 18. Caizong Li

    Taiwanese

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  27. Rank 18. CHAN CHI

    Taiwanese

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  29. Rank 18. Chao Ming

    Taiwanese

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  30. Rank 18. Cheng Shi

    Taiwanese

    A noodle shop tucked down a winding lane, with the kind of plastic classroom chairs that suggest someone's grandmother is running things. The egg noodle soup comes in a clear kombu broth, veggie or clam, no fried toppings, no hot pot theatrics, just clean and simple in a way that draws long lunchtime queues. The Michelin Bib Gourmand is its only decoration. Noodle firmness is negotiable, which regulars have strong opinions about.

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  35. Rank 18. Clavius

    Vegetarian Taiwanese

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  38. Rank 18. Eat to Fat

    Taiwanese

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    Address
    560, Section 1, Taiwan Boulevard, Central District, Taichung, Taichung 400, Taiwan · Taichung
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    Closed now, opens 11 AM

    Wednesday 11 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30 PM–7:30 PM

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  42. Rank 18. Fu Juang Yuan

    Taiwanese

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  43. Rank 18. Fu Kuei Ting

    Taiwanese Noodle Shop

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  49. Rank 18. Hsiu Ming

    Taiwanese

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  50. Rank 18. Hu Dong Beef

    Taiwanese

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  54. Rank 18. Ibu Kitchen

    Taiwanese

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  56. Rank 18. Jai Mi Ba

    Taiwanese

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  57. Rank 18. Jhen Pin

    Taiwanese

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  59. Rank 18. Jiu Tian Fu

    Taiwanese

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  61. Rank 18. Li Xiao Lou

    Taiwanese

    A low-key Taiwanese home-cooking spot tucked down an alley, where a renovated old property has been fitted out with a Japanese-style wooden counter framing an open kitchen. The menu is short and the portions are small, the kind of place that quietly earns a Michelin Bib Gourmand without making a fuss about it. Stir-fried eel cooked in house-made goose fat is the dish regulars plan around: rich, bouncy, and sweet-sour enough to demand a bowl of rice alongside.

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  66. Rank 18. Moon Pavilion

    Taiwanese

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  69. Fresh local beef arrives daily from Tainan and gets hand-cut in-house before it hits the pot, which tells you what you need to know about where NIU LAO DA's priorities lie. This is a shabu-shabu hotpot spot built on Tainan's beef soup tradition, with a bone-and-fruit broth that runs clean and lightly sweet. The stir-fried beef dishes hold their own too, and a self-service vegetable station keeps things informal. It holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand.

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    Address
    18 Zihciang 2nd Road, Cianjin District, Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan · Kaohsiung
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 4 PM–Midnight

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  70. Rank 18. Open Smile

    Taiwanese

    Braised pork is the whole argument here, slow-cooked until it hits that sweet spot between tender and giving, served over rice or noodles at a bright little Taiwanese spot that earned a Michelin Bib Gourmand. The menu wanders into scallion chicken and Sichuan peppercorn oil for variety, and a house chilli sauce is there when you want more heat. It's casual, cheerful, and the kind of lunch that makes the afternoon feel manageable.

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  72. Rank 18. Po Jen Tang

    Taiwanese

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  75. Rank 18. Shan Guo Tang

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  79. Rank 18. Simmer House

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  81. Rank 18. Soft Power

    Taiwanese

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  82. Rank 18. SÒNG JHAO

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  83. Rank 18. Su Lai Chuan

    Taiwanese

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  84. Rank 18. Sung Chu Yuan

    Taiwanese

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    Address
    546 Yonggong Road, Shilin District, Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan · Taipei
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–4 PM, 5 PM–8:30 PM

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  85. Rank 18. Tableau by Craig Yang

    Modern Taiwanese

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  87. Rank 18. Tien Hsia San Chueh

    Taiwanese Noodle Shop

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    Address
    3, Lane 27, Section 4, Ren'ai Road, Da'an District, Taipei, Taipei 106, Taiwan · Taipei
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    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30 PM–8:30 PM

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  89. Rank 18. Yeh San Duck Thick Soup

    Xingang Taiwanese

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  90. Rank 18. Yi Ge Rice Vermicelli

    Taiwanese Noodle Shop

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  91. Rank 18. Yi Jia Zi

    Tainan Taiwanese

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  92. Rank 18. Yi Wei Pin

    Taiwanese

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  94. Rank 18. Yu Yu 1969

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  98. Rank 18. Yung Yen

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  100. Rank 100. Akame

    Taiwanese

    The winding mountain road to Guchabo'an village is part of the meal before you've sat down. Akame, named for "grill" in the Rukai language, is a restaurant rooted in the food culture of Taiwan's indigenous tribes, run by a chef who grew up in this village and forages much of what lands on the plate. The cooking is punchy and specific to this hillside, with wildflowers doing more than decoration. It holds a 50 Best Discovery listing.

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