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1. Michelin Guide 2 Stars

The Mandarin Oriental, Taipei is a luxury hotel that arrived looking like it had been here since the 1930s, all deep Art Deco bones and none of the glass-tower minimalism most new Asian luxury hotels default to. The rooms are among the largest in the city, the spa is expansive, and between a Cantonese restaurant, an Italian, a French, a tea lounge, a cocktail bar, and a cake shop, leaving is genuinely optional. It holds a Michelin Key and a Forbes Four Star.

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2. Michelin Guide 1 Key

1. Michelin Guide 1 Star

1. Michelin Guide 1 Star

1. Michelin Guide 1 Star

1. Michelin Guide 1 Star

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1. Michelin Guide 1 Star
2. The 50 The 50 Discovery

André Fu designed the interiors, and that name alone explains the particular combination of dazzling and quietly residential you feel inside. This luxury hotel occupies the upper floors of a Songshan high-rise, with 86 rooms and panoramic views of Taipei's skyline and hills. On-staff "Culturists" run daily programs from neighborhood walks to local tastings. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.

1. Michelin Guide 1 Key
2. The 50 The 50 Discovery

A roasting room visible from the counter sets the tone at this Taipei specialty coffee shop, where the in-house slow drip takes a full day to prepare tomorrow's batch. Dark wood and a calm atmosphere keep the focus on what's in the cup, not the interior. The menu runs espresso, pour-over, and cold drip, with a side-by-side espresso set for anyone who wants to think a little harder about what they're drinking.

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1. Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand

1. Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand

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1. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant

1. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant

Faux red brick overhead gives the dining room the feel of a modern Chinese home, warm without being heavy. This is a Cantonese set-menu restaurant inside the Capella hotel, where the kitchen layers contemporary touches onto the classics, truffle finding its way into the dim sum, sakura ebi into the stir-fried cabbage. The tea selection is curated to pair with the meal, which is the kind of detail that separates a thoughtful kitchen from a merely competent one.

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1. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant

1. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant

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A two-story house tucked into a lane off Linsen North Road, After5 is a coffee shop that slides into neighborhood bar as the evening arrives. The lofted upper floor looks down over the main bar, which gives the place a lived-in, borrowed-apartment feeling. Single-origin coffees and fruit-forward signature drinks share the menu with tea, and later with beer and alcohol. It's the kind of spot where nobody seems to be in a hurry to leave.

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