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  2. Rank 94. Bencotto

    Italian

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  3. Rank 94. Brisé

    Contemporary French

    An open kitchen in a sleek modern room, where contemporary French cooking quietly folds Asian ingredients into the kind of seasonal menu that changes every few months and makes last season feel like a different restaurant. The chef's touch is restrained on the plate but precise underneath, and the weekday lunch set is a sensible way in. Tucked down a lane in Zhongshan, it's a Michelin Guide selection that rewards a little effort to find.

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  4. Rank 94. CEO 1950

    European

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  6. Rank 94. Cheng Jia

    Taiwanese

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  8. Rank 94. Chuan Mu Yuan

    Cantonese

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  9. Rank 94. Clover

    Contemporary French

    Jean-François Piège's first restaurant outside France sits inside a luxury department store, which sounds like a punchline until the food arrives. This contemporary French tasting room runs seasonal menus that pull hits from Piège's Paris restaurants and fold in local Taiwanese ingredients along the way. The wild raspberry soufflé with pistachio ice cream has its own reputation. Dress up; Bellavita is that kind of building.

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    Address
    4F, Bellavita, 28 Songren Road, Xinyi District, Taipei, Taipei 110, Taiwan · Taipei
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Thu 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30 PM–9:30 PM

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    OpenTable
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  11. Rank 94. Dasuke

    Contemporary Japanese

    Counter seating, dimmed lighting, and a sake list deep enough to require tasting notes set the tone at this intimate omakase spot in Da'an. The kitchen draws on Niigata flavors and locally sourced ingredients, and the menu lands somewhere between Japanese tradition and something harder to categorize, including a deep-fried patty of beef and sashimi served in a house bun, which is either an act of genius or a dare, possibly both.

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  12. Rank 94. ÉCRU

    Japanese-influenced French

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  13. Rank 94. EMBERS

    Taiwanese

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  14. Rank 94. Ephernité

    Contemporary French

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  16. Rank 94. fumée

    Yakitori Japanese

    The open kitchen runs loud and hot, with flames climbing high enough to make the modern room feel like an old Tokyo alley. Fumée is a yakitori restaurant inside the Regent Hotel, running two nightly seatings through a set tasting menu with an optional sake pairing. It's the sister spot to an Osaka original, and the sourcing shows in the skewers. Sleek space, serious smoke.


  17. Rank 94. Gi Yuan

    Sichuan

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  20. Rank 94. Hijo

    Seafood

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    Address
    170, Section 2, Chang'an East Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan · Taipei
    Hours

    Closes soon, 10:30 PM, in 60 min

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2 PM, 5:30 PM–10:30 PM

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  22. Rank 94. JUNTO

    Cantonese

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  23. Rank 94. KOICHIRO

    Japanese

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    Address
    5F, 301 Lequn 3rd Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan · Taipei
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    Closes soon, 10 PM, in 30 min

    Wednesday Noon–2:30 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

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  24. Rank 94. Komboi

    Modern Taiwanese

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  25. Rank 94. Kou Gyu Rou

    Taiwanese

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  26. Rank 94. KUR

    Contemporary Japanese

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  27. Rank 94. Lin

    Contemporary French

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  28. Rank 94. Lin Ju

    Cantonese

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  31. Rank 94. Mochi Baby

    Japanese Dessert

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  32. Rank 94. Muji Beef Noodles

    Chinese Noodle Shop

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  34. Rank 94. Page

    Taiwanese

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    Address
    4, Alley 20, Lane 595, Bei'an Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei, Taipei 104, Taiwan · Taipei
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Thu 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30 PM–9:30 PM

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  35. A Japanese chef running a contemporary French kitchen on the second floor of a Taipei hotel sounds like a setup, but the seasonally shifting millefeuille and seafood-forward menus built around local teas and spices make a quiet case for the combination. The room is understated to the point of calm, and both wine and tea sommeliers are on hand, which does rather raise the bar for your next dinner party.

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  36. Rank 94. PEI FULL

    Zhejiang

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    Address
    2F, United Hotel, 200 Guangfu South Road, Da’an District, Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan · Taipei
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Thu 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30 PM–9 PM

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    Address
    222, Section 1, Fuxing South Road, Da'an District, Taipei, Taipei 106, Taiwan · Taipei
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    Closed now, opens Thu 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30 PM–9:30 PM

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  39. Rank 94. Rong Ju

    Cantonese

    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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    Address
    Capella, 139 Dunhua North Road, Songshan District, Taipei, Taipei 105021, Taiwan · Taipei
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Thu noon

    Wednesday Noon–2:30 PM, 5:30 PM–9:30 PM

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    SevenRooms
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  41. Rank 94. Sansan Bistro

    Neo Sichuan

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  42. Rank 94. Sasa

    Sushi

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  43. Rank 94. Sate House

    Indonesian

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    Address
    15 Leli Road, Da'an District, Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan · Taipei
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    Closed now, opens Thu 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30 PM–9 PM

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  45. Miaoli Hakkanese-style glutinous rice balls are the whole point here, stuffed with pork and vegetables and made from year-old round-grain sticky rice for that particular chewy pull. It's a casual counter spot that's been around forever, with a second-generation owner still running the same recipe his mother built the place on. The scallion oil chicken drumsticks have their own following. Check social media before you go, because the hours are their own puzzle.

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  50. Rank 94. Sushi Nomura

    Edomae Sushi

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  55. Rank 94. The Dragon

    Cantonese

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  57. Rank 94. Tutto Bello

    Contemporary Italian

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  58. Rank 94. Uke

    Edomae Sushi

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  59. Rank 94. Uosho

    Japanese

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  61. Rank 94. Wamaki

    Japanese

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  62. Rank 94. Xiang Se

    Taiwanese

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    Address
    119-1 Jingshan Road, Shilin District, Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan · Taipei
    Hours

    Closed now, opens Thu 11:30 AM

    Wednesday 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 2:30 PM–5 PM, 5:30 PM–9 PM

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  66. Rank 94. Yuu

    Japanese

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  67. Rank 94. Zaap

    Thai

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  68. A coffee shop on the 89th floor of Taipei 101, which does settle the question of where to take a meeting when you want the other person slightly off-balance. kafeD is a calm, unhurried cafe serving pour-overs and lattes alongside light pastries, with the kind of view that makes the city below look like a very convincing scale model. Come for the coffee, stay because the elevator ride back down feels like commitment.


  69. Rank 172. KiOSK

    Coffee


  70. Rank 172. looproom

    Coffee




  71. Rank 172. noon

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  72. 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.


  73. The walls at this coffee shop in Da'an are lined with art and design magazines, album covers, and posters that feel like someone's actual collection rather than set dressing. The menu splits cleanly between espresso drinks and pour-overs, and the whole operation has that same unhurried quality. There's a small interior and a semi-enclosed porch out front. You can stop in for a quick one, but weekday mornings have a way of stretching.










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