Pick for your anchor dinner: Le Palais for definitive Cantonese prestige — 8 consecutive three-star years, set menus from NT$4,880 (lowest 3-star entry in Taipei)
[4].
Taïrroir if you want the world's first 3-star Taiwanese restaurant, where Chef Kai Ho weaves local terroir through French technique (~NT$9,000 tasting)
[8]. At 2-star:
logy (NT$4,750, Japanese-Asian fusion) offers the best creativity-to-price ratio
[13];
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (from NT$2,380) is the easiest to book online in English
[11].
Taipei has 9 restaurants in the two- or three-star tier of the 2025 Michelin Guide Taiwan [1] (8th edition): 2 three-star and 7 two-star. Three restaurants earned their second star for the first time in 2025 [2]. The 2026 guide uses monthly rolling additions; star tiers are from the last annual ceremony (August 2025) [3].
★★★ 3 stars 2018–2025 · 8 consecutive years
Cantonese
Datong District
Location: 17F, Palais de Chine Hotel, 3 Chengde Rd Sec.1 (near Taipei Main Station)
Price: Set menus NT$4,880–NT$24,880 +10% service; dim sum à la carte from NT$380
Hours: Daily lunch & dinner
Character: Taipei's most storied three-star. Classic Cantonese executed at the highest level — har gow, roast duck (order ahead for whole bird), braised abalone, bird's nest. Grand hotel booths with private room options. Widest price range of any starred restaurant here.
Reserve via Hotel →
★★ since 2021
French
Xinyi District
Chef: Yohei Matsuo
Location: 5F, Bellavita, 28 Songren Rd., Xinyi
Price: Menu B NT$2,380 · Tasting NT$4,680–NT$6,880
Hours: Lunch 11:30–14:30 / Dinner 18:00–21:00
Character: 32-seat lacquered counter around an open kitchen — the Robuchon signature format. Most accessible price point among all starred venues in Taipei. Classic French with seasonal Asian produce. English-friendly; easiest online booking.
Book via inline.app →
★★ since 2020
Japanese-Asian
Neihu District
Chef: Ryogo Tahara (Hokkaido; trained Italy + Florilège, Tokyo)
Location: 1F, 39 Ln.258 Ruiguang Rd., Neihu (moved 2025)
Price: Tasting menu NT$4,750
Hours: Dinner Wed–Sun 18:30; Lunch Fri–Sun 12:00 · Closed Mon–Tue
Character: Japanese × Taiwanese ingredients; ochazuke with Taiwanese tea and Hokkaido rice, Kyushu wagyu. Asia's 50 Best #26 (2025). New walnut-wood room. Seats are limited — book 4–6 weeks ahead.
Reserve at logy.tw →
★★ since 2023
Japanese Tempura
Da'an District
Location: 17, Ln.52, Siwei Rd., Da'an
Price: Kaiseki course from NT$7,500+
Hours: Tue–Sun · Two sittings only: lunch 12:30 / dinner 18:30 · Closed Mon
Character: Pure tempura kaiseki in a cosy Japanese garden room. Head chef's precision in oil blend and temperature produces an incredibly thin, crisp, light batter. Only two sittings per day — reserve weeks ahead. No walk-ins.
mudantempura.com →
★★ New 2025
French-Asian
Da'an District
Chef: Alain Huang
Location: 4F, Diamond Towers (Shin Kong Mitsukoshi), 282 Zhongxiao E. Rd. Sec.3, Da'an · Tel: +886 2 2721 8088
Price: 10-course tasting (drinks inclusive); price on reservation
Character: Gallery-white art space with rotating seasonal floral installation. French structure infused with Asian produce — king prawn, scallop, wagyu, Taiwanese vegetables. Drinks (wine or alcohol-free pairings) included in the menu price.
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★★ New 2025
Eika 盈科
Japanese-Taiwanese Kaiseki
Datong District
Chef: Ryohei Hieda (Nagasaki; 10 years in Taiwan)
Location: 58 Minle St., Datong District (Dadaocheng)
Price: from NT$2,000+ per person (dinner only)
Hours: Wed–Sun dinner from 18:00 · Closed Mon–Tue
Character: 12–14 course kaiseki built around Taiwanese ingredients through Japanese technique. Shirako with bottarga, mussel noodles, wood-fired pigeon. Won 1 star in its opening year; jumped to 2 stars in 2025. Intimate; book via AutoReserve.
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★★ New 2025
Japanese Kappo
Songshan District
Chef: Masa Chung (20 years Japanese cooking)
Location: 9-1 Sanmin Rd., Songshan District
Price: $$$$ · Confirm on reservation
Hours: Dinner; confirm via booking
Character: Taiwan's benchmark kappo restaurant. Chargrilling as the house strength; signature kamameshi (rice-pot) course and uni & shiso tempura. Seasonal seafood sourced directly from Japan. Very limited seats — book via Facebook page.
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Quick Reference
| Restaurant |
★ |
Cuisine |
District |
Price / person |
Closed |
| Le Palais 頤宮 |
★★★ |
Cantonese |
Datong |
NT$4,880–24,880 set |
— |
| Taïrroir 態芮 |
★★★ |
Modern Taiwanese |
Zhongshan |
~NT$9,000 tasting |
Tue–Wed |
| L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon |
★★ |
French |
Xinyi |
NT$2,380–6,880 |
— |
| logy |
★★ |
Japanese-Asian |
Neihu |
NT$4,750 tasting |
Mon–Tue |
| Molino de Urdániz 🌿 |
★★ |
Spanish |
Zhongshan |
NT$3,980–5,680 +10% |
Mon |
| Mudan 牡丹 |
★★ |
Tempura Kaiseki |
Da'an |
NT$7,500+ |
Mon |
| Restaurant A ✦ |
★★ |
French-Asian |
Da'an |
Tasting (call) |
— |
| Eika 盈科 ✦ |
★★ |
JP-TW Kaiseki |
Datong |
NT$2,000+ |
Mon–Tue |
| Yu Kapo 彧割烹 ✦ |
★★ |
Japanese Kappo |
Songshan |
$$$$ (call) |
— |
✦ = promoted to 2 stars in the 2025 guide [2] · 🌿 = Michelin Green Star for sustainability · All prices TWD; add 10% service charge where noted · 1 USD ≈ 32 TWD
Booking Notes
- Book 4–8 weeks ahead for logy, Taïrroir, and Mudan — all fill quickly and seats are limited. [13] [9]
- English-friendly online booking: L'Atelier via inline.app [12], Taïrroir via tairroir.com, Molino via OpenTable, logy via logy.tw.
- Eika and Yu Kapo use local platforms (AutoReserve, Facebook) — less intuitive for non-Mandarin speakers; confirm by phone or have your hotel assist. [23]
- Le Palais offers the widest price window: dim sum à la carte starts at NT$380, making a lighter lunch possible; full set menus are the starred experience. [6]
- Mudan: only two sittings per day (12:30 and 18:30); walk-ins not possible. [18]