【Taiwan Food Tour】Where to eat in Taipei & Taichung? – 2020 Michelin Gourmand Selection

Two weeks ago, the Michelin Bib Gourmand released the list of the delicacies in Taipei and Taichung. But hey, the main dish is just about to be served. Ladies and gentlemen, please have your seat and let Justaiwantour serve you the collection of Michelin 2020 Taipei & Taichung Guide, which was launch on 24^th, August. Are you ready for a Taiwan food tour?

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Before the starred restaurants are announced, the guide first launches the Bib Gourmand, which can be regarded as the guide of budget food. The selected restaurants must offer foods at reasonable prices which gourmets can order three-course for 1000 NTD or less (drinks are not included). As for Michelin the Plate, you can take it as the pre-selection for a one-star restaurant. 

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The 2020 Taipei & Taichung Michelin Guide

Michelin three-star(Taipei): Le Palais

This is the third year that Le Palais get the 3 star award. It’s also the only restaurant that wins Michelin 3 star in Taiwan. To provide the defined service, the restaurant reduced the available seat and recruit more staff. There are even tea sommeliers to serve guests with high-quality Taiwanese tea.

Michelin two-star(Taipei):

Logy N	RAW	Shoun Ryugin
Sushi Amamoto	Tairrior	The Guest House

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Logy was opened in 2018. This 13-seater restaurant is a spin-off from the celebrated Florilège in Tokyo. On the menu, local ingredients are finessed by modern techniques and strong Asian influences.

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The owner-chef of the world-famous Restaurant André in Singapore opened Raw in his home town in 2014. The 9-course prix-fixe menu showcases the chef’s creative take on Taiwanese cuisine with occasional street food influence.

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Sister to RyuGin in Tokyo, Shoun RyuGin delivers similarly creative cuisine using local produce. The head chef visits local farms regularly and prepares the food using traditional Japanese techniques.

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The classically decorated sushi-ya has 12 seats at a solid cypress counter. The humble and friendly chef imports the seasonal fish mostly from Kyushu, and some from Tokyo, to be hand-pressed on sushi rice cooked in natural spring water from Nagano.

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The name “Tairrior” is a combination of “Taiwan” and “Terrior”. The brand emphasizes the spirit of localization with transnational inspiration. \

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Impressive skills transform seemingly simple dishes into tasteful presentations revealing great textures and taste. The menu is largely Huai Yang and Sichuan in origin, but with a Taiwanese twist.

Michelin one-star(Taipei):

A Cut N	Danny’s Steakhouse	Da-Wan
Golden Formosa	Impromptu by Paul Lee	Longtail
Ming Fu	Molino de Urdaniz	Mountain and Sea House
Mume	Sushi Akira	Sushi Nomura
Sushi Ryu	Three Coins	Tien Hsiang Lo
Ken Anhe	Kitcho	L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon
Ya Ge

Michelin two star(Taichung): JL Studio

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‘JL’ is Chef Jimmy Lin who was brought up in Singapore and honed his skills by spending over 10 years working in a number of world-famous restaurants. He excels in re-inventing Singaporean and southeast Asian cuisine underpinned with solid French techniques.

Michelin one-star(Taichung)

Fleur de Sel

Forchetta

Oretachi No Nikuya

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