Country dossier
Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries across Taiwan in the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Taiwan
Taipei holds the largest share of the country’s starred dining in our guide, with French, Taiwanese, Japanese, and Cantonese kitchens spread across several neighbourhoods.
In Xikang, Taïrroir is the world’s first three-Michelin-starred restaurant for Taiwanese cuisine, with a tasting menu that uses French technique. It holds three Michelin stars, including the 2026 award, and a 95-point La Liste ranking for 2026. Its wine program has an extensive wine list. Tatler included it in Best Restaurants Asia-Pacific in 2025.
Le Palais in Jianming is Taiwan’s first and longest-standing three-Michelin-starred Cantonese restaurant, among the most decorated Cantonese restaurants in Asia. It holds three Michelin stars, including the 2026 award, and a La Liste score of 91 points for 2025. Formats are à la carte and set menu, with pre-order specialties such as crispy roast duck and Peking duck.
logy in Gangqian is a two-Michelin-star counter with tasting-menu service. The 13-seat alley counter brings Japanese precision together with Taiwanese ingredients. The 2026 Michelin award is two stars. Asia’s Best Restaurants ranked it 22nd in 2026 and 26th in 2025. The wine program has a sake program, natural wine, and sommelier-led service.
In Xingya, L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (Taipei) pairs counter seating around an open kitchen with modern French fine dining. It holds two Michelin stars for 2026 and an exceptional wine program, with an extensive wine list and sommelier-led service. Formats are a tasting menu, à la carte, and a set menu. The room uses the red-and-black atelier design.
These Taipei places hold Star Wine List or Wine Spectator awards. Can Nature in Longyun is a natural-wine bar, and the restaurants are Paris 1930 de Hideki Takayama and Tien Hsiang Lo in Xinfu, plus Mountain and Sea House in San'ai.
Can Nature in Longyun specializes in natural wines, with a selection of local, seasonal, organic food. Bottles stand along the walls, and guests choose from them. Kenny Lee is the sommelier and founder. The bar holds a Star Wine List award for 2026.
Paris 1930 de Hideki Takayama in Xinfu is a contemporary French restaurant with Japanese and Taiwanese influences, plus an exceptional wine program and Star Wine List recognition. The 2,020-bottle list is anchored in Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Champagne, and the room also has a strong sommelier-led profile.
Tien Hsiang Lo in Xinfu serves Hangzhou cuisine and holds a Michelin star dated 2025. Its wine list runs to 2,020 bottles, strong in Burgundy and Bordeaux, with Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2026 and 2025. A sake program is part of the drinks. During dinner a calligrapher turns each order into a personalized keepsake scroll, and tea sommeliers take part in service.
Mountain and Sea House in San'ai serves contemporary Taiwanese haute cuisine, 1930s-inspired, across set menu, à la carte, and tasting menu formats. It holds a Michelin star, including the 2026 award, and ranked 200th on Opinionated About Dining’s Top Restaurants in Asia for 2025. The wine program is sommelier-led. It holds a Star Wine List award for 2026.
Taichung gives the country one of its most decorated tasting-menu restaurants and one of its most recognised cocktail bars, with both venues carrying clear international attention.
JL Studio in Xinsheng is a three-Michelin-starred restaurant serving modern Singaporean cuisine through tasting menu and set menu formats. Its sommelier-led wine program supports a kitchen that reworks Singaporean references with Taiwanese ingredients and French techniques, making it one of Taiwan’s most internationally recognised rooms.
YUENJI in Fuhe is a Michelin-starred modern Taiwanese fine-dining restaurant with tasting menu, à la carte, and set menu formats. Exceptional tea pairings are served with the Taiwanese tasting menus, and the drinks include a sake program. Opinionated About Dining ranked it 120th among Top Restaurants in Asia for 2026, after 127th in 2025.
Vender in Jilong is a speakeasy-style cocktail bar with a vending-machine entrance unlocked by inserting a coin, plus interactive ingredient pockets. The bar serves craft cocktails and classic cocktails, with Singapore- and Malaysia-inspired drinks and bites. World’s 50 Best ranked it 14th on Asia’s Best Bars for 2026 and 74th on the global list in 2025.
Goût Bar in Shengping is a speakeasy entered through a bookcase in a daytime noodle shop. The French name translates as taste. Bartenders serve classic cocktails with no menu, building drinks from guest preferences. Tatler included the bar in Best Bars Asia-Pacific in 2025.
Tainan’s Moonrock, The Han-jia, and TCRC have appeared on Asia’s Best Bars. In Kaohsiung, Sho holds a Michelin star and serves modern Japanese kaiseki with Taiwanese influences.
Moonrock in North District serves cocktails made with local fruits, herbs, and in-house spirits in a Taiwanese tea-house setting. The bar pours craft cocktails and classic cocktails. It took Tatler’s Bar of the Year at the 2025 Best Bars Taiwan awards and ranked 67th on Asia’s Best Bars in 2026.
The Han-jia in South District serves cocktails and food in an industrial room, with a strong whisky focus and inventive presentations. The wine program is exceptional. Drinks include craft cocktails and a sake program. Food is served as small plates and à la carte. It ranked 41st on Asia’s Best Bars for 2026.
Sho in Cianjhen District holds a Michelin star and serves modern Japanese kaiseki with Taiwanese influences. It offers a tasting menu, omakase, and counter dining, with a wine list, a sake program, and sommelier-led service. Chef Shouichi Fujimoto uses traditional Japanese technique on Taiwanese produce.
TCRC in West Central District is a cocktail bar set in an old house. Bartenders build craft cocktails from guest preferences, with no fixed menu. The drinks program includes a selection of spirits. It ranked 35th on Asia’s Best Bars in 2018.
Taipei has the deepest concentration of serious wine lists in our guide. Taïrroir in Xikang, L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (Taipei) in Xingya, Paris 1930 de Hideki Takayama in Xinfu, and FRASSI in Xikang have extensive wine lists. Wine Spectator awards sit at Tien Hsiang Lo and Paris 1930 de Hideki Takayama in Xinfu and at FRASSI in Xikang. Can Nature in Longyun, a natural-wine bar, holds a Star Wine List award.
Taiwan has 49 Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide, with 63 Michelin stars in total. Both figures cover every city in our country guide. The starred-restaurant count and the star total are separate country figures in our guide, and they cover those cities together.
Taipei tasting menus in our guide include Taïrroir in Xikang, logy in Gangqian, L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (Taipei) in Xingya, and Paris 1930 de Hideki Takayama in Xinfu. Taichung tasting menus include JL Studio in Xinsheng and YUENJI in Fuhe. Kaohsiung’s Sho in Cianjhen District also serves a tasting menu.
Tien Hsiang Lo in Xinfu, Paris 1930 de Hideki Takayama in Xinfu, and FRASSI in Xikang hold Wine Spectator awards. Tien Hsiang Lo and Paris 1930 de Hideki Takayama hold Best of Award of Excellence for 2026 and 2025. FRASSI holds Award of Excellence for 2025. All three restaurants are in Taipei.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Selected entries from the current guide for Taiwan.
Taipei, Taiwan
A two-Michelin-starred counter in Taipei's Neihu District, logy operates at the intersection of Japanese technique and Taiwanese produce, under chef Ryogo Tahara of the Florilège lineage. The menu architecture reflects a dialogue between two culinary traditions rather than a fusion compromise. Ranked 26th among Asia's Best Restaurants in 2025, it occupies the upper tier of Taipei's fine dining circuit.
Taichung, Taiwan
JL Studio holds three Michelin stars, a 2025 ranking of 35 on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, and a La Liste score of 92 points, placing it among Taiwan's most internationally recognised kitchens. Chef Jimmy Lim's set-menu format reimagines Singaporean culinary memory through Taiwanese local produce, with traditional references like kaya roti and chilli crab rebuilt into entirely new forms. Located on the second floor of a low-key building in Taichung's Nantun District.
Taipei, Taiwan
Mume occupies a specific position in Taipei's modern dining scene: a dimly-lit, faux-industrial room in Da'an where Taiwanese seasonal produce meets neo-Nordic technique. Ranked among Asia's 50 best restaurants in 2025 and holding a Black Pearl 2 Diamond, it represents the strand of Taipei cooking that prioritises local supply chains and ingredient provenance over imported prestige.
Taipei, Taiwan
Le Palais holds three Michelin stars and a La Liste score of 91 points (2025), placing it among the more decorated Cantonese restaurants in Asia. Plan well ahead: tables at this level rarely open on short notice.
Taipei, Taiwan
Taïrroir holds three Michelin stars and a 95-point La Liste ranking for 2026, placing it among Taipei's most decorated restaurants. Chef Kai Ho's nine-course tasting menu threads Taiwanese ingredients and cultural reference through French technique, with dishes named to echo local idioms and sourced from nearby producers. The dining room on Lequn 3rd Road is framed by a copper tile ceiling that signals the kitchen-forward intent before a single course arrives.
Taipei, Taiwan
Silks House in Taipei's Zhongshan District represents one of the city's most consistent Cantonese addresses, ranked #88 on Opinionated About Dining's Top Restaurants in Asia in 2025 and holding a Black Pearl 1 Diamond. Chef Max Wo brings Hong Kong kitchen discipline to a room framed by etched-calligraphy glass panels, with a menu anchored in live seafood and classic barbecue technique.
Taipei, Taiwan
The Taipei outpost of the Robuchon group holds two Michelin stars as of 2025 and consecutive Opinionated About Dining recognition across three years, positioning it among the more consistently decorated French tables in the city. Situated on the fifth floor of a Xinyi District address, the counter-format dining room follows the signature red-and-black aesthetic of the global Atelier concept, with Chef Yohei Matsuo leading the kitchen.
Taipei, Taiwan
For those tracking Spanish contemporary cooking across Asia, this is the reference address.
Taipei, Taiwan
The structured format positions it within Taipei's growing cohort of European-rooted tasting menus, where precision of execution and sourcing logic matter more than volume.
Taipei, Taiwan
Mudan Tempura holds two Michelin stars and a place on the 2025 Opinionated About Dining Asia rankings, making it one of Taipei's most decorated specialists in Japanese tempura. Lunch and dinner sittings run Tuesday through Sunday in a format built around precision frying rather than multi-course spectacle.
Taipei, Taiwan
Tucked below the Regent Hotel in Zhongshan, Impromptu by Paul Lee holds a Michelin star and a 2025 Opinionated About Dining Top 257 Asia ranking for its tasting menu that reframes Taiwanese street food through haute cuisine technique. Asian and European references converge in dishes built around quality local produce, with a non-alcoholic pairing program that draws serious attention on its own terms.
Taipei, Taiwan
Mountain and Sea House occupies a restored mansion on Ren'ai Road, framing Taiwanese banquet traditions through a lens of seasonal produce, multi-layered cultural influence, and architectural grandeur. Holding a Michelin star since 2024 and ranked among Opinionated About Dining's top 200 restaurants in Asia for 2025, it represents Taipei's most considered argument for the formal preservation of indigenous and Hokkien-inflected cooking.
Taipei, Taiwan
A Michelin-starred French contemporary restaurant in Taipei's Xinyi Anhe district, de nuit operates Tuesday through Sunday evenings, with weekend lunch service added. Chef Kei Koo leads an 8- or 10-course set menu rooted in classical French technique, driven by seasonal produce, and served in a room dressed in black, grey, and blue with brass trim and velvet upholstery.
Taipei, Taiwan
Tien Hsiang Lo holds a Michelin star (2024) for its refined take on Hangzhou cuisine, served in a hotel dining room whose decor draws from the Ten Scenes of West Lake. Chef Willy Liao reimagines classical recipes with contemporary technique, while tea sommeliers and in-service calligraphers extend the experience well beyond the plate. A wine list of 2,020 bottles, strong in Burgundy and Bordeaux, rounds out one of Taipei's more architecturally considered Chinese dining rooms.
Taipei, Taiwan
Awarded a Michelin star in its opening year, NOBUO operates from a quiet lane in Dongmen, Taipei, serving a single tasting menu that fuses Franco-Japanese technique with Taiwanese seasonal produce. The sparse, Scandinavian-inflected interior contrasts with the intensity of the cooking. Open Wednesday through Sunday for dinner, with lunch service Thursday to Sunday.
Taipei, Taiwan
LA Vie by thomas bühner occupies Taipei's upper tier of European contemporary dining, earning 81 points in La Liste's 2026 rankings and holding a Michelin Plate recognition. With a wine inventory of 1,520 bottles spanning French, Italian, and German labels, and a kitchen led by Chef Xavier Yeung, it positions itself among the city's most considered addresses for occasion dining. The Zhongshan District address adds a measured remove from Taipei's more tourist-dense dining corridors.
Taipei, Taiwan
Chef Takayama's menu weaves Taiwanese tea into classical French technique, from sauces to amuse-bouches, while a wine list of 2,020 bottles anchored in Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Champagne completes the offer. Dinner runs Wednesday through Sunday; weekend lunches open a second entry point.
Taipei, Taiwan
A Michelin-starred institution in Taipei's Tianmu neighbourhood, Golden Formosa has carried the same family recipes across three generations since the 1960s. Ranked among Opinionated About Dining's top restaurants in Asia in both 2024 and 2025, it earns its place through sharply seasoned Taiwanese cooking, twice-fried pork ribs, wok-fired bottarga rice, at a price point well below most starred addresses in the city.
Taipei, Taiwan
A Michelin-starred sushi counter in Da'an District, Kitcho ranks among Taiwan's most carefully sourced Japanese restaurants. Niigata rice seasoned with three vinegars, a rotating sake list tied to seasonal ingredients, and OAD Top Asia recognition across three consecutive years place it inside Taipei's premium omakase tier. Cooked dishes are available on request, making it one of the more flexible counters in the city.
Taipei, Taiwan
Formerly a members-only dining club on the 17th floor of a Zhongzheng tower, The Guest House now opens its Huaiyang and Sichuan cooking to a wider audience without softening its standards. Chef Lin Ju-Wei has held a Michelin star since 2024 and consistently ranks among Asia's most recognised Chinese kitchens. The main room runs quiet and spacious; the private dining rooms are purpose-built for banquet-format meals.
Taipei, Taiwan
Among Taipei's upper-tier Cantonese houses, Ya Ge holds a Michelin star and consistent placement on Opinionated About Dining's Asia rankings, operating from a classically appointed dining room inside a luxury hotel on Dunhua North Road. The lunch dim sum and the autumn hairy crab menu represent two distinct reasons to visit, and the gap between the two services is wider than it first appears.
Taipei, Taiwan
Located on a quiet lane off Zhongshan North Road Section 2, æç¦å°è occupies a corner of Taipei's mid-city dining scene where neighbourhood character still shapes the room. The address places it within walking distance of several of the capital's more formally ambitious tables, yet the venue operates at its own register. What that register is, precisely, rewards a closer look.
Taichung, Taiwan
Among Taichung's handful of Michelin-starred restaurants, YUENJI occupies a particular niche: a formal tasting room in Xitun District where Taiwanese heritage cooking is reframed through contemporary technique. Ranked #127 in Opinionated About Dining's 2025 Asia list, it offers two structured formats, a flexible Tasting Set Menu and an omakase-style Chef's Menu, in a room that reads more East-meets-West salon than traditional banquet hall.
Taipei, Taiwan
The menu reinterprets Tainan-rooted cooking through a seasonal lens, with champagne pairings as a through-line.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Taiwan.
Taipei, Taiwan
Capella Taipei opened in April 2025 in the tree-lined Songshan district, occupying the upper floors of a high-rise designed by André Fu. Its 86 rooms include six terrace suites with private pools and skyline-facing jacuzzis, and a roster of five restaurants spans Cantonese to omakase. Virtuoso Preview status marked it as one of the year's most closely watched luxury openings.
Taipei, Taiwan
Mandarin Oriental, Taipei sits on tree-lined Dunhua North Road in Songshan District, scoring 97.5 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Its 303 rooms are among the more spacious in the city, rates start from around USD 361, and the two-floor spa is the largest hotel spa in Taiwan. The property's Art Deco interiors and 1,700 collected artworks place it in a distinct tier among Taipei luxury hotels.
Taichung, Taiwan
Taiwan's first luxury hot spring resort sits in a mountain valley roughly 70 minutes from Taichung City, where Japan's Hoshinoya group translated the ryokan format for its inaugural overseas property. Forty-nine rooms combine private onsen access with kaiseki-style dining and views across forested gorge scenery. Reservations require direct contact through a customer service team rather than standard online booking.
Taipei, Taiwan
Occupying a converted Da'an apartment block redesigned by Neri & Hu, Kimpton Da An Taipei brings the brand's boutique sensibility to one of the city's most residential neighbourhoods. At roughly $217 per night across 126 rooms, it sits in the mid-premium tier, anchored by Tavernist, a restaurant led by a Noma alumnus, and Kimpton's daily social hour, which softens the line between hotel guest and local regular.
Taipei, Taiwan
Among Taipei's full-service luxury hotels, Regent Taipei has held a consistent position since opening in 1990, scoring 93 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Its 538-room property in Zhongshan District combines a retail galleria, multiple dining venues, and a 20th-floor spa with the kind of operational depth that positions it alongside the Grand Hyatt Taipei and 's Far Eastern Plaza in the city's upper hotel tier.
Taipei, Taiwan
Set at the intersection of Lequn 2nd Road and Jinye 4th Road in Taipei's Zhongshan District, the Taipei Marriott Hotel earned 95 points in the La Liste Top Hotels 2026 rankings. Five dining venues, a 19th-floor outdoor pool with night views over Miramar Entertainment Park, and direct proximity to Songshan Airport position it as a practical anchor for both business and leisure travellers in northern Taipei.
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei's tallest hotel, the Far Eastern Plaza underwent a $50 million renovation and earned 91 points in the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking. Positioned in Da'an District within walking distance of the Tonghua night market, the property pairs Song Dynasty-inspired design with rooms starting at 383 square feet. The 43rd-floor pool and Marco Polo lounge views of Taipei 101 make the vertical positioning central to the experience.
Taipei, Taiwan
Miaoli, Taiwan
A Gothic-tinged boutique property in Nanzhuang Township, Miaoli County, Grasse Grace Manor draws on the aesthetic of Grasse, the French perfume capital, to deliver a composed, design-forward stay in one of Taiwan's quieter mountain retreats. The architecture is grandly Gothic in silhouette, while the interiors shift register entirely: calm, cool, and considered. It occupies a distinct position among Taiwan's boutique rural properties.
Nantou, Taiwan
Hotel Beore sits on the edge of Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan's largest alpine reservoir, where the design turns mountain and water into the primary experience. The property occupies a position that places Taipei's transport links within reach while keeping the pace of Nantou's lake district firmly in view. For travellers seeking a base that earns its setting rather than simply borrowing it, Beore makes a considered case.
Nantou, Taiwan
A Tudor-style manor rising from the highlands of Ren'ai Township, The Old England Manor sits at an elevation where Nantou County's central mountain range shapes everything from the morning light to the evening temperature. The Gothic architectural details feel deliberately transposed against a backdrop of terraced green hills, making this one of Taiwan's more architecturally distinctive highland escapes.
Taipei, Taiwan
Grand Victoria Hotel sits at a rare intersection in Taipei's Zhongshan District: forested mountain views to the rear, the Miramar Ferris Wheel and city lights to the front. Victorian-inspired architecture places it in a distinct aesthetic category among Zhongshan's mid-to-upper tier hotels, within reach of the district's restaurant corridors and nightlife corridors along Jingye 4th Road.
Taipei, Taiwan
W Taipei sits at the center of the Xinyi district's energy, occupying the same block as Taipei 101 and the city's most concentrated stretch of nightlife. With 405 rooms across a building that has shaped the neighborhood's atmosphere since 2011, the property runs on a deliberately high-tempo frequency, from the neon-lit Wet bar to the technically equipped Fit gym, making it a reference point for a certain kind of Taipei stay.
Alishan, Taiwan
Hotel Indigo Alishan sits in the cedar-scented highlands of Chiayi County, where Taiwan's mountain resort tradition meets a design sensibility grounded in the surrounding forest. The property has earned three World Luxury Hotel Awards distinctions: Regional Winner for Luxury Sustainable Hotel, Global Winner for Luxury Eco Hotel, and Continent Winner for Luxury Design Boutique Hotel, a credential set that positions it at the serious end of Taiwan's nature-immersive accommodation category.
Taipei, Taiwan
Hotel Metropolitan Premier Taipei occupies a central Zhongshan District address on Nanjing East Road, with 288 rooms positioning it in the upper-middle tier of Taipei's business and leisure hotel market. The property sits within walking distance of the city's commercial core and MRT network, making it a practical base for extended stays in one of East Asia's most food-focused cities.
Taipei, Taiwan
Positioned in Taipei's Xinyi District at No. 18 Songgao Road, The Archipelago operates at 285 rooms, a scale that places it in the full-service tier alongside the district's established international hotels. For travellers benchmarking Xinyi options against the Grand Hyatt or Eslite, The Archipelago represents a mid-to-large footprint with proximity to Taipei 101 and the district's concentrated dining and retail infrastructure.
Taipei, Taiwan
The first international hotel to open in Taipei a quarter-century ago, Grand Hyatt Taipei has anchored the Xinyi District since before the neighbourhood became the city's commercial and cultural centre. A recent round of extensive renovations refreshed its rooms and public spaces, while its proximity to Taipei 101 and the Taipei World Trade Center keeps it squarely positioned as the area's default address for large-scale business travel and extended luxury stays.
Taichung, Taiwan
InterContinental Taichung holds both a Regional Winner award for Luxury Hotel and a Global Winner title for Luxury City Hotel, placing it at the summit of Taiwan's city hotel category. Located on Guanqian Road in Taichung's West District, it represents the international luxury tier in a city increasingly recognised for its design and culinary ambition. Visitors looking for full-service city hotel infrastructure in central Taichung will find few comparable addresses.
Anping, Taiwan
Aloft Tainan Anping holds a Michelin Selected distinction in the 2025 guide, placing it among a curated tier of hotels recognised for consistent quality in Taiwan's southern regions. Located on Guangzhou Road in Anping, the property sits within reach of the district's canal-side heritage and historic fort precincts. For travellers passing through Tainan's coastal fringe, it offers a branded midscale anchor with international recognition behind it.
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Michelin Selected for 2025, Brio Hotel occupies a considered position on Zhongshan 1st Road in central Kaohsiung, where the city's commercial energy gives way to more measured hospitality. The property sits in a mid-tier bracket that prizes attentive service and ease of access over spectacle, making it a practical anchor for both business and leisure stays in Taiwan's second-largest city.
Zhongshan District, Taiwan
citizenM Taipei North Gate holds a 2025 Michelin Selected distinction, placing it in a recognised tier of Taipei accommodation that sits below the traditional luxury flagships but above standard business hotels. The property sits on Zhonghua Road in Zhongshan District, a few minutes from the North Gate heritage precinct, and delivers the brand's signature format: high design, compact rooms, and communal social spaces at a mid-premium price point.
Lugu Lake, Taiwan
Deer Chaser is a Michelin Selected property on Taiwan's Lugu Lake, occupying a stretch of shoreline where the built environment takes its cues from the surrounding cedar hills and still water. The address places it inside one of central Taiwan's most scenically spare highland districts, a setting that quietly defines the property's architectural character and positions it apart from the resort circuits around Sun Moon Lake.
Taipei, Taiwan
Éclat Hotel Taipei occupies a discreet address on Dunhua South Road in Da'an District, positioning itself within Taipei's smaller, design-led luxury tier rather than the city's large-footprint international brands. The property draws guests who treat the hotel itself as a destination, with art-forward interiors and a residential scale that separates it from convention-block competitors nearby.
Taipei, Taiwan
EPISODE Daan Taipei sits in one of the city's most residential and design-conscious districts, operating under the JDV by Hyatt banner and earning a place on the Michelin Selected Hotels 2025 list. The property occupies the Da'an corridor where neighbourhood-scale hospitality has become a credible alternative to Taipei's tower-format luxury hotels. It suits travellers who want character over scale.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Taiwan.
Taichung, Taiwan
Ranked #20 in Asia and #74 globally by World's 50 Best Bars in 2025, Vender has become the reference point for serious cocktail craft in Taichung. Located in the West District, it has climbed steadily through Asia's rankings over three consecutive years, placing Taiwan's second city firmly on the international bar circuit. For anyone tracing the arc of Taiwan's cocktail scene beyond Taipei, this is a necessary stop.
Tainan, Taiwan
Moonrock took Tatler's Bar of the Year at the 2025 Best Bars Taiwan awards and climbed to number 42 on Asia's Best Bars 2025, making it one recognised cocktail address in Tainan. The bar operates on a philosophy of restraint, pouring gentle, low-intervention cocktails in a space designed to feel slow and lunar-lit. For travellers arriving from Taipei or Kaohsiung, it is the clearest argument that southern Taiwan's bar scene has fully arrived.
Taipei, Taiwan
Bar Mood in Taipei's Da'an District has held a place on Asia's Best Bars rankings every year since 2019, reaching as high as #13 in 2020. The bar's approach bridges classical Western cocktail technique with native Taiwanese botanicals and ingredients, earning it Tatler Asia-Pacific recognition in 2025. It sits in a lane-house setting off Dunhua South Road, drawing a loyal local crowd alongside international bar enthusiasts.
Taipei, Taiwan
Ranked #40 in Asia's Best Bars 2025 and a consistent presence on the World's 50 Best Asia shortlist since 2023, The Public House on Xinyi Road structures each night into three distinct atmospheric chapters.
Taipei, Taiwan
Experimental Bistro has held a position inside the World's 50 Best Bars global ranking for seven consecutive years, reaching Asia's Best Bars #2 in 2018 and #3 in 2019. Located in Taipei's Da'an District, it represents the sharper edge of Taiwan's bar scene, where international technique meets local produce. Few bars in Asia have sustained this level of recognition across as many consecutive cycles.
Taipei, Taiwan
Under Lab occupies a basement on Guangfu South Road in Taipei's Da'an District, running an omakase-format cocktail program that draws on Taiwan's climate, local ingredients, and experimental technique. Ranked 72nd on Asia's Best Bars in 2024 and 73rd in 2025, it holds a consistent position among the region's most recognised bar programs. The format rewards guests who treat the counter as an occasion rather than a drop-in.
Taipei, Taiwan
Da’an District and the Question of What a Name Promises Section 1 of Dunhua South Road sits at a particular remove from Taipei’s loudest dining corridors. The stretch around Lane 160 in Da’an District is residential in character, its low-rise...
Tainan, Taiwan
On Ximen Road in Tainan's South District, The Han-jia occupies a stretch of the city where traditional craft and serious ingredient sourcing have long defined the local table. Tainan's food culture rewards patience and specificity, and this address sits within that tradition. Check availability and logistics directly before visiting, as operational details are not widely published.
Taipei, Taiwan
Aha Saloon has appeared in Asia's 50 Best Bars four consecutive years, reaching #10 in 2020, which places it among a small group of Taipei bars with sustained continental recognition. Located in Da'an District on Fuxing South Road, it operates in the tier of technically serious cocktail programmes that have shifted Taiwan's bar scene into the regional conversation.
Taipei, Taiwan
A cellar-inspired bistro on a quiet Da'an lane, AJ's wine & bistro trades on atmosphere as much as its list. Ajax Lin pivoted from finance to hospitality and built a space in Tonghua Street's low-key dining corridor where the mood runs warmer than the neighbourhood average. Come for wine by the glass in a room that earns its cosy billing.
Taipei, Taiwan
Situated in Taipei's Xinyi District, Alchemy operates at the intersection where imported culinary technique meets Taiwan's notable indigenous pantry. The address places it within reach of the city's most competitive fine-dining corridor, where restaurants like Taïrroir and logy have redefined what modern Taiwanese cooking can mean on a global stage.
Taipei, Taiwan
Bar Qvevri occupies a quiet pocket of Tamsui District in New Taipei City, where sea breezes and a natural wine focus set it apart from Taipei's downtown bar circuit. Named after the traditional Georgian clay fermentation vessels, it draws a crowd that has already moved past cocktail novelty toward something slower and more considered. For natural wine in an unlikely suburban setting, this is where that conversation is happening in northern Taiwan.
Taipei, Taiwan
Can Nature sits on a quiet lane in Da'an District, where sommelier-founder Kenny Lee has turned the entire bar into an interactive wine list: bottles line the walls and guests choose directly from them. It is a neighbourhood wine bar in format but a serious one in depth, anchored in a local-regular culture that keeps Da'an's drinking scene grounded and genuinely social.
Taichung, Taiwan
Champion Wine Cave occupies a deliberate niche in Taichung's drinking scene: a knowledge-led wine boutique on Shizheng North 3rd Road that treats selection and education as inseparable. Where most wine retail leans on label recognition, this Xitun District address builds its identity around guided discovery, with a team positioned as translators between producer and drinker rather than simply sellers.
Taipei, Taiwan
A Wanhua District institution that earned a place on Asia's 50 Best Bars list in 2017, Club Boys Saloon operates in the quieter, loyalty-driven tier of Taipei's cocktail scene. Where newer bars in Da'an or Zhongshan chase recognition through technical showmanship, this Wuchang Street address has built its following through something more durable: a room that rewards return visits and a drinking culture shaped by regulars rather than foot traffic.
Taipei, Taiwan
A wine importer with a basement bar and retail floor in Da'an District, Domaine Wine Cellars occupies a considered space where serious bottles sit alongside the opportunity to drink them on the spot. The format places it in Taipei's quieter, wine-specialist tier rather than the cocktail-bar circuit, making it a useful stop for visitors who want to drink European-facing wine lists without the nightlife framing.
Taipei, Taiwan
Angus Zou's revolutionary Draft Land Taipei serves Asia's first premium cocktails on tap, delivering mixologist-quality drinks like English Milk Punch and Oolong Tea Collins in seconds. This innovative concept transforms luxury cocktail culture through accessible elegance and rapid service.
Taipei, Taiwan
Earnestos sits on a quiet lane in Da'an District, Taipei, and holds a 2026 Star Wine List award, a signal that its drinks program is taken seriously. The address places it within the neighbourhood's concentrated dining-and-bar circuit, making it a natural stop for anyone tracking where Taipei's wine culture is heading.
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
The space draws a serious wine crowd rather than a casual bar audience, with depth of selection over breadth of programming.
Taichung, Taiwan
Named to Tatler Asia's Best Bars Asia-Pacific 2025 list, Goût Bar occupies a quiet stretch of Cunzhong Street in Taichung's West District. The French name translates simply as 'taste,' and the bar's approach to curation and spirits depth aligns with that spare ambition. For Taichung's bar scene, the recognition signals a programme worth taking seriously.
Taipei, Taiwan
Graft Wine and Food occupies a lane address off Songjiang Road in Zhongshan, where owner Tommy Chan has built one of Taipei's more considered wine bar formats around a concept rooted in the nineteenth-century history of European viticulture. Opened in 2023, the bar draws on Chan's two decades of wine focus and a name that carries genuine historical weight. The result is a Taipei wine destination with a clear point of view.
Taipei, Taiwan
A wine-forward bistro in Taipei's Xinyi District, Justin's Wine & Bistro has earned consecutive Star Wine List recognition in 2025 and 2026, placing it among Taiwan's most credentialed wine destinations. The address on Lane 32, Yixian Road positions it within one of the city's most active dining corridors, drawing a crowd that treats wine selection as seriously as the food it accompanies.
Taipei, Taiwan
A 13-seat cocktail bar tucked into Da'an District's residential backstreets, Kashoku brings Japanese-style bar craftsmanship to Taipei in a format that rewards patience over impulse. Named to Tatler Asia-Pacific's Best Bars list for 2025, it operates in the intimate, vinyl-soundtracked register that defines the city's most considered drinking spaces.
Taiwan
Selected entries from the current guide for Taiwan.
Yuanshan, Taiwan
Kavalan Distillery in Yilan, Taiwan crafts single-malt spirits shaped by subtropical maturation and Taiwanese spring water. Signature expressions include the Solist cask‑strength series, Concertmaster finishes, and the Classic single malt. Founded by King Car Group and developed with whisky consultant Dr. Jim Swan, Kavalan accelerated global recognition—winning visitor-attraction honors and multiple tasting awards—by pairing large copper pot stills with an experimental STR (shaved, toasted, re-charred) cask program. Expect honeyed tropical fruit, toasted oak, candied citrus and plush spice in every flight, revealed through guided tastings in an acclaimed visitor centre that showcases accelerated aging and precise barrel selection.
