After screenshotting and cropping the Michelin Guide announcements like a madwoman, I've compiled a list of every Taipei Michelin starred chef and their restaurants on Instagram (and updated my previous post of Taipei chefs to watch with instagram handles as well!)
New to the Taipei Michelin Guide list are Sushi Amamoto with 2 stars, while RAW and Tarroir both moved up to two stars (!!), joining neighbor Shoun Ryugin, taking the number of 2 starred restaurants in Taipei from two to five. RAW and Shoun Ryugin are in the same building in Neihu, while Tarroir is right next door, so there are six Michelin stars just in that one block.
I'm surprised by the some of the 1 starred restaurants that have remained on the list (there are a few I think that I personally wouldn't recommend), but happy that Impromptu by Paul Lee and Logy earned a star. Both were very buzzed about since they opened, and well deserved honors.
Out of nine Chinese restaurants awarded stars, four are Taiwanese restaurants -Golden Formosa, Ming Fu, Mountain Sea House and Tainan Tantsumien Seafood Restaurant. Personally I think Din Tai Fung and Shin Yeh also deserve to be honored, but I think their multiple branches works against them.
Five sushi bars make the list, but Michelin still might not have been able to get seats to Adachi, one of the hardest sushi bars to book in Taipei (and one of the best imho). Le Palais remains the lone three star restaurant.
If you prefer street food to fine dining, check out the 2019 Michelin Guide Taipei Bib Gourmand Street Food list here and the new entrants to Taipei Bib Gourmand selections here. Also, last fall I wrote an article about Gastromonth for Taiwan Scene that featured Sushi Ryu and Guest House. I've linked it here!
Congrats to all the chefs and teams!
Michelin three stars
Le Palais / @palaisdechinhotel
Michelin two stars
RAW / Chef Alain Huang & Andre Chiang @raw_taipei @alainh001 @andrechiang_sg
TaÏrroir / Chef Kai Ho and pastry chef Angela Sy @tarroir @kaiho1011 @angela_sy
Sushi Amamoto / Chef Shogo Amamoto
Shoun RyuGin / Chef Ryohei Hieda @hiedaryohei
The Guest House / @sheratongrandtaipei
TaÏrroir / Chef Kai Ho and pastry chef Angela Sy @tarroir @kaiho1011 @angela_sy
Sushi Amamoto / Chef Shogo Amamoto
Shoun RyuGin / Chef Ryohei Hieda @hiedaryohei
The Guest House / @sheratongrandtaipei
Michelin one star
Da San Yuan
Da-Wan
Danny’s Steakhouse
Golden Formosa
Impromptu by Paul Lee / Chef Paul Lee @impromptu_tw @paulhwlee
Ken An Ho
Kitcho
L’ATELIER de Joël Robuchon / Chef Olivier Jean @olivierjean_23
Logy / Chef Ryogo Tahara @logy.tw @ryogotahara
Longtail / Chef Lam Ming Kin @longtail.taipei @kin.cooks
Ming Fu
Mountain and Sea House
MUME / Chefs Richie Lin and Long Xiong @mume_taiwan @richie_lin
Sushi Nomura / @sushinomura
Sushi Ryu
Tainan Tantsumien Seafood Restaurant
Tien Hsiang Lo
Ya Ge / Chef Tse Man @mo_tpe
Da-Wan
Danny’s Steakhouse
Golden Formosa
Impromptu by Paul Lee / Chef Paul Lee @impromptu_tw @paulhwlee
Ken An Ho
Kitcho
L’ATELIER de Joël Robuchon / Chef Olivier Jean @olivierjean_23
Logy / Chef Ryogo Tahara @logy.tw @ryogotahara
Longtail / Chef Lam Ming Kin @longtail.taipei @kin.cooks
Ming Fu
Mountain and Sea House
MUME / Chefs Richie Lin and Long Xiong @mume_taiwan @richie_lin
Sushi Nomura / @sushinomura
Sushi Ryu
Tainan Tantsumien Seafood Restaurant
Tien Hsiang Lo
Ya Ge / Chef Tse Man @mo_tpe
