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 2024  Michelin stars comparisons among main Asian countries

 Michelin cities

3 Star

2 Star

1  Star

total number

Tokyo (Japan) 12 33 138 183
 Hong Kong 7 12 60 79
Kyoto (Japan) 5 17 78 100
Osaka (Japan) 3 10 72 85
 Singapore 3 6 42 51
Shanghai (mainland China) 2 8 41 51
 Macau 2 6 8 16
Taipei (Taiwan) 2 5 30 37
Seoul (S. Korea) 1 9 23 33
★  The China Times - Want Weekly, No.185: To emergently save dying tourism, Taiwan government spent NT90,000,000 (USD3 millions) to have <Michelin Guide> in Taiwan in 2018. 

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★  Yahoo News (2024-4-30): Taiwan's a number of restaurants including Michelin 3-star Le Palais Cantonese restaurant (君品頤宮) in Palais de Chine Hotel and Michelin one-star MiPon (米香), A-Cut, Tien Hsiang Lo (天香樓) repeatedly failed to pass public health inspections in recent 4 years.  Taipei city councilor questions that if Michelin restaurants got food safety issues, what can our people eat ?  tw.news.yahoo.com/米其林餐廳也不合格-議員揭-食安地雷-君品頤宮-天香樓都入列-095930855.html

　

★ Michelin (2024-8-27):  3 starred restaurants in Taipei:  Le Palais（君品頤宮 Cantonese,  02-2181-9985 ）、 Taïrroir （態芮, creative dishes,  02-8501-5500）;  2 starred restaurants : L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon、（侯布雄 , French,   02-8729-2628）、 logy（Asian dishes,  02-2700-0509 ） 、Molino de Urdániz（渥達尼斯磨坊, Spanish,  02-2500-6832 ）、牡丹天ぷら（天婦羅 02-2706-8699）、RAW（creative,  02-8501-5800 ）    /guide.michelin.com/sg/en/article/michelin-guide-ceremony/michelin-guide-taiwan-starred-restaurant-2024

　

★ Michelin (2024-8-27):  One starred restaurants in Taipei: A Cut（steak）、Ad Astra（Euro.）、A（French） 、  Circum-（creative）、 De Nuit（French）、Impromptu by Paul Lee（creative）、INITA（Italian）、NOBUO（fashion 時尚菜）、  Sens（French）、T+T（creative）、  Wok by O'BOND（creative）、ZEA（Latin America）、富錦樹台菜香檳（Taiwanese）、金蓬萊遵古台菜（Taiwanese）、謙安和（Japanese）、吉兆割烹壽司（Sushi）、明福台菜海產（Taiwanese菜）、米香（Taiwanese）、山海樓（Taiwanese）、巴黎廳1930x高山英紀（French）、欣葉 鐘菜（Taiwanese）、明壽司（Shushi）、鮨隆（Sushi）、壽司芳（Japanese）、請客樓（Chinese 淮揚菜、川菜）、天香樓（Chinese 杭州菜）、雅閣（Chinese 粵菜）、彧割烹（Japanese）、盈科（Japanese）、 斑泊（Taiwanese）;  3 starred restaurant in Taichung city : JL Studio;   one starred restaurants in Taichung:   鹽之華、 Forchetta 、文公館、L'Atelier par Yao (PROMOTED)、  MINIMAL (PROMOTED)俺、達的肉屋、 澀、 元紀(new);  one starred restaurants in Kaohsiung:    雋 (new)、Haili、承.    guide.michelin.com/tw/zh_TW/article/michelin-guide-ceremony/taiwan-full-list 

　

2023  Michelin stars comparisons among Asian countries

 Michelin cities

total number of stars

Green Star

3 Star

2 Star

1 Star
Tokyo (Japan) 202 12 12 39 139
Kyoto (Japan) 104 6 6 19 73
Osaka (Japan) 97 3 3 10 81
Hong Kong 81 3 7 13 58
Singapore 65 1 3 6 55
 Shanghai (China) 51 1 2 9 39
Seoul (S. Korea) 38 3 2 8 25
Taipei (Taiwan) 29 2 2 5 20
 By highlighting eco-friendly pioneer restaurants with the MICHELIN Green Star, and spotlighting their virtuous initiatives, it stimulates awareness and actions both within the industry and by gourmets. 

　

According to CNN (2023-3-28), and 2023's “Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, Taiwan ranks No. 9 among Asia's countries, Taipei ranks No. 17 among Asia's cities, Taipei's Mume restaurant ranks No. 45 in top 50 restaurants, the number of Taiwan's restaurants entering top 50 is the least in recent 10 years.  Taipei's Logy ranks No. 57, but its chef is a Japanese.  Tapei's Adachi Sushi ranks No. 87, Kaohsiung's Liberte ranks No. 96.

 Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2023
theworlds50best.com/asia/en/list/1-50

rank

countries with the most wins

  number of restaurants selected rank

cities with the most wins

 number of restaurants selected
1 China   (Hong Kong 5, Shanghai 2, ShenZhen 1, Macau 2, Beijing 1) 11 1

Bangkok (Thailand )

 9
2 Japan    (Tokyo 7,  Osaka 1, Wakayama 1, Kyoto 1) 10 2

Singapore

 9
3 Thailand  (Bangkok 9) 9 3 Tokyo (Japan) 7
4 Singapore 7 4 Hong Kong (China) 5
5 S. Korea 4 5 Seoul (S. Korea) 4
6 India 3 6 Shanghai (China) 2
7 Philippines 2 7 Macau (China) 2
8 Vietnam 1 8 Manila (Philippines) 2
9 Taiwan 1 9 Osaka (Japan) 1
♣ No.1 Le Du (Thai.), No.2 Sezanne (Japan), No.3 Nusara (Thai.), 4. Den (Japan), 5 Gaggan Anans (Thai.)...No. 45 Mume (Taiwan Taipei)

　

♣ Bangkok has long been considered a world capital when it comes to street food. But these days, its fine dining scene is proving to be just as alluring.  Though most of the winners on the list are fine dining restaurants, one street food eatery managed to break through the pack – Bangkok’s Michelin-starred Raan Jay Fai

 10 Wakayama (Japan) 1
11 Mumbai (India) 1
12 New Delhi (India) 1
13 Chennai (India) 1
14 ShenZhen (China) 1
15 Kyoto (Japan) 1
16 Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) 1
17 Taipei (Taiwan) 1
18 Beijing (Chn) 1

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100 Best Cuisines in the world    tasteatlas.com/best/cuisines  

rank country rank country
2 Japan 54 Syria
5 China 56 Singapore
6 Indonesia 57 Pakistan
11 India 62 Israel
17 Thai 63 Palestine
18 Korea 73 Sri Lanka
22 Vietnam 74 Jordan
23 Iran 78 Taiwan
26 Lebanon 82 Iraq
31 Malaysia 86 Lao
33 Philippines 94 NZ
50 Australia 95 Saudi
Best rated food   tasteatlas.com/taiwan   .tasteatlas.com/best-rated-dishes-in-taiwan
The best traditional restaurants in Taiwan   .tasteatlas.com/taiwan/restaurants


★  Politico.eu, 2023-10-5: The international perception of Taiwanese food is stuck in the late 20th century...   the components of the Taiwanese pantry are inherently unique to Taiwan. For example, some variants of Taiwanese soy sauce, rice wine and rice vinegar are made with recipes dating back to when Taiwan was a Japanese colony.  30 years ago, most people in Taiwan would consider Taiwanese food a subset of Chinese food, and while some people might hold that opinion today, they don't reflect the majority. As cross-Strait tensions build, so does the sense of a distinct Taiwanese identity and a growing pride in Taiwanese cuisine as a unique and diverse culinary tradition separate from that of China   politico.eu/newsletter/china-watcher/taiwan-shivers-over-ukraine-funding-freeze/    PHELIM KINE

2022  Michelin stars comparisons among Asian countries

 Michelin cities

number of 3 stars

num. of 2 stars

number of 1 star

total num.
Tokyo (Japan) 12 41 150 203
Hong Kong 7 12 52 71
Kyoto (Japan) 6 19 83 108
Osaka (Japan) 3 11 82 96
Singapore 3 7 41 51
Macau 3 5 7 15
Seoul (Korea) 2 7 24 33
Shanghai (China) 2 8 37 47
Taipei (Taiwan) 1 6 24 31
TaiChung City (Taiwan) 0 1 4 5
Kaohsiung (Taiwan) 0 0 2 2
TaiNan City(Taiwan) 0 0 0 0
Users/88695/Downloads/20220830_PR-MG_TTTK-2022.pdf
guide.michelin.com/th/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-singapore-2022-new-starred-restaurants   2022-7-12
guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-seoul-2022-eng
guide.michelin.com/hk/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-hong-kong-macau-2022-unveiled-today-with-11-newly-starred-restaurants
guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/the-michelin-guide-kyoto-osaka-2022-is-unveiled-en
 michelin.com/en/press-releases/michelin-guide-2022-shanghai/
guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-tokyo-2022-eng     2021-11-29
Taipei Times, 2022-9-10,  Liberty Times (Taiwan), 2022-8-30, editorial :  This year’s Bib Gourmand list for Taiwan includes more than 20 types of cuisine. With Taiwanese cuisine accounting for as high as 30 percent of the total ...
Taiwan's cuisine /  Indigenous diets are characterized by taro, yam, millet, wild vegetables and herbs, wild boar and seafood. Early Han Chinese immigrants, predominantly from Fujian and Guangdong provinces, introduced their traditional foods to Taiwan, adding a range of new delicacies to the national cuisine. The Japanese colonial era brought a smorgasbord of new flavors and textures to Taiwan, including sashimi, oden (various ingredients simmered in a soy-flavored dashi broth) and boxed meals containing steamed rice and side dishes. At the end of the Chinese Civil War, 2 million Han Chinese arrived on Taiwan’s doorstep and brought with them the eating customs and cuisines of northern and southern China   ...   talk.ltn.com.tw/article/paper/1537171    taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2022/09/10/2003785064
　

　

news / DailyMail (UK), 2023-4-28:  Young Australian student on his dream overseas exchange program is fighting for his life in Taiwan after eating street food laced with rat poison.  He had been misdiagnosed in Taiwan with an immune disorder.  Alex is at the Taipei Medical University Hospital ...The medical services in Taiwan don't currently have the right treatments or drugs to stabilise his condition, Alex's condition has grown worse and he needs to be flown to the Royal Prince Albert Hospital in Sydney via a specialised medical flight retrieval service.  dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12023841/Toowoomba-student-exchange-Taiwan-fighting-life-eating-food-laced-rat-poison.html
　

★ New York Times, 2023-3-16:  Because of gentrification and noise complaints, many of Taipei's night markets aren't as robust as they were decades ago. Ningxia Night Market is a distinguished exception, ... many of the food stalls here...  nytimes.com/interactive/2023/03/16/travel/things-to-do-taipei.html
★  New York Times, 2022-8-18: Taiwanese cuisine — layered, distinct, multiethnic ...has been shaped by many cultural forces, including the island's Indigenous tribes,  long-established groups of Fujianese and Hakka people; Japanese ;  Chinese immigrants in 1949+...   nytimes.com/2022/08/16/dining/taiwanese-cuisine.html
　

★ According to CNN (2023-3-28), and 2023's “Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, Taiwan ranks No. 9 among Asia's countries, Taipei ranks No. 17 among Asia's cities, Taipei's Mume restaurant ranks No. 45 in top 50 restaurants, the number of Taiwan's restaurants entering top 50 is the least in recent 10 years.  Taipei's Logy ranks No. 57, but its chef is a Japanese.  Tapei's Adachi Sushi ranks No. 87, Kaohsiung's Liberte ranks No. 96.

 Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2023
theworlds50best.com/asia/en/list/1-50

rank

countries with the most wins

  number of restaurants selected rank

cities with the most wins

 number of restaurants selected
1 China   (Hong Kong 5, Shanghai 2, ShenZhen 1, Macau 2, Beijing 1) 11 1

Bangkok (Thailand )

 9
2 Japan    (Tokyo 7,  Osaka 1, Wakayama 1, Kyoto 1) 10 2

Singapore

 9
3 Thailand  (Bangkok 9) 9 3 Tokyo (Japan) 7
4 Singapore 7 4 Hong Kong (China) 5
5 S. Korea 4 5 Seoul (S. Korea) 4
6 India 3 6 Shanghai (China) 2
7 Philippines 2 7 Macau (China) 2
8 Vietnam 1 8 Manila (Philippines) 2
9 Taiwan 1 9 Osaka (Japan) 1
♣ No.1 Le Du (Thai.), No.2 Sezanne (Japan), No.3 Nusara (Thai.), 4. Den (Japan), 5 Gaggan Anans (Thai.)...No. 45 Mume (Taiwan Taipei)

　

♣ Bangkok has long been considered a world capital when it comes to street food. But these days, its fine dining scene is proving to be just as alluring.  Though most of the winners on the list are fine dining restaurants, one street food eatery managed to break through the pack – Bangkok’s Michelin-starred Raan Jay Fai

 10 Wakayama (Japan) 1
11 Mumbai (India) 1
12 New Delhi (India) 1
13 Chennai (India) 1
14 ShenZhen (China) 1
15 Kyoto (Japan) 1
16 Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam) 1
17 Taipei (Taiwan) 1
18 Beijing (Chn) 1

　

★ New York Times, 2022-6-28: Taiwanese Fried Chicken Meets the Moment / As crispy chicken soars in popularity, Taiwanese American chefs are reimagining the street-food classic.  nytimes.com/2022/06/28/dining/Taiwanese-fried-chicken.html

★  New Yorker, 2022-8-29: shared a few theories for why Taiwanese food skews sweet: the influence of Shanghainese arrivals in the nineteen-fifties, after the Chinese Civil War; the use of sugar, once a limited commodity, as a way to broadcast wealth. newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/29/the-food-of-taiwan-and-home-at-wenwen

　

Michelin 2022 - starred restaurants in Taipei, TaiChung, Kaohsiung
three-star restaurant Cantonese restaurant Le Palais in Taipei
two-star restaurants ♣ Taipei city /  L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon, Logy, RAW, Shoun Ryugin, Taïrroir, and The Guest House
♣ Tai-Chung city / JL Studio
one-star restaurants ♣ Taipei city /  Danny's Steakhouse, De Nuit, Fujin Tree Taiwanese Cuisine & Champagne (Songshan), Golden Formosa, Impromptu by Paul Lee, Ken Anhe, Kitcho and Longtail, Ming Fu, Mipon, Molino de Urdaniz, Mountain and Sea House, Mudan, Sushi Akira, Sushi Nomura, Sushi Ryu, T+T, Tien Hsiang Lo, and Ya Ge
♣ Tai-Chung city / Fleur de Sel, Forchetta, Oretachi No Nikuya, and Sur-
♣ Kaohsiung / Liberté, Sho承
★  China Times - Want Weekly, No.185: To emergently save dying tourism, Taiwan government spent NT90,000,000 (USD3 millions) to have <Michelin Guide> in Taiwan since 2018. 
　

　

2022  Michelin stars comparisons
among Asian countries

 Michelin cities

number of 3 stars

num. of 2 stars

number of 1 star

total num.
Tokyo (Japan) 12 41 150 203
Hong Kong 7 12 52 71
Kyoto (Japan) 6 19 83 108
Osaka (Japan) 3 11 82 96
Singapore 3 7 41 51
Macau 3 5 7 15
Seoul (Korea) 2 7 24 33
Shanghai (China) 2 8 37 47
Taipei (Taiwan) 1 6 24 31
TaiChung City (Taiwan) 0 1 4 5
Kaohsiung (Taiwan) 0 0 2 2
TaiNan City(Taiwan) 0 0 0 0

Users/88695/Downloads/20220830_PR-MG_TTTK-2022.pdf
guide.michelin.com/th/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-singapore-2022-new-starred-restaurants   2022-7-12
guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-seoul-2022-eng
guide.michelin.com/hk/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-hong-kong-macau-2022-unveiled-today-with-11-newly-starred-restaurants
guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/the-michelin-guide-kyoto-osaka-2022-is-unveiled-en
 michelin.com/en/press-releases/michelin-guide-2022-shanghai/
guide.michelin.com/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-tokyo-2022-eng     2021-11-29
Taipei Times, 2022-9-10,  Liberty Times (Taiwan), 2022-8-30, editorial :  This year’s Bib Gourmand list for Taiwan includes more than 20 types of cuisine. With Taiwanese cuisine accounting for as high as 30 percent of the total ...
Taiwan's cuisine /  Indigenous diets are characterized by taro, yam, millet, wild vegetables and herbs, wild boar and seafood. Early Han Chinese immigrants, predominantly from Fujian and Guangdong provinces, introduced their traditional foods to Taiwan, adding a range of new delicacies to the national cuisine. The Japanese colonial era brought a smorgasbord of new flavors and textures to Taiwan, including sashimi, oden (various ingredients simmered in a soy-flavored dashi broth) and boxed meals containing steamed rice and side dishes. At the end of the Chinese Civil War, 2 million Han Chinese arrived on Taiwan’s doorstep and brought with them the eating customs and cuisines of northern and southern China   ...   talk.ltn.com.tw/article/paper/1537171    taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2022/09/10/2003785064

　


★ Nikkei Asia (Japan), 2022-5-6: Costs, COVID and labor crunch hit Taiwan's restaurant industry.  'Good old days have passed' for dining sector as customer behavior changes.  asia.nikkei.com/Business/Business-trends/Costs-COVID-and-labor-crunch-hit-Taiwan-s-restaurant-industry

★ New York Times, 2022-5-9:  Restaurants, bars and gyms that were once packed are now noticeably quieter...fear of outbreaks is not uncommon nytimes.com/2022/05/09/world/asia/taiwan-china-covid.html

　

★ New York Times, 2022-1-19: Many of Taiwan's residents are now proud of their island's culinary offerings, whether it is the classic beef noodle soup — a mix of mainland influences unique to Taiwan — or bubble milk tea, a modern invention.  nytimes.com/2022/01/19/world/asia/taiwan-china-identity.html 
★ Seattle Times, 2021-8-14:  In Taiwan, big data turns pig’s blood and century eggs into hot pizza toppings  /    In 2019, Domino’s Pizza created the boba — a pizza served with sweet tapioca pearls as an homage to the popular bubble milk tea.  ... ramen and spicy hot pot pizza. It even made a pizza topped with durian — a thorny fruit ... The latest invention — featuring a street delicacy made of sticky rice and pig’s blood, and preserved eggs — broke Pizza Hut’s previous sales record set by the durian pizza.     “Every now and then, Taiwanese will go crazy over a new popular, well-talked about food” . “Taste does not seem to be their top priority.”  seattletimes.com/nation-world/in-taiwan-big-data-turns-pigs-blood-and-century-eggs-into-hot-pizza-toppings/

　

EATER / The world's best 50 restaurants in 2022
Taiwan failed

country total number of winnings ranks
Japan 4 No.20  Den (Tokyo), No.30 Florilege (Tokyo),
No. 41.  La Cime (osaka), No. 45  Narisawa (Tokyo)
Hong Kong 1 No. 24.  The Chairman (HK)
Singapore 1 No. 36.  Odette (Singapore)
Thailand 1 No. 39   Sorn (Bangkok)
eater.com/worlds-50-best-restaurants-awards/22960670/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2022-list-winners
   

CNN Travel / World's best restaurants for 2022 revealed
2022-7-20
Taiwan failed
country total number of winnings ranks
Japan 4 No.20  Den (Tokyo), No.30 Florilege (Tokyo),
No. 41.  La Cime (osaka), No. 45  Narisawa (Tokyo)
Hong Kong 1 No. 24.  The Chairman (HK)
Singapore 1 No. 36.  Odette (Singapore)
Thailand 1 No. 39   Sorn (Bangkok)

edition.cnn.com/travel/article/worlds-50-best-restaurants-2022/index.html

　

Asia's 50 Best restaurants 2022
Taiwan ranks No. 9 in Asia
country total number of winnings ranks
Japan 11 No.1, 3, 6, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 36, 42, 43
Thailand 9 No. 2, 4, 7, 10, 25, 29, 31, 33, 46
Hong Kong 6 No. 5,  9,  24, 32,  34,  48
Singapore 7 No. 8, 20, 23, 37, 40, 41, 44
China 4 12, 19, 28, 39
S. Korea 5 16, 18, 26, 27, 30
India 3 21, 22, 49
Sri Lanka 1 35,
Taiwan 2 38, 45
Macau 1 47
Malaysia 1 50
theworlds50best.com/asia/en/list/1-50
No.1  Den (Tokyo), No.2 Sorn (Bangkok), No.3 Florilege (Tokyo), 4. Le Du (Bangkok), 5. The Chairman (HK), 6.  La Cime (osaka), 7. Suhring (Bangkok), 8. Odette (Singapore), 9. Neighborhood (HK), 10. Nusara (Bangkok)

　

Economist  /    Global Food Security Index 2022
Taiwan is not included
world rank country Overall Score Affordability Availability Quality & safety Sustainability & Adaptation
6 Japan 79.5 89.8 81.2 77.4 66.1
14 NZ 77.8 91.6 67.7 73.1 75.1
22 Australia 75.4 93.3 61.1 84 58.8
23 UAE 75.2 86.7 73.8 81.3 55.2
25 China 74.2 86.4 79.2 72.0 54.5
28 Singapore 73.1 93.2 77.8 69.7 44.3
30 Qatar 72.4 88.6 72.9 71.7 51.0
39 S Korea 70.2 76.8 71.5 71.5 58.5
41 Malaysia 69.9 87.0 59.5 74.7 53.7
46 Vietnam 67.9 84.0 60.7 70.2 52.2
63 Indonesia 60.2 81.4 50.9 56.2 46.3
64 Thailand 60.1 83.7 52.9 45.3 51.6
impact.economist.com/sustainability/project/food-security-index/

　

2021  Michelin stars comparisons among Asian countries

 Michelin cities

number of 3 stars

num. of 2 stars

number of 1 star

total num.
Tokyo (Japan) 12 42 158 212
Hong Kong 10 18 59 87
Kyoto (Japan) 7 19 84 110
Osaka (Japan) 3 12 81 96
Singapore 3 5 41 49
Seoul (Korea) 2 7 34 43
Shanghai (China) 1 10 32 43
Taipei (Taiwan) 1 7 21 29


　

Asia's 50 Best Restaurants 2021,   2021-3-25

 rankings     theworlds50best.com/stories/News/asias-50-best-restaurants-2021-the-list-in-pictures.html
● top 10 restaurants :  No. 1.  The Chairman, HK, China   2. Odette, Singapore  3. Den, Japan  4. Le Du, Thailand  5. Gaggan A. , Thailand 6. Suhring, Thailand   7.  Florilege , Japan   8. La Cime, Japan   9.  Narisawa, Japan   10. Mingles, S. Korea

●  number of top 40
in each Asian country:
　

  China  9,    Japan  9,    Singapore  6,   Thailand  5,   Taiwan 4,   S.  Korea 3,   India 2

　

●  China Times, editorial, 2021-4-25: Taiwan has imported pork and pig offal in total 1800 ton from the US since Jan. 2021,  however, in all the markets, there's no any pork and pig offal marked "containing controversial Ractopamine" or even "imported from USA".  Another mysterious thing is Agriculture government (Council of Agriculture) says 70% of them were already used for meat processing, but Health government (Ministry Health & welfare) says 70% of them were still in the refrigerating chamber. chinatimes.com/opinion/20210424003140-262101?chdtv  ●  Apple Daily editorial, 1-5-2021:  chaos !  Taiwanese people lost confidence in gov. pork control strategy.  famous shop "Formosa Chang" was questioned too.  AP, Nov 23, 2020: Taiwanese business may not be ethical ... mix the U.S. pork ( Ractopamine pork banned by 150+ countries ) with Taiwan pork.  ● Scientific Reports Journal, Food Navigator Asia, 2-9-2021: Fish fraud findings: Almost 20% of fish in Taiwan found to be mislabelled - study. https://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Article/2021/02/09/Fish-fraud-findings-Almost-20-of-fish-in-Taiwan-found-to-be-mislabelled-study  Nature,  12-15-2020: The rates and consequences of seafood substitution frauds in Taiwan were elusive.  Snapper, cod and surimi products are particularly vulnerable to fraudulent substitutions. The high abundance of Pseudomonas in tilapia sashimi mislabeled as snapper unveils a potential health issue pertaining to the consumption of raw mislabeled seafood.  modern seafood products often appear in the form of fish pieces, filets or even ready-to-eat meals instead of whole fishes. The food processing technologies can also change the original color and luster of the meat.  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-79070-y ● United Daily (Economy Daily News, Taiwan) , editorial, 1-17-2021: Taiwan imported US beef (aged 30+ months), US pig offal and pork with controversial Ractopamine since Jan. 2021, it's not safe enough for customers because (1) A new branding initiative (Taiwan pork logo) that helps customers distinguish whether shops and restaurants are using predominantly local or imported pork was officially launched, however, it's very easy for businessmen to have that logo (2) Marking "US pork" in restaurants and shops is not arbitrary for political factor. ● CTV, 1-12-2021: 18 star-rated tourist hotel restaurants were found to be irregular/illegal in expired ingredients or other food-safety issues, including many 5 star hotels e.g., Ambassador Hotel, Regent Taipei's 晶泉丰旅、日月行館 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UapKrGPkjUM) ● 83% of Taiwan's Michelin 2~3 star restaurants, and 33% of Taiwan's Michelin star restaurants, failed to pass sanitary/health inspection (kitchen things/equipment not clean, food materials on the floor, without staffs' health examination proof ) , but they passed second round inspection, such as 3 star restaurant Le Palais, 2 star restaurants RAW、態芮-Tairroir、祥雲龍吟( RyuGin Taipei )、 鮨天本(Sushi Amamoto).   ref. to Liberty Times, 3-30-2020, Apple Daily 3-31-2020.  ● Financial Times, 8-28-2020: Taiwan eventually eases restrictions on US pork and beef imports.  Must bear in mind you may eat beef and pork with controversial Ractopamine from 2021 on, because the cost of local meat is much more expensive.  ●  Yahoo News, 12-16-2020: Singapore’s hawker culture was officially approved  (Dec.16, 2020) to be inscribed into UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity.  But Taiwan's night market hawker culture was not selected  ●  Chang Gung Mem. Hospital Toxicology expert professor   Yen Tzung-Hai M.D. (顏宗海, Doctor, Univ. of London ): Minimize the times of dining out to protect your health ! ( ref. to book <食品不安全的年代如何自保>("how to survive in this bad food-security time", April '16)) 
　

● 2020's Michelin Guide Taipei & TaiChung was released in August 2020,  Taiwanese cuisine was not valued high, last year's 1 starred Taiwanese cuisine restaurant "Tainan Tai Tsu Mien Seafood"

 (台南擔仔麵)  was kicked out of starred list, and there's no any new-entry Taiwanese cuisine restaurant.

　

● Michelin Taipei  was released at 4-10-2019, Taiwanese cuisine was not valued very high, only 4 restaurants won 1 star each,   3 starred chefs are from Hong Kong (Canton) and Macau.    The total number of stars and starred restaurants of Taiwan are much less than those of Shanghai, HK, Macao, and Singapore, in both 2019 and 2018.    Furthermore, unlike those in Singapore, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Taiwan's night-market, street food failed to won any Michelin star.   Even Michelin 3 star winner Le Palais was found snacks containing Hydrogen peroxide (過氧化氫) and Benzoic acid (苯甲酸),  besides, many tourism hotels / 5 star hotels were found food hygiene not up to standard, e.g.,  5 star hotels used expired no-good ingredients, such as HsinChu and Taipei's Ambassador Hotel,  The Grand Hotel, Regent Formosa, and so on, reported by CTV evening news, BCC , LTN (12-19-2019) https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/3014179 .   United Daily 1-20-2020:  Taipei mayor Ko: Our night markets and markets are too dirty !   Liberty Times (自由時報) 1-6-2019 :  Taipei City Hall's "Model Night Markets" project, aims at " Japanese tourists are willing to sit down to eat "，however, quite many stalls opposed, in that elevating the hygienic level and class increases their running costs...  WEF <Travel and tourism competitiveness report> of 2019 shows Taiwan had the sub-region's largest decline in competitiveness,  Taiwan ranks 10th in Asia, Taiwan's prioritization of travel & tourism ranks world No.75.  travel & tourism of Taiwan !!

　

2021  Michelin stars comparisons among Asian countries

 Michelin cities

number of 3 stars

number of 2 stars

number of 1 star

 total num.
Tokyo (Japan) 12 42 158 212
Hong Kong 10 18 59 87
Kyoto (Japan) 7 19 84 110
Osaka (Japan) 3 12 81 96
Seoul (Korea) 2 7 23 32
Singapore Sept - - -
Shanghai (China) 1 10 32 43
Taipei (Taiwan) 1 7 21 29

　

　

Michelin Star restaurants in Taipei, Aug. 2021

guide.michelin.com/tw/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-taipei-taichung-2021-new-star-restaurants-en
　

Michelin three stars
　

Le Palais (頤宮)

　
Michelin two stars

L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (侯布雄); Logy; Raw; Shoun Ryugin (祥雲龍吟); Sushi Amamoto (鮨天本); Taïrroir;  The Guest House (請客樓)

Michelin one star

A Cut
Danny's Steakhouse (教父牛排)
Da-Wan (大腕)
De Nuit
Fujin Tree Taiwanese Cuisine & Champagne (Songshan) (富錦樹台菜香檳)（松山）
Golden Formosa (金蓬萊遵古台菜餐廳)
Impromptu by Paul Lee
Ken Anhe (謙安和)
Kitcho (吉兆割烹壽司)
Longtail
Ming Fu (明福台菜海鮮)
Mipon (米香)
Molino de Urdániz (渥達尼斯磨坊)
Mountain and Sea House (山海樓)
Mudan (牡丹)
Sushi Akira (明壽司)
Sushi Nomura (鮨野村)
Sushi Ryu (鮨隆)
T+T
Tien Hsiang Lo (天香樓)
Ya Ge (雅閣)

　

　

　

pic.: In World's Best Restaurants list, In Asia area, Australia, Singapore, Japan, India, Thailand, China, Korea are winners , Taiwan was not selected.

　

　

pic.: In Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, Singapore, China, Japan, Thailand are big winners 

　

　

pic. above: Taiwan's restaurants were loser or behind in EATER's "world best restaurants awards",  CNN "world's best new restaurants" and Economists EIU "Global Food Security Index".
　

　

　

   Michelin Stars (2020) comparison among Asian cities
Michelin Guide cities

number of starred restaurants

number of 3-stars restaurants

number of 2 stars

1 star
Tokyo 226 11 48 167
Hong Kong,
Macau		 85 10 19 56
Kyoto 100 8 21 77
Osaka 111 3 16 79
Seoul 31 2 7 22
Singapore (新加坡) 44 2 5 37
Taipei  (台北) 26 1 6 19
Shanghai (上海) 23 1 2 20

　

　

   Michelin Stars (2019) comparison among Chinese-world cities
Michelin Guide cities

total number of stars

number of starred restaurants

number of 3 star restaurants

number of 2 star

1 star
Hong Kong,
Macau		 119 82 10 (HK 7,  Macau 3) 17 (HK 12, Macau 5) 55
Singapore (新加坡) Jul.'18 44 38 0 5 34
Shanghai (上海) sept.'18 44 34 1 8 25
Taipei  (台北) april '19 31 24 1 5 18

　

　

  ◆  Michelin Guide Taipei - behind the story

pic.: China Times - Want Weekly, No.185: To emergently
save Taiwan's dying tourism, Taiwan government
 spent NT90,000,000 (USD3 millions) to
have <Michelin Guide> in Taipei Taiwan.  

　

　

　


 2020's Michelin Star restaurants in Taipei, Tai-chung,
https://guide.michelin.com/tw/zh_TW
star Restaurants cuisine phone address
3 star 頤宮（君品酒店 Palais de Chin Hotel） Cantonese(粵式) 02-21819950
#3261		 17th fl., No.3, Sec. 1, Chengde Rd. Taipei (台北市大同區承德路一段3號17樓 )
2 star RAW Creative Taiwanese cuisine (創意台菜) 02-85015800 No. 301, Lequn 3rd Rd., Taipei (台北市中山區樂群三路301號1樓)
祥雲龍吟 RyuGin Taipei Restaurant Japanese(日式) 02-85015808 5th fl.,  No. 301, Lequn 3rd Rd., Taipei(台北市中山區樂群三路301號5樓)
鮨天本  sushi Amamoto Japanese(日式) 02-27751239 No. 371, Sec. 4, RenAi Rd., Taipei (台北市大安區仁愛路四段371號)
態芮 Tairroir French-Taiwanese (台式法菜) 02-85015500 6th fl., No. 299, Lequn 3rd Rd., Taipei  (台北市中山區樂群三路299號6樓)
請客樓 The Guest House Chinese(中式) 02-23211818 17th fl., No. 12, Sec. 1, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Taipei  (台北市中正區忠孝東路一段12號17樓)
★JL Studio  (new entry) Asian cuisine (亞洲料理) 04-23803570 2nd Fl., 689, Sec. 4,  Yifeng rd.  Nantun Dist. TaiChung City (台中市南屯區益豐路四段689號2樓)
★logy (new star) Asian cuisine (亞洲料理) 02-27000509 No.6, Ln. 109, Sec. 1, Anhe Rd., Taipei City  (台北市大安區安和路一段109巷6號)
1 star 教父牛排 Danny's SteakHouse Western (西式) 02-85011838 58,  Lequn 3rd Rd., Taipei  (台北市中山區樂群三路58號)
大腕 Da-Wan  BBQ (燒肉) 02 27110179 22, Ln. 177, Sec. 1, Dun-Hua S. Rd., Taipei   (台北市大安區敦化南路一段177巷22號)
金蓬萊遵古台菜餐廳 Golden Formosa Taiwanese cuisine (台式) 02 28711517 101, Tianmu E. Rd., Shilin Dist., Taipei (台北市士林區天母東路101號) 
IMPROMPTU BY PAUL LEE Western (西式) 02-25212518 B1, 3, Ln.39,  Zhong-Shan N. Rd., Taipei (台北市中山北路二段39巷3號B1)
謙安和 Ken Anho Japanese(日式) 02-27008128 4, Ln. 127, Sec. 1, Anhe Rd, Taipei  (台北市大安區安和路一段127巷4號)
吉兆割烹壽司sushi   Kitcho    Japanese sushi (日式) 02 27711020  48, Ln. 181, Sec. 4, Zhongxiao E. Rd., Taipei (台北市大安區忠孝東路四段181巷48號)
侯布雄法式餐廳 L’ATELIER de Joël Robuchon French (法式) 02-87292628 Fl. 5, 28, Songren Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei (台北市信義區松仁路28號5樓)
Long tail Contempory(當代料理) 02-27326616  174, Sec.2, Dun-Hua S. Rd., Taipei (台北市大安區敦化南路二段174號)
明福台菜海鮮 Mingfu Taiwan seafood Taiwanese cuisine (台式) 02-25629287 18-1, Ln. 137, Sec. 2, Zhong-Shan N. Rd., Taipei (台北市中山區中山北路二段137巷18-1號)
山海樓

Mountain and Sea House

 Taiwanese cuisine (台式) 02-23513345 94, Sec. 2,  RenAi Rd., Taipei (台北市中正區仁愛路二段94號)
MUME Euro.(歐式) 02-27000901 28,  Siwei Rd., Taipei (台北市大安區四維路28號)
鮨隆 sushi Ryu Japanese(日式) 02-25818380 60-5, Sec. 2, Shin-Sen N. Rd., Taipei (台北市中山區新生北路二段60-5號)
鮨野村 Sushi Nomura Japanese sushi (日式) 02- 2707 7518  4, alley 19, Ln.300, Sec.4, RenAi Rd. (北市大安區仁愛路四段300巷19弄4號)

1 star

 大三元酒樓 3 Coins HK Cantonese(港式) 02-23817180

46,Hengyang Rd., Taipei (台北市中正區衡陽路46號)

天香樓（landis hotels resorts 亞都麗緻飯店） Chinese (杭州菜) 02-25971234

B1, 41, Sec. 2, Minquan E. Rd., Taipei  (台北市中山區民權東路二段41號B1)
雅閣（Ya Ge 東方文華酒店） Cantonese(粵式) 02-27156788

Fl. 3, 158, Dun-Hua N. Rd., Taipei (台北市松山區敦化北路158號3樓)
★A Cut（台北國賓大飯店） (new entry) steak (牛排) 02-25710389

63,  Zhongshan N. Rd., Taipei  (台北市中山區中山北路二段63號)
★鹽之華 (new entry) French (法式) 04-22520991

581-1, Shizheng Rd., Tai-Chung City (台中市西屯區市政路581-1號)
★Forchetta (new entry) Western (西式) 04-22558111

Fl. 2, 36, Huizhong 7th St., Xitun Dist., Tai-Chung City (台中市西屯區惠中七街36號2樓)
★渥達尼斯磨坊 (new entry) Western (西式) 02-25006832

GF, No. 61, Sec. 1, Chien-Kuo N. Rd. , Taipei (台北市中山區建國北路1段61號GF)
★俺達的肉屋 (new entry) 燒肉 04-23250588

192-1, Gongyi Rd., West Dist., Tai-Chung City (中市西區公益路192-1號)
★ sushi Akira 明壽司 (new entry) Japanese sushi (日式) 02-25961069

6-3, Ln. 25, Shuangcheng St., Taipei City (台北市中山區雙城街25巷6之3號)

　

　

　

2020 New Entry    Michelin bib gourmand

　
In TaiPei , 7 out of 54 selected restaurants are new-entry ones (台北的54間入選必比登推介的店家中，有7間新入榜的餐廳。)
TAJ  (「泰姬」) No.1, Ln. 48, Civic Blvd   (台北市市民大道四段48巷1號 ) whose chefs have been specially recruited to Taiwan from India and use spices carefully sourced from their country. Not just its cuisine, but its decor and the music are full of exotic flavor. 料理 、裝潢 、音樂都充滿濃厚異國風情，香料與廚師，也都來自印度
Yi Jia Zi (一甲子餐飲) 79, Kon-Din Rd.,  Wanhua  (萬華區康定路79號) Set next to the Qingshui temple in Wanhua district, Yijiazi is renowned for its authentic Tainan flavours and dishes served by its third-generation owners, such as the stewed pork belly, pork blood curd soup with shacha sauce and Madou rice cake. Also located in Wanhua,  廟旁的餐店以純正台南風味聞名 : 肥瘦均勻的焢肉飯、豬血糕湯、麻豆碗粿等
Chang Hung Noodles (昶鴻麵點)  in the Huaxi Street Night Market  (華西街夜市)  has built a loyal following for more than half a century for their "Chrysanthemum Pork Noodles" made with pork cheeks and side dishes including boiled chicken and pork tails.  豬頰肉做成的「菊花肉麵」與小菜白斬雞、豬尾巴等，聞名半世紀。
Yuan Fang Guabao (源芳刈包)  in the Huaxi Street Night Market  (華西街夜市)  has been selling buns stuffed with marinated pork belly, pickles and ground peanuts for over 60 years.特製刈包皮搭上多汁軟嫩的滷五花肉、醃黃瓜、在地花生，經營超過60年。
阿國切仔麵」  Jinxi Street 3 establishments are former Bib Gourmand venues that have moved to new locations, namely A Kuo Noodles , Chen Tung Pork Ribs Medicinal Herbs Soup  , and Wu Wang Tsai Chi (previously named Sung Ching Taiwanese Burrito) Their re-selection for the Bib Gourmand list by MICHELIN’s inspectors is an affirmation of their continued high standards. 曾獲Bib Gourmand肯定的三店搬遷到新地點依舊獲得評審青睞
陳董藥燉排骨 Raohe Night Market (饒河夜市)
「吾旺再季」 at the Nanjichang Night Market.  (南機場夜市)
In Tai-Chung City, 10 out of 21 Bib Gourmand restaurants sell Taiwanese cuisine (21間當中就有10間是台灣菜入選)
Chin Chih Yuan; or  Fanji Jin Zhi Yuan (范記金之園  ) No.91, GuangFu Rd. (台中東區)  draws in lunchtime queues for its steamed local rice and deep-fried pork ribs 草袋飯精選臺灣米配雪裡紅乾，炸排骨很受歡迎。
Dong Shan Zhan (東山棧) 380, Sec.1, Dongshan Rd., Beitun Dist. (北屯區東山路一段380號)  offers claypot-roasted chicken grilled over longan wood for an hour; and diners go to self-service stall以龍眼木1小時燻烤黑羽土雞製成的甕缸雞, 晚餐自ˋ助檯
Fu Din Wang (Central), (富鼎旺,中區) Taichung Dongxing Store,  TEL: 04-24713355.  for its gelatinous pork trotter, hock and leg that are braised in a flavorful marinade. Another pork trotter specialist 小火慢煮滷豬腳、腿扣、腿節，口感軟滑
Fu Juang Yuan (富狀元豬腳) 203, Sec. 1, Mei-Chuan Rd., Tel:04-23013588 (台中市美村路一段203號)  in the Western district was praised by MICHELIN inspectors for the “liquid gold” — a broth of soy, rock sugar, chilli and shallot — they gently simmer the trotters in all day.以特調比例之紅蔥、辣椒、冰糖與醬油，將白毛豬肉滷至呈琥珀色澤
　
Fu Kuei Ting (富貴亭) 04- 22273001 In the Central district, a 60-year-old restaurant holds many fond memories for many Taichung residents and their signature goose noodle soup and smoked goose often sells out every morning. 超過一甲子的老店，燻鵝和當歸鵝肉麵線, 每早銷售一空
Orient Dragon (東方龍) 271, Sec. 2, Gongyi Rd., Tel: 04-22523366  (南屯區公益路二段271號) offers Taiwanese home-style cooking, with a few creative Sichuan dishes. For tastes of a bygone era臺灣家常菜搭配一些創新川菜
Peng Cheng Tang (彭城堂)  377, Yichang Rd., Taiping Dist. (台中市太平區宜昌路377號)  is a time capsule, serving comfort food that is as warm and familiar as its decor 古早味的封肉刈包、豬油拌飯、剉冰等，與它的佈置一樣，讓人回味起昔日舊時光。
　
San Hsi Shih Tang (三喜食堂)   140, Yongchun E. Rd., Nantun Dist. (台中市南屯區永春東路140號) the owner-chef offers personalised service in a tranquil private house. 民宅主人提供各種私房臺菜、海鮮料理。
Shin Yuan (馨苑)  106, Ming-Sen N. Rd. (西區民生北路106號) For a lighter option, it specializes in healthy Taiwanese cooking in small portions and an array of quality teas.份量小巧、少油少鹽的健康臺灣小吃，以大甲芋頭與椰奶共同燉煮的芋奶鮮嫩雞骨球、花枝&雞肉丸等， 以及品質不錯的茶
 Wen Tao (溫叨) 台中市北屯區太原路3段191號Taiyuan Rd 電話：04-22311699 Zhongzheng District 台中北屯古厝

Wen Tao, set in a 1950s courtyard house in the Beitun district, serves Taiwanese cuisine that will transport guests to grandma’s countryside home.能在院子或1950s老祖母的屋裡享用古早味的台灣料理，

　
https://guide.michelin.com/th/en/article/news-and-views/michelin-guide-taipei-taichung-2020-bib-gourmand

　

　

●   street food :  Michelin Guide Taipei Plate, Bib Gourmand   , 8-24-2020

　

33 new-winning street food, Michelin 2020

　
name  signature food address title
Da Qiao Tou Tube Rice Pudding The steamed sticky rice is chewy but never mushy. Choose lean or fatty pork and drizzle with homemade sauce. 41, Section 3, Yanping North Road, Taipei  延北3段41 Bib Gourmand
Liu Yu Zi  (一甲子餐飲) Plain taro balls boast creamy mashed taro; those with salted egg yolk and pork floss have extra flavour.  Ningxia Road, Taipei, 110, Taiwan 寧夏路  Bib Gourmand
Fang Chia Shredded Chicken on the Rice方家雞肉飯 The chicken rice is irresistibly aromatic while the tofu in a spiced marinade is velvety beyond imagination.   香噴、軟嫩; warm your stomach & heart; 淋醬的滷豆腐口感綿密
  • 44-2 Ningxia Road, Taipei, 110, Taiwan   寧夏路 44-2

　

 Bib Gourmand
Yuan Huan Pien Oyster Egg Omelette, (圓環邊) asty omelettes, with oysters from Tainan drizzled in homemade sweet hot sauce, since 1965.,創立於1965年，蚵仔煎選用每天從臺南直送的蚵仔，特調醬汁十分惹味。蒸米糕也值得一試。 46 Ningxia Road,寧夏路 46 The MICHELIN Plate
Rong's Pork Liver (豬肝榮仔) Crunchy liver slices in a rich broth are never grainy. Don’t miss the pork zongzi with sweet hot sauce.

只賣豬肝湯和豬肚湯，湯底肉香味濃，豬肝熟度完美，爽脆

豬肚軟腍入味，配以香辛薑絲; 別錯過淋甜辣醬的肉粽

 68 Ningxia Road, Taipei,寧夏路68  Bib Gourmand

Cabbage Rice and Pork Rib Soup