There are, apparently, 53 (fifty three!) restaurants in Taiwan that received Michelin stars this year. This is after long-time Michelin darlings such as RAW have closed (and hence not received a star this year). This number of star-worthy restaurants seems high. Convince me otherwise! Recommenda…

I’ll list one starred restaurant of interest to me: Nobuo in Taipei. Michelin provides these details: With a Japanese façade and a Scandinavian-inspired interior, NOBUO is all about breaking boundaries. Born in Taiwan and raised in Japan, the head chef revisits his cultural roots, marrying Franco-…

Some interesting finds I’d like to try Pizza and Pasta - ANTICO FORNO [image] 老烤箱 – Taipei - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant 老烤箱 – a restaurant in the 2025 MICHELIN Guide 臺灣. The MICHELIN inspectors' point of view, information on prices, types of cuisine and opening hours on the MICHELIN G…

[image] chydals: 軟食力 No idea if it’s any good, but they get points for the name. :sweat_smile:

Randomly went to Pang Taco recently. It’s alright, but it’s so expensive and so small. Don’t really understand why it’s worth a star or whatever, but whatever, maybe my tastes are too plebian.

feels like Michelin ratings are now like ISO-9000s or IS0-12000s. just another racket to get money for ratings firm.

[image] Zllig: Randomly went to Pang Taco recently. It’s alright My views of Pang’s “Mexican” food are here, posted in September 2024: [image] Mexican Food in Taipei Greater Taipei Restaurants I finally made it to Pang Taco tonight, situated on Wenchang Street amid…

Michelin nominated restaurants are usually a quality stamp expecting an awesome dining experience, but in Taiwan the Michelin brand has been eroded by too many good (not awesome) restaurants getting a star

I can’t wait to try some of them next time I’m back

[image] Kalle: Taiwan the Michelin brand has been eroded by too many good (not awesome) restaurants getting a star Honestly it’s not a Taiwan thing. We like to collect stars and it’s not uncommon to go to a 1 star and feel disappointed in Europe. 2-3 you’re usually going to be safe but the 2…

Most of these don’t have stars…they made the guide for “good” options or however they define it. Their brand perception has certainly been diluted since they started doing this imo.