By MOOK Scenic Spots, compiled report
Japan Bridge Tamai’s specialty unagi (freshwater eel) shop, full exclusive Michelin Month set menu. (Photo by MOOK Scenic Spots’ Chang Ying-ying, same below)
Participating restaurants include the only three-Michelin-star Cantonese restaurant, Yì Gōng (Imperial Treasure), two-Michelin-star Japanese restaurant Shisen Hanten and Chinese restaurant Ching Kuo Lou, as well as one-Michelin-star creative cuisine restaurants Tàirróir, Tian Xiang Lou, and Le Moût. In addition to starred establishments, Bib Gourmand restaurants joining the celebration include Prime One Steakhouse at Taipei Garden Hotel, stylish European cuisine JE Kitchen, as well as Japanese restaurants Komakichi and Maru, Monsieur L, Láng, Hidden Dan Kitchen, and Chen Yuan.
Assorted sashimi.
Among them, Japan Bridge Tamai, a renowned restaurant that has been listed in the Tokyo Michelin Guide for two consecutive years, is also part of the event, offering an exclusive Michelin Month set menu featuring unagi-based dishes. The eel used is a wild variety different from those commonly used in Taiwan, and all are imported frozen from Japan. The dishes prepared by the restaurant are mainly divided into two categories: simmered and grilled. They can be served as sushi or flame-grilled.
Grilled Unagi on a Skewer (Anago Kyōnishi-yaki).
Among them, Anago Kyōnishi-yaki involves marinating the eel in white miso for at least one night before grilling, a dish made with great care. The Anago nigiri sushi is a recommended dish at the restaurant. The unagi rice can also be enjoyed as ochazuke (tea poured over rice), with toppings such as yuzu pepper powder, wasabi, and specially made salt, offering unique flavors worth savoring slowly.
Unagi Soup Ochazuke.
This year's "Michelin Month" centers around the theme of "Re-interpreting Classics." Each participating restaurant and chef will showcase their creativity and ingenuity to pay homage to classic dishes. Guests can look forward to Spanish chef Daniel Negreira at his restaurant Hidden Dan Kitchen taking on traditional Spanish paella, or Sheraton Taipei’s Anton Restaurant reinterpreting French consommé with black truffle-infused egg drop soup. Chinese cuisine will also offer new twists—diners can try braised bird’s nest and matsutake mushroom soup at Cantonese restaurant Chen Yuan, or sample a dish called “The Chef’s Memory” at Yì Gōng.
The lunch prices for Michelin Month will range between NT$1,200 and NT$6,000, while dinner prices range from NT$2,188 to NT$8,088 (plus 10% service charge).Priority reservations can be made via Cathay Benefits APP, with bookings open on the official Michelin Guide website starting October 1.