The steak battle begins: 3 new steak restaurants opened in October

Reporter Huang Shiyuan / Special report & photography

Steakhouse has long been a favorite dining spot for Taiwanese people to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries. To tap into the steak market, no fewer than three new steakhouses opened in October alone. These include a new steakhouse added by Shin Wong Hotel, Just Grill – Crystal Hotels’ first ever off-site steakhouse, and now even the retail sector is bringing in Alexander's Steakhouse from the U.S., which has previously earned a Michelin one-star rating.

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Alexander's Steakhouse USA
American steakhouse Alexander’s Steakhouse, which has been awarded one Michelin star, has officially entered the Taiwan market. Its first branch in Taiwan — and the first in Asia — is expected to commence operations on October 16. To ensure the same quality as in the U.S., Executive Chef Marc from San Francisco has come to assist, along with a resident team from the U.S., including Taipei Executive Chef James, Sous Chef Joseph, Pastry Chef Harmony Lu, and Front of House Manager Robert. Set menu prices range from NT$2,800 to NT$8,800.

Alexander’s Steakhouse has four branches in the U.S., sourcing beef from American Angus cattle and Australian Wagyu. The restaurant also features an in-house dry-aging room that offers 28-day dry-aged steaks — as soon as you enter the Taipei branch, you’ll see the aging room. Among the four Alexander’s locations, the flagship store in Cupertino, in the San Francisco Bay Area, was awarded a Michelin one-star rating in 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Address: No. 2-235, Section 1, Dunhua South Road, Taipei City
Phone: 02-2741-8080

▲ 50-ounce bone-in short rib.

Just Grill by Crystal Hotels (Off-site)
The first off-site steakhouse of the Regent Taipei hotel group, Just Grill, officially opened on October 16. To carve out a place in the highly competitive Xinyi dining district, it not only designed a salad bar targeting female diners but also introduced shareable dishes like gourmet tasting plates, tomahawk steaks, and bone-in short ribs meant for 2–3 people to share — with the cheapest option starting at just NT$880 (weekday lunch set).

Meat options at Just Grill include U.S. Prime beef, American Black Angus, Australian Tajima Wagyu, New Zealand lamb chops, Boston lobster, and fresh catch seafood... The selection of beef cuts ranges from ribeye, tenderloin, short rib, to tomahawk and bone-in rib steak, with cooking methods spanning from simple charcoal grilling and oven roasting to French-style sous-vide.

Address: 6F, No. 11, Songgao Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City (6F, Eslite Xinyi Store)
Phone: 02-8786-6099

▲ Smoked longan pan-seared duck liver & oven-roasted U.S. Prime tenderloin steak (with longan truffle sauce) — a Western dish with Chinese influences, inspired by the classic dish “Rossini steak.”

Bon Amis Steak Room by Shin Wong
Bon Amis Steak Room is a renovated section of the former French set-menu area in the “Bourgogne Lounge” on the first floor of Taipei Shin Wong Hotel. In addition to offering grilled ribeye, tenderloin, New York strip, and connoisseur steaks, it also introduces a two-main-course set featuring French techniques paired with beef tongue, Iberico pork, and Boston lobster. Bon Amis Steak Room’s head chef, Jian Cheng-en, trained under Shi Guoyu of the Queen Alice Group — known as the “Iron Chef” — and has studied at both Tokyo Queen Alice and the French La Tour d'Argent.

Chef Jian Cheng-en sources U.S. Prime-grade tenderloin and Australian 9+ Wagyu ribeye, and has also added French dishes to the menu such as truffle duck liver tofu, classic French onion soup, tender braised beef tongue, French-style duck breast, New Zealand lamb chops, and Boston lobster.

Address: No. 172, Section 4, Zhongxiao East Road, Taipei City
Phone: 02-2772-2121