Michelin Guide Taiwan announced this year’s Bib Gourmand selections today, featuring 144 restaurants across the country.
The publication selected 37 new restaurants for the list, meant to highlight “exceptional value-for-money” experiences, including establishments in New Taipei City, Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County for the first time.
“The inclusion of New Taipei City, Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City in this year’s selection is a meaningful milestone that reflects both the geographic and cultural richness of Taiwan’s culinary landscape,” Michelin Guide international director Gwendal Poullennec said in a news release.
Photo courtesy of Tableau by Craig Yang via Michelin Guide
Poullennec highlighted this year’s inclusion of Hsinchu County’s “deep-rooted traditions of Hakka cuisine” in particular.
Nationwide, Taipei led with 37 establishments, followed by 30 in Tainan, 24 in Kaohsiung, 23 in Taichung, 15 in New Taipei City, eight in Hsinchu County and seven in Hsinchu City.
Nearly 60 percent of the new Bib Gourmand selections highlight “beloved Taiwanese specialties and small eats that showcase the heart of local cuisine,” it said.
Outside of the three areas new to the guide, Taipei had three new establishments selected, Kaohsiung had two, and Tainan and Taichung each had one.
Taipei’s newest inclusion were Clavius, a vegetarian restaurant, Tableau by Craig Yang, a French-trained Taiwanese chef from a family of restaurant owners and Su Lai Chuan (蘇來傳), a 71-year-old ba-wan (肉圓) restaurant.
In New Taipei City, 10 of the 15 selections focused on local Taiwanese food, including Yonghe Chia Hsiang Soy Milk (永和佳香豆浆), Guang Xing Pork Knuckle (光興腿庫), Cai Jia Beef Noodle (蔡家牛肉麵) and A-ba's Taro Ball Shop (阿爸芋圓).
For Hsinchu County, the release highlighted three Hakka cuisine selections: Shou Wu (首烏廚) EAT, Bebu (春嬌粄條) and Hung Chin (鴻金食堂).
The first Michelin Guide Taiwan, released in 2018, covered only Taipei.
The guide extended its coverage to Taichung in 2020, and to Tainan and Kaohsiung in 2022.
The publication is set to unveil the full restaurant selection on Tuesday next week, it added.
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