Restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan
Michelin value in a small-plates format.
T+T holds a Michelin star and an OAD top-500 Asia ranking while charging $$$ — a tier below most of its Taipei peers. Chef Johnny Tsai's small-plates tasting menu rotates every three to four months, drawing on Asian ingredients including miso, ginseng, and Shaoxing wine in a relaxed, bistronomy-style room on Dunhua North Road. Book well in advance; lunch slots are your best chance at shorter notice.
If you've eaten at T+T once, the question on a second visit isn't whether the food holds up — it's which direction the menu has moved since you were last there. The tasting menu rotates every three to four months, which means returning diners are almost guaranteed a different set of plates. That's a meaningful commitment from a kitchen operating at the $$$ price tier, and it's one of the clearest reasons to come back. For a first-time visitor deciding between Taipei's Michelin-decorated options, T+T earns its 1 Star (2024) while charging noticeably less than the $$$$ tier where most of its peers sit. Book it.
T+T stands for "tapas tasting" — a format that sounds casual until you see what comes out of the kitchen. The small plates draw on a genuinely Asian pantry: miso, ginseng, Dang Gui, Shaoxing wine, red bean cake. These aren't decorative references. According to Opinionated About Dining, which ranked T+T #371 in Asia in 2024 and #471 in 2025, the kitchen uses these ingredients to create "gustatory nuances that pleasantly surprise" , a description that holds more weight coming from OAD than from any brochure copy. The room itself is described as modern, simple, and relaxed in its design, closer to a French bistronomy aesthetic than a formal tasting-menu dining room. That visual register matters: the room signals that you don't need to dress for a ceremony, and the format follows through on that promise.
The bistronomy comparison is apt and useful for calibrating expectations. French bistronomy , the movement that put serious cooking into unfussy rooms with accessible pricing , is the clearest category T+T operates in, applied to an Asian-ingredient framework. It's not fusion in the diluted sense. The ingredient combinations are specific and considered, and the menu's quarterly rotation ensures the kitchen is genuinely working rather than coasting on a fixed set of dishes. For the food-focused traveller who wants to eat well in Taipei without paying $$$$ prices or sitting through the formality of a white-tablecloth service, T+T is the most direct answer.
T+T is open for both lunch (12:00 PM–2:30 PM) and dinner (6:00 PM–10:00 PM) seven days a week, which is more flexible than many comparable venues. Lunch is the better play for two reasons. First, the room's simple, well-lit design reads better in natural daylight , the visual experience of the space is part of what you're paying for, and it's more apparent at midday. Second, lunch at a tasting-menu venue of this calibre typically runs shorter and at a lower spend, which matters if you're building a multi-stop day across Taipei's eating options. That said, if your only window is dinner, don't let it stop you , the kitchen operates the same menu across both services. Weekday lunch slots are your leading chance at getting a booking on shorter notice; weekend dinner is where demand peaks and lead time stretches further out.
Booking is hard. T+T holds a Michelin star and a strong OAD ranking, and the small-plates tasting format means the kitchen runs at a fixed pace with limited covers. Treat this like any starred venue in a competitive city: plan several weeks out minimum, especially for weekend evenings. The address is No. 11, Lane 165, Dunhua North Road, Songshan District , the Dunhua corridor is well-served by Taipei's MRT system, and the lane setting on a quieter side street off a major artery is consistent with the relaxed, unfussy aesthetic the room projects. No phone or website is listed in our database; book through the reservation channels available at time of visit and confirm in advance.
T+T sits in a strong peer group in Taipei, and where it wins is on the value equation. Logy and Taïrroir are both operating at $$$$, and both carry stronger cumulative award tallies. If your budget stretches to $$$$, Logy is the more technically ambitious room for a similar modern-Asian tasting format. But if $$$ is the ceiling and you want a Michelin-starred experience with serious kitchen intent, T+T is the clearest answer in that tier. Le Palais sits at $$$$ and serves a completely different register , formal Cantonese banquet dining , so the comparison is more about category fit than quality ranking. For non-tasting-menu Taipei dining at a lower spend, Golden Formosa is the $$ option worth knowing, but it's a different format entirely.
If you're building a broader Taiwan eating itinerary, consider JL Studio in Taichung for a Southeast Asian-inflected tasting menu in a different city, or GEN in Kaohsiung for the south. For the full picture of where T+T sits among Taipei's leading tables, see our full Taipei restaurants guide. If you're planning around a hotel stay, our Taipei hotels guide is the companion resource, and our Taipei bars guide covers what to do before or after dinner.
Yes, the small-plates format is well-suited to solo dining , you get the full range of the tasting menu without the logistics of sharing larger dishes. Solo seats are also typically easier to slot in at competitive Michelin venues than tables of two or four. That said, no bar counter configuration is confirmed in our data, so check seating options when booking. At $$$, solo dining here is one of the more cost-efficient ways to eat at Michelin level in Taipei.
Bar seating is not confirmed in our database. T+T's bistronomy-style room design suggests a relaxed layout, but whether counter or bar seats are available for walk-in or reservation is not verified. Contact the venue directly when booking to ask about seating configurations. If solo bar-counter dining is specifically what you're after in Taipei, Logy is worth comparing for its counter format.
Seat count is not listed in our database, but as a Michelin-starred tasting-menu venue with a small, design-led room, T+T is unlikely to have the capacity for large group bookings. Groups of four to six are probably manageable; larger parties should contact the venue early and expect limited flexibility. The tasting-menu format also works better for groups where everyone is eating the same progression rather than ordering à la carte. Book well in advance for any group, and confirm arrangements directly with the restaurant.
Yes, clearly. A quarterly-rotating tasting menu at a Michelin-starred venue in the $$$ tier , not $$$$ , is the core of the value case here. OAD's ranking and the Michelin star together confirm the kitchen is operating at a level that warrants a tasting format. The menu's use of specific Asian ingredients (miso, ginseng, Dang Gui, Shaoxing wine) gives it a distinct identity rather than generic fine-dining progression. For comparison, Taïrroir and Logy offer tasting menus at $$$$ , T+T delivers comparable seriousness at a lower price point.
At $$$, T+T is one of the better-value Michelin-starred meals you can eat in Taipei. The comparison that matters: most of its peer group in the city's awarded dining tier charges $$$$. You're getting a rotating Asian-ingredient tasting menu, a Michelin star, a top-500 OAD ranking, and a 4.4 Google score from over 1,190 reviews at a tier below the market rate for this quality level. That's a strong value signal. If budget is not a constraint and technical ambition is the priority, Logy is the step up. But T+T doesn't need you to make a compromise to eat there.
Lunch is the sharper choice for most visitors. The room's clean, simple design works leading in natural light, the service window (12:00 PM–2:30 PM) leaves your evening free for other options, and weekday lunch slots are generally easier to secure than peak dinner times. The kitchen runs the same tasting-menu format across both services, so the food quality isn't the differentiating factor , timing and room atmosphere are. If you're visiting Taipei across multiple days, pair a T+T lunch with an evening at one of the city's bars (see our Taipei bars guide) for a well-structured day.
For broader Taiwan context: Molino de Urdániz and L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon Taipei represent the European-technique end of Taipei's fine dining, while A Cun Beef Soup in Tainan and A Gan Yi Taro Balls in New Taipei anchor the traditional end of the Taiwan eating spectrum. For travellers using Taipei as a base for day trips, Volando Urai Spring Spa & Resort in Wulai District is worth adding to the list. Bebu in Hsinchu County is another regional option if your itinerary extends south. For international comparison, the casual-excellence format T+T operates in has parallels with Lazy Bear in San Francisco , a different cuisine entirely, but the same principle of serious cooking in a room that doesn't ask you to dress for it. Our full Taipei experiences guide and Taipei wineries guide round out the planning resources.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| T+T | Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Asia Ranked #471 (2025); The modern and simple design of T+T exudes relaxed chic, à la French bistronomy. The name is an abbreviation of ‘tapas tasting’, but rather than Spanish in origin, the small plates show strong Asian roots. Miso, ginseng, Dang Gui, Shaoxing wine and red bean cake are juxtaposed ingeniously to create gustatory nuances that pleasantly surprise. The tasting menu, which changes every 3 to 4 months, offers great value; the eclectic wine list carries some interesting choices.; Opinionated About Dining Top Restaurants in Asia Ranked #371 (2024); Michelin 1 Star (2024) | $$$ | — |
| logy | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | $$$$ | — |
| Le Palais | Michelin 3 Star | $$$$ | — |
| Taïrroir | Michelin 3 Star | $$$$ | — |
| Mudan Tempura | Michelin 2 Star | $$$$ | — |
| Golden Formosa | Michelin 1 Star | $$ | — |
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Yes. The small-plates tasting format at T+T works well for solo diners — you move through the menu at the kitchen's pace, which removes the awkwardness of ordering alone. At $$$, it's a considered spend for one, but the OAD Asia ranking and Michelin star (2024) make it a defensible solo treat in Taipei.
Bar seating is not confirmed in available venue data. T+T's format is described as relaxed and bistronomy-style, so counter or bar options may exist, but check the venue's official channels via their Dunhua North Road location to confirm before assuming walk-in bar access is possible.
T+T's small-plates tasting format and Michelin-starred kitchen suggest a paced, structured service that suits smaller parties better than large groups. If you're planning a group booking of four or more, check the venue's official channels — the fixed tasting pace and likely limited covers mean large groups need advance coordination.
Yes, particularly on value grounds. OAD's write-up specifically flags the tasting menu as offering great value, and the menu rotates every three to four months, which rewards repeat visits. At $$$, it sits a tier below Logy and Taïrroir on price while holding comparable recognition, making it one of the stronger value cases in Taipei's fine dining tier.
At $$$, T+T holds a Michelin star and an OAD Asia Top 500 ranking (#371 in 2024, #471 in 2025), and OAD explicitly calls out its value. Compared to Taïrroir and Logy, which operate at $$$$, T+T delivers serious technique and a rotating menu at a lower price point — that gap is the core argument for booking here over the competition.
Lunch is the practical pick if availability is tight — T+T runs both services seven days a week (12:00 PM–2:30 PM and 6:00 PM–10:00 PM), and dinner slots at a Michelin-starred venue in Taipei tend to go first. The menu format is tasting-based regardless of session, so the food experience is the same; dinner simply suits a longer evening if you're pairing with wine from the eclectic list OAD highlights.
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