RyuGin Taipei

Most amazing restaurant in Taipei. The ingredients and the service are top notch. It is truly the best gourmet experience in town. Food is delicious beyond words and wine Pairing is impeccable.

Whenever I think about omakase, I always think about sitting in front of the chef while he prepares your food at the bar counter, being able to see them hard at work to prepare that delicious meal for you. Well, I was treated to a different kinda omakase in RyuGin, there's no bar counter, instead you get proper table sitting. I was a bit disappointed initially considering I wanted to watch how they prepared our food. However, each course that came out blew my mind. All the food are sourced locally from Taiwan, yet some of the seafood they brought to our table was better than the ones we've eaten in Japan. We're told that the menu changes according to season (rarely that different considering the climate in Taiwan doesn't vary much) and what they are able to find in the local market, that's what we get to eat. The menu differs 3 times a year. Service was great, the servers were attentive, they even made us a special dessert for our anniversary on top of our dessert course and our sommelier was well versed in his knowledge of not only wines, but sake alike. I must say, anywhere you go in Taiwan, you get treated with great hospitality. It's something I truly enjoy about Taiwan, their people. At RyuGin, I would recommend to try their own sake, we were skeptical at first, but we've never tasted sake that was so smooth, so polished yet, had a good kick to it. So good that we ordered another flask on top of our wine and sale mixed pairing.

Excellent, first time to a two start Michelin restaurant, you can definitely feel the difference between a one star and a two star. The service, food and atmosphere were all impeccable. We had set dinner with sake pairing that allowed tasting of six(?) different types of famous Juyondai. The set menu used mostly ingredients sourced locally here in Taiwan and are changed every 2.5 to 3 months.

Decent experience, each dish lived up to its hype, however, the menu I had was a little repetitive in ingredients. The experience + quality of foods, still very good overall!

Well deserves its 2-star Michelin recognition. Food are both interesting and delicious, and the service is impeccable. Be sure to try the wine pairing and its Alishan coffee pudding, you would love them.

First off want to give props to our waiter Michael Wang, glad we had him as our server. The service he provided was impeccable. This meal definitely goes as one of the top meals I’ve ever had in my life. We elected for the short 8 course (which is filling) and the tea pairing. Every dish was simply amazing with the tea pairings. The only small negative I would have to say about the meal is the noise level at the restaurant. I’ve been to several similar restaurants in Tokyo and they would require a certain level of privacy and noise level so those who would like to enjoy their meals can do so. Would definitely want to go again as our waiter mentioned that they can customize your experience differently every time. Just FYI for those interested in price, the meal was 12,980 NTD for 2 short course meals, tea pairing, water and a glass of champagne.

Fantastic experience overall. ? One of the only fine dining restaurants I’ve been to lately I’d actually be happy to revisit. Each course was beautifully executed and most were memorable. The service is definitely the best I’ve experienced here in Taiwan. From the courteous greeting to attentive service to utmost graciousness that really went above and beyond what I expected...I have only nice things to say about this place. The interiors are understated but chic and offered a very relaxing ambience. Will definitely be revisiting.

Every dish is very delicate and delicious. The atmosphere here is very good and the service is also great.