The MICHELIN Guide Taiwan 2026 gives Taichung six starred restaurants: JL Studio with three stars and five restaurants with one star. It also names 23 Bib Gourmand picks for good value cooking, two Green Stars and 34 more Selected restaurants, 63 places in all. The 2026 Bib Gourmand list came out on 14 July 2026 and the stars on 21 July 2026. Below are the full starred and Bib Gourmand lists for Taichung, with the district and the easiest way to get there.
The cheap end of this list is the part we would send most visitors to first: pork trotters, goose noodles, braised pork rice and a 1933 meatball shop, most of them in the old center near Taichung Station.
How the guide came to Taichung
Michelin's inspectors added Taichung to the Taipei guide in 2020. That first Taichung selection, revealed on 24 August 2020, had JL Studio at two stars, three one-star restaurants (Fleur de Sel, Forchetta and Oretachi No Nikuya) and 21 Bib Gourmand picks. The guide has since become one Taiwan-wide edition: the 2026 edition is the ninth, with 434 restaurants across seven cities. JL Studio has held three stars for four years running.
- Three stars: exceptional cuisine.
- One star: high quality cooking.
- Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking. In Taichung that means noodle shops, pork trotter counters and small eateries.
- Green Star: a separate badge for sustainable gastronomy. Taichung's two in 2026 are Sur- (its first) and Tu Pang (地坊).
Good to know: the list changes every summer, and restaurants close and move in between. Check each restaurant's page on the MICHELIN Guide Taichung listing and book directly with the restaurant. In October 2026 Michelin marks L'Atelier par Yao as temporarily closed, Niou Jia Juang as trading 50 meters from its usual shop during an 18-month renovation, Ajisai as open three days a week, and Taichung Meatball as keeping irregular hours.
MICHELIN Stars (6)
Taichung has no two-star restaurant in 2026. SHINEYU is the new name on the list, promoted from Selected last year. Tap a name for Google Maps directions, or open the restaurant's own page on the MICHELIN Guide for the inspectors' notes and booking details.
| Restaurant | Stars | Cuisine | Address | Getting there | MICHELIN Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JL Studio | Three | Singaporean | 59 Cunzhong St., West District | Taxi from Taichung Station | View on MICHELIN Guide |
| SHINEYU (山与) (new in 2026) | One | Cantonese | 88 Sec. 1, Huilai Rd., Xitun District | Taxi from Taichung Station | View on MICHELIN Guide |
| YUENJI (元紀) | One | Taiwanese | 5 Anhe East Rd., Xitun District | Taxi from Taichung Station | View on MICHELIN Guide |
| Sur- (澀) | One | Taiwanese contemporary | 3F, 29 Zhongshan Rd., Central District | Walk from Taichung Station | View on MICHELIN Guide |
| Oretachi No Nikuya (俺達的肉屋) | One | Barbecue (Japanese wagyu) | 194-1 Gongyi Rd., West District | Taxi from Taichung Station | View on MICHELIN Guide |
| L'Atelier par Yao (temporarily closed) | One | French contemporary | 2F, 68 Xinfu 16th St., Taiping District | Taxi from Taichung Station | View on MICHELIN Guide |
JL Studio is chef Jimmy Lim's single evening tasting menu, reimagining Singaporean dishes like satay and chilli crab. Sur- serves one Taiwanese tasting menu in a converted soap factory on Zhongshan Road, a few steps from Miyahara. Oretachi No Nikuya was one of the first Taichung one-stars in 2020 and grills Japanese wagyu to order. SHINEYU serves Cantonese cooking in private rooms only.
Bib Gourmand (23)
Twelve of the 23 are in Central and West districts, and the ones marked "walk" are about a kilometer or less from Taichung Station (TRA). The rest are a taxi ride; four are out in the wider city (Shalu, Qingshui, Dongshi and Taiping). Don Moo is the one new name in 2026.
| Restaurant | What to order | District | Getting there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taichung Meatball (台中肉員) | Meatballs, fish ball soup | South | Walk from Taichung Station |
| A Kun Mian (阿坤麵) | Egg noodles with pork sauce | Central | Walk from Taichung Station |
| Chin Chih Yuan (范記金之園) | Rice with fried chicken thigh | Central | Walk from Taichung Station |
| No Name Noodles (上海未名麵點) | Shanghainese noodles | Central | Walk from Taichung Station |
| Moon Pavilion (醉月樓) | Taiwanese dishes, inside Miyahara | Central | Walk from Taichung Station |
| Fu Kuei Ting (富貴亭) | Goose noodle soup | Central | Walk from Taichung Station (about 1 km) |
| Fu Din Wang (富鼎旺) | Braised pork trotters | Central | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| Fu Juang Yuan (富狀元豬腳) | Braised pork trotters | West | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| Night School Braised Pork Rice (夜間部爌肉飯) | Braised pork rice, late at night | West | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| Kung Fu Shanghai Fish Ball (功夫上海手工魚丸) | Fish balls, scallion oil noodles | West | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| Ajisai (繡球) | Jiangzhe noodles (three days a week) | West | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| Küisine (好菜) | Set meals from small farms | West | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| Shin Yuan (馨苑) | Taiwanese set meals | West | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| Don Moo (東沐。食在) (new in 2026) | Duck rice and noodles | North | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| Ke Kou Beef Noodles (可口牛肉麵) | Beef noodle soup | Xitun | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| House of Dawn (曙光居) | Vegetarian noodles, potstickers | Xitun | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| Li Xiao Lou (裡小樓) | Taiwanese home cooking | Xitun | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| Lou's (羅家古早味) | Sesame oil chicken, dried shrimp noodles | Nantun | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| Shanghai Food (滬舍餘味) | Pan-fried pork buns | Nantun | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| Peng Cheng Tang (彭城堂) | Gua bao set, 1960s decor | Taiping | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| Feng Chi Goose (鳳記鵝肉老店) | Goose | Shalu | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| Lao Shih Kuan Noodles (老士官擀麵) | Hand-rolled noodles | Qingshui | Taxi from Taichung Station |
| Niou Jia Juang (牛稼莊) | Hakka beef (temporary site) | Dongshi | Taxi from Taichung Station |
The dishes in the table are the ones Michelin's inspectors single out on each restaurant's page. Taichung Meatball has been going since 1933 and serves only three things. A Kun Mian is in its third generation and has served the same egg noodles for more than 60 years. Fu Kuei Ting's goose noodle soup with dang gui has been around for some 60 years.
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Sources
Starred list, Bib Gourmand list, cuisines, addresses and the facts in our restaurant notes (the descriptions are our own words): MICHELIN Guide Taichung starred restaurants, Taichung Bib Gourmand and each restaurant's page there; The Full List of the MICHELIN Guide Taiwan 2026. Taichung totals, Green Stars and JL Studio's run: Taichung City Government (22 July 2026). Edition and national totals: Focus Taiwan (21 July 2026). The first Taichung selection: MICHELIN Guide (24 August 2020). Walking distances are measured from Michelin's map positions.
Inside Taichung is an independent travel guide and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Michelin. MICHELIN Guide, MICHELIN Star and Bib Gourmand are Michelin's names; we use them only to say which restaurants the guide lists. Checked October 2026.