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Chefs across Asia celebrated together, but separately as the 2021 Asia's 50 Best Restaurants was announced in a virtual ceremony rather in an onsite awards celebration for the second year in a row.
A record number of 5 restaurants repping Taiwan were named to Asia’s 50 Best, making us proud- Mume (15), RAW (21), new entry Logy (24), JL Studio in Taichung (26) and Shoun Ryugin (45). Team @logy.tw joins the list for the first time at #24 and chef Ryogo Tahara says “it’s a dream come true. It’s because of my team I can accomplish this goal.”
Congrats also to Singaporean chef Angela Lai, named 2021 Asia’s Best pastry chef. You can currently try her desserts at two Michelin star restaurant Tairroir.
I’ve been thinking about what it means that The Chairman is the first Chinese restaurant to be named number 1 restaurant in Asia, especially after a year where anti-Asian and anti-Chinese hate has risen around the world after a difficult year for everyone around the world. The world is a complicated place- and the gap between America where I grew up and Asia which is my home now has become so large. But to see the cross cultural camaraderie between the chefs, to witness their dreams come true, the recognition by #Asias50Best for many restaurants in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Thailand, Taiwan and more is a celebration for all the restaurants that have survived and strived to be places we hope to go to after we can safely travel again. It’s not a competition to see who can be best, rather it’s a way to push and lift each other up and forward, and that's what we will need to do after the pandemic.
A hungry girl’s list to burgers in taipei
work in progress
Are these the best burgers in Taipei in 2020? There’s quite a few new contenders that I haven’t tried yet, but these are the ones that I would go back today to go eat, and find myself routinely getting burgers to go. Bottless and Le Blanc are sit down restaurants with entire menus tempting you away from the burger, and you can add on foie gras or egg at Le Blanc.
Burger and Co, JB Burger and Louis Burger are straightforward. great burgers with good ingredients, proportions and fries worth ordering. I also love the milkshake at Burger and Co, and the freshly cut fries at JB are the most like In N Out. And FYI, there’s nowhere to sit down at Louis Burger, but it’s very price friendly to reflect that.
MY RECENT FAVORITES
Bottless / Songshan
Burger and Co / Daan
Le Blanc / Daan
JB burger / Daan
Louis Burger / Tianmu
I’VE TRIED IT, BUT I’M NOT A REGULAR
Selfish Burger / Xinyi
Awesome Burger /Xinyi
Burger Ray / Daan
Morton’s / Xinyi
KGB / Daan
M One Cafe / Daan
1885 / Songshan
Bravo / Songshan
Avenue / Daan
Meat Up/ Ximen
ON MY TO-EAT LIST
Butcher by LanPengYou / Xinyi
Big Al’s / Songshan
Wagyu Burger / Daan
Sheep and Pony / Daan
Taihu Tasting Room / Daan
Everywhere Burger Club / Daan
Thefreen / Songshan + Xinyi + Zhongzheng
BSB / Neihu
Lovss burger / Wenshan
Oldies Burger /Datong
PLANT BASED BURGERS
Miss Green / Daan
Ooh Cha Cha / Daan + Zhongzheng
Wildwood / Xinyi
Baganhood / Xinyi
Little Tree Food / Daan
CHAIN BURGERS
Burger King
Chili’s
TGIF
RIP / ONCE UPON A TIME IN TAIPEI
Punch burger
WHEN YOU DON’T WANT JUST A BURGER
MOS BURGER - rice burgers
Peanut butter burger
Veggie burger
Foie gras burger
Bone marrow burger
Please add any of your favorites that I missed in the comments below! Until the next post, see you on instagram @hungryintaipei
