Fujin Tree offers high quality Taiwanese dishes with a modern twist, optionally paired with champagne. We went to the original Songshan location. Apparently a month after our visit, they opened a new location inside Taipei 101!
Fujin hold one Michelin star, one of thirty restaurants in Taipei to have such honor. The founder of the Fujin Tree Group, Jay Wu had spent time in the U.S., Canada, and Japan before coming back to Taiwan. He wanted to "advertise Taiwanese food and drink, businesses, and culture to the world and to bring foreign vitality and inspiration back to Taiwan."
For food, this meant showing the public that Taiwanese food was not just about "fast" and "casual" street food, but could also be elegant, slow, and enjoyed with champagne.
Our meal here with food writer Nina Simonds (plus our photo above) was even featured in a Boston Globe article titled 50 Years Later I'm Still Falling for Taipei!
The ambiance inside is warm, casual, and comfortable.
Fujin Tree Taiwanese Cuisine & Champagne - Thoughts
All in all, we really enjoyed our meal here. My favorite dishes were probably the stir fried oysters + cruller and the pickled turnip egg omelet. The food is simple and "homestyle" on the one hand, yet is also elegant and refined. Champagne is indeed the perfect complement!
I would definitely come back!
Fujin Tree Taiwanese Cuisine & Champagne
17, Lane 199, Dunhua North Road,
Songshan District, Taipei, Taiwan
