Ban Bo Taipei

Ban Bo sits on Lane 265 of Lequner Road in Taipei’s Zhongshan District, a twenty-five-minute walk from the Taipei Fine Arts Museum. The kitchen specialises in Vietnamese seafood, earning the venue a Michelin star in the 2025 Michelin Guide. The room runs smart and elegant, leaning into a formal register that distinguishes it from the surrounding city landscape.

While most of the district caters to high-volume foot traffic from the nearby department stores, Ban Bo remains a deliberate destination. The cooking here trades the quick, casual nature often expected of Vietnamese menus for a more considered approach to regional seafood. It is a quiet departure from the bustle of the local shopping thoroughfares, making it the better choice for those who prefer their meals without the surrounding noise of the Nanxi branch of Shin Kong Mitsukoshi.