How to book Le Palais

Le Palais is the Chinese restaurant of the Palais de Chine Hotel in Taipei, set on the hotel's 17th floor in the Datong district^1,2. Its Cantonese cooking is overseen by Hong Kong chef Chan Wai-keung, also known as Ken Chan^4,5.

The restaurant received three stars in the first Michelin Guide Taipei in 2018³, and it was the only three-star restaurant in Taiwan from 2018 through 2022⁵. The hotel says it has now held three stars for nine years in a row, from 2018 to 2026¹.

The kitchen works with hand-picked seasonal produce and is known for Cantonese dim sum and banquet dishes, served from both set menus and an à la carte menu¹. Michelin's inspectors singled out the Cantonese crispy roast duck, lobster, tofu and baked egg custard tarts³. A 2013 Taipei Times review noted that the roast duck and the crispy barbecued pork both had to be ordered in advance⁴.

Michelin describes a dark room with Chinese garden motifs². The 2013 review described an East-meets-West design in royal purple and brass with emerald and black accents, with a central area of semi-enclosed booths modelled on southern Chinese boathouses⁴. There are also eleven private dining rooms that mix Chinese and French styles, some with city views¹. The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner, closed on Mondays, and asks for smart casual dress¹.