Former head chef at two-Michelin-star Raw opens Restaurant A in Taipei. André Chiang protégé Alain Huang on making it a reality and its artful menu
- The most anticipated opening in Taipei this year, Alain Huang’s Restaurant A resembles an art gallery or a well-appointed residence
- For its opening menu, Huang, a protégé of André Chiang, collaborated with 10 Taiwanese artists to convey their inspirations and journeys through his creations
For the longest time, Raw had a reputation for being one of the hardest-to-book restaurants in Taiwan. And for seven years, Alain Huang Yi-lun worked quietly behind the scenes as head chef.
Despite Huang’s low profile, he became widely known in the industry as a key player and was credited with fuelling Raw’s stellar rise to two-Michelin-star status in 2019.
While Raw is somewhat casual, and known for its cheeky interpretations of Taiwanese street food, Restaurant A serves fine-dining French food made with Asian techniques and influences.
The restaurant is set in a 5,400 sq ft (502 square metres) unit with private lift access on the fourth floor of one of two towers that make up the luxurious Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Diamond Towers, Taipei’s newest mixed-use complex. It is situated in Da’an, an affluent district marked by wide, leafy boulevards, elegant residences and swanky boutiques.
