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Taipei|Fine Dining|M&CO (Second Visit・Christmas Special)

by Chou Chou 2026-06-06
written by Chou Chou 2026-06-06
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Content table of contents

  • M&CO restaurant introduction and Dining experience
  • Opening
    • Italian bread stick Grissini
    • Clam clarification soup
  • Appetizer
    • Hokkaido Tuna Brain Sky × Kyoto Turnip Mousse × Tomato stock Jelly × Caviar × Dill
    • Black-boned chicken clarification soup × soup leaf roll (Hokkaido scallops, Japanese golden carrot, Japanese turnip, mochi, Japanese mullet roe) × paper crane
    • Hokkaido Fragrant Box Crab & Cod Farm Crab Pasta
    • Cuttlefish, tomato, original three-color Italian focaccia
    • Yilan Cherry Duck × Canadian Duck Liver × Beetroot Puree × Figs & Pinot Noir Red Wine & Basamik Vinegar × Lemon Bubbles
    • Japanese-style tea bowl steamed × Hokkaido cod white seeds × lemon scorched cream soy sauce
    • Japanese Yamanashi organic Salmon × Spring Chrysanthemum Puree × White Wine Sea Urchin Cream Sauce
    • Red guava Pikachu clear Mouth Ice Brick
    • Kagoshima Oda Beef Wagyu Filet × Truffle Red Wine Sauce × Italian Truffle × White Asparagus × Spinach Christmas Tree
    • Beef stew curry with red wine
    • Kumamoto & Fukuoka Strawberry Cold Soup × Basamik Vinegar Ice Cream × Pistachio
    • Basque cheesecake
  • Final Thoughts
  • Rating and Cost
  • Restaurant information

When the chef's table meets Christmas, the luxury of this night is pushed to the highest point

Thank you for your invitation and giving me the opportunity to return to M&CO again.
Since the restaurant opened for reservations, although it is no longer completely cooked, it is still not easy to get a table of people, let alone a Chef's table that is still difficult to find. Being able to sit at the chef's table in the Christmas special this time is already a kind of luck in itself, and the overall experience is indeed better thanFirst visitTake it to the next level.

@mco_restaurant_tearoom

(Dining in December 2025)

M&CO restaurant introduction and Dining experience

Opening

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Italian bread stick Grissini

Hors d'oeuvres, a light but not rushed opening, slowly awakens the taste buds.

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Clam clarification soup

As last time, it started with clarified soup and was served in a cute carp cup.
Clear but full of seafood, it is an elegant starting style that is very M&CO.

Appetizer

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Hokkaido Tuna Brain Sky × Kyoto Turnip Mousse × Tomato stock Jelly × Caviar × Dill

This surprised me very much.
The fat and sweetness of Brain Heaven itself become more silky and creamy with the help of turnip mousse; tomato stock jelly brings refreshing acidity, so that the whole is not too greasy; caviar adds a salty finish at the end.
Multi-level but not chaotic, it is a very successful combination this season.

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Black-boned chicken clarification soup × soup leaf roll (Hokkaido scallops, Japanese golden carrot, Japanese turnip, mochi, Japanese mullet roe) × paper crane

This time the paper crane unexpectedly appeared very early. What I got was the yellow pumpkin paper crane.
The base of the soup is black-bone chicken soup, and the soup leaf roll with the concept of "Japanese New Year's lucky bag" is wrapped in it.
The ingredients are gorgeous, but the taste and taste are slightly interfering with each other, but they are not as clean and neat as the previous one.

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Hokkaido Fragrant Box Crab & Cod Farm Crab Pasta

Stir in the rich creamy tomato sauce full of crab meat, sprinkle with cheese and roast before serving, and the aroma is directly full.
I'm really happy to be able to eat crabs in this meal, but the shell noodles on my plate are a bit overlapping, so it's a pity that the sauce can't be completely wrapped.

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Cuttlefish, tomato, original three-color Italian focaccia

A classic Focaccia that is very good to eat alone.
If you can leave some of the crab sauce from the pasta in front to dip, it should be even more perfect.

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Yilan Cherry Duck × Canadian Duck Liver × Beetroot Puree × Figs & Pinot Noir Red Wine & Basamik Vinegar × Lemon Bubbles

This plate is completely "coolness critical strike".
The two sauces and lemon bubbles are cleverly designed to combat the fat of duck liver and duck meat.
However, compared with the last duck liver loose sushi, this dish will feel a little tired after eating, and I still prefer the more refreshing presentation of the previous season.

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Japanese-style tea bowl steamed × Hokkaido cod white seeds × lemon scorched cream soy sauce

Baizi itself is very fragrant and has a good flavor, but the degree of fusion with tea bowl steaming is slightly lower, like two delicious things being put together, but not completely combined.

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Japanese Yamanashi organic Salmon × Spring Chrysanthemum Puree × White Wine Sea Urchin Cream Sauce

The sauce is very good, there are even complete sea urchin pieces in it, but the salmon is slightly more mature, which makes the whole less soul, and I feel that this sauce deserves to be more able to support its protagonist.

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Red guava Pikachu clear Mouth Ice Brick

Cute and refreshing, press the pause button on the heavy flavor paragraph.

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Kagoshima Oda Beef Wagyu Filet × Truffle Red Wine Sauce × Italian Truffle × White Asparagus × Spinach Christmas Tree

It is still the top steak I have ever eaten.
Truffles are not just shavings, but heroic slices, with truffle red wine sauce and perfectly cooked wagyu filet, the sense of luxury is directly stretched to the extreme. The spinach Christmas tree also puts the overall atmosphere into festive mode. It's also my favorite dish in the whole course ❤️

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Beef stew curry with red wine

Following the sake pork last time, I chose red wine beef this time. Next time I will be able to complete the cuttlefish seafood curry puzzle.

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Kumamoto & Fukuoka Strawberry Cold Soup × Basamik Vinegar Ice Cream × Pistachio

Strawberry cold soup is very interesting, but the presence of Basamik vinegar in ice cream is low.

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Basque cheesecake

The sign of M&CO is over.

Final Thoughts

M&CO this night was more "refreshing" than when I first visited.
Sitting at the Chef's table and watching the birth process of the entire Christmas special menu, coupled with the addition of festive decorations and truffles, will really make people start to seriously consider: should I leave Christmas to M&CO in the future?

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Rating and Cost

  • Rating: 9.5/10
  • Price $5800+10%, water resources$210
  • Currently closed

Restaurant information

  • address:1F, No. 6, Lane 127, Section 3, Minsheng East Road, Minyou Li, Songshan District, Taipei City 105

What are the best restaurants for Christmas in your mind?

This meal is fully self-financed.

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