A: Wow, three Taiwanese restaurants just won the 2024 “Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants” awards.
B: Awesome! Which three restaurants?
A: Taipei’s Logy at No. 22 and MUME at No. 34, and Taichung’s JL Studio at No. 33.
Photo: Liberty Times 照片：自由時報
B: Actually, there are many more great establishments in Taipei. How about other Asian cities?
A: Singapore claimed nine spots this year, making it Asia’s new “food capital.”
A: 2024「亞洲50最佳餐廳」名單揭曉了，台灣有3家餐廳上榜。
B: 好厲害，哪3家？
A: 台北的Logy和MUME分獲第22和34名，台中的JL Studio獲第33名！
B: 其實台北還有很多好餐廳，那其他的亞洲城市呢？
A: 新加坡今年入選9家，可說是亞洲美食之都。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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