HAILI
Chengong 1st Road
801 Kaohsiung City, Qianjin District
Tel. +886 72150559
The dishes
Hokkaido Scallop, Water Chestnut, Aged Tangerine Peel
Fuji Salmon, Bergamot, Coconut
Buri, Southern Apricot Kernel, Red Miso
Firefly Squid, Cuttlefish, Squid
Coral Trout, Anchovy, Lily Bulb
White Asparagus, Mugwort, Cherry Leaf
Ohmi Beef, Garlic Scapes, Black Garlic
Watermelon, Olive, Jasmine
Rose Geranium, Sour Cherry, Sweet Wormwood
Over the past decade, Taiwan’s fine dining scene has reached a new level of maturity. Technical execution is no longer what distinguishes one restaurant from another. Increasingly, the defining factor is whether a chef can articulate a culinary identity that is unmistakably their own.
Opened in 2023, HAILI quickly earned a Michelin star. Chef William trained at several of Taiwan’s most influential restaurants—including RAW Taipei, Logy, and Stay by Yannick Alléno. Not surprisingly, his cooking reflects both French and Japanese techniques while drawing deeply from Taiwan’s indigenous ingredients, botanicals and aromatic traditions. The restaurant offers only a single seasonal tasting menu. There is no à la carte selection, and the menu changes continuously throughout the year. Rather than returning for signature dishes, guests come to experience the chef’s latest interpretation of Taiwan’s seasons and terroir.
