Joel Robuchon destinations worldwide

Two Michelin stars in the Bellavita luxury mall, where Pierre-Yves Rochon's signature red-and-black counter format and open kitchen—the Atelier formula that redefined global fine dining—still feel radical against Taipei's more conventional restaurant rooms.

The 2003 Roppongi Hills original that launched the global Atelier format—Rochon's deep-red counter, open kitchen, dramatic pendant lighting—a French haute cuisine counter concept born from watching Japanese sushi chefs, still One Michelin-starred twenty years on.