Sur-

Sur- moved to Central district in 2023 and now occupies the third floor of a quaint building. The minimalist room dotted with wooden furniture and vintage couches sports dark colours. The owner-chef elevates everyday Taiwanese ingredients to haute cuisine using traditional techniques like tempering, charbroiling and smoking in the tasting menu that changes every season. The wine and zero-proof pairings are highly recommended.

• Elevates Everyday Taiwanese Ingredients to Haute Cuisine: Sur- transforms common Taiwanese ingredients into high-end dishes using traditional techniques like tempering, charbroiling, and smoking, all presented in a minimalist, dark-toned setting.
• Seasonally Changing Tasting Menu: The restaurant offers a tasting menu that changes every season, ensuring a dynamic and evolving dining experience.
• Wine and Zero-Proof Pairings Highly Recommended: Sur- is noted for its thoughtful wine and non-alcoholic beverage pairings, which are specifically highlighted as a standout feature of the dining experience.

Signature Ingredients

• Local Taiwanese seasonal ingredients: The restaurant centers on elevating everyday Taiwanese ingredients to haute cuisine through modern techniques, with a strong emphasis on sourcing from Taichung and Taiwan. These seasonal, locally sourced components form the core of the menu and define the restaurant’s flavor identity.
• Goose: A standout protein used in one of the restaurant’s dishes, exemplifying the modern Taiwanese approach to using local game and delivering nuanced textures and savory depth.
• Jinxuan tea (Taiwanese blue-tea cultivar): A key beverage element in the dining experience, featured in non-alcoholic pairings and integral to the tea-forward flavor explorations of the menu.
• White gourd, bergamot, and orange blossom: Flavor pairings that accompany the Jinxuan tea in signature mocktails, reflecting Taiwan’s tea culture and layered aroma profiles within the tasting experience.
• Miso and miso butter (house-made): Miso is incorporated into components of the meal, with miso butter used as a signature accompaniment, blending Taiwanese ingredients with umami-rich, fermented flavors.
• Sourdough (house-made): The restaurant offers house-made sourdough bread served as part of the tasting experience, often complemented by miso butter and other carefully crafted accompaniments.