食令 SHABU at Taipei 101: live abalone, Iberico, and the crab they clean for you
Order: Live abalone
4F of Taipei 101, luxury floor, next to Dior. A few gourmet coffee shops with good desserts on that level too. In the corner by the elevator, this shabu. One trip with weeks near the tower and constant rain, we tried it.
Fresh is the word. Seafood plate: crab, jumbo shrimp, and the abalone still moving. Good beef. And to my surprise, cerdo ibérico. The Spanish pig famous for jamón, in the soup. People in Spain will judge me. Trust me, it was good.
Service is extraordinary. They help cook the seafood and clean the crab so you can eat. I asked for butter. Judgy look. Vinegar and ginger instead. New flavor for the collection.
Good shabu. The one I come back to next time. If you are here, go up to the observatory. The skyline keeps changing, and the damper that holds this place through earthquakes and storms is worth seeing.
Guest perspective
Usagi on 食令 SHABU
Mi amiga Usagi estuvo en Taipei y esto es lo que pensó de Shabu:
Me gustó este shabu mucho más que los de Japón. Todo se sentía más fresco, hasta orgánico. Que lleguen vivos los moluscos y el marisco le da un valor agregado, aunque sea un poco cruel. Te muestran los abalones moviéndose, los langostinos pidiendo ayuda, el cangrejo intentando huir. Luego se lo llevan y lo cortan. Yo no hubiera podido cortar el abalón entero. Demasiado cruel. Gracias por cortármelo.
Fue la primera vez que vi jamón ibérico en un shabu. En Japón no hay eso. Probamos el ibérico hervido. Un crimen en España, pero estaba rico, no me quejo.
En Japón el shabu lo haces tú. Acá metían todo, sacaban todo y te lo dejaban listo. Más relax. Por eso se sintió más high-class.
Recomiendo mucho el menú surf and turf: carne y mar. Éramos tres y con eso y el ibérico me llené. Calidad. Nunca había comido tomate en un shabu. Me sorprendió el postre: pudín, sandía, helado de matcha. En Japón, en un menú así, casi no viene.
No sentí necesidad de pedir más verduras ni más carne. Súper recomendado. Imagino que no fue barato. Por la experiencia, vale la pena.
Map and directions
What to order
Live abalone
Still moving on the seafood plate. Fresh is the word.
Crab
They help cook the seafood and clean the crab so you can eat.
Jumbo shrimp
Part of the seafood plate with the crab and live abalone.
Cerdo ibérico
The Spanish pig famous for jamón, in the soup. People in Spain will judge me. Trust me, it was good.
Beef
Good beef in the shabu.
If you're visiting 食令 SHABU
- Where is 食令 SHABU in Taipei 101?
- Taipei 101, 4th floor (the luxury floor), tucked in the corner by the elevator next to Dior. That floor also has gourmet coffee shops with good desserts.
- What should I order at 食令 SHABU?
- The seafood plate: crab, jumbo shrimp and live abalone. Add the beef and, surprisingly, the Iberico pork. Staff cook the seafood and clean the crab for you.
- Do they serve crab with butter?
- No. I asked and got a look. It comes with vinegar and ginger instead, a combination I hadn't tried before.
- Should I go to the Taipei 101 observatory after?
- Yes, since you're already in the building. The skyline is always changing, and the damper that keeps the tower steady through earthquakes and storms is worth seeing.
Restaurant details
Sat, Aug 29, 2026
Xinyi District, Taipei
4F luxury floor of Taipei 101, next to Dior, in the corner by the elevator.
By Cvander
More places to eat in Taipei: the CookFoodie Taipei guide