Macau Restaurant Guide

There is plenty of Macau restaurants and good food to be had in the city. Like any other Chinese, Macau people do eat throughout the day. Some up to five times a day.

You should definitely try the territory's native cuisine, Macanese food - a fascinating blend of Portuguese and Asian elements.

Regency Macau Hotel The Portuguese elements include fresh bread, cheap imported wine and coffee, as well as an array of dishes ranging from caldo verde (vegetable soup) to bacalao (dried salted cod).

Macau restaurant's most interesting Portuguese colonial dish is probably African chicken, a concoction of Goan and east African influences, comprising chicken grilled with peppers and spices.

Straightforward Cantonese restaurants, often serving dim sum for breakfast and lunch, are also plentiful, though you'll find porto wine on the menus even here.

Alongside the local dumplings and noodles, Macau's numerous snack bars often offer fresh-milk products such as fruit milkshakes and milk puddings, unusual for China.

Don't rely on Macau restaurants here opening as late as in Hong Kong; you might not get a meal served much after 10pm. But of course this is fast changing, thanks to the new casinos.

Macau restaurant Costs, however, are nearly always lower, with bills even in smart venues usually not exceeding 150-250 ptca per head.

Top Macau Restaurants

A Lorcha De Bche
Rua do Almirante Sergio 289, Inner Harbour, Macau ; Tel: +853 2831 3193/95; Open Wed to Fri (12:30 pm - 3:00 pm and 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm (closed Tue); Portuguese-Macanese Cuisine

A short walking distance from A Ma Temple, A Lorcha offers very good traditional Portuguese and Macanese dishes. Try the Portuguese-style clams covered in coriander and white wine sauce, the curry crab, piping bread finished off with a pitcher of sangria.

Antonio Restaurante

Rua Ho Lin Vong 25, Taipa, Macau Phone; Tel +853 2882 7627; Open Daily 18:00 - 22:00, closed on Wednesdays

Cafe Bela Vista

Grand Lap 2/F, 956-1110 Ave da Amizade; Tel +853 8793 3871; Open Daily 24 hours except Thu until 12pm

Bringing back the historic charm of the old Bela Vista hotel, the restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets, as well as an a la carte menu featuring Portuguese, Macanese, Asian and Western dishes. Fresh seafood buffets are local favourites on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday lunchtimes.

Cafe Ou Mun

12 Travessa de S. Domingos, Macau | Tel: +853 2837 2207; Open: Tue - Fri (8:00 am - 10:00 pm); weekends (9am-10pm); Close Mondays; Portuguese Cuisine

A favourite of Portuguese and Macanese residents for its coffee and fresh bread and cakes. They have their own bakery which suplies other restaurants and cafes around Macau.

Clube Militar
No. 975, Avenida da Praia Grande, Macau | Tel +853 2871 4000 | Open Daily 12:00 - 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm | Portuguese Cuisine

Although this is a private club, the dining room is open to the public. A great way to see inside one of Macau's colonial buildings - which has been beautifully restored .

Camoes

Shop 101, Lisbon-Evora, Macau Fisherman's Wharf, Macau; Tel: +853 2872 8818
Open: Daily 11:30am - 11:30pm; Portuguese Cuisine

Serves generous portions of monkfish casserole, seafood steamer stew, cold crab and drunken pears for dessert. Genuine Portuguese cuisine inside an inspiring interiors.

Copa Steak House

3/F, Sands Casino, Largo de Monte Carlo No.203, Macau Phone +853 8983 8222 Opening Hours Daily 17:30 - 23:00, closed on Sundays

The Copa Steakhouse is located inside the Sands Casino and is one of the first to offer American style steaks.

Escada

8 Rua de Se; Tel +853 2896 6900 or 2823 9229; Open Daily 12-3 pm and 6-10:30pm; Portuguese cuisine

Simple and healthy Portuguese cooking inside a beautifully restored old residence right in the middle of central.

Espaco Lisboa

8 Rua dos Gaivotas, Coloane Village, Macau Phone +853 2888 2226 Opening Hours Monday to Friday 12:00 - 15:00 and 18:30 - 22:00 ; Weekend 12:00 - 23:00

Espaco de Lisboa's award-winning executive chef Antonio Coelho brings a new and creative touch to Portuguese cuisine in this cozy old village house. There is a charming flower-fringed balcony upstairs that is popular for al fresco dining in good weather, as well as air-conditioned dining areas upstairs and down.

Fat Siu Lau

Rua da Felicidade 64 (tel 2857 3585).

A very popular, traditional old restaurant in an area busy with cafés and restaurants. Pigeon is the speciality.

Fernando's

9 Hac Sa Beach, Coloane Island, Macau Phone +853 2888 2264 Opening Hours Daily 12:00 - 21:30

Featured in many guides and magazines, Fernando packed by locals and visitors alike during weekends. Serves tasty and reasonably priced Portuguese food. The simple, no airconditioning setting and sometimes casual service may not be everyones taste. But the ambiance and the food is that good.

La Gondola

Estrada de Cheoc Van, Coloane, Macau (next to the swimming pool) Phone +853 2888 0156 Opening Hours Daily 11:00 - 23:00

Over 20 years in operation and still a favourite of local families.

Nga Tim

No. 8, Caetano, Coloane, Macau (Near St. Francis Church) Phone +853 2888 2086 Opening Hours Daily 12:00 - 01:00; Chinese and others

The food, which combines Chinese, Macanese, and Portuguese styles of cooking and ingredients, is in a category all its own, with many unique dishes not available anywhere else.

O Manel

90 Rua Fernão Mendes Pinto, Taipa, Macau Phone +853 2882 7571 Opening Hours Daily 12:00 - 15:30 and 18:00 - 22:30 Closed 1st & 4th Tuesday of each month

Has a good reputation for fine Portuguese food since its opening in 1991.

Henri's Gallery

4G-H Avienda da Republica, Macau Phone +853 2855 6251 / +853 2856 2231 Opening Hours Daily 12:00 - 22:00; Macanese cuisine

Since 1976 Henri's Galley has been offering seafood cuisine of which the curry crab has been featured in culinary magazines worldwide. The African chicken and roast fish also come highly recommended by its highly trained staff.

Platao

Travessa de S. Domingos No. 3, R/C "B", Macau Phone +853 2833 1818 Opening Hours Daily 12:00 - 23:00; Portuguese and Macanese

Restaurante Platão in the centre of a very hot city was like finding an oasis in the desert.

Robuchon Galera

3/F, Lisboa Tower, Lisboa Hotel, 2-4 Avenida de Lisboa, Macau Phone +853 2837 7666 Opening Hours Daily 12:00 - 14:30, 18:30 - 22:30; French cuisine

Menu leans toward French and Continental European cuisine. Most a la carte items are on the steep side the restaurant's price fixed lunches can be excellent value as well as gastronomic adventures.

San Lorenzo's

New Orleans Block II, R/C, Fisherman's Wharf, Macau Phone +853 8297 2818 Opening Hours Daily 11:30 - 00:00

Serves pasta, giant pizzas, fresh salads, and a wide assortment of other dishes tasty meals and desserts.

Vila Porto de Maau

Macau Tower; +853 2896 8899; Open weekdays 12 pm - 3 pm, 6:30 - 11:30 pm; weekends and holidays 11:00 am - 12:30 pm; Szechuan cuisine

The restaurant specializes in Sichuan cuisine with some adaptation to local tastes. Worthwhile excursion to the Macau Tower.

Long Kei

Largo do Senado 7B (tel 573 970).

A one-hundred-year-old traditional but inexpensive Cantonese restaurant, on the left side as you face the square from Almeida Ribeiro. Dim sum available.

Pinocchio's

Rua do Sol 4, Taipa Island, Macau Tel: +853 28827 128
The good, old Pinocchio is a Macau culinary landmark, serving excellent Macanese and Portuguese food for the last thirty years or so. Prices are very reasonable, especially when considering the size of the portions: dinner is around MOP$ 100-200 (excluding wine and alcohol)