A Gastronomic Guide to Macau
Macanese heritage, French haute cuisine and Cantonese refinement, with Cotai's most striking hotels.
Macau packs an extraordinary range of dining into a very small territory. This guide balances its historic Macanese flavours with the grand restaurants and hotels that have made it a gastronomic destination.
A cuisine of encounters
Macanese cuisine grew from centuries of exchange between Portugal, China, Africa and South-East Asia. Dishes such as minchi, African chicken and tamarind pork belong to no other place. A Lorcha is a classic address for Portuguese and Macanese cooking, and the city’s egg tarts are a daily ritual.
Grand tables
Macau has an unusual density of acclaimed restaurants. At Grand Lisboa, Robuchon au Dôme carries the French haute cuisine tradition, while The Eight is celebrated for its Cantonese cooking and dim sum.
Where to stay
Morpheus is the architectural choice, Raffles at Galaxy Macau the calmest, and Wynn Palace the most spectacular.
Practical notes
Reserve leading restaurants well ahead, particularly at weekends and during the Grand Prix. Hotel shuttles make it easy to move between Cotai and the peninsula.