2 Best Restaurants in Taipa, Macau

Overseen by the two Portuguese brothers/chefs behind Albergue 1601, this spot celebrates Macanese cuisine in a unique setting: one of the charming, century-old Taipa Houses. The menu revives heirloom recipes rarely shared outside family kitchens. Think turmeric-infused porco bafassá, port wine-kissed vaca chau chau parida (stir-fried beef with ginger and wine), and fragrant shrimp curry with okra. Surrounded by antiques and Macanese decor, you can savor dishes passed down through generations in a setting as storied as its cuisine.

With its fresh Italian fare and sweeping views, Aurora is a local favorite for both business lunches and dinner dates. The menu focuses on seafood, spotlighting Patagonian toothfish, Hokkaido scallops, Boston lobster, and seasonal oysters, but there are also plenty of pastas and grilled meat dishes, plus excellent wood-fired pizzas made from 48-hour fermented dough. Pair it all with one of the hundreds of bottles of wine in the cellar as you admire Macau at night through floor-to-ceiling windows.