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$$ | Inner Harbour |
Vastly popular A Lorcha (the name means "wooden ship") celebrates the heritage of Macau as an important port with a maritime-theme menu. Save room for serradura (Macau sawdust pudding, made with biscuits and whipped cream).
289 Rua do Almirante Sérgio, Macau, n/a Macau, Macau
Known For
- Signature Lorcha-style clams
- Seafood paella and fire-roasted chicken
- Luring racers during the Grand Prix (the Macanese owner is a fervent Formula fan)
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Tues., Credit cards accepted, Reservations essential
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$$ | Downtown |
"Quirky" springs to mind when describing the colorful decor, with plastic monkey puppets and funky chicken toys hanging from the ceilings. The eclectic clientele includes graphic designers, gambling-compliance lawyers, and 10-year-old Cantonese kids celebrating birthdays.
Known For
- Insalada de polvo (octopus salad), king prawns, and steak fries served in a tangy mushroom sauce
- Giant pitchers of sangria
- Reservations are essential
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted, Reservations essential
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$$ | Cotai |
Don't let this restaurant's mall location or dynastic Chinese decor turn you off. Kitschy setting aside, Dynasty 8 serves some of the best—and most photogenic—dim sum in town.
Estrada do Istmo, Macau, n/a Macau, Macau
Known For
- Contemporary dim sum (lobster soup dumplings, salted lemon puffs)
- Popular so reservations are recommened
- Great sharing dishes, including crispy fried crab claws
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$$ | Inner Harbour |
A tiny spot overlooking Sai Van Lake, Henri's Galley has been serving up home-style Macanese cuisine since 1976. The place is cozy and unpretentious, with a few tables outside should the weather decide to play nice.
4G--H Av. da Republica, Macau, n/a Macau, Macau
Known For
- Friendly staff
- Famous African chicken and signature sangria
- Tasty sharing plates (spicy prawns, roast pigeon, chili crab)
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$$$ | Cotai |
Michelin-starred Lai Heen showcases haute Chinese cuisine in a sky-high dining room at The Ritz-Carlton, Macau. The menu might focus on fine Cantonese dishes, but the decor weaves together Macau's east-meets-west heritage with Portuguese-style mosaics, wood-carved partitions, eye-catching artwork, and plush furniture.
Nossa Senhora da Esperanca, Macau, n/a Macau, Macau
Known For
- Excellent views from the 51st floor
- Melt-in-your-mouth Iberico pork char siu (barbecue pork) and crab claw in creamy lobster bisque
- Fantastic service start to finish
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$$ | Coloane Island West |
Occupying a converted two-story house with a small but pleasant balcony overlooking Coloane Village, this restaurant is Portuguese owned and has a Portuguese chef—so it’s no surprise that it is a favorite of Portuguese residents.
8 Rua das Gaivotas, Macau, n/a Macau, Macau
Known For
- Codfish cakes, savory duck rice, boiled bacalhau
- An extensive list of hearty Portuguese wines
- House-made desserts (rice pudding or flan)
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Wed., Credit cards accepted
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$$ | Coloane Island South |
Everyone in Hong Kong and Macau knows about Fernando's, but the vine-covered entrance close to Hác-Sá Beach is difficult to spot. The open-air dining pavilion and bar have attracted beachgoers for years now, and the enterprising Fernando has built a legendary reputation for his Portuguese fare.
9 Praia de Hác-Sá Beach, Macau, n/a Macau, Macau
Known For
- Home-style grilled fish, baked chicken, and huge bowls of spicy clams
- Beloved sangria and long list of Portuguese wines
- Informal, boisterous atmosphere
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: No credit cards, Reservations not accepted
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$$$$ | Taipa |
With its southern Italian fare inspired by the Puglia Region and sweeping views of the Macau Peninsula, Aurora is popular with a high-level business clientele and those seeking modern romance. Chef Michele dell'Aquila's menu focuses on seafood, spotlighting pan-roasted cod, Adriatic red snapper, crabs, prawns, and oysters, but there are also plenty of pastas and meats, as well as over 2,000 bottles in the massive wine cellar. A seafood buffet is served from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm on Sunday and costs MOP$488.
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Thurs., Credit cards accepted, Reservations essential
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$$$ | Outer Harbour |
This 1930s-style Parisian brasserie in the MGM Macau is one of the trendiest restaurants around. Diners are particularly fond of its catch-of-the-day seafood, French mains, and chic decor.
Known For
- French Concession Shanghai-esque decor with tan wood booths and a terrace
- Steak Parisien with french fries
- Sommeliers who pair the latest wines with dishes
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Mon., Credit cards accepted
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$$$ | Cotai |
Inspired by its sister restaurant Made In China in the Grand Hyatt Beijing, Beijing Kitchen features northern Chinese cuisine. One of the signature dishes is the Peking duck, which is cooked in a wood-fired oven, roasting away the fat and leaving the skin crispy. The home-style pan-fried pork dumplings have a delicately thin skin. The open kitchen, exposed brick, high ceilings, dark-wood furnishings, and modern Chinese decor give the eatery a sophisticated yet comfortable atmosphere. The dessert menu contains Chinese sweets such as mango pudding and homemade ice cream.
Estrada do Istmo, Macau, n/a Macau, Macau
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted, Daily 11:30–midnight
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$$$ | Cotai |
Located next to the Four Seasons' Bali-inspired poolside, Belcanção offers an impressive buffet spread featuring Portuguese, Indian, Chinese, Italian, and a smaller selection of Japanese dishes. The dessert and salad bars are amply stocked, and the service is impeccable. Try the codfish with chickpeas salad, have a slice of thin-crust pizza, and wash it all down with fresh fruit juice. Follow up with an egg tart or serradura.
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted, Breakfast 6:30–11; lunch noon–2:30; dinner 6–10; Sunday brunch noon–3.
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$$ | Downtown |
Well known to both locals and visitors from Hong Kong, Fat Siu Lau has kept its customers coming back since 1903 with delicious Macanese favorites and modern creations. A second branch, called Fat Siu Lau 3, is in Taipa Village and offers the same great food albeit in more modern settings.
64 Rua da Felicidade, Macau, n/a Macau, Macau
Known For
- Whole curry crab, grilled prawns in garlic butter
- The famous roasted pigeon dressed in a secret marinade
- Reservations are essential
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted, Reservations essential
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$$$$ | Inner Harbour |
Specialties at this Spanish restaurant firmly ensconced in the 17th-century Pousada de São Tiago include seafood paella, "casserole" of pigeon with rice, Iberian Parma ham, beef sirloin, garoupa (grouper), and fresh sole. Don't miss the afternoon high tea, available from 3 to 5 daily; it's served on the brick terrace shaded by hundred-year-old trees, in the air-conditioned interior with a view of the South China Sea, or at the mirror-walled Cascata Bar built inside the ancient fortress.
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
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$ | Downtown |
Look for the small cow sign marking the out-of-the-ordinary Leitaria i Son milk bar. The decor is cafeteria-style and spartan, but the bar whips up frothy glasses of fresh milk from its dairy and blends them with all manner of juices: papaya, coconut, apricot, and more. Known for: silky steamed milk; cold milk custard with red beans; long lines at peak hours.
Largo do Senado 7, Macau, n/a Macau, Macau
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$$ | Inner Harbour |
In a tasteful setting, with whitewashed walls and dark-wood beams, one of the most popular local restaurants offers authentic Macanese dishes that are simple, straightforward, and deliciously satisfying.
261 Rua do Almirante Sergio, Macau, n/a Macau, Macau
Known For
- Must-tries such as tamarind pork with shrimp paste or Portuguese vegetable cream soup
- Bebinca de leite (coconut-milk custard) for dessert
- A line out the door on weekends, when reservations are highly recommended
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
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$ | Downtown |
Not far off the main drag but somewhat hidden down an alleyway, Margaret's Café e Nata offers a cool—albeit increasingly crowded—place to sit, outside under fans and awnings, with some of the best custard tarts in town, plus fresh juices, sandwiches, homemade tea blends, and pizza slices. .
Known For
- Crispy, creamy egg tarts
- Big-as-your-face sandwiches
- Fresh juices and teas
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Closed Wednesday
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$$ | Inner Harbour |
Come here for traditional Portuguese food that relies on meats, seafood, and heavy sauces. The grilled prawns, African chicken, and various curries are excellent. But it's the design that makes this place so special—picture an elegant two-story facade, brilliant white colonnades, and Iberian arches tiled with azulejos (glazed and painted Portuguese tiles) complemented by marble steps and bridges. Reservations are a good idea on weekends.
259B Rua do Almirante Sergio, Macau, n/a Macau, Macau
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted
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$$ | Taipa |
A busy little eatery in the heart of Taipa Village, O Santos serves up classic Portuguese fare without frills or fluff. It has a similar menu to many of the diners in Macau, but the personality here is warm and lively. It's not a place for a romantic night out, but the food is great—try the steak and fries, the fried sardines, and, to finish, the serradura (a Portuguese dessert containing cookies and cream). The house-made sangria is terrific.
20 Rua de Cunha, Macau, n/a Macau, Macau
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$$ | Inner Harbour |
The owners, who have roots in Pisa, created a warm, rustic interior to match the refined comfort food on their menu. The bresaola involtini (air-cured beef with shredded Parmesan) and fresh salmon carpaccio antipasti are tasty ways to begin your meal. Move on to the grilled king prawns, homemade tortellini, and, of course, the perfect wood-fired pizzas. To find the place, walk up the hill from Barra Square and look on your left for the door leading downstairs, just across from the yellow-and-white Moorish Barracks.
2–A Cheong Seng Bldg., Macau, n/a Macau, Macau
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted, Reservations essential
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$$$ | Downtown |
Despite the Portuguese name, exquisite dim sum and Chinese haute cuisine are Portas do Sol's specialties. Tiny, sweet Shanghainese pork buns, turnip cakes, and soup dumplings are some of the traditional offerings; there are also innovative new creations that look like miniature jewels on the plate. For dessert you can choose from a wide variety of Chinese sweets, including a fish-shaped chilled mango and coconut pudding, double-boiled papaya with snow fungus (a tasteless mushroom that becomes gelatinous when cooked), and deep-fried sweet milk with longan fruit. Reservations are a good idea on weekends, as this place fills up with Hong Kong and mainland visitors.
Restaurant Details
Rate Includes: Credit cards accepted, Mon.–Fri. 11:30 am–2:30 pm; Sat.–Sun. 9:30 am–3 pm; daily 6:30–10:30 pm, Reservations essential
