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Authentic Portuguese cuisine by chef António Coelho, in the heart of old Taipa village; recommended by the Michelin Guide.
Official websiteantoniomacau.com→A Macanese institution, famous for its duck rice and stuffed suckling pig; Bib Gourmand.
Official websiterestaurantelitoralmacau.com→The sister restaurant in Taipa, with the same traditional Macanese cooking; Bib Gourmand.
Official websiterestaurantelitoral-taipa.com→Portuguese cuisine with Chinese influences, close to A-Ma Temple; Bib Gourmand.
Official websitealorcha.com→Classic Portuguese cuisine by chefs Pedro and Mauro Almeida, in a house in the São Lázaro quarter.
Official websitealbergue1601.com→Contemporary Portuguese cuisine by chef Henrique Sá Pessoa; Michelin Guide selection.
Official websitelondonermacao.com→Lisbon’s star chef reinterprets Portuguese cuisine; Michelin Guide selection.
Official websitegrandlisboapalace.com→French fine dining at the top of the Grand Lisboa tower; three Michelin stars for eighteen years.
Official websitegrandlisboa.com→Refined Cantonese cuisine; three Michelin stars.
Official websitecityofdreamsmacau.com→Alain Ducasse’s French cuisine in the Zaha Hadid tower; two Michelin stars.
Official websitecityofdreamsmacau.com→Seasonal Cantonese cuisine; two Michelin stars.
Official websitewynnresortsmacau.com→Refined Cantonese cuisine at the Wynn on the peninsula; two Michelin stars.
Official websitewynnresortsmacau.com→The bakery that launched Macao’s Portuguese-style egg tart in 1989; Michelin Guide selection.
Official websitelordstow.com→The Macanese family dish: minced beef or pork stir-fried with soy sauce, diced potatoes and a fried egg. Served in Macanese restaurants, most without their own website.
Marinated, grilled pork chop in a crusty bun: the city’s signature snack.
Dessert of Portuguese origin: layers of whipped cream and crumbled Marie biscuits, like “sawdust”.
Macao has been a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy since 2017, thanks to Macanese cuisine, born of four centuries of exchanges between Portugal, Africa, India, Southeast Asia and China. Many small family restaurants have no official website: we list those that do, plus the great hotel tables. Book ahead at weekends, especially in Taipa and on Cotai.
Header photo: Pastéis de nata — Jason Goh, CC0 / Wikimedia Commons