Category: Food

Kam Seng Chicken Rice Noodle

This foodie recommendation is just too much for most locals in Macau; Everyone was so familiar with Kam Seng Chicken Rice Noodles. Its one of my best favorite “must-eat” since I’m a youngster. Located the conjunction between the Rua da Madre Terezina and Avenida Ouvidor Arriaga, another delicatessen with a fifty-year old history. In the 1970s, the clothing and textile...

Memorable Ilha Verde Squatters Gourmet

Back to the forty n fifties’ well known Ilha Verde squatters districts – all houses built in iron sheds, approximately over 200 residential counts. Viewed from height, the wooden houses resembled like the chinese traditional “Hundred days chinese toddlers quilt” knitting patterns. Regardless of its shape, sizes and format of said houses, all surroundings look like a maze. You can...

Chinese Bakery at Rua de Cinco de Outubro

Established in 1936, the third-generation Pan Fong Bakery is one of the traditional chinese bakery store established more than 80 years; it’s also claimed as the oldest brand in the making of Mid-Autumn Moon Cakes and Bridal cakes in Macau. Healthy balanced diet became a part of everyone’s life in the past decade. Thus, the market has emerged high quality...

The Extraordinary Cha Chaan Teng – Veng Fai

Located in one of the small streets of Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, Rua de Cinco de Outubro – Veng Fai is the sub-branch of the old Veng Fai located at Ponte de Horta. Both stores opened ten years and more. Since I so tied up at work, I wasn’t able to make up some time with my family, experience their...

Classic Local Dim Sum – Orchid Garden

Last article have revealed Long Va Tea house located next to the Red Market. Another classic chinese tea house Lan Heong Kuok (namely Orchid Garden), is absolutely a great place to recommend. The Orchid Garden Tea house is located in the street of Rua da Madeira; From Hong Kung Temple walking towards the main hawker’s street Rua de Cinco de...

Macau Yum Cha culture

Macau’s yum cha culture – “A cup of tea and two dim sims” are inseparable. Local Macanese can’t live without yum cha and afternoon coffee break “at quarter past three”. The so-called “A cup of tea with two dim sum” meaning going tea house drinking, while enjoying dim sims. “A cup of tea” refer to Tea Pitcher; the concept of...

The Traditional Taste – Dragon Restaurant

When it comes to traditional cheap food, all locals will think of The Dragon’s restaurant. This store was set for twenty years over, renovated in 2011. This is always the first preferred choice for affordable seasonal seafood dining attempts. Renamed as seafood hotpot recently, locals that search for the freshest, cheapest seafood varieties, fulfilling the most authentic seafood original cooking...

Wa Kee Beef Brisket

This is one of the noodle place I went more than 35 years…. (while next year I am approaching my 40!) Their secret formula made me go back again and again; That is the oil they use for tossing the noodle – The roasted pork lard. Using roasted pork lard in a typical noodle shop is a old tradition practice...

Street Food V – Lourenco Market

St Lourenco Market were located at Rua da Praia do Manduco. This is one of the oldest street in Macau. It connects to main road Rua do Almirante Sergio. All prosperity gathered at Manduco in early 20th centuries (named Municipal “new” garden”). It was one of the most popular marketplace for trading, food and seafood. Numerous fishing boats were parked...

Street Food IV – Rua da Emenda

Yizi district composes of five streets interlinked, making up the busiest streets in Macao. (Rua da Emenda, Lu Cao, Rebanho, Tome Pires and Bras da Rosa 義字街; 盧九街; 群隊街; 飛能便度圍; 道咩卑利士街; 羅白沙街). This is one of the most typical street structure set in the old days. All streets are accessible between blocks. Most market stalls open from 7 am –...