7 Macau restaurant deals you shouldn’t miss this summer: credit cardholders can get exclusive discounts at top venues from Zuicho at The Karl Lagerfeld to Mandarin Oriental’s Vida Rica
- Exclusive discounts for credit cardholders to dine at more than 30 restaurants in Macau are coming this summer – including Michelin-starred venues Five Foot Road and steakhouse The Kitchen
- Imperial Court and Grand Emperor Court serve sophisticated Cantonese dishes, while Rossio at the MGM Macau offers Portuguese fare and Macanese specialities like creamy milk tea-flavoured egg tarts
To help you make the most of any trip to Macau, this summer Visa is offering its cardholders exclusive discounts at some of the city’s best restaurants. Diners can get up to 20 per cent off their meals at selected restaurants when paying with applicable cards.
With more than 30 restaurants to choose from, visitors are spoiled for choice. To help make your dining decisions easier, here are our recommendations for the restaurants you shouldn’t miss:
Inside Tommy Hilfiger’s fashionable US$46 million superyacht, Flag
1. Five Foot Road
Most Sichuan restaurants in Macau – of which there are many – are generalists. What makes Five Foot Road stand out from the crowd is its specific focus on the cuisine of the provincial capital, Chengdu.
A native of the city, Yang Dengquan is chef de cuisine and he tells stories of his hometown by recreating the historic mansion banquets of old Chengdu, where diners expected creativity, technique and richness of flavour – not just the trademark tingling sensation or fire now associated with Sichuan cuisine.
To achieve this, Yang invests time in the cultivation of several secret-recipe marinades and sauces that should not be missed.
G/F, MGM Cotai, Avenida da Nave Desportiva, Cotai, Macau
2. Vida Rica
With its intimate atmosphere, luxurious quasi-art deco decor, and vast floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook the south of the city, Vida Rica is one of the most attractive places to dine in Macau.
Honouring the East-meets-West history of its hometown, Vida Rica is headed by Istanbul-native chef de cuisine Can Gumus, who has served in prestigious locations across the Middle East, the Maldives and East Asia for more than 10 years. Overseeing the wok is executive sous chef Ethan Hiew, a man proficient in many Asian delicacies.
Diners will get their fill, no matter whether it’s European or Chinese cooking they are after.
2/F, Mandarin Oriental Macau, Avenida Dr Sun Yat-sen, Nape, Macau
Inside the lavish lifestyle of Lauren Sánchez’s son, Nikko Gonzalez
3. Imperial Court
The restaurant provides not only great food, but also an impressive ambience with its discreet lighting and an impressive dragon carved into a central pillar. Diners are recommended to take their time relaxing in the private garden by the entrance to prepare mind and body for the meal ahead.
G/F, MGM Macau, Avenida Dr Sun Yat-sen, Nape, Macau
The Savory Project is Ajit Gurung and Jay Khan’s follow up to the sweet success of Coa
4. The Kitchen
First awarded a Michelin star in 2014, The Kitchen is arguably Macau’s premier steakhouse. The restaurant boasts the best meat from around the world – Wagyu from Kagoshima and Australia, US prime beef and Dutch veal – and provides a variety of cuts, from sirloin to porterhouse.
A modern steakhouse, the restaurant attends to the needs of diners beyond just meat. There’s a fine range of seafood to be cooked fresh from the tank as well as a premium selection of sashimi from the sushi bar and an extensive salad buffet.
Suitable wine pairings abound thanks to the Grand Lisboa’s 17,000-strong cellar.
3/F, Grand Lisboa Macau, Avenida de Lisboa, Macau
5. Zuicho
Hong Kong to Macau: inside David Beckham’s triumphant Chinese comeback
As well as working in top restaurants in Tokyo and Osaka, Kinomoto has long been based in Ishikawa, a prefecture home to abundant seafood, where he has polished his keen sense for the seasonality of seafood. His deep knowledge and experience in preparing fish promises a wide variety of creative, fresh maritime flavours at Zuicho.
3/F, The Karl Lagerfeld, Rua do Tiro, Cotai, Macau
6. Grand Emperor Court
Situated along Avenida Comercial de Macau, Grand Emperor Court is located in the heart of Macau. The hotel is home to a clutch of excellent restaurants but pick of the bunch is Grand Emperor Court, which serves elegant and sophisticated Cantonese and Chiuchow cuisine in a luxurious imperial Chinese setting.
Fans of fresh seafood will appreciate the variety of choices that can be selected from the live fish tanks – ensuring the freshest produce. These dishes can be paired with premium and luxury teas from the restaurant’s extensive collection.
For groups, there are a large number of VIP rooms suitable for special occasions or anyone simply seeking an extra dash of exclusivity and privacy.
9/F, Grand Emperor Hotel, 288 Avenida Commercial de Macau, Praia Grande, Macau
Meet Hong Kong legend Michael Wong’s LGBT activist daughter, Kayla
7. Rossio
A recent addition to the MGM Macau, Rossio invites guests on a unique culinary journey. Switch over to a European mindset and immerse yourself in the restaurant’s Portuguese vibe, savouring afternoon tea with a summer twist. Sip on Rossio’s signature sangria while indulging in a creamy Portuguese-style egg tart, which come in traditional and milk tea flavours.
If you’re after something more hearty, the skilled chefs also whip up a wide range of mains. Highlights include steamed dover sole with chill, fried garlic, ginger and spring onions or crispy suckling pig.
G/F, MGM Macau, Avenida Dr Sun Yat-sen, Nape, Macau
