Macau : Things to Eat

Wednesday, 23 June, 2010
1:05 PM

What to eat? Where to eat? How to get there?

Pork Chop Bun • Cafe Tai Lei Loi Kei (大利来记) • Largo Governador Tamagnini Barbosa 18, 
Taipa. (Near Cunha bus station) 

Portugese Tarts • 新好利 • small outlet along the main street in Taipa

• Lord Stow’s Café • 9 Largo do Matadouro
• Margaret’s Cafe e Nata • Gum Loi Building, Rua Alm. Costal Cabral 
(Along Avenida D. Joao IV near the Sinatra 
Hotel)

Crab Porridge • Seng Cheong Crab Porridge (诚昌水蟹粥) • 28‐30 Rua da Cunha, Taipa Island 

(Reachable by the following buses: 11, 15, 
21, 28A 30, 33, 34 and 35 )
• Restaurante Bee Vee 峰景餐厅
• Taipa Rot Leonel Sousa Macau 氹仔蘇利安
圓形地 (Take Bus No 25, 22, 21A, 11, 26A, 
28A, 35 or 33 and get down at the bus stop 
right in front of the restaurant.)

Others • Egg rolls •?
• Almond cookies
• Ginger Sweets
• etc

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Wednesday, 23 June, 2010
1:18 PM

Cafe Tai Lei Loi Kei (大利来记)

Here comes the (original) highlight of my Macau trip. Macau is famous for the pork chop bun
(猪扒包). It is famous, mainly because of this cafe Tai Lei Loi Kei. And this cafe is famous,
because (from hear-say) it uses wood to bake their buns. Yes, the bun is more famous than
the pork chop. Due to environmental issues, this outlet looks like the only outlet has the
license to operate with wood.

The freshly baked pork chop bun is only available at 3pm daily. Before 3pm, queue has
already formed. We went on a non-peak day, but it has no difference!

Pegado de <http://lzbone.blogspot.com/2007/05/macau-food-part-1-taipa.html>

Tai Lei Loi Kei- Largo Governador Tamagnini Barbosa 18, Taipa. (Near Cunha
bus station)
Pegado de <http://wanderus.com/2008/12/22/planning-a-foodie-trip-to-macau/>

Even though they are open throughout the day, the famous buns are only served from 3pm onwards
until they’re sold out (which is often within the first two hours). Usually by 2:40 onwards,
the line will have started forming and within 10 minutes, it has begun to wrap itself around the restaurant outside,
spilling unto the square.
Pegado de <http://epicurious.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/battle-of-the-macau-pork-chop-buns/>

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Wednesday, 23 June, 2010
1:23 PM

新好利
Pronounced as San Hou Lei. Just a small outlet along the main street in Taipa, humble looking small
coffee shop. It is famous for its Portugal Egg Tart. We knew from the book that it is also good for its
Milk Tart. So we ordered both.

You must try the milk tart. It tastes so differently rom normal tart. In fact, their tarts' pastry is very
soft and crispy, very fragile. We had to eat with care, otherwise they all spread out and you may end
up holding nothing! The filling of the milk tart is similar to those that we had in steamed milk (双皮奶),
like milk custard. Not too sweet, just nice.

And the Portugal tarts... at first I didnt' like it coz I hate my food burnt, and it has too many burnt
marks on the surface. But then... after eating it, I realised that the taste of the egg tart is actually
enhanced by those burnt smell. Not a healthy way of eating, once is enough, but worth to comment
that it tastes different, better than those in KL!

Pegado de <http://lzbone.blogspot.com/2007/05/macau-food-part-1-taipa.html>

Lord Stow’s Cafe – 9 Largo do Matadouro

Margaret’s Cafe e Nata- Gum Loi Building, Rua Alm. Costal Cabral (Along Avenida D. Joao
IV near the Sinatra Hotel)

Portugues-style Egg-Custard Tarts: If you’ve ever had the Cantonese version of the egg tarts,
you’d LOVE the Portuguese-style egg tarts. It’s slightly bigger, juicier, and burnt on the top. One of
the most famous bakeries to visit is Lord Stow’s Cafe. His rival, Margaret’s Cafe e Nata, is his ex-
wife’s shop. I think there’s a good chance I’m going to sample both!

Pegado de <http://wanderus.com/2008/12/22/planning-a-foodie-trip-to-macau/>

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Wednesday, 23 June, 2010
1:26 PM

Seng Cheong Crab Porridge (诚昌水蟹粥)

It is highly recommended by my HK friends. It wasn't in my original food list, but due to her high
recommendations, we started with that. I was really glad we listened to her.

They cooked the porridge with crab that is full of cream/role/羔. The porridge looks yellowish with the
roles mixed well.

We ordered the small one, but came so big, coz they cook it minimum with 1 crab. We also ordered
their fried fish balls. When we first saw the food, we thought we would not be able to finish. But we
were wrong! It was so tasty that we finished everything, and we didn't feel enough! OMG, I am never
fond of eating porridge, but this one is just too tasty to forget. My sister and I keep talking about this
again and again, checking with everyone who've been to Macau about this... It is just so, so, so tasty I
don't know how else to describe it.

(just to show you how big the bowl is, and we finished them!)

The fried fish balls are quite unique too. It is to be eaten with the black vinegar. A good dish to go
with the porridge.

We were there at 12noon, just right after they opened for business. Slightly later, the outlet was full
with people waiting for a table!

Pegado de <http://lzbone.blogspot.com/2007/05/macau-food-part-1-taipa.html>

Seng Cheong Crab Porridge – 28-30 Rua da Cunha, Taipa Island

Seng Cheong Restaurant is located at:

28 - 30 Rua Do Cunha
Taipa Island
Reachable by the following buses: 11, 15, 21, 28A 30, 33, 34 and 35

Pegado de <http://preciouspea.blogspot.com/2008/06/seng-cheong-restaurant-taipa-rua-do.html>

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Wednesday, 23 June, 2010
1:33 PM

Restaurante Bee Vee 峰景餐厅

A visit to Macau would not be complete without tasting Macau famous crab porridge. Furthermore, it was crab
seoson during my visit. :) I did some homework before hand and found that Bee Vee(峰景) serves the best crab
porridge in Macau. The most popular restaurant among tourists is Seng Cheong(诚昌）, however the locals prefer
Bee Vee.

Bee Vee was comfortably situated at Taipa, overlooking the Macau-Taipa bridge(澳氹大橋). It was not at the
common tourism spot, therefore it was not a popular restaurant among tourists. But good food will never be
missed. ;)

Bee Vee did not charge for tea and 10% service charge. So, you only pay the exact price in the menu. If you
enlarge the menu, you will read the good news on the left - 免收茶水及一成服务费. Sitting close to the window at
first floor, the bridge view outside was splendid. I decided to sip another cup of tea....

Restaurante Bee Vee 峰景餐厅

Taipa Rot Leonel Sousa Macau
氹仔蘇利安圓形地
Tel: (853) 2881 1845 / (853) 2881 2398
6pm-12pm

P/S: Take Bus No 25, 22, 21A, 11, 26A, 28A, 35 or 33 and get down at the bus stop right in front of the restaurant.
If not, the nearest land mark is New Century Hotel, Taipa, which is at about 10 minutes walking distance away.

Bee Vee crab porridge (峰景蟹粥）

The crab porridge was heavenly good. The porridge was slow-cooked for 4-5 hours until it was silky smooth and
fragrant, then it was thickened with the crab meat and crab roe. The yellowish dots in the porridge was the crab
roe. I read that 3 different type of crabs were used in this porridge. Needless to say, the crab was fresh and
meaty. I would believe that it was the best for every spoon of porridge was bringing me close to the heaven. I
tried crab porridge at another restaurant the next day and it was not as good. A small pot of crab porridge, good
enough for 2-3 person was selling at MOP$89 while a big pot was at MOP$148.

Fried Fish Ball with Rice Cracker(米通鱼球）

Another signature dish was the fried fish ball with rice cracker(米通鱼球） at MOP$48. I tried one, it was
excellent. The fish ball coated with rice cracker was not oily at all. One fish ball was definitely not enough, I think
I finished 5-6 fish balls without realising it. :p

Pegado de <http://soo-sean.blogspot.com/2008/10/macau-real-crab-porridge_26.html>

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Wednesday, 23 June, 2010
1:09 PM

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