Macanese food is among the most interesting in the world, and it’s found nowhere else, with many reasonably priced restaurants to explore. Chinese is of course everywhere, ranging from Cantonese dim sum breakfast shops to the Jade Garden in town and the Dynasty at the luxurious Mandarin Oriental hotel, both famous even among Chinese gourmets. But there are also many Portuguese-run establishments serving backhome-style dishes with chicken, olive oil, saffron, and codfish.
Many other restaurants reflect cross-cultural influences from Brazil, Africa, India, Madagascar, and Malaysia, as weıı as neat ways with seafood invented in Macau itself. I can recommend the Portuguese-style Cacarola on a quiet square on Coloane Island and, a real find, the Clube Militar de Macan in the middle of town.
Macau once had a garrison, but when it got down to seven soldiers (now there are none), the club was opened to everyone. The dining room, in mahogany and crystal, resounds with past glory; the Macanese food and Portuguese red and white wines are delicious and the prices reasonable. Portugal’s military men clearly knew how to look after themselves so far from home (975 Av. da Praia Grande).
The country code for calling Macau is 853.
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