15th March 2021

Former Chong Sai Pharmacy

Located at No. 80 in Rua das Estalagens, built prior 1890s. It is one of the classic residential location point sitting on the ground floor. It was also the place where Dr. Sun Yat-sen opened his first pharmacy. It also known as the first Chinese Western Doctor, established a western pharmacy store. Acting an important role bewtween the outpatients and...
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11th March 2021

Horta da Mitra Seng Kei Rice Rolls

Every time revisiting Horta da Mitra, it always immerse with a kind of simple, easy to find location looking for great food. They never appeared as one of the most busiest tourist attraction point; What they try to promote themselves was the true human touches of Macau’s neighborhood area and captured over hunderd years of homy-hearted ambience; that’s why their...
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10th March 2021

Fai Chi Kei Tea Restaurant Cheung Kong

For most Macau local communities, yum cha is part of their lives. From the past called “the tea house stairs”, till today’s “chinese restaurants” or even the famous “Cha Chaan Teng”, made chinese dim sums; It has entirely transformed to its current eating habits. In the past, the traditional flavor of “one cup two dim sims” traditional dining habit almost...
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9th March 2021

Best delicious Lamb Casserole

Located on the ground floor of Rua da Erva, Fai Seng Restaurant settled in an extremely inconspicuous, local, old street blocks. One day noon time while the temperature stayed low around six degrees, struggling from the outside coldness; we noticed the shop was so busy and yet filled with great warmth. The strong scent of cooking lamb flanks filled up...
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26th February 2021

Lai Wah Coloane

Located on the street behind Keu Kei (known as Rua do Caetano), operating a new, macanese-style restaurant. I believe it is not a spot that people are familiar with; this shop has been in business since the 1980s. The location is just around the corner of red houses; opposite comes a chicky, five-story high houses; having beautiful trees and vines...
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25th February 2021

Coloane Kiu Kei Cafe

Today just finished off walking around the Morro de Hac Sa Family Trail at Long Chao Kok; it mearly took us an hours walk journey. Right after, everyone’s start to think of Kiu Kei Cafe which, needless to say; all arrived at Coloane’s Avenida de Cinco de Outubro meeting area; all spent only five minutes time for a street car...
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25th February 2021

Coloane Hong Kei Dalgona Coffee

I believed many people would assume “Why bother writing about Hong Kei, after commented by Chau Yuen Fat, the celebrity”. Everyone might acknowledged this is a must-visit place for every traveller try their hand-made coffee whilst visiting Coloane.” They have almost conquered the world about this technique promoting “handmade coffee”, spinning at 400 rpm with bare hands, inspiring the hearts...
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17th February 2021

Macau Federal Restaurant

Located on the main road Avenida Dr. Rodrigo Rodrigues, next Nam Kwong Building, the Macau Federal Chinese Restaurant has been in business for more than twenty years. There are still some other traditional rare dishes preserved well till now. Majority guests arrive here for morning yum cha or local association dinners. I believed majority locals, including myself; have different unforgettable...
Categories Dim Sum/Dinner/Family Recipe/Festival/Food/Lunch/Luxury Cuisine/Macau Culture/Uncategorized/Yum Cha
12th February 2021

Nam Kee Claypot Rice

Today’s weather progressively entering into winter seasons, and just then the temperature dropped below six degrees. It was an excellent great time enjoy eating claypot rice. Today have chosen the long non-visiting the street alleyways 6th haystack street, Rua das Estalagens, “Nam Kee” claypot rice . It has a history of more than forty years since its opening. It is...
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10th February 2021

Poon Choi Basin Meal

The indispensable “Poon Choi” cuisine during the Lunar New Year each year; its original meaning referred as “Full hall of luck” and “Full clothing and adequate food”. The ingredients used in Poon Choi has special auspicious meaning behind. Looking back at the origin of Poon Choi, this spectacular dish came from Hong Kong, the New Territories of Hakka communities, that...
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