Category: Alleyways

28th August 2020

Pesticos or Tapas? 3 Sardines Macau

Another beautiful place having a great time with a glass of wine and “Pesticos”. Wait, Pesticos or Tapas? Aperitivo, Canapé appetizers…. in general, we call them “snacks”, or small dishes, along with some alcohol, enjoy under the most atmospheric spot.  Tapas has conquered the whole world nearly, a bite-sized piece of bread topped with some delicious stuff. Pesticos are generally...

Categories Alleyways/Bar and Lounge/Complicated/Family Recipe/Macanese/Macau Culture/Portuguese wine/Uncategorized

21st August 2020

Nanyang Taste the Alley Cafe

Located in the alleyway near the three lanterns and Rua da Barca, namely Rua de Martinho Montenegro “Mac San Street”; I believed not too many people get familiar with it. When it comes to the Common Room, Medan, Shanghai Vegetarian Restaurant, the Chicken Kong Kei and so on…. the majority will immediately think of the place around the corner; which...

Categories Alleyways/Chicken Rice Noodles/Dried Noodle/Dried Wonton Skin/Food/Macau Culture/Market/Old Street/Rice Noodle/Uncategorized

16th August 2020

Yummiest thick egg sandwich

I love eggs so much. Fried eggs, steamed eggs, scrambled eggs, omelettes, morsels, soft centered eggs etc. Tonnes people out there love eggs too, we called them “Egg Freak”. You can eat them in any style, any forms, anywhere. To get the real good egg thing, Cafe Nan Ping is the best spot to go for. Nan Ping has been...

Categories Alleyways/Breakfast/Cha Chaan Teng/childhood memories/Egg Sandwich/Macau Culture/Old Street/Uncategorized

15th August 2020

Mum’s Favorite Sweet wonton dessert

When I was a kid, my mum loved to take me Rua da Palha for shopping, and bought a huge bag of dried wonton wrappers to make a decent family dessert after dinner. I don’t think the younger generations heard about “dried wonton skin”. Last week, my homie queen majesty was nagging for a decent wonton skin sweet dessert. I...

Categories Alleyways/childhood memories/Complicated/Dried Noodle/Dried Wonton Skin/Family Recipe/Fish Paste Noodles/Macau Culture/Rua Cinco Outubro/Uncategorized

8th August 2020

The Four Famous Macau Pàtios and Becos (Part 2)

Today we continue to discuss the remaining two famous Pátio da Ilusão and my favorite Patio das Seis Casa. Pátio da Ilusão Located in the small streets, Pátio da Ilusão, also known as “Go Lao Lei”, located in the old shop. From rumor people who smoked opium in the houses got its name; consisted merge-in of five houses. Two houses...

Categories Alleyways/childhood memories/Complicated/Green Brick House/Macau Culture/Old Street/Photography/Rua do Manduco/Ruins of St Paul/Street food/Temple/Uncategorized

7th August 2020

The Four Famous Macau Pàtios and Becos (Part 1)

The formation of “Wai” and “Li” (Pàtios and Becos) appear in old times, where business monopoly deadlock released after the Second Opium War; (Speaking of the prosperity of the relationship between the Thirteen Hongs of Canton and the Chinese merchants). After the war in the 16th century, Chinese communities gradually began direct trade with foreigners. These communities began to earn...

Categories Alleyways/childhood memories/Complicated/Green Brick House/Macau Culture/Old Street/Photography/Rua do Manduco/Ruins of St Paul/Street food/Temple/Uncategorized

3rd August 2020

Si Heung Peanuts

Located at Macau Rua de Cinco de Outubro, a small street named Rua do Infante (The Prince street). Though it is a mini store situated along the pavement corner; I can see all building that surrounded Si Heung were almost worn out. Some abandoned sites even went hollowed out, getting ready for a new five-storey commercial construction top-ups. The store...

Categories Alleyways/childhood memories/Crunchy Snacks/Macau Culture/Old Street/Peanut and Snack/Photography/Souvenir/Street food/Uncategorized

17th July 2020

Remains of Old City Walls

Today, let’s shift our delicious food focus to historic four hundred years old – Macau old city walls. As per Macau World Cultural Heritage website indicated; the Portuguese Governance initially built the City Wall in Macau counting back in the Ming Dynasty, as early as 1569. Due to opposition from the Chinese side, the fortified wall repeatedly demolished few times....

Categories Alleyways/Macanese/Macau Culture/Old City Wall/Old Street/Photography/Ruins of St Paul/Temple/Uncategorized

14th July 2020

Best Almond Savories

Today finally arrived the best savory place at Rua do Gamba. God parents from Hong Kong urged for ten boxes of almond cookies as souvenirs on their last day in Macau. When we arrived at the door that morning, a long queue was formed waiting. Well, no worries at all – just want to get it done anyway. Today’s weather...

Categories Alleyways/Almond cookies/childhood memories/Macau Culture/Old Street/Photography/Souvenir/Uncategorized

12th July 2020

Photography @ Pátios da Claridade

Counting back two decades ago after the handover to motherland, Macau has led numerous successful development opportunities. In Macau such a small city’s enriched cultural connotations that holds, the formation of all intense old streets have clearly shown its prosperity in certain prime moments. Many street official names like roads, lanes, bays, and pátios (or alleyways) etc. – showed reflections...

Categories Alleyways/childhood memories/Market/Old Street/Photography/Rua do Manduco/Street food/Temple/Uncategorized