Category: Complicated

25th September 2020

Club Militar de Macau Musical Journeys

Located next to Garden Francisco (Macau Avenida da Praia Grande) – The Military Club was built in 1872. This building serves as a recreation area for exclusive members at the Military Club. In the 40’s served as a shelter for refugees. After, the Repartição da Fazenda (Treasury) was setup there which, from the 50s onwards, now the property named Clube...

Categories Alleyways/Bacalhau croquette/Bar and Lounge/childhood memories/Complicated/Dinner/Food/Lunch/Luxury Cuisine/Macanese/Macau Culture/Photography/Uncategorized

22nd September 2020

The hidden Lazaro Parish French private kitchen

Last chapter we mentioned about Portuguese-Macanese cuisine; Located in one of the end part of the alleyway named Rua de S. Roque, the hidden french restaurant named “La Santé”, I guess not a lot of people have noticed this place. Have chosen two consecutive years selecting this low profile local restaurant celebrate my birthday. Speaking of “La Santé” in French...

Categories Alleyways/childhood memories/Complicated/Dinner/Family Recipe/French Cuisine/Hotel Food/Lunch/Luxury Cuisine/Macanese/Macau Culture/Old Street/Photography/Private Kitchen/Set Lunch/Uncategorized

6th September 2020

Nostalgic Revolving Restaurant

Worth thirty years of history, formerly named Hotel Grandeur Macau Hotel, was the only hotel that owned a revolving banquet hall located on top of 26th floor, 199 Rua de Pequim, Nape Macau. After renamed Macau Metro park Hotel, operated by China Travel Service Macau, targeting for group accommodation, food and beverage for Chinese tourists mainly. Back my childhood times...

Categories Beef Tenderlion/childhood memories/Complicated/Family Recipe/Food/Hotel Food/Luxury Cuisine/Macau Culture/Photography/Set Lunch/Uncategorized

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

18th August 2020

Kam Seng Chicken Rice Noodle

This foodie recommendation is just too much for most locals in Macau; Everyone was so familiar with Kam Seng Chicken Rice Noodles. Its one of my best favorite “must-eat” since I’m a youngster. Located the conjunction between the Rua da Madre Terezina and Avenida Ouvidor Arriaga, another delicatessen with a fifty-year old history. In the 1970s, the clothing and textile...

Categories Breakfast/Chicken Rice Noodles/childhood memories/Complicated/Food/Love and Soul/Macau Culture/Old Street/Rice Noodle/Rua da Madre Terezina/Street food/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

17th July 2020

Chinese Bakery at Rua de Cinco de Outubro

Established in 1936, the third-generation Pan Fong Bakery is one of the traditional chinese bakery store established more than 80 years; it’s also claimed as the oldest brand in the making of Mid-Autumn Moon Cakes and Bridal cakes in Macau. Healthy balanced diet became a part of everyone’s life in the past decade. Thus, the market has emerged high quality...

Categories Bridal Cake/childhood memories/Chinese Bakery/Complicated/Food/Macau Culture/Old Street/Souvenir/Uncategorized/Wife Cake

8th July 2020

Where Macau Heart & Soul Met

Serenity arises under pandemic outbreaks. Have mastered a good grasp hold in one of the weekend’s evening time slots browse around between the old streets of Rua dos Ervanarios and Patio de Chon Sau of Ruins of St Paul. How dare missing those havens of old tranquility and elegance of Macau back in my childhood times. The long marble staircase...

Categories Bar and Lounge/Complicated/Love and Soul/Luxury/Macau Culture/Portuguese wine/Ruins of St Paul/Uncategorized