| While Macau is mostly known as "the Vegas of | | | | menu is good! Next to the restaurant, there is a |
| the orient", and an increasing number of tourists | | | | nice outdoor bar where you can have a drink |
| flock in droves to its gaudy and ostentatious | | | | before or after dinner... And here is a small tip: |
| casinos, it's important to remember that the city | | | | Try to avoid weekends, as Fernando's don't |
| also has a special "culinary attraction": That is the | | | | accept early bookings and the restaurant can get |
| unique Macanese cuisine which developed during | | | | jam packed... |
| hundreds of years of Portuguese colonialism, and | | | | - For a sumptuous and atmospheric dinner that |
| combines the classics of Portuguese cooking, with | | | | revives the charm of colonial Macau, very few |
| Chinese influences... | | | | restaurants can compete with Clube Militar. |
| This article will take you to some of the best | | | | Occupying a neo-classical 1870s building that once |
| restaurants in Macau, where you can enjoy | | | | housed a club for colonial army officers, right next |
| fabulous Macanese and Portuguese food. | | | | to the legendary Lisboa, Clube Militar features an |
| - A Lorcha, near A-Ma Temple and Macau | | | | uber-elegant decor, with polished wood floor and |
| Maritime Museum, is one of Macau's most notable | | | | crisp-white tablecloths... Portuguese classics |
| culinary icons, serving what is described by many | | | | dominate the menu and during lunch they serve a |
| as the "best Portuguese food outside Portugal"... | | | | buffet, so you can try different things... |
| With nice and simple Portuguese decor, and | | | | - Fat Siu Lau: Tucked on picturesque Rua de |
| friendly staff, this relatively small restaurant | | | | Felicidade, just a short stroll from Senado square, |
| renders a somewhat homey ambience and, most | | | | this is possibly Macau's oldest existing restaurant, |
| importantly, some outstandingly delicious | | | | with an impressive record of more than 100 |
| Portuguese-Macanese food, both seafood and | | | | years... Homey and unpretentious Macanese cuisine |
| meat... Among the signature dishes you can find | | | | is what this restaurant is all about, and their |
| names like Chourico assado (char-grilled | | | | good-old favorites, like Roasted Pigeon and |
| Portuguese chorizo), Bacalhau com natas (bacalhau | | | | African Chicken attract customers from far and |
| with potato in cream sauce) and Pan-fried clams | | | | wide... |
| with garlic, just to name a few... Don't be afraid to | | | | - Amagao: Serving what some gourmands |
| order something new, there is very little chance | | | | consider to be the best Portuguese-Macanese |
| for you to go wrong. | | | | food in Macau, this lilliput-size "private-kitchen" is |
| - Restaurante Fernando (or Fernando's as it is | | | | probably one of Taipa Island's best kept secrets... |
| more commonly known) is another one of | | | | Tucked in a small lane, just a minute walk from |
| Macau's gastronomic emblems. Nestled on Coloane | | | | Taipa Village's main street, Rua Cunha, it is open |
| Island's Hac sa Beach, one of Macau's greenest | | | | only for dinner and you must book well in |
| and most peaceful corners, Fernando features a | | | | advance if you want to get a table... Moreover, |
| rustic-homey ambience that contributes a lot to | | | | you have to discuss your dinner with the |
| the lovely dining experience, with simple bamboo | | | | chef-owner, as he buys the fresh ingredients |
| furniture and an exquisite alfresco dining area, | | | | especially for you... Chicken specialties are the |
| covered with shrubs... Portuguese style BBQs | | | | main thing here, particularly the Galinha à |
| (both meat and seafood) are Fernando's main | | | | Portuguesa (Portuguese style chicken), but |
| draw, and so is the freshly baked Portuguese | | | | everything else is just as good... |
| bread, but frankly speaking, everything on the | | | | |