The Tatler Best 20 Restaurants in Macau 2025

As part of the first-ever Tatler Best Hong Kong and Macau Awards, this list sets out to spotlight the restaurants that are shaping Macau’s culinary future while honouring its heritage.

The Tatler Best 20 Restaurants in Macau is a curated, unranked list that celebrates innovation, cultural resonance, and the lasting excellence of the city’s most remarkable kitchens.

From boundary-pushing menus to exemplary dining experiences, each restaurant was selected following in-depth tastings and critical evaluations by a panel of trusted editors and industry insiders. This list reflects the restaurants leading the conversation in Macau’s dynamic and distinctive food scene.

Title: 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana Macau

Location: Macau

Expect an elegant Italian dining experience with a few truffle-laced classics

Italian dining, when done right, has a way of making everything else seem a little irrelevant. Here, at 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana, the simplicity of the dishes—fresh pasta, delicate risotto, and unassuming but perfect desserts—makes each meal feel like a quietly extravagant affair. Chef Umberto Bombana’s menu doesn’t scream for attention; it simply delivers the kind of food that reminds you why this cuisine is still the world’s greatest comfort. It’s effortless sophistication with just the right amount of indulgence—an Italian job in the best sense.

Title: Alain Ducasse At Morpheus

Location: Macau

Cuisines: French

Refined French cuisine meets architectural splendour at Morpheus

When the legendary Alain Ducasse lends his name to a venture, expectations soar, and Alain Ducasse at Morpheus surpasses them with aplomb. Situated within the architectural marvel that is the Morpheus Hotel, the restaurant offers a contemporary take on French cuisine. Ducasse’s philosophy of letting ingredients shine is evident in every meticulously crafted plate. The dining room’s avant-garde design complements a menu that marries tradition with innovation, providing an experience that is both luxurious and enlightening.

Title: Chef Tam’s Seasons

Location: Cotai

Cuisines: Cantonese

Modern Cantonese mastery with bold, seasonal expression

The seasons have never tasted so good as they do at Chef Tam’s Seasons, where the kitchen’s respect for natural ingredients brings every dish to life. The menu isn’t a performance; it’s a quiet showcase of what’s best at any given time of year—fresh, full of character and never over-complicated. There’s no rush to impress here. Instead, there’s an unwavering commitment to the simple joy of good food, and that’s exactly what keeps diners returning, eager to see what nature will bring to the table next.

Title: Don Alfonso 1890

Location: Cotai

Cuisines: Italian

A taste of Southern Italy’s heritage, reimagined with finesse

If you ever wondered how the Amalfi Coast would taste if it were distilled into an experience, Don Alfonso 1890 might just have the answer. The flavours are as bright as the Italian sun, yet there’s a thoughtfulness in every dish that elevates them to something more. You won’t find showy ingredients here—just perfectly prepared fish, delicate pasta, and the kind of warm hospitality that makes you feel like you’re dining in a home, not a restaurant. It’s Italian dining that doesn’t need to shout; it’s assured, and it knows you’ll appreciate every perfectly executed bite.

Title: Drunken Fish

Location: Macau

Cuisines: Chinese

Enjoy playful plating and a theatrical dining experience

If you think you’ve experienced seafood, Drunken Fish would like to have a word. Chef Henry Zhang treats the ocean’s finest with the confidence of a man who knows exactly what he’s doing. His Sri Lankan mud crab in black pepper sauce is indulgent in all the right ways, while the Australian lobster, swathed in house-made curry, proves that fusion isn’t a dirty word when done correctly. Add in the spectacle of live seafood auctions, a gleaming turquoise Moutai bar, and a dining room where aquariums curve like sculpture, and you’ve got a restaurant that doesn’t just serve seafood—it makes a whole event of it.

Title: The Eight

Location: Macau

Cuisines: Cantonese

A visual and culinary feast of dim sum and delicacies

If dim sum could win awards for elegance, The Eight would have many. Here, Cantonese fine dining isn’t just about flavour—it’s about technique and the kind of precision that turns a humble dumpling into a delightful culinary affair. The menu pays deep respect to tradition, but isn’t afraid to lean into the present, with beautifully plated dishes that feel as much at home in an art gallery as they do on your table. The service is polished and seamless, yet never overbearing, delivering an exquisite experience every time.

Title: Feng Wei Ju

Location: Macau

Cuisines: Chinese

Fiery, authentic flavours from Hunan and Sichuan provinces

Dining at Feng Wei Ju is less a meal and more a thrilling flirtation with flavour and fire. The Sichuan and Hunan specialities here aren’t just about heat—they’re about depth, patience and the fine art of knowing exactly how much of a Sichuan peppercorn’s numbing magic is enough. The signature dishes—whether it’s fish slicked in piquant, fiery sauce or wok-tossed meats that carry a whisper of char—are lessons in balance. Flavours punch hard, but never recklessly. This is bold, confident cooking, backed by a kitchen that knows how to wield spice like a masterful storyteller.

Title: Five Foot Road

Location: Macau

Cuisines: Chinese

An elegant journey through the historical richness of Sichuan cuisine

Sichuan food has a reputation for being all about fire and fury, but Five Foot Road takes a different approach, whispering its way to excellence with restraint and poise. Here, heat isn’t one-dimensional, it’s layered and nuanced, with depths of flavour you never realised were possible in Sichuan and Chongqing dishes. The kitchen resists the temptation to overwhelm, and the result is complex, aromatic and devastatingly elegant.

Title: The Huaiyang Garden

Location: Cotai

Cuisines: Chinese

Delicate artistry rooted in one of China’s great culinary traditions

There’s a discipline to Huaiyang cuisine that requires the finest details to separate the good from the truly exceptional. At The Huaiyang Garden, each dish is a quiet display of mastery. The lion’s head meatball is impossibly light and full of delicate flavour, and slow-braised fish arrives impossibly tender. Every element—broths, knife work and seasoning—comes together in perfect harmony, offering a dining experience that feels effortless but is, in reality, the result of extraordinary skill.

Title: Jade Dragon

Location: Macau

Cuisines: Cantonese

Lavish interiors and finely tuned Cantonese luxury

Some Cantonese restaurants impress with novelty. Jade Dragon impresses by being relentlessly, effortlessly better. Roast meats arrive at the table glossed to perfection, seafood is handled with care, and double-boiled broths are so pure you can practically see your future in them. This is a restaurant that deals in the quiet, undeniable power of technical brilliance. The menu respects tradition but refines it, offering a dining experience exceptionally polished, time and again.

Title: Mesa by José Avillez

Location: Cotai

Cuisines: Portuguese

Portuguese traditions redefined with contemporary flair

José Avillez knows that Portuguese food was never meant to be tame. Mesa embraces this with dishes that feel bold yet refined, balancing rustic warmth with high-wire precision. Bacalhau—the ever-present salt cod—is given new life with contemporary twists, while seafood rice arrives rich and deep with flavour. The setting is modern and stylish, but it’s not all about that—this is beautifully executed Portuguese cooking that knows exactly where it’s come from and exactly where it’s going.

Title: Mizumi (Wynn Palace)

Location: Macau

Cuisines: Japanese

Japanese precision and artistry across sushi, teppanyaki and tempura

Japanese dining, at its highest level, is about moderation and letting natural produce shine. At Mizumi, the philosophy is simple: find the best ingredients, treat them with care and serve them at their absolute peak. Every dish carries an innate purity, whether it’s sashimi so fresh it barely needs soy sauce or Wagyu so rich it dissolves before you think to chew. The setting is as lavish as the ingredients, enhancing the experience with a contemporary vibe.

Title: Pearl Dragon

Location: Macau

Cuisines: Cantonese

Expect stylish and sophisticated Cantonese cuisine

Pearl Dragon is Cantonese dining at its most refined, where technique and ingredient quality take priority over unnecessary complexity. Classic dishes are presented with a focus on clarity, from double-boiled broths that highlight layers of flavour to roasted meats with crisp, rendered skin and just the right balance of smoke and sweetness. The menu is complemented by a selection of 50 premium teas, each chosen to match the dishes for a well-rounded experience.

Title: Robuchon au Dôme

Location: Macau

Cuisines: French

A landmark of French haute cuisine perched above the city

French cuisine is often associated with excess, but at Robuchon au Dôme, the luxury is in the details. The sauces are reduced to their purest form, the soufflés rise beautifully, and the bread selection is given the same level of care as the main event. The wine list is extensive but curated with intent, while service moves swiftly, making a meal feel effortless. This is a restaurant that doesn’t just uphold fine dining traditions—it reminds you why they exist in the first place.

Title: Saffron

Location: Macau

Cuisines: Thai

Refined Thai flavours served with flair and modern elegance

The best Thai food doesn’t just feed you—it pulls you in, plays with your senses, and refuses to let go. At Saffron, every dish is built on balance, where coconut richness collides with the brightness of lime, and where heat from bird’s eye chilli smoulders rather than overwhelms. The curries are silky yet flavourful, and wok-fried dishes land on the table with just the right kiss of fire. Thai cuisine is about contrast, and here, every flavour, every texture, every aromatic hit lands exactly where it’s meant to.

Title: Sushi Kissho by Miyakawa

Location: Macau

Intimate, Edomae-style omakase

There is nowhere to hide at Sushi Kissho by Miyakawa. No distractions, just the craft of sushi whereby fish is sourced with care, rice is seasoned flawlessly, and the balance of temperature and texture is never left to chance. Celebrated Japanese chef Masaki Miyakawa brings a level of exacting detail that allows the ingredients to do most of the talking. This is sushi for those who understand that the smallest adjustments make all the difference.

Title: Teppanyaki Shou

Location: Cotai

Cuisines: Japanese

An elegant stage for fire and flavour

Some teppanyaki restaurants mistake the grill for a stage. Teppanyaki Shou at Raffles does nothing of the sort. Here, the drama comes from exceptional ingredients: fat-marbled Wagyu seared to a whisper of caramelisation, seafood so fresh it barely needs more than heat and restraint, vegetables that retain their snap even as they take on the scent of smoke. The chefs move with deliberate efficiency, never showy, always in control, creating an experience that is as much about skill and technique as it is about flavour.

Title: Wing Lei

Location: Macau

Cuisines: Cantonese

A graceful ode to classic Cantonese tradition with contemporary polish

Cantonese fine dining can sometimes buckle under the weight of its own grandeur. Wing Lei does no such thing. The cooking here is assured with a menu that gives classics the respect they deserve. But it’s the broader vision that sets Wing Lei apart: a restaurant that takes the bones of tradition and polishes them until they gleam. The dining room may sparkle with gold, but the real riches here are in the execution.

Title: Yi

Location: Macau

Cuisines: Modern Chinese

Progressive Chinese tasting menus with poetic storytelling

Chinese cuisine is vast, spanning regions, techniques and philosophies, and Yi captures this breadth in a way few restaurants can. It isn’t just a tasting menu—it’s a curated journey through the country’s culinary traditions, revealing itself across multiple courses with a real sense of cohesion. The menu shifts with the seasons, allowing ingredients to shine at their best, while dishes are executed with a precision and thoughtfulness that make even the simplest preparations feel revelatory.

Title: Zi Yat Heen

Location: Taipa

Cuisines: Cantonese

Sophisticated Cantonese dining in serene surroundings

Quality over spectacle—a philosophy that Zi Yat Heen upholds with composure and skill. There’s no heavy-handed seasoning, no unnecessary embellishment—just an unwavering focus on sourcing the finest ingredients and making the most out of them. The dining room reflects this same ethos: graceful in its simplicity, polished without feeling rehearsed. This is the kind of Cantonese fine dining we could get used to.