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This verandah vegetarian restaurant, set in
Pou Tai Temple
in northern Taipa, is a great find.
CHINESE
TAI LEI LOI
MOP$30; 8am-6pm; ; 22, 26)
South China's most famous pork-chop bun is made here - a shop founded in 1960 as a street
stall by the mother of the current owner. Succulent slices of pork (or slivers of fish) are
coupled with warm, chewy buns that emerge from the oven daily at 2pm sharp.
PORTUGUESE
BANZA
Tung, Taipa;meals MOP$200-500; noon-3pm & 6.30-11pm Tue-Sun; 11, 16, 28A)
This welcoming place run by a Portuguese former lawyer is known for its well-executed
fish dishes and Portuguese classics. If you'd like, Banza could also recommend a bottle
from his interesting selection of Portuguese wines.
MACANESE
O SANTOS
ner; ; 22, 26)
Despite its location on the touristy Rua da Cunha, charming O Santos keeps its standards up.
Patrons have been coming back for the chicken and rice in blood and friendly banter with
the owner (a former naval chef) for 20 years.
PORTUGUESE
ANTÓNIO
MOP$350-1200; noon-10.30pm; 22, 26)
The cosy mahogany-framed dining room, the meticulously thought-out menu and the enter-
taining chef, António Coelho, all make this the go-to place for traditional Portuguese food.
If you can only try one Portuguese restaurant in Macau, make it this one.
Coloane
MACANESE
