Macau’s Michelin-starred European restaurants offer amazing food at fantastic prices
Food this good can’t be rushed, so take a day trip to Macau and settle in for a long lunch – and stick with the set meals, which are still excellent value for money despite recent price increases
It used to be that when Hongkongers took the one-hour ferry ride to Macau, it was to get away from it all for a relaxing weekend wandering around the quiet cobblestone streets. The end of the gambling monopoly put an end to that, and people now are more likely to go for a weekend of shopping and trying their luck in the casinos.
But food lovers have long known that Macau is a great destination for fine dining at a (relative) bargain: if you go at lunch and order the set meals, the Michelin-starred European restaurants are fantastic deals (the Chinese places are well-priced, too, but we’ll save that for another article). We visited three of the restaurants to give you an idea of what to expect.
Robuchon au Dome ★★★
For many of us, this is the restaurant that started it all; for several years, friends and I have made regular trips to Macau just to eat here, timing it so we’d arrive on the ferry then take a quick taxi ride for our lunch reservation at noon, then making the return trip at 5pm, after finishing a long, leisurely meal (food this good can’t be rushed).