Where a casino boss in Macau goes for dim sum, egg tarts and pork chop buns, and his favourite places for Peking duck and Italian food in Hong Kong

Benjamin Toh is the CFO of SJM Holdings in Macau and says its top Cantonese restaurant is Restaurante Kapok, which serves memorable traditional dishes

In Hong Kong he likes Hutong in Tsim Sha Tsui for the Peking duck and the views, and Tosca di Angelo for its ‘spectacular’ food

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Peking Duck at Hutong restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui is one of the favourite dishes of Macau-based Benjamin Toh, the CFO of SIM Holdings, in Macau.

Published: 5:45pm, 2 Feb 2022Updated: 11:46am, 7 Feb 2022

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The description of SJM Holdings' businesses has been amended to remove the word "gambling"

Macau-based Benjamin Toh is the CFO of SJM Holdings. The company operates the Grand Lisboa, Casino Lisboa and other properties and businesses. He spoke to Andrew Sun

I love both Asian and Western foods. I am very fortunate to experience a wide range of cuisines as I have been working for the hospitality industry for the last 15 years. I tend to just have lunch or dinner in one of our integrated resorts where I can find many good restaurants with a huge selection of foods.

But if I have visitors, sometimes for lunch I will take them to Restaurante Kapok (Hoi Yee Garden, 60 Rua de Hong Chau, Taipa Island, tel: +853 2883 3333). It’s an evergreen local Cantonese restaurant with over 60 years of history in the neighbourhood. It serves a good variety of dishes with great tastes, including traditional dim sum at reasonable price. It’s a good place for a gathering with family and friends.

For dinner, I might suggest a nicer setting like Palace Garden (Level 3, Grand Lisboa Palace, Rua do Tiro, Cotai, tel: +853 8881 1380) or a steakhouse like The Kitchen (3/F Grand Lisboa Hotel, Avenida de Lisboa, tel: +853 8803 7777).

Dim Sum at Palace Garden restaurant, the Grand Lisboa Palace, Macau. Photo: Courtesy Benjamin Toh

Of course, there are lots of good local Macau snack options, too. For a pork chop bun, I recommend Tai Lei Loi Kei (several locations, including 35 Rua Correia da Silva, Taipa Village, tel: +853 2882 7150). For minchi, try La Famiglia (76 e Beco das Flores, Taipa Village, tel: +853 2857 6131) and egg tarts must be from Margaret’s Cafe e Nata (17B Goldlion Building, Rua do Comandante Mata e Oliveira, Macau, tel: +853 2871 0032).

My other destinations in Macau include Casa de Pasto San Tou Tou (26 Rua Correia da Silva, Taipa Village, tel: +853 2882 7065), Vida Rica Restaurant (2/F Mandarin Oriental Macau, Avenida Dr Sun Yat Sen, tel: +853 8805 8918); in the Artyzen Grand Lapa Resort, Kam Lai Heen (2/F Grand Lapa Hotel, 956-1110 Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro, tel: +853 2856 7888 and Naam (Porto Exterior, tel: +853 8793 4818).