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MACAU RESTAURANTS
REGIONAL CHINESE

GOLDEN FLOWER HIP SENG SEAFOOD HOT POT JADE DE JARDIN
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G/F, Wynn Macau, Rua Cidade de 10/F, StarWorld Hotel, Avenida da Amizade, Macau 6/F, StarWorld Hotel, Avenida da
Sintra, NAPE, Macau TEL: +853 2850 8030 Amizade, Macau
TEL: +853 8986 3663 www.starworldmacau.com TEL: +853 8290 8638
www.wynnmacau.com www.starworldmacau.com
Don’t let the name fool you; this hidden gem in Starworld Hotel focuses on
One of Wynn Macau’s star more than just hotpot, with bona fide Cantonese flavours to be found in a Located on the sixth floor of
restaurants, Tan cuisine specialist wide range of well-thought-out à la carte items. Many dishes incorporate StarWorld Hotel in Macau, Jade
Golden Flower is also one of the premium ingredients, from Kurobuta pork and wagyu beef, into traditional de Jardin might come off as flashy
city’s greatest dining destinations. Chinese dishes that surprise the tastebuds. The French goose liver terrine with its large chandeliers, mirrored
The restaurant leads guests into in red wine sauce is served cold and creamy, and practically melts in the pillars and large private rooms—but
a garden-themed dining space, mouth with none of the gamey taste you might expect. The deep-fried U.S. the menu is stays true to classic
surrounded by patterns of flowers beef belly is the epitome of crispy on the outside, tender and juicy on the Shanghainese fare. Dishes range
from the golden panels in the inside, and all too easy to devour. The sweet-and-sour pork with pineapple from cheap and cheerful favourites
perimeter to artistic elements is the right amount of tart and sweet. With its traditional like drunken chicken and braised
installed throughout the space. Chinese décor, the room is well lit with comfortable pork and jellyfish in black vinegar,
Golden Flower eases its guests seating evenly spread out throughout the space. With to more extravagant specialities
into an exploratory journey of its gold embellishments and luxurious design touches such as braised sea cucumber and
cuisine offerings, designed and such as velvet sofas, Hip Seng elevates the usual hotpot swallow’s nest soup. The drunken
crafted by the kitchen team restaurant experience. chicken was notable in that it had
led by Liu Guo-zhu. Guests well balanced flavours and the
should expect bold flavours serving wasn’t all bone, as it is in
from dishes not only from Tan many restaurants. Sautéed river
cuisine, but also from Lu, Sichuan, shrimp was seasoned just right
and Cantonese that enhance and cooked perfectly, incredibly
the dining experience. Tan moreish. The tea-smoked duck,
cuisine’s boldness relies heavily served with fluffy mantou, was
on chicken—notably in fresh clam particularly memorable for
and jasmine in chicken soup, its rich smoky flavour, crispy
marinated chicken with plum and skin and succulent meat. On
Chinese yellow wine and braised weekends, dim sum is served
Chinese cabbage with dried for lunch with Shanghainese a la
shrimps in chicken broth. Other carte dishes still available as an
dishes, such as stir-fried prawn option. A “distinguished dishes”
with hawthorn apple in sweet-and section offers items such as iced
sour-sauce showcases butterflied abalone or stewed chicken with
shrimps, cooked and tossed with fish maw. Service is impressive,
a sauce that clings on the crunchy as staff are quick, attentive and
coral curls. Golden Flower’s tea efficient—we couldn’t find much
menu is exceptional, featuring a to fault in this arena. For such
list of Chinese teas from popular reliable Shanghainese cuisine in
varieties to seasonal harvest Jade Dragon’s interiors a comfortable setting, bookings
selections, carefully matched to are unabashedly are recommended, especially on
guests’ dishes and meticulously luxurious throughout weekends and for lunch.
brewed to order.

JADE DRAGON PEARL DRAGON

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2/F, The Boulevard at City of Dreams, Estrada do Istmo, Macau 2/F, Star Tower, Studio City Hotel, Estrada do Istmo, Macau
TEL: +853 8868 2822 TEL: +853 8865 6560
www.cityofdreamsmacau.com www.studiocity-macau.com
City of Dreams’ Jade Dragon is home to chef Tam Kwok-fung’s iconic The follow up restaurant to Jade Dragon is a sophisticated, more muted
Cantonese cuisine. A master of the repertoire, chef Tam demonstrates a affair. Whereas its older sister in City of Dreams is full of intricate details,
high level of expertise that translates into the establishment’s abundant vibrant colours and rich textures, this Studio City venue has a more
range of high-end Chinese dishes. Among the highlights are lychee wood- understated elegance with shades of cream, pearl and gold. Chef Tam
roasted goose or barbecue Iberico pork collar, each executed with Kwok-fung oversees the lavish menu here, too, which covers Cantonese
immaculate form and presentation that delivers the full spectrum of and regional Chinese specialties with a contemporary slant—ingredients not
satisfaction, from colour to aroma, taste to texture. Crispy suckling pig as commonly seen in the cuisine, such as avocado oil, French morels and
stuffed with shrimp is superbly rendered, too. Aside from the meats, seafood figs are used with just as much skill as classic produce. Diners who come to
reigns supreme at Jade Dragon, showing the extent of chef Tam’s expertise Pearl Dragon should not omit an order of lychee wood-roasted goose, which
in handling the best ingredients in the world; this is best exemplified in his comes with thin crackling skin and juicy, flavoursome meat—order a bowl
deep-fried Fine de Claire oysters, with an ethereally light batter. Individually of rice as a vehicle for the sweet soy mingled with the goose jus. Braised
portioned steamed garoupa fillet on egg white with aged huadiao wine sauce seasonal vegetables with kuzukiri noodles in a clay pot with preserved taro
is a masterclass in controlling heat and time, where the tender fish is just paste is a good example of hearty Cantonese flavours done with skill and
cooked through, sitting atop softly-set egg white custard. The service team is imagination. The tea menu is a highlight and staff are constantly on the ball
attentive and detail-oriented, and service is prompt but not intrusive. when it comes to keeping your brew topped up.

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