Macau Snacks

The delicious custard tart has become a featured snack of the city.

egg tarts, these are a Portuguese-style egg tart that actually originated from Coloane here in Macau. The delicious custard tart has become a featured snack of the city, just like the Roast Duck of Beijing. Margaret’s Cafe & Nata and Lord Stow’s Cafe, to be found on the Macau Peninsular and Taipa Island respectively are the two best places to buy these tarts. Tourists often buy some as gifts for friends and families.
The excellence of the Dim Sum in Macau is particularly well-known in South China. There is a full range of Dim Sum choices for either teatime, buying as gifts or as a choice when dining in the city.

The Macanese have the habit of spending teatime in cafes to enjoy the pastries. They call it Yum Cha (tea drinking). All kinds of dim sum ranging from almond cake, chicken cakes, cashew cookies, sesame crackers, egg and cheese rolls are served in the many Portuguese cafe in the area surrounding the main square, Largo do Senado. In the area close to Rua de Cunha at the south end of Taipa Island, there are also many dim sum bakeries. The almond cake of Choi Heong Yuen and Koi Kei are favorites among many foreigners. Most pastry shops open from the early morning to the noon when people queue in a long line.
In addition, the jerky, from Heong Kei, a 25-year old specialty shop selling roasted meat slices is also recommended.