A European Christmas in Macau
If you’re looking for a bit of Continental flair to your holiday meal, there are plenty of options in Macau. To that end, we have rounded up the dining options at a few of our favorite French and Italian restaurants across the city. If it’s more traditional Christmas dishes you’re after (and there are plenty) read our roundup of holiday buffet offerings here.
A Festive French Fête
The Ritz-Carlton Café
The Ritz-Carlton Café’s free-flow Champagne, live entertainment and lucky draw make the Christmas and New Year’s Day brunches standout. There is also a festive dinner menu on offer where guests can indulge in a six-course set menu with wine pairing on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. On New Year’s Eve the same menu comes with free-flow Champagne, wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks. Santé!
Brunch:
Dec. 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. MOP688+
Jan. 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. MOP688+
Set Dinner:
Dec. 24 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. MOP728+ includes a welcome drink; MOP988+ includes wine pairing
Dec. 25 from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. MOP728+ includes a welcome drink; MOP988+ includes wine pairing
Dec. 31 from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. MOP988+ includes free-flowing Champagne, wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks
Aux Beaux Arts
French restaurant Aux Beaux Arts in the MGM is offering a set dinner menu which includes foie gras and chicken terrine, pan-fried John Dory fillet, and Bûche de Noël with Christmas cake and white truffle ice-cream. Request to sit ‘al fresco’ to take in the tasteful holiday decorations in the Grande Praça.
Dec. 24 and 25 five-course Christmas dinner menu MOP1,188+
Privé
Another French feast can be found at Sofitel’s Privé. Chef Jean-Francois Nulli will treat guests to a creative and dynamic French Christmas set dinner.
Dec. 24 and 25 starting from MOP$588+
Indulge in a two Michelin-starred meal in the City of Dreams at The Tasting Room which will include a selection of signature dishes using foie gras, truffle, lobster and caviar. Some of the dishes on offer include poached lobster with Champagne sauce; slow-cooked duck with pear cooked in red wine, aubergine caviar and gnocchi; and red mullet with bread skin, saffron sauce, courgette and piperade (a Basque dish of sautéed onion, green peppers, and tomatoes with red Espelette pepper).
Dec. 24 seven-course set dinner MOP1,488+
Dec. 25 five-course set lunch MOP688+
Dec. 31 seven-course set dinner MOP1,488+
Feasts of Natale
Ristorante il Teatro
A four-course dinner will please both meat lovers and vegetarians. Ask to be seated so you can fully enjoy the very Las Vegas-style performance lake and the regular shows every 15 minutes. Dishes include Maine lobster, black truffle salad, porcini and pumpkin soup, cold-smoked Arctic Char, Dungeness crab ravioli and artichoke. There will also be a five-course set dinner menu offered on New Year’s Eve.
Dec. 24 and 25 four-course set dinner menu MOP1,088+
Dec. 31 five course set dinner menu with a glass of sparkling wine MOP1,588+ www.wynnmacau.com
8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA
The Michelin one-starred 8½ Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA Macau will offer the best of Italy with traditional Italian dishes made with seasonal ingredients. The seven-course Christmas Eve dinner menu includes king crab, blue lobster, white truffle tagliolini, black truffle Christmas broth, Mayura Beef M9 sirloin, winter berries, and Sambirano Chocolate with traditional panettone. The king crab, black truffle broth, Mayura Beef and Panettone are also available on the five-course festive lunch.
The New Year’s Eve dinner is an eight-course menu including confit abalone carpaccio, roasted lobster, white truffle Acquerello risotto, black truffle Chapon De Bresse consomme, wild turbot, Mayura Beef M9 Sirloin, citrus and hazelnut gianduja and Panettone. For New Year’s Eve and Day lunch there will be abalone carpaccio, the Chapon De Bresse consomme, Mayura beef and traditional panettone.
Dec. 24 seven-course Christmas Eve dinner menu MOP2,380+ with an additional MOP880+ for wine pairing
Dec. 25 and Dec. 26 five-course lunch menu MOP980+ Dec. 31
New Year’s Eve eight-course dinner MOP2,880+ additional MOP980+ for wine pairing
Jan. 1 and 2 New Year’s lunch MOP1,180+
Bene
Italian Restaurant Bene at the Sheraton will turn into a buffet of sorts where guests will be able to enjoy seafood on ice, several pasta dishes (including truffle, ricotta, spinach, and egg yolk ravioli) as well as Iberico lamb with artichoke risotto, pigeon breast casserole, and panettone.
Dec. 24, 25 and 31 for lunch and dinner buffet
Jan. 1 semi lunch buffet available MOP888+ for New Year’s Eve dinner buffet (prices vary for lunch and dinner)
Terrazza
The newly awarded Michelin one-star restaurant will be serving a modern take on the traditional Italian Christmas menu. The five-course dinner menu includes warm chanterelles and black mushroom, egg and black truffle salad; beef ravioli with spicy tomato sauce, eggplant, broccoli and pecorino; deep-fried eel with bell pepper and onion and black olives; and a selection of homemade pastries.
On New Year’s Eve the five-course dinner menu will include gratinated scallops with Cothecchino sausage, chili and parsley bread; lobster and lentil rigatoni; sea bream with black olives and potatoes; beef Rossini tenderloin with foie gras and spinach; and pistachio tart with vanilla ice cream.
Dec. 24 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. MOP748+
Dec. 31 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. MOP798+
