[2025 Macau Restaurant] Travel Guide for Five Foot Road (Updated Jun)

While passing by MGM Macau's "Shu Dao," I was drawn in by the concept of "a hundred dishes, a hundred flavors." Initially skeptical about finding authentic Sichuan flavors abroad, I was pleasantly surprised by an unforgettable culinary experience! From the ceremonial touches to the dishes themselves, every detail showcased exceptional craftsmanship. 🍵 A Stunning Start with Ceremonial Flair Upon being seated, guests are welcomed with a tea blend of Mengding Mountain tea and Yunnan golden-edged roses, filling the air with a delightful aroma. The appetizer, Dalian fresh abalone with scorched sauce and dried goji berries, offers a salty-sweet flavor that instantly awakens the palate! Paired with plum wine, which is refreshingly sweet and sour, it perfectly balances the richness of the dish. 🌶️ A Collision of Tradition and Innovation ✅ Old Chengdu Lantern Fish Slices: The chef meticulously hand-slices black fish into paper-thin pieces, deep-fries them at low temperatures until crispy, and coats them in spicy red oil, delivering the authentic Sichuan flavor reminiscent of cherished memories. ✅ Boiled Cabbage: Though it appears simple, it’s deceptively complex! The rich chicken broth is as clear as tea, and the cabbage, stripped of its membranes, absorbs the essence of the soup, creating an unparalleled "rich yet light" taste. ✅ Zigong Diving Frog: Even the milder version retains the soul of Salt School cuisine! Fresh chili and crunchy pickled ginger enhance the flavor, while the frog meat is tender and well-seasoned. ✅ Kung Pao Chicken: The authentic "spicy lychee flavor" shines through! Essential ingredients like scallion whites and deseeded chili peppers are perfectly balanced with sweet, sour, salty, and spicy notes, making every bite unforgettable. 🍚 Delightful Pairings for Detail Enthusiasts Seasonal greens vary, with stir-fried amaranth offering a refreshing, non-greasy option. Dan Dan noodles are paired with Yibin sprouts and crushed peanuts, exuding a rich aroma. Handmade ice jelly is generously topped with ingredients like glutinous rice cakes and fermented rice. The complimentary dessert platter features brown sugar jelly cake made from Northeast rice, boasting a strong rice fragrance that’s simply divine! From knife skills to flavor profiles, from traditional dishes to innovative fusions, "Shu Dao" vividly showcases Sichuan cuisine's "a hundred dishes, a hundred flavors." The ceremonial dining experience leaves you eager to applaud the authenticity of Sichuan flavors!

Designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), the building where the MGM Macau Hotel is located is one of the splendid landmarks of Cotai, Macau. The hotel opened in 2018 and is MGM’s second hotel in Macau. 1. The hotel’s interior was designed by New York’s pioneering architecture and design firm Rockwell Group, whose design was inspired by local culture in Macau. Large sculpture-shaped glass chandeliers are suspended above the lobby, and undulating bead curtains scatter the lights around to create an eye-catching flowing visual effect; 2. The core area of ​​the hotel’s public areas is the atrium (Vision Plaza), a double-storey high atrium with a glass dome surrounded by retail and dining spaces. The atrium provides a large and flexible space for all kinds of exhibitions and events, while providing a sensory buffer for the transition of different functional areas. As a place connecting hotels, mall corridors and other amenities, the atrium can be thought of as a central park or city square. The mass of alternating piles of bronze wood and stone constitutes the seating and green belt, like a quarry connecting the various spaces, and visitors shuttle through it, which is very lively; 3. Strolling through MGM Macau is like a journey of artistic and cultural exploration. There are about three hundred top-quality treasures, artwork surrounds, scarce antique-grade collections, and works from modern artists. It is recommended to stroll around the hotel's art lobby, which has 28 carpets used by the Qing palace. These precious carpets are the private collection of MGM China Chairman He Chaoqiong, made in the Qianlong, Jiaqing, and Daoguang periods. 4. The hotel has approximately 1,400 rooms and suites with different types of rooms such as Meishi, Meiyi, Tianle Pavilion, and Royal Lion Villa. This time I stayed in the Meishi Resort View Room, which is about 43 square meters, elegantly laid out, with excellent views, overlooking the panoramic view of Cotai City and the fountain. Room hardware is outstanding and technology is modern, touch-sensitive equipment can easily manipulate room lighting, curtains, etc., a good experience; 5. The dining facilities are diverse and rich, with the hotel operating a number of specialty restaurants, from local cuisine to international cuisine, this is the most creative food hotspot in Macau. There are bar "Baihua Gallery", dessert shop "Shibo Refreshment", creative cuisine restaurant "Yaji", Michelin one-star Sichuan restaurant "Shu Dao", hot pot restaurant "Good Pot", Chinese restaurant "Chun" and noodle shop "Face to Face", can meet the different dining needs of travelers.

The "Shu Dao" restaurant hidden in the MGM Macau Hotel is a treasure restaurant that you must visit once during your trip to Macau. The restaurant specializes in Chengdu Gongguan cuisine. In just one meal, you can immerse your taste buds in a Sichuan-style banquet menu of celebrities and gentry in a mansion in Chengdu during the 1940s during the Republic of China period in a restaurant decorated with dreamy crystal curtains. It's amazing! The restaurant's head chef, Yang Dengquan, is the second-generation inheritor of the old Chengdu official cuisine. He emphasizes precious ingredients and exquisite techniques, breaking the traditional impression that Sichuan cuisine is only red and spicy, and recreating the essence of Sichuan cuisine with a rich historical heritage. If you go there for the first time, I recommend trying the signature dish [Furong Official Bird's Nest Chicken Tofu Pudding]. The clear soup and the delicate and fragrant chicken tofu are warm and appetizing. The afternoon tea for the ladies in the old days, the salty, sweet, sour and spicy [Shaocheng Lady Fish Jelly]. [Sichuan-style braised abalone] Spicy enough! The [Twice-cooked Potatoes] that celebrities love look like meat slices, but they are actually potatoes. They are soft, tender, spicy and delicious! There are also [Fish and Lamb Fresh] and [Greedy Grains of Fragrant Food]. The former is cooked with yellow croaker and beach lamb shoulder meat, with a sour and spicy taste that is endless aftertaste; the latter has seven flavors of sour, sweet, spicy, fresh, salty and fragrant, with a rich taste. [Wagyu Mapo Tofu] Remember to try it, it is so delicious that you will finish the whole plate by yourself. If you don’t believe it, just try it! If you come to Macau, you must come to Shudao, it is definitely worth the trip~👍

On this trip to Macau, I actually stayed in a "jewelry box" that collects treasures from all over the world! In Macau, a place full of luxurious hotels, the MGM Cotai, which cost 3.4 billion to build, is truly unique! 👉Hotel Art Starting from the lobby of the Hotel Meiyi, it is a pilgrimage of artistic treasures. Each of the Chinese imperial carpets displayed in the hall is a treasure from the Qing Dynasty palace. There are also over 300 top-notch works of modern and contemporary artists such as paintings and sculptures in public spaces. It really broadens our horizons~ The huge suspended net-like glass roof of the Wynn Plaza is the first in Macau to receive the honor of the Guinness World Record in the category of architecture and structure. The sunlight ☀️ shines through the glass windows and it's really beautiful~ The world's largest permanent indoor LED screen constantly displays beautiful scenery, culture, and art from around the world. There's also the "Sky Ocean Show" 🐬, which is very interesting~ 👉Room facilities The smart home system in the Meiyi guest room I stayed in was so convenient, with all indoor facilities adjustable through a mobile phone📱. The Zen water therapy facilities, rain shower and steam shower, and separate bathtub🛁 provided allowed me to fully relax during my journey. The breakfast delivered to the room also added to the perfect vacation atmosphere💯. 👉Hotel dining: Shudao The continuous and winding ink wall, the stylish tea lounge 🍵 with extraordinary momentum, and the elegant and unique bead curtain partition. I never thought that Sichuan cuisine could have such a high-end and stylish dining atmosphere. It is not an exaggeration to call it the "White Moonlight in Sichuan Cuisine". It is really surprising~ This traditional and classic Sichuan cuisine under the MGM brand is delicious in every dish, with Chef Yang, a descendant of Chengdu Mansion cuisine, leading the kitchen. The lamp shadow fish slices and fragrant grains in the appetizers are appetizing, while the pickled black tiger shrimp 🦐 from the old jar is even bigger than the Xiaqinglong shrimp, with Q-bomb shrimp meat wrapped in pickled juice, giving a great sense of satisfaction. The Furong Yan liquid chicken tofu soup melts in your mouth, with the chicken meat becoming tender and smooth like clouds, and the chicken soup fragrant and endlessly flavorful~