This is the kind of cozy and homey Portuguese restaurant where the chef becomes your friend. Tucked away in one of the quaint alleys in the heart of Taipa village, António is indeed a Portuguese culinary paradise in Macau.
Chef António Coelho, a 60-ish Portuguese with extensive culinary experience who has been cooking authentic Portuguese cuisine in his private kitchen since 2008, spearheads the award-winning restaurant. On his voluminous menus, you can find Antonio’s signature dishes including gratinated goat’s cheese with olive oil and honey, “Pata Negra” Portuguese smoked ham, lobster bisque, Portuguese duck rice, African chicken as well as delicious desserts for the sweet tooth. What’s more? Don’t miss the long wine list!
Coelho not only whips up a tantalizing array of scrumptious dishes to satisfy our taste buds; the prodigious chef cooks in style to stimulate our five senses! In fact, he is known as a cooking celebrity in Macau who performs the art of culinary in front of his diners.
When a big marbled leg of Portuguese smoked ham is being displayed in the dining scene and Antonio starts donning his metallic glove, get ready to watch how he “surgically” carves out precious slices of Pata Negra – specially prepared smoked ham- with his sharp knife. Feel free to snap as many photos as you like, just don’t get too near to the “killer” knife!
Pata Negra – Portuguese smoked ham.
It was pretty cool to see someone set my crepes on fire! Coelho generously poured lot of liqueur over Crêpe Suzette to flambé it. The end result: an unforgettable dessert of warm, lip-smacking, melt-in-your-mouth crêpes with a tangy sweetness that still lingers in my olfactory memory.
Crêpe Suzette
Our entertaining dining experience culminated when Chef António knocked the cork out of our wine bottle with a knife… no, it’s a sword!
And I am still keeping the cork that is attached to part of the broken wine bottle neck…
Antonio’s address: Rua dos Clerigos No. 7, Old Taipa Village, Taipa, Macau (antoniomacau.com)
Nearby attractions: Taipa House Museum, Pak Tai Temple, art galleries and colonial churches.
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Crabs looking good 😀
@Jasmine: they taste good too! 😀
wow.. they have this in Macau?? nice..
you met him personally I’m not sure where I’ve seen him. If I’m not mistaken he was featured in Anthony Bourdain’s show in travel in living or is it in national geographic.
anyways nice set of yummy foods 🙂
Macau definitely looks nice! I will be trying my luck in the competition as well…hopefully I can get there! 🙂
Edmund from ED Unloaded
Yummy! What’s the price range like?
@cathj: Yep! Macau is very much influenced by its ex Portuguese colonist.
@Edmund: There is a Macau roadshow at Plaza Singapura Main Atrium.
Start Time:
Friday, July 16, 2010 at 11:00am
End Time:
Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 9:00pm
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Wow! That’s so crazy! I love the man’s style, and I guess the chances of getting some glass in your wine must be slim?
Mind you this man is living life on the wild side, looking at the flaming dish!
Hope he’s got great insurance!!
Beautiful and delicious series! Documentary-like images 🙂 Seafood paella and slices of smoked ham….OOOOH YUM…MY!
izzit expensive?
They have an extensive menu to choose from. Anyway Macau is very small, you can pop by and check out their deals to decide if you want to dine in. I like their food. It’s a Michelin starred restaurant.
Hi Eunice,
im bring my family over, is it possible to share with me the rough price per head as im dun want to bring them there and they start complaining abt the price so i want to pre-amp them.
thanks!!!
HI Ivy, pls check out their website for the menu and perhaps you can ask them directly for the price. Hope this helps. http://antoniomacau.com/index.htm