Koi Kei

Pastelaria Koi Kei is already a very well known bakery in Macau but thanks to famous TVB series of Brother Keeper it bring the bakery brand to another level of branding. If you watched the series, the role that Edwin Siu played in the series- Lo Wai Son is loosely based on founder of Koi Kei.
I only watched episode 1 of this series and have no idea that Koi Kei is the main sponsor until i saw this poster at their shop.

Do you believe faith? We just finished our Har Ji noodle (Shrimp Roe Noodle) and found the Koi Kei bakery just next to. Being curious we walked in and looked around and soon my other half begin to try all their biscuits that are available for testing.

Come and try out, once bite no harm right? It just cause a burn at your wallet. Their biscuits quality is really top notch standard, much better than what we have locally.

The super famous almond biscuits from Koi Kei

Prepare freshly on the spot by their chief

 the strong almond aroma can cause you buying them instantly..

Apparently this is Koi Kei very first shop in Macau..this place is not located at main road hence lesser tourist as compared to the famous 大三巴 Dai San Ba street heading to St Paul's ruins

Edwin Siu - the lead man for the TVB series Brother Keeper

Koi Kei Pastelaria

http://www.koikei.com/koikei.php

Restaurant Tou Tou Kui

At 大三巴, beside visiting St Paul ruins, you almost find jewelry shop like Chow Tai Fook, Luk Fook and Chow Sang Sang at any corners...

Of course aside from all the blink blink diamond 大三巴 also a well known eatery home for Tou Tou Kui Restaurant. After much asking directions from the local finally we are here..

be it either lunch or dinner, be prepared to wait in queue..for us we waited for 15 mins before our numbers is called.

After we sat down, we asked the restaurant manager to intro few signature dish to us and before we realised we have order quite a few...

Steam fish ball

With fuk chuk inside the fish ball..the  texture is very rich with fish meat and skin..awesome!!

Har Gow - the skin a bit on thick side therefore safeguard the prawn from falling out 

Siew Mai - the look itself is very uninteresting..the filling however is a soft blend of fresh pork with prawn and hardly any MSG at their dim sum....yummylicous!!

braised pork large intestine - I am not much of spare part person but apparently Macau and Hong Kong serves the best spare part dishes of all..this dish surprisingly is quite nice LOL    

Hong Kong style cheong fun..not my favorite but those who like spare part say this is good wor..

Stew beef stomach - texture is bouncy and soft..I like!!!

crispy roast pork

The black color is the fermented black soybeans goes very well with the roast pork :)

cheong fun noodle

the filing is made up from fried rice noodle, making the cheong fun very crispy. the skin is a bit too thick for my standard..:p

Seafood braised noodle

This is the soup to go along with the noodle - not my preferred type

fried rich with organic red rice - very special and..taste exceptional good too :)

and finally dish of the day raw foie gras ..liver obtained from goose that has been fed with special diet rich in corn.  This is my first time trying and surprisingly it tasted like ice cream.. soft and creamy... just too high cholesterol to my preferences..LoL

Reservation is preferred otherwise be prepared for wait for table. As this restaurant do not locate near the main road, best is you ask around the shop for directions to come here. The restaurant located near to headquarters of Koi Kei Pastry.

Restaurant Tou Tou Koi

6-8 Travessa do Mastro, Macau, China

852-28572629

Ali Curry House

Ali Curry House is recommended by a hotel manager to us. According to him, Portuguese curry is very famous in Macau and since we are here we should give it a try.

All we were told is the restaurant name is Curry House and it is located at 大馬路 (Dai Ma Road). We rented a MPV to take us here. Even the driver himself is not sure about this restaurant. He was calling his company asking for directions.

And finally we are here.

It is already 8ish when we arrived. The restaurant is already full inside hence we choose seated outside.

Chef recommendations can be fund at the menu.

It was rather cool evening and the waitress put this heather fan near us to keep us comfortable.

There are two type of local beer Macau Beer and Super Bock and we ordered one each to try out. Although both beer taste differently, the beer however are extremely smooth and light. Way very different from Carlsberg and Heineken.

Smoked duck - the meat itself is soft and not oily at all. Goes very well with the vegetables and olive.

Charcoal grilled cuttlefish - thumbs up!! Way different from what we had in Malaysia. I thought it would be hard like what we used to have in KL, but I was wrong. the meat is tender and easy to munch. Even eating without any source it is still very tasty.

Pork neck meat - meat slice extremely thin and super tender. Much better than Awet.

Grill fish with steam vegetable. If you want something simple this will do the trick.

Lamb curry - tender meat and curry tasted very different from what we had in KL

Signature dish of the evening curry crab. The curry not as spicy as our local curry but it goes very well with the crab.. Highly recommended :):) 

As the restaurant is just nearby the Macau Tower, we get to enjoyed tower night view from out seat. 

We came without reservation so we waited for about 20 mins before we get our seat. So reservation is highly recommended.

Ali Curry House

Avenida da Republica no. 4-K, lojas L-M, R/c, Macau

澳門西灣民國大馬路4號K地下和4號L-M舖地下

Phone:

 

 +853 2855 5865

Opening Hours: 12.30 - 23.30pm

Ruins of St Paul

This is my first time visiting Macau- ruins of St Paul is a must visit in my itinerary since this is a famous tourist landmark just like Melaka. When we reached the Mater Dei Square we have no idea we already within vicinity of the historical route..we only realized that we are on Macau  history ground after learning from the tourist information counter nearby. Lucky us :)

The tourist information counter is the yellow building on the left. 

The weather is simply great on a Saturday noon with temperature around 18 Celsius.

Not a history person, not a problem..there are a strings of shopping paradise along the way to St Paul.There are sales everywhere and I felt there these shops are wailing hysterically inviting shoppers to drop by. LOL

Musang King at Macau...we overheard the shop owner said, " If you eat this babies here it will only cost you MOP300++, but if you try to buy this at Hong Kong it will cost you HKD600++"..I didn't know musang king can be that expensive here.

If you are getting lost, no worries..look for this signature to lead you the way to Ruins of St Paul

It is getting more and more crowded..

Finally the we saw the St Paul!!

If I know that would be these many people we would come early.

St Paul is actually an university in the 16th Century. 

The other side of the wall is being supported by metal pillars to prevent collapse.

The glass box is actually leftover tomb site at the St Paul.

A little memorial place for students to perish in the fire of St Paul.

These skeletons believe belong to the students who perish in the fire of St Paul.

It followed by a small gallery that showcase relic found around the St Paul church.

They also offered guided tour 3 session a day for Saturday,Sunday and PH in Cantonese and Mandarin only.

From St paul, See that crown a like building? That's the Lisboa Casino Hotel belongs to Stanley Ho, the wealthiest person in Macau.

The side view of St Paul

While we were walking down back to the town, people gather at the square for the lion dance

See, it is really crowded for a Saturday afternoon. Lesson learnt: we should be here early in the morning for good quality photo taking :|

St Paul Ruins

Mater Dei Square

 大三巴 (Dai San Ba)