Must-see nightlife in Macau

  • Goa Nights

    Macau

    With lotus-shaped light stencils on the walls, intimate Goa is a cocktail bar that plays on the Portuguese-India theme. The menu, resembling an ancient…

  • Macallan Whisky Bar & Lounge

    Macau

    Macau's best whisky bar is a traditional affair featuring oak panels, Jacobean rugs and a real fireplace. The 400-plus whisky labels include single malts…

  • Beer Temple

    Macau

    As the name suggests, the craft beer selection here is huge. If you can't decide, tell the staff your preference – fruit-forward, dry and bitter, or…

  • Macau Soul

    Macau

    An elegant haven in wood and stained glass. On most nights, Thelonious Monk jazz music fills the air as customers chat with the owners and dither over…

  • Single Origin

    Macau

    This airy corner cafe opened by coffee professional Keith Fong makes a mean shot of espresso (coffees from MOP$30). You can choose your poison (single…

  • Hon Kei Hand-Whipped Coffee

    Macau

    At this thriving cafe next to shipyards, instant coffee is hand-whipped with sugar to create a peanut-buttery texture. The owner Mr Leong was a shipyard…

  • Mico Cafe

    Macau

    Macau's most elusive bar is not so due to its location (a few doors up from Che Che Cafe) or that it's unknown, but because whether one gets in depends on…

  • Hann Cafe

    Macau

    A takeaway coffee shop so aromatic you can smell it before you see it. Operating in a tiny corrugated metal shed, Hann excels at single-origin brews,…

  • Che Che Cafe

    Macau

    Owned by a member of post-rock band Why Oceans, Che Che is reassuringly dimly lit and laid-back. A faux-antique world map and a neon sign lamenting 'Love…

  • McSorley's Ale House

    Macau

    A friendly place for a satisfying, if a little costly, meal of fish n' chips and a pint of Guinness. Live sports broadcast available.

  • Bella Taipa

    Macau

    A chic Italian restaurant converted from an old two-storey house, with plush wicker sofas on the roof for high-angle views of Taipa Village against a…

  • A Porta da Arte

    Macau

    An amber-lit cafe with open frontage operates from a 60-year-old low-rise. Buy your pour-over or craft beer, head up to the 2nd floor, and make yourself…

  • Terra Drip Bar

    Macau

    The younger sibling of Terra Coffee House is known for their aromatic single-origin drip coffee and creative pairing of flavoured ice-cream and espresso…

  • Cafe Philo

    Macau

    Olive green walls surround a bar area and a couple of pine-wood tables at Cafe Philo, which roasts its own beans to make good crema espressos and nuanced…

  • Boom

    Macau

    Macau's only gay bar has pastel-coloured wall art and wire fences, bar-height tables for mingling and cosy corners for tête-à-têtes. There's live music…

  • Common Table

    Macau

    A large (for Macau) bistro serving good coffee and gourmet pastries (and proper meals too, although we think there are more interesting places to eat in…

  • Cafe Dos Amigos

    Macau

    Between chic bulbs and a concrete floor, Cafe Dos Amigos serves decent coffee, including thirst-quenching iced coffee laced with Bailey's. The phone…

  • Club Cubic

    Macau

    The massive and flashy Club Cubic at the City of Dreams has themed bars, colour-coded zones and upstairs VIP rooms with balconies overlooking a laser…

  • Old Taipa Tavern

    Macau

    A location near the Pak Tai Temple makes laid-back OTT a sublime spot for a sundowner or two. You can enjoy the live sports broadcast over beer and pub…

  • China Rouge

    Macau

    What used to be an exclusive members-only club is now open to all. China Rouge flirts with 1920s Shanghai and adds a splash of casino glamour to its…

  • Terra Coffee House

    Macau

    This tiny haven overlooking pretty St Augustine Sq will make you forget you're only a five-minute walk away from heaving Largo do Senado. Stop here for a…

  • Sky 21 Lounge

    Macau

    A sleek lounge-bar with alfresco seating and rather costly drinks. There's beer pong from 10.30pm, and DJ action and/or live jazz on some days of the week…

  • Cinnebar

    Macau

    Cinnebar has a fantastic combination of swish and casual: classy surroundings indoors and a relaxed atmosphere in its outdoor seating area around the…

  • Porto Bar

    Macau

    A formal, Portuguese-themed bar in the Grand Coloane Resort offering wines, spirits and cigars from Portugal. When it's not too hot, we recommend sitting…

  • Communal Table

    Macau

    This cute contemporary coffeehouse specialises in blends, and touts its homemade sandwiches, breakfasts, and pastries, most of which are reasonably good.

  • Singing Bean

    Macau

    Singing Bean has moved from the ground floor of the Macau Tower to the 4th floor, but remains a pleasant and affordable coffee shop that offers harbour…

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