Holidays are for indulging, but there are also plenty of healthy yet delicious dining options in Macau.
Holidays are for indulging, but there are also plenty of healthy yet delicious dining options in macau.
Guilt-free Vida Rica RestauRant and BaR at MandaRin ORiental, Macau
Gourmet platters don’t always mean seafood or afternoon tea. Rather, it can be petit and stylish tapas at Mandarin Oriental, Macau’s famous Vida Rica Restaurant and Bar. Served until 11pm, its Chef’s Tapas Tower is semi guilt-free, featuring smoked salmon and pickled red onion sandwiches, sushi and smoked ricotta cheese spring rolls. For those who fancy a midnight snack, it even has a special menu served until 1am.Visit Mandarinoriental Website
GReens Kitchen & JuiceRy
The take out boutique makes cleansing fun with an array of infused waters, fruit bowls, salads, superfood smoothies, organic nut milks, wraps, snacks, vegetarian sushi, soup and even breakfast and baked goods. For the ambitious, detoxes of one, three, five, seven and 10 days are also on the menu. Visit Greensmacau Website
SattVa JuiceRyIn
Macau, going green is easy. Sattva Juicery delivers cold-pressed juices and juice cleanses right to your door so you can boost, revitalise, nourish, restore and re-energise. Their juices are raw and unpasteurised and free from added sugar, sweenteners, fillers or preservatives. Available in one-, three-, five- and seven-day cleanses, its menu offers 30 juice flavours, smoothies and water choices.
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Juice+
Another option is Juice+, which offers 100 per cent natural cold pressed juices sans preservatives, additives or colouring and can also be delivered. Concentrating two to three pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables in each bottle, these concoctions have amusing names like Citrus Farm, Gingerade and Superstar, and are pressed daily in Macau.Visit Juicega Website
Veggie Macau
With vegetarian food a far cry from the boring or unhealthy image of oily Chinese fare, everything on Veggie Macau’s menu is made from scratch with natural ingredients. Vegan options are also available on both savoury and dessert menus including must-trys like curry bread bowls, pastas, quesadillas, fig cakes, veggie burgers and rice paper rolls. www.facebook.com/VeggieMacau
Pool Bar at Altira Macau
Available for hotel and spa patrons, Altria Macau’s Pool Bar opens up to a wide selection of freshly squeezed fruit juices and smoothies – both available a la carte with whimsical names such as Weight Reducer, energy Booster, Rebalance, and Icy Paradise, or their own personal combinations. A selection of complimentary canaps is also available. Visit Altiramacau Website
Belon at Banyan Tree Macau
With everything from a la carte, degustation and dessert menus, Belon’s mouth-watering fare includes its signature USDA Prime New York Strip loin and seafood platter. But not to worry, their Himalayan salt seared Hokkaido scallop with truffle quinoa is equally scrumptious. The plush sashimigrade scallops are perfectly browned on one side to complement the bed of ripe tomatoes atop the truffle-flavoured superfood. Visit Banyantree Website
Pearl Dragon at Studio City Macau
Going green doesn’t just mean salads, juices and soups. As a hotel for superstars, Studio City Macau knows to spoil guests without ruining their physiques, especially at a restaurant overseen by Michelin-starred chef Tam kwok Fung. In March, a guilt-free Chinese menu recreates classic dishes with healthier ingredients like sweet and sour tofu with fruit; stewed winter melon roll stuffed with mushroom, cherry tomato and lotus seeds in superior broth; braised fish maw with millet in pumpkin soup; stir-fried bitter melon with fungus, loofa and gingko and sautéed celery with lily bulb, lotus root and Chinese yam. Visit Studiocity-macau Website
Jade Garden at Crown Towers
Another place for healthy Cantonese food is two-Michelin-starred Jade Dragon, with a menu offering farm-fresh ingredients from around the world. Chef Tam Kwok Fung at City of Dreams uses as much organic food as possible. The spectacular views of Cotai also make for the most appetising meal. Visit Cityofdreamsmacau Website
The Manor at The St. Regis Macao
For a break from cleansing, drop by The St. Regis Macao’s The Manor – a restaurant that offers distinctive dining. Break your diet with the shelled Alaskan crab with warm miso cream, crunchy panko and veal juice. Visit Themanormacau Website
The Ritz-Carlton Café at The Ritz-Carlton Macau
Oozing the French concept of savoir vivre is The Ritz-Carlton Café, a destination for classic dishes and chic afternoon sweets. Worthy of mention is le sole, a juicy seared fish beautifully garnished. There is also a magnificent seafood platter with fresh lobster, crab, mussels, oysters, best complemented with champagne, of course. Visit Ritzcarlton Website
