If you’re looking for a famous wait-in-line spot in Senado Square, Macau, Wong Chi Kei is one of the names you’ll hear over and over—especially after it appeared on World Dice Tour 3 with Pani Bottle.
One of the most famous restaurants in Macau,
Wong Chi Kei
a traditional Cantonese restaurant,and
the flavors work well for Korean travelers too, so
it’s a Macau restaurant that draws a huge Korean crowd.
Located in Senado Square,this restaurant
is also close to the Ruins of St. Paul’s,
which makes it a great stop before or after sightseeing at the Ruins of St. Paul’s.
This is what the restaurant looks like from the outside,
and because the location is so central and the sign is easy to spot,
even people with zero sense of direction should be able to find it without trouble.
Source: TEO YouTube
Wong Chi Kei also appeared in Episode 8 of World Dice Tour 3
during the Pani Bottle team’s Food Festa segment.
Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. daily .
Payment info
– Credit cards: usually not accepted by default. Some reviews say cards worked, but recent reviews are mixed, so to be safe, definitely bring cash.
– Hong Kong dollars: accepted
– Other payment methods: KakaoPay and Alipay accepted
We went around lunchtime and, as expected, there was a wait.
They hand out paper number slips with your party size written on them.
While waiting, we checked out
the milk tea and souvenir-type items displayed out front.
They call waiting numbers on an electronic board,
and we got in after about 15 minutes.
It was absolutely packed, but we got seated faster than I expected.
The restaurant has three floors in total,
and you have to use the stairs to move between them.
We were seated on the first floor, so we didn’t get to go upstairs,
but the second and third floors looked a little bigger, maybe?
Source: TEO YouTube
Source: TEO YouTube
It looked like Pani Bottle and Jung Jae-hyung went upstairs too.
Also, shared tables are common in Macau,
so since we were at a four-person table,
they told us we’d have to share if another party of two came in ^_^
Anyway, here’s the menu. We checked that first~
Shrimp wonton, beef fried noodles, and fried rice
are supposed to be some of the popular picks.
But we’d already had wonton noodles several times in Hong Kong,
so we skipped them.
Instead, we ordered beef fried noodles, pork rice, fried wontons,
and milk teatoo.
Ta-da—our total came to 224 MOP,
about $28.
The fried noodles came out first.
They looked kind of like jjajangmyeon, but the flavor was totally different.
The seasoning was lighter than I expected—pretty mild, actually.
Honestly, it wasn’t amazingly delicious,
but there weren’t any strong spice notes or unusual seasonings,
so it was easy enough to eat.
The milk tea was good, though.
Honestly, almost every milk tea I bought in Hong Kong and Macau
turned out to be a win.
Compared with the sweeter versions you often get in Korea,
local milk tea is less sugary but much stronger and richer.
And since the two of us ordered a lot of food,
they seemed to decide we probably wouldn’t be sharing the table, so they removed the extra place settings.
Tip: if you don’t want to share a table,
order enough food to make sure there aren’t any empty seats left on the table ^^
Just a random video clip of the food at Wong Chi Kei. ^^
The fried wontons and pork rice came out next.
The fried wontons looked pretty unique,
and the pork rice was exactly what it sounds like—pork over rice.
The outside felt just slightly soft,
but overall it was still crispy.
I mean, fried food is hard to hate, but it wasn’t mind-blowingly good either.
And since it was fried “wonton,”
there was filling inside the center,
but the fried wrapper area was so wide
that the wonton filling itself didn’t have much presence.
It felt like I was mostly eating it for the dipping sauce.
And finally, the pork… yes, that’s a bite mark.
This was the only photo I got of that dish.
This one also wasn’t heavily seasoned—it had a pretty plain, mild flavor.
Maybe I just like stronger flavors.
So, Wong Chi Kei in Senado Square, Macau…
it always seems to have a line, and it’s so famous
as one of the best-known restaurants in Macau that I went in with high expectations.
Overall, though, it was just okay.
None of the dishes we ordered were incredibly memorable,
so it’s not a place I’m personally dying to revisit.
But if there’s something amazing
among the dishes we didn’t order, let me know in the comments.
I’ll probably be back in Macau within the next few years,
so if you have recommendations, I’d love to try them on my next visit.
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