Attention dessert lovers! We all know Macau is a flourishing food hub. It’s all here, whatever the cuisine and no matter the time of day. Desserts are no exception. Here are our five go-to dessert bars for when the sweet tooth is calling your name.
Cha Bei
A brand new lifestyle cafe catering to art, food and travel enthusiasts. Cha Bei means tea cup in Chinese. The owner believes that every tea cup, like every person, has a unique story. While they specialize in healthy and wholesome food choices, they also provide excellent pastries and sweets to satisfy your cravings. Our favorite is the strawberry chiffon cake for MOP $88.
Opening Hours: 11am – 10:30pm Monday-Friday; 10:30am – 10:30pm Saturday, Sunday and public holidays
Cha Bei 1047, 2/F, Galaxy Macau, Cotai, Macau, +853 8883 2221, www.galaxymacau.com/cha-bei
Sweets
As one of the newest hotel-casinos in the Cotai area, Wynn Palace has taken things up a notch by adding the ultimate dessert parlor. From crepes to ice creams and milkshakes to smoothies, a sugar high is almost guaranteed. We like the extra bitter ganache pralines at MOP $24/piece.
Opening Hours: 9am – 10:30pm daily
Sweets Wynn Palace, ground floor, Av. da Nave, Desportiva, Cotai, Macau, +853 8889 3663, www.wynnpalace.com/sweets
Sweet & Sticky
With its playful decor and one-of-a-kind gigantic themed merchandise, this dessert bar is wall-to-wall freshly-made confectionary. Enjoy their XL sundaes in buckets, XXL lollipops, and murals made of sweets. Try their bestselling assorted gummies collection, MOP $40/100 grams.
Opening Hours: 11am – 9pm daily
Sweet & Sticky Shop 1111, Level 1, The Boulevard at Studio City, +853 8865 6675, www.studiocity-macau.com/sweet-and-sticky
Honeymoon Dessert
Originally a family-style store, Honeymoon Dessert has grown to occupy a chain of dessert places across Asia. They still only use the finest seasonal ingredients and employ sophisticated cooking methods, and the company commits to creating innovative hand-made desserts. They offer more than 160 styles of hot and cold recipes. A best-seller is the mango pomelo and sago sweet soup with vanilla ice cream, MOP $48.
Opening Hours: 12pm – 2am daily
Honeymoon Dessert G019, 1/F, Galaxy Macau, Cotai, Macau, +853 8883 2221, www.galaxymacau.com/honeymoon-dessert
Pastry Bar
Head to this luxurious confectionery for lunch or afternoon tea and pamper yourself with their wide variety of sweets and pastries. Pre-order personally designed cakes for special occasions. Our menu favorite: the signature hazelnut with milk chocolate cake, MOP $48/slice.
Opening Hours: 10am – 8pm daily
Pastry Bar MGM Macau, ground floor, Avenida Dr. Sun Yat Sen, NAPE, Macau, +853 8802 2324, www.mgm.mo