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Yí serves contemporary Chinese cuisine at City of Dreams, Estr. do Istmo, Macau, in Taipa. Forbes Travel Guide awarded it Five-Star in 2026. The restaurant sits high on the 21st-floor skybridge, and its seasonal menus follow the Chinese calendar.
Executive Chef Angelo Wong leads the kitchen, with more than 20 years of experience. The menu changes monthly and follows the 24 solar terms. Chefs work with local Macanese ingredients and sustainable seafood. Dishes arrive on artisanal wood-fired ceramics.
Dinner is a six- or eight-course tasting menu, and the chefs recommend the longer version. Flavors draw on Cantonese, Sichuan, Chaozhou, Hunan and Shandong cooking. Dame Zaha Hadid designed the room beneath a golden semi-domed ceiling. Water features, wood and stone, and zodiac-motif tableware complete the space.
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Yí offers a Chinese-format tasting menu, where you leave the decision-making to the two toques who have designed mysterious six- or eight-course offerings. The chefs recommend the eight-course menu for the full experience.The menu’s flavors traverse many of China’s best gastronomic regions, taking inspiration from Cantonese, Sichuan, Chaozhou, Hunan and Shandong cuisines.To ensure the utmost freshness, the chefs visit local markets each day and eschew freezers altogether.Zaha Hadid’s interior design is a true work of art. From the sculptural dragon’s den-inspired seating to the geometric accents, you'll be surrounded by eye-catching elements.Servers have a sixth sense about your needs, providing a selection of magazines should you be dining alone, a power bank for charging electronics or ginger tea if they notice a sniffle.
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