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Zi Yat Heen is a Cantonese restaurant in Taipa, on Estrada da Baia de N. Senhora da Esperança, and it holds one Michelin star for 2026.
Gold and ivory set the palette, with white linens, silver-tipped chopsticks and deeply polished wood. The walls are paneled with Chinese landscape scenes, and lanterns cast a warm glow over the tables.
The Cantonese kitchen covers barbecue, seafood, delicate soups and prestige ingredients such as abalone and bird's nest. Signature dishes include crispy crab claw with shrimp mousse, a trademark crispy chicken and lamb chops with a coffee sauce. Forbes Travel Guide gave it Five Stars in 2026. Tasting menus are offered for grand occasions, and a menu of fine teas sits alongside the wine list.
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The dining room is done in shades of gold and ivory, evoking opulence if not ostentation. Tables are set with white linens and silver tipped chopsticks.Deeply polished wood trip contrasts with the pale hues, the walls are paneled with Chinese landscape scenes and lanterns cast a warm glow on the space.The food is Cantonese through and through (the Peking duck notwithstanding), with an enticing selection of barbecue items, loads of seafood, delicate soups and traditional prestige products such as abalone and bird’s nest.The menu is copious – consider choosing one of the seasonal specialties, or focusing on signature dishes (noted with an icon on the menu) such as crispy crab claw with shrimp mousse, a trademark crispy chicken or lamb chops with an unusual coffee sauce.For a grand occasion, tasting menus are offered, and the aforementioned wine list can be counted on to impress. If vino is not your thing – or even if it is — something from the menu of fine teas will certainly do.
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