Rua do Cunha, Taipa
官也街
A pedestrian street in Taipa's old town for snacks and souvenirs, with Andrew's Egg Tarts, pork chop buns, durian ice cream and old Portuguese restaurants, next to the Taipa Houses-Museum.
Rua do Cunha lies in the centre of Taipa's old town. This roughly 100-metre pedestrian street has been Taipa's commercial centre since the Portuguese era and is now Macau's most famous street for food and souvenirs. It is lined with bakeries such as Koi Kei and Choi Heong Yuen (almond cookies, phoenix rolls and pork jerky to sample), Mok Yi Kei (durian ice cream and Dai Choi Go cake), Pui Kei (walnut cake) and Andrew's bakery (Portuguese egg tarts, a branch of the flagship in Coloane), as well as Portuguese restaurants such as Dumbo and Marionette. Pork chop buns, Portuguese curry crab and African chicken are the signature dishes. Side alleys off the street hold graffiti walls, the Pak Tai Temple and Taipa Market. A few minutes' walk south brings you to Our Lady of Carmel Church and the Taipa Houses-Museum (five mint-green Portuguese villas, free or with a nominal fee, facing the Cotai wetlands and a popular photo spot). Further west are the Portuguese lanes of Taipa's old town and Carmo Slope, which often hosts a Sunday market. Getting there: it's about a 15-minute walk from The Venetian (across the connecting footbridge and Mong Tak Bay Avenue), or take buses 11, 22, 28A or 33 to the 'Taipa Rua do Cunha' station. Visit in the afternoon into the evening: see the Taipa Houses-Museum first, then return to Rua do Cunha for snacks and dinner. Notes: Popular shops have queues of over 30 minutes on weekends. The street is narrow and crowded on holidays.
Opening hours
All day (shops about 10:00–22:00)
Nearby sights
- Iec Long Firecracker Factory
- Taipa Houses-Museum
- Galaxy Macau
- The Venetian Macao & Cotai Strip
- The House of Dancing Water (City of Dreams)
- The Parisian Macao Eiffel Tower
- The Londoner Macao
- Wynn Palace SkyCab & Performance Lake