Three Lamps District (Rotunda de Carlos da Maia)
三盞燈
A local food district where Burmese and Southeast Asian snack shops and budget cha chaan tengs cluster around a circular plaza.
The name Three Lamps comes from a street lamp with three lamp heads that once stood at the circular intersection of the old bastion. Its official name is Rotunda de Carlos da Maia. In the mid-20th century many Burmese Chinese settled here, so the area is full of Burmese fish noodle soup, coconut chicken noodles, Thai and Vietnamese snacks, as well as old-style cha chaan tengs, herbal tea shops and budget clothing stalls. It doesn't have a tourist-attraction feel, which is what makes it a good place to experience everyday local life in Macao. It is open all day, and most shops operate from morning to night. It's about 20 minutes by bus or on foot from Senado Square, and it can be combined with the Red Market and Kun Iam Tong.
Opening hours
Shops about 8:00 am–9:00 pm
Nearby sights
- Lou Lim Ieoc Garden
- Tap Seac Square & Calçada da Igreja de São Lázaro
- Kun Iam Tong (Kun Iam Temple)
- Ruins of St. Paul's
- Camões Garden & Old Protestant Cemetery
- Mount Fortress & Macao Museum
- Lin Fung Temple & Lin Zexu Museum
- Guia Fortress & Lighthouse