Macao Trading Company

311 Church Street
Raise the red lantern: this Tribeca gem features high ceilings and stylish post-colonial fixtures in a discrete Church Street location, reflecting a side-street adventure one might have experienced in old Macao. Led by David Waltuck, chef/owner of th... more
Raise the red lantern: this Tribeca gem features high ceilings and stylish post-colonial fixtures in a discrete Church Street location, reflecting a side-street adventure one might have experienced in old Macao. Led by David Waltuck, chef/owner of the defunct but well-loved Chanterelle along with the folks behind Employees Only, you'll find intriguing Macanese specialties such as African Chicken and other signature dishes with Portuguese, Chinese, African and Indian influences. As is the Portuguese tradition, food is served on large platters family-style. Perhaps start your evening at the bar with one of the signature cocktails such as Dragon's Milk or a refreshing Samuel Smith India Ale, and then move on to one of the handsome wooden booths where you can dine with gusto on appetizers ranging from Chinese-style Pearl Balls, tiny meatballs bursting with exotic flavors, or Portuguese-Style Lamb Balls filled with cheese. You might continue with the Portuguese theme and opt for the Mushroom and Truffle Croquettes, cooked to perfection with a subtle and harmonious balance of flavors, or move to Portugeuse-style Shrimp with Green Sauce or Chinese-style Shrimp in Crispy Wrappers. A warm P... more

Raise the red lantern: this Tribeca gem features high ceilings and stylish post-colonial fixtures in a discrete Church Street location, reflecting a side-street adventure one might have experienced in old Macao. Led by David Waltuck, chef/owner of the defunct but well-loved Chanterelle along with the folks behind Employees Only, you'll find intriguing Macanese specialties such as African Chicken and other signature dishes with Portuguese, Chinese, African and Indian influences. As is the Portuguese tradition, food is served on large platters family-style.

Perhaps start your evening at the bar with one of the signature cocktails such as Dragon's Milk or a refreshing Samuel Smith India Ale, and then move on to one of the handsome wooden booths where you can dine with gusto on appetizers ranging from Chinese-style Pearl Balls, tiny meatballs bursting with exotic flavors, or Portuguese-Style Lamb Balls filled with cheese. You might continue with the Portuguese theme and opt for the Mushroom and Truffle Croquettes, cooked to perfection with a subtle and harmonious balance of flavors, or move to Portugeuse-style Shrimp with Green Sauce or Chinese-style Shrimp in Crispy Wrappers. A warm Portugeuse Choriço with Melon and Mint represents a terrific yet curious combination of tastes, a few nice piquant bites to nibble on while awaiting your main dishes. Or perhaps some dumplings and noodles? Lobster Dumplings with Cilantro Dip are not to be missed, nor should you pass on Steamed Oysters with XO Sauce or Chicken Dumplings in Chili Oil.

If you've never taken the fast ferry from Hong Kong to Macao, you might find yourself whisked away by all the nautical themes at Macao Trading Co., which are reproduced everywhere from the servers' crisp uniforms to the ship's wheel motif on the walls to the colonial bric-a-bric found high atop the restaurant along one wall (appropriately reached by ladder). Because Macao’s menu incorporates spirits, spices and fruits from the territory’s cultural influences, you'll additionally experience the exotic tastes of Southeast Asia. Chinese-style Prawns sautéed with chili peppers are among the tastiest you can find in New York—and assuredly give nearby Chinatown restaurants a run for their money. You might enjoy the classic Ants Climbing the Tree, here done with glass noodles and tiny bits of minced meat along with an appropriately tangy and piquant flavoring. Larger dishes range from handsome Grilled Lamb Chops with Red Pepper Jam to Curried Fish Ball & Noodle Casserole, underscoring how serving forth a multicultural menu has wide appeal to the discerning post-colonial consumer. Diners seem entranced by the exotic offerings as well as the classic Sirloin served Portuguese-style (grilled with blue cheese butter) or Chinese-style (with oyster sauce and Chinese broccoli). Were that not enough, a few varieties of pork ribs, tripe and whole black bass are featured, and a number of appropriate side dishes such as Spiced Yukon Potatoes with Aioli and Bacalao Fried Rice nicely round off the menu. The wine list includes various bottles of Portuguese wines including Vinho Verde, ports and Madeira.

Macao Trading Co. is also perfect for late-night dining as the restaurant and bar stay open until the wee hours. Now with dozens of seats in attractive booths on the lower level, enjoy your after-midnight celebrations in style at this Macanese speakeasy.


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Tribeca Description

Macao Trading Company is located in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan. TriBeCa, or the Triangle Below Canal Street, became a popular neighborhood for artists and others seeking relief from the rising prices in SoHo in the late 1980s. In some ways similar to the SoHo of decades past for its conversion of gritty old industrial warehouses into beautiful loft spaces, the real estate boom of the later 1990s transformed forever the small-town feeling of TriBeCa. No longer is it tough to find good food, grocery stores or newsstands. Chic boutiques now compete with high-end restaurants and bars, while the influx of upper-income families have led to the quick disappearance of the downright cheap apartment bargains of years past. Forbes magazine recently ranked the 10013 zip code in TriBeCa as the 12th most expensive zip code in the United States. Anonymous high-rises are sprouting up next to the historic older buildings, whose cast-iron façades and gleaming picture windows bespeak a New York of decades past. TriBeCa is a neighborhood where luxury apartments can be found adjacent to city government offices, where the quiet of cobblestone streets contrasts with the heavily trafficked truck routes to the Holland Tunnel, so one should expect the unexpected. In short, expect a microcosm of New York. Recently the neighborhood profile has been raised tremendously by the new TriBeCa Film Festival. Founded by Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal in 2002, this New York attraction was created to celebrate the city as a major filmmaking center and to contribute to the long-term recovery of lower Manhattan. In a remarkably short period of time the TriBeCa Film Festival has become known as one of the leading annual film festivals in the world. Other famous film companies are in the neighborhood as well, most notably Miramax Films Studios on Greenwich Street. In the 19th and 20th centuries TriBeCa was known as a center of the textile and cotton trade, but today in its stead there are a number of modern institutions and important landmarks in the neighborhood. The Holland Tunnel connecting New York to New Jersey has its entrances and exits in the northwest corner of TriBeCa. Washington Market Park, bordering Greenwich, Chambers, and West Streets, is a 1.6-acre park that is extremely popular with children for its large playground. While in terms of educational institutions, Stuyvesant High School, one of New York City's prized specialized science high schools, as well as PS234, an elementary school considered one of the best public schools in the New York metropolitan area, are located in TriBeCa. Brunch, lunch and dinner activities in TriBeCa are highly regarded, not just due to the excellent (and usually expensive) cuisine options, but also in regard to the relative tranquil atmosphere of the neighborhood. Bubby's Restaurant on Varick Street remains popular among the film crowd and is known to be a family friendly restaurant. The Odeon on West Broadway provides the most beloved bistro setting and French comfort food in the neighborhood. And for more refined tastes, Robert De Niro has ownership in not one but two well-known local restaurants here. The TriBeCa Grill, located between Franklin and Greenwich Streets in the first two floors of the TriBeCa Film Center Building, offers classic American cuisine in a converted industrial warehouse setting, and Nobu, a favorite haunt of many New York celebrities, which serves innovative "new style Japanese cooking" to those who are willing to handle the hefty prices on the menu. In addition, the numerous David Bouley properties are always a favorite. Staying in TriBeCa during a stay in Manhattan can offer visitors a welcome escape from the hectic, bustling streets of the neighborhoods in and near Midtown. An obvious choice would be the Tribeca Grand Hotel which plays host to the TriBeCa Film Festival and lies in close proximity to Little Italy, Chinatown, Hudson Square nightclubs, Greenwich Village, New York University, and Wall Street. The Greenwich Hotel, located on the Western edge of the neighborhood right next to the TriBeCa Grill, offers 13 luxury suites and 75 unique rooms. The Cosmopolitan Hotel in southern TriBeCa is geared to the needs of out-of-town visitors and has affordable rooms, a convenient location, and newly refurbished in-house restaurant, the Cosmopolitan Café.

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311 Church Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 431-8750
Website

Editorial Rating

Category

Chinese

Price

$$$$$

Ambience

Casual

Payment

All Major

This Week's Hours

DINNER
Daily: 5:00pm-3:30am

BRUNCH
Sat-Sun: 11:30am-3:00pm

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