Macao Trading Co. Restaurant Review:
Soft lights that are barely visible through lofty grated-metal doors offer the only sign that something abounds beyond Macao Trading Co.’s un-marked entrance. Inside, a diverse urban crowd trades in trendy TriBeCa for a nineteenth-century atmosphere that evokes the cultural contrasts of Macao. At the fully-stocked bar dominating the front of the eatery, a tarnished mirrored backsplash reflects...
Channeling a "1940s" "Macao gambling parlor", this "dazzling", bi-level TriBeCan offers plentiful "eye candy" to go with its Chinese-Portuguese chow; late-night, it turns "club"-like – "loud and crowded" with uneven service – but most are having too much "fun" to care.
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...
Call it what you like—we prefer "Asian-fusion-whatever"—but Macao's prospects aren't a gamble. From epicurean dream team behind Employees Only comes this new, wood-lined, vaguely Asian-themed space. Big, beautiful room with mouth-wateringly beautiful bar and a lounge downstairs—nice spot to lay waste to your liver. Emphasis here, though, is on the menu, which there ain't nothin' vague about:...