HK Macau Bistro is a Hong Kong and Macau style cafe on Las Tunas Dr in San Gabriel, from the family behind Tam's Noodle House. Macanese food mixes Portuguese and Cantonese cooking, a legacy of Portugal's centuries in Macau, which ended with the 1999 handover. That's why the menu runs from Macau curry beef brisket and baked Portuguese chicken to a pork chop bun, Hong Kong milk tea, and cha chaan teng breakfast combos. It opens at 8 AM for breakfast and stays open late, and the portions are big.
Start withMacau Curry Beef BrisketSee what to order →Go here if
- →You want Hong Kong cafe breakfast: macaroni soup, congee, and milk tea
- →You want Macanese dishes like curry brisket and Portuguese chicken
- →You need a place that's open late in San Gabriel
Skip it if
- —You want a quiet, low-key room
- —You want a light meal, since portions run large
What to order at HK Macau Bistro
Don't overthink it.
Photo: Eat in SGVMacau Curry Beef Brisket
Start with thisThe house special. Big, very tender chunks of beef brisket with onions, tomatoes, and potatoes that hold their shape, served with rice. The curry is a little thin, with real curry spice and beefy depth, savory without being salty or spicy. They give you lots of meat.
Photo: Eat in SGVMacau Pork Chop Bun
A juicy pork chop with lettuce and tomato on a fluffy French roll. Massive and very filling because of all the bread, so it works well split between two.
Photo: Eat in SGVPortuguese Chicken
Tender chicken baked in a coconut-based yellow curry with mushrooms, onions, carrots, olives, and a few slices of pepperoni, served with rice. Rich and a little unexpected. Skip it if you don't like olives.
Photo: Eat in SGVTomato Beef Macaroni Soup
A breakfast combo of a big bowl of light, savory-sour tomato broth with tender beef, soft macaroni, scrambled eggs, and toast. Classic Hong Kong cafe comfort food, the kind you want when you're sick.
Photo: Eat in SGVAbalone and Chicken Congee
A breakfast combo. The congee looks plain but is packed with flavor, a surf-and-turf mix of abalone and chicken. Add a Chinese donut to dip for crunch, and plenty of white pepper.
Photo: Eat in SGVSoy Sauce Chow Mein
Soy sauce chow mein with a bit of bite rather than crisp. Try it with the house chili oil, which is toasty with sesame and chili.
What we'd do at HK Macau Bistro
"For dinner, start with the Macau Curry Beef Brisket. It's the house special to order if you're new to Hong Kong or Macau cafe food. Add the Macau Pork Chop Bun to share, and bring your appetite. For breakfast, get there close to 8 AM on weekends, order a combo like the Tomato Beef Macaroni Soup or the abalone and chicken congee, and add a Chinese donut to dip in the congee. Combos come with a drink, so make it a Hong Kong milk tea or a coffee milk tea."
Eat in SGV team
The basics
- Address
- 708 E Las Tunas Dr D, San Gabriel, CA 91776
- Price
- $$ · about $10–20 a head (Google)
- Cuisine
- Chinese
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