The “Gourmet Pavillion” at Wynn Palace in Cotai will have its soft opening today, showcasing different flavours from across Asia.
Located at the integrated resort’s South Atrium, there are a total of 18 culinary brands, with delicacies from places including the Chinese mainland, China’s Taiwan region, India, Japan and Singapore found at the pavilion, which was designed by UK-based David Collins Studio. Its Chinese name is “Fu Le Ting”, according to a statement by the pavilion and Wynn Palace, elaborating that “Fu” sounds like the Putonghua word for “rich” and symbolises the abundance of cuisine offerings, while “Le” represents the “joy” of sharing dishes with friends and loved ones. “Ting” means “pavilion” or “gazebo”.
The pavilion has a total of six restaurants that altogether provide 190 seats, while the food hall has 346 seats, according to the statement.
Meanwhile, the Post spoke with representatives of several of the culinary brands at the pavilion, among them from Japanese restaurant Sushi Masa, whose founder Tung Ka Ching said the aim of his omakase restaurant at the pavilion is to offer young people an affordable place to savour their favourite dishes.
Leela, which offers Indian cuisine and is based in Hong Kong, is presenting its delicacies at the pavillion, with its founder Manav Tuli telling the Post that they have always wanted to enter the local and mainland Chinese market; adding that having a restaurant here gives them exposure to clients from the mainland, as well as a testing area to see if the food they offer requires some tweaking to be introduced to the mainland Chinese market. “I think it’s a gateway for us to a bigger expansion towards [mainland] China”.
Tuli also noted he believes that there is more exposure to the mainland in Macau than in Hong Kong based on his experience running his restaurant there. He added he thinks that in Macau the integration with the other Greater Bay Area (GBA) cities is “very much there”.
Macau is one of the 11 GBA cities, nine of them in Guangdong Province, aside from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
Some of the other brands noted they were invited by the integrated resort operator to extend to a new market that has customers from different countries or regions.
Gourmet Pavillion is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., with more details on the brands and pavilion on https://www.wynnresortsmacau.com/zh-hk/wynn-palace/dining/gourmet-pavilion, while one may also call 8889 3660 for more information.
Officiating guests from Wynn, along with those from the culinary brands to showcase their offerings at Gourmet Pavilion, pose for a group photo at Wynn Palace in Cotai yesterday. – Photo: Maria Cheang Ut Meng
