(Last updated: July 3, 2026)
As far as I know, Tacos by Miu Miu is Macau’s only long-established Mexican restaurant, occupying a prominent spot in Taipa Village for almost twenty years. That’s a big achievement in itself, given how frequently restaurants there come and go. At the same time, it isn’t exactly showered with praise by locals, which made visiting it a bit of a gamble.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, I arrived at 2:30 pm on a Thursday afternoon to a completely empty restaurant.
The Soft Beef Taco ($60) and Soft Traditional Taco ($65) were complete misses. Dry, lacking freshness and without that explosion of flavour you expect, they never came close to waking up. One bite told me everything I needed to know. 1.5 stars
The Crispy Beef Taco ($60) and Crispy Pork Taco ($55) were a completely different story. The shells gave them all the texture the soft tacos desperately lacked and somehow made the fillings taste better too. These were easily the best things I ate all afternoon. If someone dragged me back tomorrow, I’d order ten and call it a day. 4.5 stars
The Mexican Salad ($150) looked enormous but fell flat on its face. The beef, vegetables and dressing all tasted like they belonged to different dishes. A few shakes of Tabasco helped, mostly because they introduced flavour that wasn’t already there. The whole thing felt like someone trying to recreate Mexican food in Asia without the ingredients that make Mexican food… Mexican. 1.5 stars
The Chicken Fajita ($188) suffered from exactly the same problem as the soft tacos. Dry chicken, very little freshness, and almost no variation from start to finish. An easy avoid. 1.5 stars
The Beef & Bean Stew with Tortilla ($200) was probably the second-best dish of the meal. The beans finally gave everything some substance, while the thicker sauce carried more flavour than almost anything else I’d ordered. Even so, it was nowhere near the excellent feijoada served in Portuguese restaurants around town.  3 stars
Without a doubt, the best parts of Tacos by Miu Miu have nothing to do with the food. The décor is terrific. Colourful walls, wooden wine crates, guitars and sombreros give the place real personality.
The lone waiter couldn’t have been friendlier either. We interrupted his lunch, but he had us looked after in no time. When one order arrived with cheese by mistake, he replaced it without a fuss. He deserved a much busier restaurant than the one he had.
A week earlier, I’d eaten at Tequila Mex in Causeway Bay and the difference was like night and day. The place was absolutely buzzing, the atmosphere infectious, and dish after dish arrived without a single letdown. Fresh ingredients, plenty of moisture, proper seasoning, and food that actually felt alive.
All told, the bill for two came to $1,026, and that felt like $500 too high. I’d return for the crispy tacos and absolutely nothing else.
Beyond that, I’m catching the ferry to Hong Kong for Mexican food that’s actually Mexican.
