The Tasting Room is the two-Michelin-starred modern French restaurant on Level 3 of Crown Towers at City of Dreams, helmed since opening by French chef Guillaume Galliot. The room earned its first Michelin star within six months of opening and added the second three years later - a trajectory matched by very few rooms anywhere in Asia. The interior marries sleek modern lines with subtle Eastern detailing under a custom chandelier set with over 600 hand-cut crystals; bespoke furnishings come from century-old French leather ateliers, and the tableware is custom-made for the restaurant. The wine cellar holds over 2,000 bottles of rare, limited-edition, and vintage labels.
Galliot's cooking is rooted in classical French technique but the menu reads as a personal statement - purity, restraint, and what he calls a homage to nature. The a la carte and degustation programs run from MOP 1,800 (set lunch) to MOP 3,500+ per person (full evening tasting with wine pairings). Set lunches start in the MOP 600-900 range, making this one of the more accessible entry points into Cotai's two-star tier. Galliot trained at Jardins des Sens in Montpellier, was sous chef at Raffles Grill in Singapore at age 23 (the youngest in the room's history), and led Jaan in Beijing before arriving in Macau in 2012.
The occasion fit is the impressing-clients-with-French-fine-dining-experience slot - the cleanest signal Cotai offers in the format that European business guests recognise without explanation. The tasting menu at dinner with paired wines runs three hours; the lunch tasting compresses the experience for working-dinner schedules. For proposals, the chandelier-lit dining room and the wine-cellar tour work without need for additional staging. For anniversaries, the kitchen handles the moment with restraint - the message comes from the food and the room, not from staged spectacle.
Reservations through City of Dreams' booking system, the Crown Towers concierge, or directly at +853 8868 6681. Three to four weeks ahead is required for weekends and Chinese holidays; some private dining occupancy can be booked further ahead. Smart elegant dress code - jacket recommended for gentlemen; no shorts, sleeveless shirts, or open-toed shoes at dinner.
Best for Impress Clients
Impressing clients at The Tasting Room works because European fine-dining guests recognise the format without explanation. The two-Michelin-star French tasting menu format is the universal language of business hospitality; Galliot's cooking is technical without being intimidating; the chandelier-lit room and the 2,000-bottle wine list signal that the host has invested in the most serious French dining address in the Greater Bay Area outside Hong Kong. The signal lands cleanly at first-look.
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