A brand-new café named “Grand Stand Café” opened yesterday. The café is situated in the Macau Grand Prix (MGP) Museum in Zape.
As the Macau Grand Prix (MGP) Museum is run by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes attended yesterday afternoon’s opening ceremony alongside lawmakers Ip Sio Kai and Angela Leong On Kei, as well as other representatives.
Judging by its design, Grand Stand Café aims to immerse visitors in Macau’s motorsport legacy through vintage racing memorabilia displays and circuit-map light installations, while serving Grand Prix-themed coffee and light fare.
Grand Stand Café Creative Director Wilson Lam Chi Ian told reporters that the coffee shop merges cultural creativity with gastronomy in order to create a novel experience. Benefiting from a prime location, the café anticipates steady foot traffic, supplemented by robust online promotions targeting Grand Prix Museum visitors. Future plans include menu refinements based on sales performance and customer feedback, said Lam, who expressed confidence in the venture’s sustainability.
According to the MGP Museum website, the Macau Grand Prix is a historic motorsport event, first held on October 30 to 31 in 1954. Globally renowned for its challenging street circuit, the annual competition attracts racers and enthusiasts from all over the world with its unique urban course and high-difficulty turns.
According to MGTO, during its opening week – through next Wednesday, Grand Stand Café will give a free racing-themed handcrafted ice lolly to customers who share photos of its coffee bar or dishes on social media platforms, while maintaining regular operating hours from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
Coloane Coffee Festival
Meanwhile, according to a separate statement from MGTO, the 2nd Coloane Coffee Festival X One Little Day Handicraft Market will start next Friday in Largo Eduardo Marques in Coloane. The statement pointed that the festival has invited the top baristas from Macau, Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, “brewing up an unmissable experience for coffee lovers” at this festival. The statement also said that with coffee in hand, visitors may “browse stalls featuring creative items with a cultural edge”.
The statement noted that the coffee-themed festival will run from July 25 to 27, from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is free.
Baristas are serving guests on the opening day of the Macau Grand Prix Museum’s Grand Strand Café yesterday. – Photos: GCS
