Drunken Fish

Verdict: A Michelin-Recognized Seafood Address Inside Wynn That Rewards Return Visits

If you have already been to Drunken Fish once, the question on a second visit is not whether the kitchen can deliver — the Michelin Plate recognition for both 2024 and 2025 confirms it operates at a consistent level — but whether you are sitting in the right seat. The counter position changes what this restaurant is. Come back, and sit closer to the action.

For first-timers weighing up Macau's seafood options, Drunken Fish is the answer if you want a wine-serious room with Michelin credentials and a $$$ cuisine price point that does not require the full financial commitment of a $$$$-tier property like Robuchon au Dôme. The food is focused on seafood, the wine list is deep (870 selections, 21,500 bottles in inventory), and the team , Wine Director Just Wong, Sommelier Dave Chan, Chef Zhang Zhi Cheng, and General Manager Andrew Pang , is identifiably professional rather than interchangeable hotel staff.

The Case for Counter Seating

Wynn Resorts Macau properties tend toward polished formality, and Drunken Fish operates within that framework. The counter, however, changes the register. Bar or counter seating at a seafood-forward kitchen brings you closer to the preparation tempo, the timing calls between chef and sommelier, and the small decisions that define a meal's arc. At a venue where the wine program is this serious , France, Italy, Spain, and California all represented at strength, with corkage set at $50 if you want to bring something from the list , sitting at the counter gives you a natural entry point to interact with the sommelier team rather than waiting for a tableside visit that may or may not come at the right moment.

For a return visitor, this is the practical upgrade that does not require ordering differently. The counter seat makes the same kitchen feel like a different restaurant. If you are solo, it is the only seat worth requesting. If you are with one other person, counter seating is still the better call over a standard table unless conversation privacy is the priority.

The Wine Program Is the Real Differentiator

At $$$ wine pricing, with many bottles above the $100 mark, the list at Drunken Fish is not the economical option in Macau's fine-dining tier. What it offers instead is depth: 870 selections and a stock of 21,500 bottles positions this as one of the more seriously stocked cellars in any Wynn property in the region. The strength in France, Italy, Spain, and California suggests a program built for seafood pairing across multiple registers , Burgundy and white Burgundy for precision work, Italian coastal whites for brightness, California for guests who want weight with their wine.

The $50 corkage fee is reasonable for Macau at this level. If you are a collector with bottles worth bringing, that figure does not represent a barrier. It also signals that the room treats wine as a genuine component of the meal rather than purely a margin exercise. For guests who care about this , and at $$$ cuisine pricing with a two-course typical cost in the $40-$65 range and higher for more substantial meals, most guests at Drunken Fish do , book early enough to discuss the list in advance with the sommelier team.

Macau Context and Booking

Drunken Fish sits within the Wynn ecosystem at Rua Cidade de Sintra, which places it in the established resort corridor of Macau. For visitors staying at Wynn or nearby properties, access is direct. For those coming specifically for the restaurant from elsewhere in the city, it is worth building the meal into a longer evening rather than treating it as a quick stop , the wine program alone merits time.

Booking difficulty is moderate. The Michelin Plate recognition and resort positioning mean the room fills on weekends and during peak Macau travel periods, but this is not a venue where you need to plan six weeks out on a Tuesday. For weekend dinner, two weeks' advance booking is a sensible baseline. Lunch service exists alongside dinner, and if flexibility is available, a weekday lunch can offer a quieter experience that is better suited to extended engagement with the wine list and kitchen.

If you are cross-referencing Macau's broader food scene, our full Macau restaurants guide covers the range from Jade Dragon to Chef Tam's Seasons. For the hotel context around this neighborhood, see our Macau hotels guide, and for bar options before or after the meal, our Macau bars guide is the place to start.

Seafood dining at this price tier is a defensible category globally. For comparison points beyond Macau, Gambero Rosso in Marina di Gioiosa Ionica and Alici on the Amalfi Coast represent European seafood-forward rooms at a similar or adjacent level, and the contrast in approach is instructive. For China-based fine dining outside Macau, Xin Rong Ji in Beijing, 102 House in Shanghai, and Ru Yuan in Hangzhou offer useful reference points for how Chinese fine-dining kitchens operate at sustained quality levels. In southern China specifically, Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese Cuisine in Guangzhou and Dai Yuet Heen in Nanjing are relevant comparators for guests traveling the region.

The bottom line for a return visitor: Drunken Fish does not dramatically reinvent itself between visits, but that consistency is a feature rather than a weakness in a resort environment where turnover in quality is common. Sit at the counter, engage with the sommelier team on wine, and use the $50 corkage as an opportunity if you have a bottle worth bringing. Lunch on a weekday offers the clearest access to what this kitchen and wine program can do without the ambient noise of a full resort weekend.

Quick reference: Michelin Plate 2024 and 2025 | Cuisine $$ (typical two-course) | Wine $$$ (870 selections, 21,500 bottles) | Corkage $50 | Lunch and Dinner | Moderate booking difficulty | Wynn Resorts Macau, Rua Cidade de Sintra.