[July 17, 2026, Macau] MGM is honored to announce that Five Foot Road, its signature Chengdu-Sichuanese restaurant at MGM COTAI, has been recognized by 50 Best Discovery, becoming the first Chengdu-Sichuan restaurant in Macau to be featured on the prestigious global guide. The inclusion reflects Five Foot Road's dedication in preserving and celebrating authentic Chengdu culinary heritage. Through its meticulous craftsmanship and immersive interpretation of Chengdu's culinary traditions, the restaurant showcases the depth and diversity of Chinese regional cuisine to near and far, while reinforcing Macau's status as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy.

As an extension of the annual 50 Best rankings, the 50 Best Discovery is a highly curated digital guide designed for discerning travelers, diners and cocktail enthusiasts seeking exceptional hospitality experiences around the world. The platform features outstanding hospitality establishments across more than 800 cities and towns worldwide, shining a spotlight on remarkable dining and travel destinations. Featured venues are selected through recommendations from over 3,000 academy members, representing some of the world's most respected voices in travel and hospitality.

Since opening in 2018, Five Foot Road has presented classic Sichuan cuisine inspired by the grandeur of 1940s Chengdu mansion banquets, reintroducing the cuisine’s “hundred flavors” beyond its commonly perceived fiery profile. Helmed by Executive Sous Chef Yang Dengquan, a Chengdu native with more than four decades of culinary excellence and a second-generation inheritor of traditional Chengdu mansion cuisine, the restaurant showcases the depth and elegance of authentic Sichuanese gastronomy beyond its commonly perceived fiery profile. Chef Yang faithfully presents the sophistication of the cuisine's celebrated 24-flavor profiles, illuminating the artistry, precision and cultural richness that have defined Chengdu's culinary heritage for generations, an unwavering dedication to excellence that has earned the restaurant a MICHELIN One Star recognition for four consecutive years since 2023.

To experience the artistry of Chengdu-Sichuanese cuisine at Five Foot Road, please call (853) 8806 2358 for reservations.

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About MGM

MGM is an abbreviation for MGM China Holdings Limited (HKEx: 2282) and is a leading developer, owner and operator of gaming and lodging resorts in Greater China. We are the holding company of MGM Grand Paradise, SA which holds one of the six gaming concessions to run casino games in Macau. MGM Grand Paradise, SA owns and operates MGM MACAU, the award-winning premium integrated resort located on the Macau Peninsula and MGM COTAI, a contemporary luxury integrated resort in Cotai. 

MGM MACAU is a Forbes Five-Star luxury integrated resort inspired by the arts with every element of the resort infused with creativity and style. MGM MACAU has approximately 600 guest rooms and suites and boasts a number of distinguishing features, including the architecturally stunning European-inspired Grande Praça, housed under a soaring glass ceiling. The POLY MGM MUSEUM spanning almost 2,000 square meters, is constructed in accordance with Chinese national standards for the exhibition of Grade-One cultural relics. MGM MACAU’s world class facilities also include conference and event facilities, spa, and seven signature restaurants and bars to fulfill any gastronomic craving. Our property is conveniently located on the Macau Peninsula and is directly connected to the luxury retail shopping complex, One Central.

Designed as the “jewelry box” of Cotai, MGM COTAI offers approximately 1,400 hotel rooms and suites, meeting space, high end spa, retail offerings, food and beverage outlets as well as the first international Mansion at MGM for the ultimate luxury experience.  MGM has joined hands with renowned Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou to set up the “Macau 2049” residency in MGM Theater. The Spectacle at MGM COTAI becomes the record holder of the largest free-span gridshell glazed roof (self-supporting) on January 19, 2019, making it the first architectural and structural GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for Macau, China. MGM COTAI is being developed to drive greater product diversification and bring more advanced and innovative forms of entertainment to Macau as it grows as a global tourist destination. MGM COTAI is the only mega complex and hotel in Macau to gain three-star certification in both Green Building Design and Operation Label, as well as the first hotel in the Greater Bay Area and second in Greater China to receive the certifications.

MGM China is majority owned by MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) one of the world's leading global hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort brands including Bellagio, ARIA, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and Park MGM. For more information about MGM Resorts International, visit the Company's website at www.mgmresorts.com.

About 50 Best Discovery

50 Best Discovery is an in-depth collection of city guides, which houses 3,500+ venues on the platform. With more than 800 cities and towns around the world included, 50 Best Discovery is designed to showcase more of lesser-known venues and cities in addition to well-known establishments, through travel guides, features and video content, in order to give the talent and the locations the attention and recognition they deserve. The result is a more diverse range of expert-recommended restaurants, bars, hotels and vineyards across the world, offering everything from emerging talent and local favourites, through to fine dining and sophisticated drinking establishments. 50 Best Discovery operates as an extension of the annual 50 Best rankings of restaurants, bars, hotels and vineyards, though is not itself a ranking.

About William Reed

50 Best Discovery is owned and organised by William Reed, which also publishes The World's 50 Best Restaurants, launched in 2002, Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants and Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants (both launched in 2013), Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants (2022), North America’s 50 Best Restaurants (2025), as well as The World’s 50 Best Bars (2009), Asia’s 50 Best Bars (2016), North America’s 50 Best Bars (2022), Europe’s 50 Best Bars (2026) and the latest global rankings, The World’s 50 Best Hotels (2023) and The World’s 50 Best Vineyards (2025). William Reed is entirely responsible for the organisation of the awards, the voting system and the list.

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