Last-minute almond cookies at MTB before you board
Gate-side at Macau International’s MTB terminal, Koi Kei Bakery is the airport outpost of the city’s famous souvenir chain, mainly used as a panic stop for almond cookies and pork or beef jerky you forgot to buy on Rua do Cunha. Expect the usual gift boxes and tins rather than fresh bakery items, and assume airport pricing runs higher than the downtown branches or casino arcades.
The shop sits post‑security in the departures area of MFM/MTB, so this is strictly a pre‑flight top‑up spot, not somewhere you pop into on arrival. Hours typically track the first and last waves of flights, roughly early morning to late evening, which works for the 06:00–23:00 departure bank, but don’t bank on a midnight snack run. Payment is the standard mix of cash and cards you’d see in city branches.
Typical buys here are large tins of almond cookies, egg rolls, and vacuum‑packed meat jerky, with many boxes running in the MOP 80–150 range and going up from there for premium assortments. Reviews call out that free sampling is pared back compared with flagship street shops, so don’t expect to graze your way through the range. If you only grab one thing, the signature almond cookies in the mid‑size tin hit the “Macau gift” brief without being as bulky as the jumbo boxes.
Watch out for weight: several travellers mention that two or three big tins from Koi Kei can push a carry‑on over common 7 kg limits on regional carriers like Air Macau or AirAsia. Crowding is the other pain point, with reports of tour groups clearing shelves and clogging the aisle, turning a five‑minute grab‑and‑go into a 20‑minute shuffle. Regulars say they buy most of their Koi Kei in town and use this branch only for emergency extras or forgotten office gifts.
Practical tip: if you care about price and choice, stock up at a city shop, then use the airport Koi Kei only to fill a half‑empty suitcase corner with one last MOP 100 cookie box.