Every year，more than 30 million tourists visit Macau to experience this convergence of Chinese-Western culture as well as to taste the local cuisine. Catering industry plays an important role in tourism industry. Over the past decade，the per capita consumption of food and beverage in Macao accounted for one-third of the total tourist consumption for a long period of time. Driven by the fluctuation of gaming industry，the overall profitability of the catering industry in Macau declined in 2016. The overall revenue of this industry is expected to increase in 2017. Due to the plummeting of demand in food services from both residents and tourists，the rising of rental price，the labor and the raw materials，the catering industry’s profits will be further squeezed. How to build Macau as “City of Gastronomy” to stimulate domestic economy，expedite process of establishing “World Tourism and Leisure Center” remains one of the most urgent issues that need to be addressed. The multidimensional dining background of Macau，the significant role of catering industry in tourism consumption and the status quo of the industry are explored in this paper to investigate the development of Macau catering industry. On the grounds of the analysis of the dilemma and the problems，this paper suggests public marketing to promote local specialty and to dig out the dietary culture hidden behind，leverage festivals and events to strengthen the image of “City of Gastronomy”，fasten the catering innovation，add certified system for personnel training within the catering industry，invest and support the sustainable operation of time-honored restaurants.