HOTEL EMPEROR - MACAU

The location at the top of the Grand Lisboa Hotel makes for breathtaking views and is a terrific setting for the restaurant's renowned contemporary French cuisine. Whether as part of the set menu or à la carte, the dishes are intricate, beautifully plated and boast an array of intense flavours. The stunning dessert trolley provides a fitting finale, and the wine list is one of the best in Asia.

Chinese

Equally suited to power lunches and friendly get-togethers, this strikingly lavish restaurant dominated by a frosted crystal flying dragon offers far more than just a treat for the eye. Cantonese classics and dim sum crafted with top-notch ingredients are what keep diners coming back. Besides the main menu, ask about their seasonal dishes such as clay pot rice and Dongshan goat in winter. Thoughtful service adds to the experience.

The lavish interior sports goldfish motifs and the number eight to wish diners good fortune. The menu is traditional Cantonese starring crisply crafted quality ingredients. The head chef adds a new spin to familiar dishes with imported produce like Japanese chillies, Argentinian carabineros and Aussie lobster. At lunch, over 40 types of dim sum are available – try the steamed rice rolls filled with pickled Japanese cucumber and char siu Berkshire pork.

With ribbed vaults as grand as a Gothic cathedral, it also boasts dark wood flooring, wall panels and furniture for added warmth and richness. Quality ingredients from around the world are crafted into fusion Thai dishes. Examples include spicy raw shrimp salad featuring Obsiblue from New Caledonia, or heart of palm red curry with Iberian pork collar from Spain. For a sweet finale, go for the fruity, fluffy mango soufflé pancake roll.

After helming an iconic Indian restaurant in Macau for 10+ years, Keralan-born chef Justin Paul opened his own 20-seater with a bar counter. At lunch, set menus offer great value delicacies spanning northern to southern India. The experience is more formal at dinner – alongside various à la carte options, there is a 10-course tasting menu which showcases the full breadth of the chef’s creativity, courtesy of mouth-watering plating.

Since 1979, Son Tak Kong has been jam-packed with happy regulars, lured by its no-frills, authentic Shun Tak cuisine. A Shun Tak native himself, the owner hires chefs for whom the secrets of Cantonese and Shun Tak food have no secrets. Their signature creamy fish soup calls upon exquisite knife work, first-rate ingredients and rich, slowly simmered fish broth. Also try the sticky rice with Sakura shrimps and pine nuts in a cast iron pot.