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Expats and locals enjoy food with a strong German influence and evening jazz sessions.

With great night views of Shenzhen, the revolving restaurant atop the luxury Shangri-La Hotel (see Shangri-La Hotel Shenzhen)has an international buffet, hotpots and grills.

A fine proponent of Macanese cooking, which blends the cuisines of East and West. Try spicy grilled African chicken,bacalhau (baked codfish) and caldo verde (potato purée soup).

Gain some perspective on the dramatic skyline of the islands. The Star Ferries offer the best chance to capture the dramatic skyscrapers (see Star Ferry).

The graceful boughs of banyan trees stretch over this elegant avenue, shading the candy-coloured pageant of colonial-era architecture. Unlike in Hong Kong, many of Macau’s historic piles survive in excellent condition. At the gorgeous fort-turned-hotel at Macau’s tip, the Pousada de São Tiago, the road becomes Avenida de Republica. Follow it around the point, where it turns into Rue da Barra and ends in the Porto Interior (Inner Harbour).

The restaurant may be in an uninspiring setting in Sha Tin’s sprawling New Town Plaza, but the spicy Thai delicacies on offer are just the thing to revive footweary shoppers.

When you reach breaking point with all the shopping malls and theme parks, rest and refresh yourself with an exceptionally cheap foot or back massage, or perhaps some nail painting. A vast range of treatments are available at Lo Wu (see Lo Wu Commercial City). Hotel health centres offer the assurance of professional reflexology and traditional massage. Submitting to several treatments at the same time is the last word in pampering.

Overlooking the bay and a 10-minute stroll around the waterfront from Sai Kung Town. The Beach Pub has bands on the weekends and a regular crowd of local Chinese and expatriates.

A great opportunity to try – among other Cantonese and Chaozhou specialities – sweet and sour pork (tang cu li ji) as it should be.