A five-star hotel calls for five-star dining, and Xin is the first in Macao to offer that in a hotpot restaurant.

It takes its name seriously, offering fresh ingredients for diners to design their own hotpot with a wide range of popular Asian soup bases - including Japanese oxtail and yuzu pepper, Nyonya laksa and Sichuan hot and sour.

Individuals can also indulge in hotpot for one, or opt for Xin's signature dishes such as a decadently rich Iberico port char shiu, refreshing roast duck and mandarin with betel leaves (photo) or crispy fried crustacean filled prawn dumplings.

- Rebecca Lo

Xin, Ground Floor, Sheraton Hotel Macao, Cotai Central, 5 Cotai Strip, Macao. 853-8113-1200