Father's Day weekend brunch
Treat your father to a fabulous weekend brunch on June 17 at Elements, Hilton Beijing. There are dozens of dim sum delicacies, Beijing duck, sushi, sashimi and hand rolls, fresh fruit and vegetable juices, served at live cooking stations.5865-5240
Gourmet gifts for dad
China World Hotel provides a range of wine hampers at the Gourmet Corner. Or celebrate the day on June 17 at Summer Palace, which offers festive yumcha with a new menu of bite-size dim sums.6505-2266 Ext 43(Gourmet Corner), Ext 34 (Summer Palace).
Brunch with wine
Sunday Brunch is available at The Regent Beijing from 11:30 until 15:00 at Cafe 99, with free flow of Rose, Blanc de Blanc and Brut Champagnes, wine, cocktails, or non-alcoholic drinks.8522-789
French oysters
Oyster imported from France have arrived at Le Cabernet, Novotel Peach Beijing. Reservation is required.6512-8833 Ext 7621
White asparagus
Chefs at Paulaner and Trattoria la Gondola selects the finest spears of white asparagus and transform them into tempting dishes till the end of June.6465-3388 Ext 5732(Paulaner), or 5707 (Trattoria la Gondola)
French mussels
French Bistro and Silk Road Trattoria at the Great Wall Sheraton Hotel Beijing is serving French mussels throughout June. Dishes include mussel risotto, mussel and potato stew, and mussel ragout.6590-5566 Ext 2117 / 2119
Glutinous rice dumplings, zongzi
Sakura Japanese Restaurant at Hotel New Otani Chang Fu Gong provides savory eel, featuring four kinds of eel cuisines.5877-5530. www.cfgbj.com
Seafood and dim sum
The Oriental restaurant at Traders Hotel Beijing prepares soft and tender crab fished from the depths of icy seas. Daily a la carte menu is available for lunch and dinner until June 30. At the same time, an impressive range of Sunday dim sum with over 50 items are here to choose. Available until June 30 from 9am-3pm on Sundays.6505-1841
BBQ weekend
Fountain Piazza at Holiday Inn Lido Beijing is providing a seasonal outdoor BBQ featuring salad, meat, seafood and desert with live music until August 31 every Friday and Saturday from 6-9pm. The restaurant is a great place for barbeque or snacks and to rest after an eventful day of adventure.6437-6688 Ext 2884
Bali treats
Guest chefs from the Intercontinental Bali will treat you to with intricate flavors of Balinese cuisine to the soothing sounds of the "angklung." Available from June 13-23 at Cafe Asia, Crowne Plaza Park View Wuzhou Beijing.8498-2288 Ext 7160
Home-brewed German beer
Drink German draft beer at Paulaner's beer garden, or Kranzler's Terrace at Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center, try light seasonal specialities in a relaxing ambience.6465-3388
Other restaurants
Morel's Beijing
Beijing's 1st and only Belgian restaurant, and one of the capital's best Western restaurants. Also worth trying are its 50 choices of Belgian beers. 11:30 am-2:30 pm, 5:30 pm-10:30 pm. Tuesday-Sunday. Morel's (Gongti): 1/F, No 5 Red Building, Xinzhong Jie, Dongcheng District (Opp North Gate of Worker's Gymnasium) 6416-8802. Morel's (Liangma):East Block, No 27 Liangma Qiao Lu, Chaoyang District.6437-3939
Sorabol萨拉伯尔
Traditional Korean fare in spacious and comfortable setting, with fantastic hot pot noodles and some of the best marinated beef in town.
11am-2:30pm, 5pm-10pm. B1/F, Lufthansa Centre, 50 Liangmaqiao Lu.6465-1215.亮马桥路50号燕莎商场地下1层.
2/F Liangmahe Building, 8 Dongsanhuan Lu.6590-0630. 东三环路8号亮马河大厦2层
A 21 Rest HouseSouthwest China ethnic minority cuisine from Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, presented in Western style. 11am-10pm, A 21 Beitucheng Donglu, Chaoyang District.6489-5066. 甲21号招待所，朝阳区北土城东路甲21号
Xiao Wang's Home Restaurant Sanlitun branch
Roast duck, Chinese home-style dishes served in Western style. 11am-2pm, 5pm-10pm. 100 meters inside north gate of Ritan Park, Chaoyang District. 8561-5985. 朝阳区日坛公园内北天门东侧北京小王府豫园
Laoxiu Xiyu Shifu老修西域食府
One of the biggest Uygur restaurants in town; performances at 7:30pm-9:30pm. 10:30am-10pm. 411 Huizhong Beili, Chaoyang District.6486-2555. 朝阳慧忠北里411号
Qomolangma Hotel Beijing
Tibetan aristocrat-style banquet for groups of eight people or more. Tibetan song and dance, set meals between 200 yuan (US$25) and 500 yuan (US$61) per person. Reservations 24 hours in advance. A la carte available. 11am-2pm, 5pm-8pm. 149 Gulou Xidajie, Qomolangma Hotel.6401-8822 ext 1101(in Chinese). 西藏驻京办珠穆郎玛宾馆
Vegetarian restaurants
Pure Lotus净心莲
Known for its artistic Buddhist decoration and elaborate presentation. Expensive but worth it. Daily 11 am-11 pm. Inside the yard of Zhongguo Wenlian (China Federation of Literary and Art Circles), No 10 Nongzhanguan Nanlu, Chaoyang District.6592-3627.朝阳区农展馆南路10号中国文联院内；3/F Holiday Inn Lido, Jiangtai Lu, Jichang Lu. 8703-6668. 首都机场将台路丽都假日饭店三层
Tian Chu Miao Xiang天厨妙香
Tasty imitation meat, but also with an emphasis on vegetables dishes. 1/F Chuangye Building, outside of east gate, Tsinghua University, Haidian District.6279-7078. 海淀区清华东门外创业大厦一层
(China Daily 05/30/2007 page9)
