Hotel listing

Eating with Nemo

Elements of Hilton Beijing prepares seafood every Friday 6 - 10 pm. Cuisine features king crabs, freshly shucked oysters, lobster, caviar, prawns, and salmon. Unlimited wine buffet for additional 120 yuan. 5865-5020

Japanese delights

Taste popular Japanese cuisine at Cafe Restaurant at Days Hotel & Suites Beijing. A well-chosen selection of sushi, Japanese eel, vegetable and seafood tempura. Available in November. 6773-1234 Ext 3930

Shanghai surprise

Specially invited guest chefs from Shanghai invite you to relish great delicacies of Shanghai cuisine at 21st Floor Restaurant, The Great Wall Sheraton Hotel Beijing. Dishes include steamed hairy crab, shark fin soup with crab meat, vegetarian sliced bean curd skin, mini pork ribs with sweet and sour sauce. Until November 15th. 6590-5566 Ext 2295.

Crab and rice wine

Drink warmed Shaoxing wine to accompany hairy crab flown direct from Yangchenghu Lake at Sampan, Gloria Plaza Hotel Beijing. Available from September 25-November 30th. 6515-8855 Ext 2155

Special crabs

Chef's specially recommended Yangchenghu Lake hairy crab at Fortune Palace, on the 2nd floor of Kuntai Royal hotel. It is the best season for you to enjoy this healthy delicacy. 5828-5205

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 House Southwest 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

Still Thoughts Vegetarian静思素食坊

This is a small but clean and cosy place. Their dishes are better than the hot pot. Daily 11 am-10 pm. 18 A Dafosi Dongjie, Dongcheng District. 6400-8941.东城区大佛寺东街甲18号 Meiyuan Hotel, south gate of Beijing Jiaotong University, Xizhimenwai, Haidian District. 6225-5792. 海淀区西直门外北方交大南门梅苑宾馆

Dengpin Sushifu/ Xu Xiang Zhai登品素食府/叙香斋

One of a few places that offers a vegetarian buffet. A la carte also available. Near the Confucius and Yonghegong Lama Temples. Daily 11 am-2 pm, 5:30 pm-9 pm. A 26-1 Guozijian Dajie, Dongcheng District. 6404-6568, 6404-6566.东城区国子监大街甲26-1号

Lotus In Moonlight荷塘月色素食

Elegant environment and beautiful dishes. Not cheap. Daily 11 am-2 pm, 5 pm-9:30 pm. Bldg No 12, Liufang Nanli, Chaoyang District. 6465-3299. 朝阳区柳芳南里12号楼

Lily Vegetarian Meal Restaurant百合素食餐厅

Quiet environment with books to read. Dishes are light. Daily 11 am-10 pm. 50 metres south of Jimen Hotel, Beisanhuan, Haidian District. 6202-5284. 海淀北三环蓟门饭店南侧50米; Inside Wanliuyuan, 50 Kunminghu Lu, Summer Palace, Haidian District. 6287-8726. 海淀区颐和园昆明湖路50号万柳院内; 23 Xiangcaoyuan Hutong, Dongzhimennei Beixiaojie, Dongcheng District. 6405-2082. 东城区东直门内北小街香草园胡同23号