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(China Daily)
Updated: 2008-12-22 14:26

Peking roast duck for Christmas

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The newly revamped Quanjude Peking roast duck restaurant's Qianmen branch is the oldest in the group. This year it is offering a Christmas Eve dinner featuring newly created duck dishes presented in modern ways. You could try the sweet and sour deep-fried heart-shaped cake with duck heart, duck meat and crisp bread crust wrapping. Or how about the duck cubes served with scallop on clam shell. Besides all that, the Qianmen branch offers one of the best Peking roast duck, duck chops and gold-medal Quanjude duck of the group's branches. 6511-2418

Yunnan food and Christmas party

Try modern but authentic Yunnan food at Club Camp, where the dcor is fashionable and elegant and the restaurant offers Yunnan delicacies specially prepared for Christmas Eve. The set dinner, including a free glass of French wine, costs 298 yuan per person (children half price) and is available from 6-11 pm. Includes live band. 6552-4945

Show and buffet

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The Beijing Hotel is hosting a series of festive events, starting on Christmas Eve with a gala celebration in the Grand Ballroom, Sunshine Caf and Beijing Hall. The extensive buffet with international and local food includes free house wines, local beers and soft drinks, plus a live show and lucky draw. 6513-7766 ext 3808/3809

Gala dinner and lucky draw

Taiwan Hotel's Chinese restaurant offers imperial-style Chinese feasts from 588 yuan-1,088 yuan per person, or Jiangsu Huaiyang cuisine at 488 yuan per person, with a show. Christmas buffet at the newly decorated caf costs 258 yuan and has musical accompaniment. A lucky draw at the Chinese restaurant has a JVC movie theatre as top prize, and at the Caf, an LCD TV. 6513-6688 ext 8068/8047

A revolving Christmas

Beijing International Hotel's Starlight Revolving Restaurant has a Christmas Eve seafood buffet feast, with a 360-degree view of Beijing. Meanwhile, the restaurant's 3rd floor Zijin Hall has a Christmas show with performances by the Eight Eyes singing band, and the Black Duck band. 6-10 pm, 6512-6688 ext 1955

Chinese feast for Christmas

Grand Hotel Beijing offers a luxurious dinner with gala show and lucky draw at the Red Wall Caf. Ticket office is at the Christmas Cabin on the 3rd floor. 6-7:45 pm, dinner; 7:45-10:3 pm, gala show. 6513-7788 ext 386

American style festive meal

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T.G.I. Friday's introduces a Christmas Eve and New Year Eve feast, featuring two cocktails, one appetizer, one salad, two courses, one dessert and two after-meal drinks. The meals cost just 488 yuan for two , available from December 23rd-January 5th. Dishes include flat iron steak, sesame Jack chicken strips, Jack Daniel's glazed ribs, besides seafood. The eatery's beef is recommended by Meat &Livestock Australia. 8526-3388 (Jianguomen)