Festive dishes around town

Celebrate Chaozhou style

Camilla Chinese Cuisine Restaurant offers two set meals for family banquets on Spring Festival Eve. As a major part of Cantonese cuisine, Chaoshan is known for seafood because the region has a long coastline. The cuisine places an emphasis on freshness and good taste.

The two set meals have signature steamed fish, Chaozhou- and Shantou-style hand-beaten beef meatballs, and Chaozhou brined meats. In addition, the restaurant prepares healthy soups and other authentic Chaozhou fried dishes.

Camilla's private rooms all have tailor-made sofas, kung fu tea sets, comfortable seats and beautiful tables. The restaurant hopes to offer an ideal festival experience for diners. The two set meals for a table of 10 people cost 3,888 yuan ($642.50) and 6,688 yuan.

3/F SOHO Nexus Center, A19 Dongsanhuan Beilu (Northern East Third Ring Road), Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-5967-0567.

Traditional feast

Take your family and friends to a unique Spring Festival banquet by Chinese chefs at Caiyixuan Chinese restaurant, Four Seasons Hotel Beijing. The sumptuous menu of festive Chinese fare includes traditional dumpling soup and New Year rice cakes, along with gourmet Chinese dishes, such as braised sea cucumber with dried scallops. The set meal with sea cucumber, spotted garoupa and king prawn costs 888 yuan per head, plus a 15 percent surcharge, for a minimum of eight people. Available from Jan 30-Feb 4. Reservations are highly recommended.

2/F Four Seasons Hotel Beijing, 48 Liangmaqiao Lu (Road), Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-5695-8520.