Holiday bounty

Seafood buffet at the N'Joy Nuo. [Photo provided to China Daily]

Feast (Food by East)

The hotel's new executive chef Tim Hunt is loading up the buffets at Feast. At dinner on Christmas Eve (488 yuan per adult) and both lunch and dinner on Christmas Day (388 per adult), look for endless oysters, crab legs, lobsters, shrimp, mussels, clams, sashimi, whole roasted turkey, Christmas ham, salads, dim sum and more, including desserts. Free for kids 6 and under; family rates available.

22 Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang district. 010-8414-9820.

Westin Beijing Financial Street

The hotel's Christmas Day brunch and dinner buffet will serving up all the traditional Christmas favorites including roasted turkey, beef and chicken as well as an array of chilled seafood on ice and an array of sinful desserts. 568 yuan net per person includes a complimentary glass of Veuve Clicquot Champagne and free-flow red and white wines, beer, soft drinks and chilled juices. Children 3-12 years old pay 284 yuan net.

Dec 25; 9B Financial Street, Xicheng district. 010-6629-7810.

Opera Bombana

Chef Marino D'Antonio will be preparing a six-course Christmas Eve dinner featuring amazing dishes such as marinated Gillardeaux oyster, fois gras de Canard and traditional tagliolini, among other delectable concoctions. American band The Jackson Twinz will perform live to set the festive mood. 1,508 yuan (additional 800 yuan for wine pairing). On Christmas Day, Opera Bombana will also have a special brunch.

Dec 24; Parkview Green, 9 Dongdaqiao Road, Chaoyang district. 010-5690-7177.