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Seafood spectacular

With spectacular views of the capital's skyline, Sanwutang Kitchen focuses on serving up authentic Beijing cuisine and a flavor of Southeast Asia. From June 25, each Monday night, Sanwutang will present a special crawfish feast - signature crawfish seasoned with Fanye's special sauce, scallion and ginger crawfish, golden soup crawfish, and griddle cooked crawfish. Each weekend, chef Gao Ning provides a special seafood malatang (spicy hot pot) with conch, shrimp, Argentina red shrimp and many other ingredients. Gao has developed a special flavor of sauce that is both pungent and piquant. Jianbingguozi - a Tianjin snack consisting of deep fried dough sticks rolled in a thin pancake - is a must try with tuna, as it elevates the snack with a richer flavor.

No 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-6505-2277-6620.

High quality brunch

Perched high above the city on the 80th floor of China World Tower, The Lounge provides an elegant setting to relax for a hearty brunch, including buffet, entree, starter and main course - costing 398 yuan ($60) with the option of free flowing house wine, Champagne and cocktails for an extra 100 yuan. Siberian sturgeon caviar with sago squid ink cracker, sour cream and the necessary condiments is a fresh entree, and the buffet area offers fresh seafood, salad, cheese and dessert. There are various choices of starters and main courses on the brunch menu, including lobster, wagyu beef, prawns and truffles, all of which are prepared with either a Chinese, Japanese, Southeastern Asia, or Western flavor.

No 1 Jianguomenwai Dajie, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-8571-6459.