Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on February 5th this year. With the festival right around the corner, it’s time for most young Chinese to head home for a yearly family reunion. For those expats who may stay in Guangzhou for the holiday, you can enjoy this special time of the year with family or friends at the following high-end hotels (listed in no particular order) in Guangzhou. Fine dining and an exciting selection of culinary creations are awaiting you.

RIVER CAFÉ

Home of Guangzhou’s most impressive international buffet with live cooking stations, the River Café at the White Swan Hotel is a breezy and stylish restaurant with scenic river views offering a wide selection of Asian and Western cuisine. It is a perfect all-day dining venue showcasing the sights, flavours and tastes from Southern China and around the world in a contemporary setting.

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Signature dishes: Baked Escargot, Seafood, Grilled Meat, Sushi and Sashimi

Price:

Lunch: CNY 298 (Mon.to Fri.) CNY 358 (Sat. to Sun.)

Dinner: CNY 468 (Sun. to Thur.) CNY 568(Fri. to Sat.)

Prices are in RMB and subject to 15% surcharge.

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Business hours:

A La carte: 6:30am-11:00pm

Breakfast: 6:30am-10:30am

Lunch: 12:00pm-2:30pm

Dinner: 6:00pm-9:30pm

Venue: 1F, White Swan Hotel, 1 Shamian South Street, Guangzhou

Phone: (86 20) 8188 6968 Ext. 30820

The Carousel Restaurant

The LN Garden Hotel Guangzhou offers an exceptional dining experience with wide variety of food in its restaurants. Experience magnificent panoramic views of Guangzhou while you savour an equally impressive range of exotic dishes from around the world from its beautiful revolving restaurant on the 30th Floor.

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Signature dishes: Giant Grouper, Brown Crab, Oyster

Price: CNY 568+10%; Price of Chinese New Year Eve will be CNY 838 with free flow of sparkling wine, house red wine and white wine;

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Business hours: Buffet Dinner 6:00pm - 10:45pm

Venue: 30/F, LN Garden Hotel, 368 Huanshi Dong Lu, Guangzhou

Phone: (86-20) 8333 8989 ext. 3996

The Market Café

The Market Cafe is a trend-setting buffet restaurant that offers Western and Asian cuisines from eight live cooking stations. Diners can enjoy spectacular views over Huacheng Square, as well as enjoying watching the chefs in action. The restaurant will also offer a Valentine’s Day Buffet Dinner on February 14th, presenting a variety of imported oysters, as well as the fresh baked lava cake.

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Signature dishes:

Daily offer on buffet dinner: Alaskan crab leg, lobster tong, fresh shucked oyster, cheese baked boston lobster, baked oyster with garlic, Parma ham

Special offer on buffet dinner every Friday to Sunday: crayfish, individual special food – sea cucumber with abalone, teppanyaki foie gras

Price:

Breakfast: CNY198 per person

Lunch: CNY268 (Monday to Friday); CNY368 (Saturday and Sunday)

Dinner: CNY468 (Monday to Thursday); CNY588 (Friday to Sunday)

*Price is subject to 15% charge (inclusive of service charge and tax)

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Business hours:

Breakfast: 6:30am – 10:00am (Monday to Friday); 6:30am – 10:30am (Saturday and Sunday)

Lunch: 12:00pm – 2:30pm

Dinner: 6:00pm – 9:30pm

Venue: 22/F, Grand Hyatt Guangzhou, 12 Zhujiang West Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou

Phone: +86 20 8396 1234

2 On 988 Café

Mega Seafood Buffet Feast level up! Freshly shucked French oysters partnered with Vodka, unlimited supply of Canadian lobster, Danish salmon, a seafood tank with live cooking show, numerous new hot dishes and much more are awaiting you. Moreover, a free flow of selected wine, local beer and soft drinks are available.

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Signature dishes: French Oyster, Canadian Lobster, Danish Salmon

Price: CNY 580 net* per adult; CNY 347 net* per kid ages at 6-12

Business hours: Fridays & Saturdays, 6:00pm – 10:00pm

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Venue: 2/F, 2 On 988 Café, Sofitel Guangzhou Sunrich, 988 Guangzhou Dadao Zhong, Tianhe District, Guangzhou

Phone: 86 20 3819 0828

Caffe Mondo

Overlooking the Pearl River, the Italian inspired restaurant Caffe Mondo is alive and airy with glowing Murano blown glass chandeliers, edgy artwork, and a bright color pallet with a European flair. The overall mood is contemporary and the open kitchen makes guests feel they are being welcomed into someone’s home. Caffe Mondo serves Italian regional delicacies including 20 kinds of homemade pasta.

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Signature dishes: Amberjack Pizzaicla, tomatoes buffalo mozzarella, capers powder, oregano; Linguini aglio e olio, peperoncino Carabineros red prawns, chives; IBERICO pork secreto, pistachio Yunnan mushroom, GP aged balsamic

Price: Start from CNY 238+15% per person

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Business hours:

Daily: 6:30am-11:00pm

Breakfast: 6:30am-10:30am

Lunch: 11:30am-02:30pm

Dinner: 5:30pm-11:00pm (Last order at 10:30pm)

Sunday Brunch: 12:00 noon-03:00pm

Venue: 72/F, Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou, 5 Zhujiang West Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou

Phone: 020 8883 3373

Dining Room

The Dining Room is a contemporary all-day dining space featuring live culinary theater in the show kitchen and a range of semi-private seating. The restaurant offers international fare for breakfast, a semi-buffet lunch, and an à-la-carte dinner menu specializing in southern Italian cuisine. With more than 17 years’ experience in the culinary arts, Neapolitan Italian native Chef Pietro Tiglio shows his passion for crafting delicious creations that take the traditional fare of his native country to new heights in Guangzhou.

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Signature dishes: Freshly Baked Pizza/Pasta

Price: Breakfast CNY 208/person; Lunch CNY 268/person; Sunday Brunch CNY468/person

All prices above are subject to 15% service charge and tax.

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Business hours:

Breakfast: Weekday: 6:30 am - 10:30 am; Weekend & Public Holiday: 6:30 am - 11:00 am

Lunch: Weekday: 11:30 am to 2:00 am; Weekend & Public Holiday: noon - 3:00 pm

Sunday Brunch: noon - 3:00 pm, last pour at 2:45 pm

Venue: 65F, Dining Room, Park Hyatt Guangzhou, 16 Huaxia Road, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou

Phone: 86 20 37691234

Seasonal Tastes

Seasonal Tastes at The Westin Guangzhou offers all-day buffet dining on international favourites in a light, airy and open atmosphere. The open kitchen and modern buffet style give culinary experts and casual diners the chance to sample the best combinations ingredients, enabling them to savour a wider selection of delicacies. There is also keg wine free flow for dinner buffets.

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Signature dishes: Chilled Mango Sago Cream with Pomelo, Hand-made noodles

Price:

Lunch: CNY 238 net (Mon-Fri), CNY 268 net (Sat-Sun)

Dinner: CNY 328 net (Sun-Thur), CNY 388 net (Fri-Sat)

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Business hours: Lunch 11:30am-2:30pm; Dinner 5:30pm-9:30pm

Venue: The Westin Guangzhou, 6 Linhe Zhong Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou

Phone: 020 2826 6967/6969

Reported by Monica Liu

Edited by Simon Haywood