CITYLIFE / Bars & Cafes

Self-indulgence
(Beijing Today)
Updated: 2006-08-02 10:04

Grand Cafe opens around-the-clock so you can indulge your appetites after shopping till you drop in Wangfujing Commercial Street and Oriental Plaza Shopping Mall.

Grand Cafe is best showcased by its superb lunch and dinner buffets presenting the best of western and oriental flavors with genuine Japanese, Italian and Beijing home-style cooking. The key element of the open kitchen is a granite counter incorporating built-in hot plates where daily specials are presented and a griddle where chefs prepare salmon-filled pancakes and other items at guest's request. A complementing oval shaped island bar displays assorted salads and appetizers, the freshest seafood on ice and a tempting selection of desserts and homemade ice creams.

Sesame pancakes with soft tofu and sauteed liver, noodles with braised pork, cucumber and sprouts, five-spice beef and jiaozi dumplings are some of the dishes with true old Beijing flavors that can be sampled. A chef is also on hand to prepare the famous Peking duck whose crispy skin is skillfully sliced and served in thin pancakes accompanied by spring onion and bean paste.

Grand Cafe
Location: Level 2, Oriental Plaza, No1 Chang An Avenue, Grand Hyatt, Dongcheng
Tel: 010-85181234 ext 3628