Les Suites Orient presents a new menu, featuring the famous Taiwanese beef noodles and shaved ice in five flavors at the hotel's Cafe Dongxi restaurant. Using quality Australian wagyu beef and natural ingredients, the noodle soup taste delicious, while the dessert is a good conclusion for the meal.

021-6320-0088.

Nothing beats a good barbecue in the summer. The open grill at Hyatt on the Bund has prepared a wide array of barbecue items, such as succulent prawns, prime cuts of beef and gourmet pork sausage.

021-6393-1234.

Fruity teas

Summer, the season of life, is also a season of abundant fresh and delicious fruits. Most fruits are suitable to be made into juices to quench thirst. Head down to Heavenlies at the Westin Bund Center Shanghai, which offers six different seasonal fruit ice teas: green apple, mango, lychee, strawberry, peach and cherry.

021-6335-1888 Ext 7368.

Feel the festivity

According to the Chinese lunar calendar, May 5 is the Dragon Boat Festival. Traditionally, the celebration includes eating rice dumplings, tying scented sachets to the waist, and hanging decorative bracelets made from five-colored thread. For these and more, head down to Kerry Parkside on June 16 and 17 to celebrate the meaningful festival.

021-50338155.

Dumplings in abundance

To celebrate Dragon Boat Festival, Yinchuxuan at Guoman Hotel Shanghai is offering four types of traditional rice dumplings. All of Guoman's exquisite rice dumplings will be on sale at the Lounge from June 1 to June 23. They make perfect gifts for friends and family.

021-6095-8888 Ext 7086.

China Daily