Fruits from the sea
It is what makes the season: seafood cuisine. The Westin Bund Center Shanghai invites guests to taste the distinct flavors of barramundi, blue fin tuna and red emperor snapper from Australia until July 20. The chef's specialties at the hotel's Prego restaurant include Coffin Bay oysters served on ice, pan-fried barramundi fillet with porcini mushrooms and herb crusted John Dory fillet.
021-6335-1786
Non-stop football and beer
Watch the World Cup at Le Royal Meridien Shanghai's 789 Nanjing Lu Bar and Lounge and enjoy the Budweiser Beer Package until July 11. Buy five buckets of Budweiser beer and the sixth is free. There's also a chance to win Expo tickets.
021-3318-9999 ext 56500/ 56600
Fresh summer menu
Enjoy summer delicacies at the Hyatt on the Bund's Xindalu-China Kitchen. Chefs add fresh and healthy items to its new menu with highlights of chilled balsam pear with grapefruit sauce, chilled aloe with coconut juice and sauted pea with lily bulb and ham. All specialties are prepared in open kitchens to showcase classic Chinese cooking skills, with a twist of summer fruits and vegetables. Specialties are available throughout July. 021-6393-1234 ext 6318
Poolside getaway
Pool enthusiasts can now escape the streets and tan in their swimsuits on the exclusive rooftop of the JW Marriot Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square. It is now open to the public for 150 yuan per day per person. The hotel also offers casual dining, weekend barbeques, poolside yoga classes and a spa package. 021-5359-4969
Shanghai feast
Jin Jiang Tower has launched a series of banquets, ranging from 388 yuan to 888 yuan per person, until July 16. The hotel's executive chef, Yan Huiqin, has cooked for more than 300 foreign chiefs of state and heads of government. Some of the highlights include crabmeat with avocado and pickled vegetables, codfish with pepper sauce, and baked lobster. 021-6415-1188 ext 80411/ 80277
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