Home to the city’s newest Champagne brunch, TANGLA Hotel’s Café d’Or boasts a well-executed and decently-sized buffet, as well as top class service. The buffet (¥193 for lunch, ¥250 for dinner) spans two sunny dining rooms. One is stocked with a salad area, seafood and Japanese cuisine. We thought the vegetable selection could use some work, but the pre-made salad items were quite good—we highly recommend the mixed duck julienne. The other section of the buffet has a range of Chinese and Western mains, with a seafood and meat grilling station, stir fry options and an outstanding Beijing duck counter. The dessert area is perfect for children—and the young at heart—as the six flavors of ice cream (try the mint green tea) come with a dozen different self-serve toppings, including Skittles, M&Ms and gummy bears. The waitstaff is very courteous and helpful, delivering items to your table to save you waiting for them to be cooked or restocked. While the hotel’s location just across the street from the Capital Museum may be a little far for Chaoyang dwellers, it’s convenient for those who work on Financial Street.

Sienna Parulis-Cook

Find it: TANGLA Hotel, 19 Fuxingmenwai Dajie, Xi Chang’an Jie, 复兴门大街19号, 西长安街, Tel: 5857-6688 ext. 6617