Hotel Lobby

Paradise Hotel Busan

The Paradise Hotel Busan’s Café Terrace on the first floor presents wafflesfor its new winter menu.

Priced from 9,000 won, the restaurant offers various types ― from plain to cream cheese and strawberries, green tea and pear, herbs and others.

All guests ordering tea or snacks between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays will be offered complimentary waffles.

For more information, call (051) 749-2232/3.

Lotte Hotel Seoul

Lotte Hotel Seoul's Korean restaurant, Mugunghwa, offers steamed rice in gold leaf along with other luxurious side dishes.

The Cheonsugeumssal (golden rice for longevity) contains up to 99 micrograms of 99.99 percent pure gold per kilogram of rice. The gold is absorbed into the root of the rice.

Alongside the rice, soybean soup, ginseng salad, fish pancakes, fresh oysters, royal soup, beef cake and many more dishes will be offered. The eight-course meal is 110,000 won per person, exclusive of tax.

The hotel said the set menu will be suitable for foreigners who are not accustomed to spicy Korean food.

For more information, call (02) 317-7061.

InterContinental Seoul

The Marco Polo restaurant, located on the 52nd floor of the World Trade Center Seoul under the management of Grand InterContinental Seoul, offers ``Macrobiotic Cuisine'' from Jan. 4 to 9, 2010.

The focus of Macrobiotic Cuisine is on selecting menu items that struck a balance between the ingredients and cooking methods. During this event, a variety of 19 single entrées, and lunch and dinner set menus from appetizers to desserts will be available.

Also a five-course lunch set menu and a six-course dinner set menu will be offered.

The price of the Macrobiotic Cuisine set menus are 38,000 won for lunch and 75,000 won for dinner, exclusive of tax.

For more information, call (02) 559-7621.

JW Marriott Seoul

The JW Marriott Seoul's Chinese restaurant, Manho, holds a grand opening ceremony Friday.

Following its renovation, Manho presents an entirely remodeled kitchen and interior. Private dining rooms for business meetings and family parties have also been newly decorated.

Manho offers traditional Cantonese and Sichuan cuisine, which will complement business and personal meetings particularly well when served in one of the seven ``discrete'' rooms. Guests can enjoy a wide selection of Chinese traditional liquor and special wine.

At the opening, guests will be served two-for-one meals when ordering rice or noodle dishes. The event runs from Jan. 8 to 31 and prices range from 12,000 to 35,000 won, exclusive of tax and service charge.

For further information, call (02) 6282-6741.

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