September is the season for figs, those small and luscious fruits with a chewy texture and a very sweet smell. Vue Restaurant at Hyatt on the Bund brings you various fig desserts that you can enjoy along with organic wine and food. The fig desserts menu includes fig clafoutis, fig cheese cake and poached fig with pine nut.

021-6393-1234 Ext 6328

From now till the end of September, Nadaman Japanese restaurant at Pudong Shangri-La Shanghai, is offering shippoku cuisine, one of the four best-known Japanese ryri. The menu features seasonal seafood and the traditional cuisine of Nagasaki, like fresh fish from the Nagasaki fish market served sashimi, shishi or grilled style.

021-6882-8888 Ext 6888

Custard mooncake

The custard mooncakes made by Yi Long Court of the Peninsula Shanghai will go on sale for the first time. An exquisite choice for the festive season, Yi Long Court's signature homemade custard mooncakes are handmade using a special recipe, and are presented in an attractive gift box. A limited lot of eight-piece box sets is priced at 238 yuan. In addition, the Peninsula Boutique on basement one of the hotel will be selling Hong Kong's famous Connoisseur Mooncakes.

021-2327-2888

In September, Cafe Swiss at Swissotel Grand Shanghai, will offer a Swiss buffet dinner featuring many Swiss treats from the Alps including Zrich-style hot pot, cheese fondue and Swiss salad. The buffet is priced at 258 yuan per person with free flow of soft drinks.

021-5355-9898 Ext 6360

The Westin Bund Center Shanghai will launch its New Westin Sunday Brunch from September. Each of them will be built around a different theme - classic French, Hawaiian luau, French wines, and the cuisine of Southwest America. The brunch is priced at 498 yuan per person with 15 percent surcharge.

021-6335-0577