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Love springs through March

IL Bar is launching a spring afternoon tea from March 11 through the end of the month. The threelayer afternoon tea set includes savory pastries, such as mini bagels and crab sandwiches, and also sweet desserts including tiramisu, cupcakes, strawberry tarts, coconut mousse and scones.

1F, Bvlgari Hotel Beijing, No 8 Xinyuan Nanlu, Chaoyang district, Beijing. 010-8555-8585.

Capital treat for Yunnan food fans

Authentic Yunnan cuisine chain, Xanadu Beijing Earth Kunming is launching a new branch in Beijing that will focus on traditional Yunnan-style pastries. Xizhou baba from Dali, Yunnan province, is a crispy baked pie with sweet or salty fillings, such as rose and brown sugar or meat with spiced salt. Besides Xizhou baba, the eatery also provides other Yunnan signatures, such as rice noodles in a small pot, tofu rice noodles, and fried potato chips. The special coconut drink with sago and rusk is a must-try.

1F, Building A, Donghuan Plaza, No 29 Dongzhongjie, Dongcheng district, Beijing. 010-8443-1797.