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Hotel Nikko gets festive with 4 days of Japanese feast

Hotel Nikko gets festive with 4 days of Japanese feast

Hotel Nikko Bangkok is arranging an extensive programme of Japanese-style festivities to celebrate the end of the year and the start of 2020.

The special events begin on the morning of Saturday (November 23) with a Blue Fin Tuna Cutting Show, in which chefs will skillfully carve a 100-kilogram blue fin tuna, brought direct from Shikoku, in the hotel lobby between 10 am to 11 am.
The tuna will be for immediate sale to guests, and also presented as a 10-course menu at Hishou Japanese restaurant. The first 100 guests will receive a complimentary glass of sake.

Christmas Eve dinner (December 24)

The Oasis restaurant on 6th floor will feature a festive international buffet highlighting premium seafood, offering half a Canadian lobster per person, Alaska king crab, salmon and oysters.
Also on the buffet are foie gras and a turkey carving station, a Japanese corner with sashimi, sushi, maki and the signature kaisen don, and festive season desserts including log cake, stollen, and Christmas pudding.
Served between 6 pm and 22.30 pm, the Oasis dinner buffet prices are Bt2,020 net per person inclusive of drinking water, coffee or tea, and Bt3,020 net per person inclusive of free flow sparkling wine, white wine, red wine and beer.
Hishou Japanese restaurant on the ground floor presents tempura, sushi, grilled seafood and the Obanzai buffet.
Dinner is served between 5.30 pm and 10.30 pm at the price of Bt1,700 net per person inclusive of one glass of sake or sparkling wine.

Christmas Day (December 25)

The Oasis will provide a special festive international Christmas Brunch with a highlight of premium seafood such as half a Canadian lobster per person, Alaska king crab, salmon and oysters.
Also on the buffet are foie gras and a turkey carving station, a Japanese corner with sashimi, sushi, maki and the signature kaisen don, and festive season desserts including log cake, stollen, and Christmas pudding.
Served between 12 noon to 3.30 pm, the Oasis dinner buffet prices are Bt2,020 net per person inclusive of drinking water, coffee or tea, and Bt3,020 net per person inclusive of free flow sparkling wine, white wine, red wine and beer.
Christmas Day lunch at Hishou presents tempura, sushi, grilled seafood and the Obanzai buffet. Lunch is served between 11.30 am to 2.30 pm at the price of Bt1,700 net per person inclusive of one glass of sake or sparkling wine.

New Year’s Eve (December 31)

The Oasis on New Year’s Eve will feature an international dinner buffet with premium seafood such as half a Canadian lobster per person, Alaska king crab, tiger prawn, Hokkaido scallop, and three kinds of French oyster.
There will be a live station for foie gras, and a carving station that will include beef.
The Japanese corner features sashimi, sushi, maki and kaisen don, and special desserts will be prepared at the live dessert station.
New Year’s Eve dinner at The Oasis is served from 6 pm to 10.30 pm and is priced at Bt3,500 net per person inclusive of drinking water, coffee or tea, and Bt4,500 net per person inclusive of free flow sparkling wine, white wine, red wine and beer.
Prices include Countdown Party access at the Pool Terrace on the 6th floor, with one complimentary drink for toasting in the New Year.
Hishou sees a Japanese Omakase menu by executive Japanese chef Masayuki Warababe including Obanzai, with a selection of appetisers, sashimi, yakimono, a main course choice of Wagyu beef or tempura, followed by dessert.
Dinner is served between 5.30 pm and 10.30 pm and is priced at Bt3,500 net per person, inclusive of one glass of sake or sparkling wine. The price includes Countdown Party access at the Pool Terrace on the 6th floor, with one complimentary drink for toasting the New Year.
Hotel Nikko’s Countdown Party at the Pool Terrace on the 6th floor will be held from 9pm to 1am, and staged on a Japanese Town theme with snack food, drinks, a live band, DJ, a Japanese live show and a raffle, guaranteed to keep you entertained all the way through the last hours of 2019 and into 2020. The price is Bt1,000 net per person inclusive of one drink.

New Year Day (January 1, 2020)

A New Year tradition in Japan is mochitsuki, the pounding of sweet rice to make mochi, the rice cake that can be eaten in a sweet or savoury dish and which is a popular household staple.
On Wednesday (January 1), between 9.30 am and 11 am in the hotel lobby, the chefs will demonstrate the pounding of the rice, and encourage guests to take part.
The traditional happi, a straight-sleeved coat worn during festivals such as mochitsuki, will be available for guests to wear and to have their photograph taken.
Three flavours of mochi will be prepared: mochi isobe (with soy sauce), mochi kinako (soy powder), and mochi azuki (red bean). Sake and drinking water will be provided during this festive occasion.
Welcome the first day of 2020 on January 1 with a New Year brunch at The Oasis, with seafood including half a Canadian lobster per person, Alaska king crab, salmon, and oysters. There will be a foie gras station, a Japanese corner with sashimi, sushi, maki, and kaisen don, and a desserts station.
Brunch is served from 12 noon to 3.30 pm and is priced at Bt2,020 net per person inclusive of drinking water, coffee or tea, and Bt3,020 net per person inclusive of free flow sparkling wine, white wine, red wine and beer.
Hishou will be serving auspicious Japanese Oiwai Gozen specialities for three days from Jnauary 1 to January 3, with chef Masayuki Watanabe preparing an Osechi set menu for lunch and dinner, priced at Bt2,020 net per person inclusive of one glass of sake or sparkling wine.

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