The Traders Café is that invaluable facility, a restaurant which is open twentyfour hours a day. So, no matter what time your meeting ends, no matter what time you arrive from the airport and no matter if you are jet-lagged and need just a cup of coffee or a sandwich in the middle of the night, Traders Café is there, ready and welcoming.

The food here is a satisfying blend of international, Asian and Myanmar specialties. There is a big breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet. Some great fruit juices. Try the local beer, or an imported drink. A speciality of Traders Café is the tandoor oven, and you can choose some super Indian fish, chicken or mutton, along with piping hot naan breads.

There are big fresh salads, hearty soups, a wide choice of burgers and sandwiches, vegetarian foods, a Korean-style barbecue, with some tangy kimchee, Burmese and Thai curries, seafood, an enticing selection of pastas, and thick steaks and other grilled meat items.

Don't miss the desserts, including some delicious ice creams! And don't miss the Gourmet Corner, where you can take away, freshly baked breads, smoked meats, yummy cakes and much else besides.

Small wonder that Traders Café has become one of the dining places for locals and visitors alike!

Visit the Summer Palace Cantonese restaurant and you are transported to an elegant Beijing or Hong Kong dining establishment, with the best Cantonese cuisine on hand.

The menu here, under the expertise of four Hong Kong chefs, offers everything from a delightful dim sum lunch to a multi-course banquet with Peking Duck, braised abalone, shark's fin soup, suckling pig, and all the very best delicacies that this sumptuous cuisine can offer. Order four days in advance, and you can even feast on the legendary dish, The Monk Jumps Over The Wall: your friends and business associates will not forget that memorable meal!

In true Hong Kong style, Summer Palace also offers up to eight private rooms of varying sizes, ideal for business lunches and dinners, private parties and corporate functions. Many of the rooms also come equipped with karaoke facilities, to really make the party go with a swing.

A Japanese chef presides over Tategoto - the name refers to a traditional Burmese harp - and with most of the ingredeients flown in specially, here is where you will find some of the freshest and most authentic Japanese food in Yangon.

The sashimi and sushi are, of course, served with that perfection of style which makes this delicacy one of the world's favourite seafoods. Tempura comes meltingly light and hot from the pan, the teppanyaki table creates eel, beef and other traditional delicacies, and there are big hot-pots just ready for a long, luxurious meal.

Add to this hot or cold sake, green tea ice cream and heaps of fresh mango, water melon and other fruits, and you have a superb dining experience ahead of you.

The Gallery Bar, on the second level of the hotel, provides a retreat for guests with its cosy ambience for a quiet break during the day or an evening of entertainment with live music.

The bartenders are able to come up with a range of concocted cocktails for the guests' enjoyment. There is also a wide selection of local and imported beers to choose from.

In-room dining

Of course, if you wish to stay in your room with some work, read a good book, or spend a quiet hour or two in front of the television, the Room Service menu is available around the clock.