The Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai is celebrating Christmas in a big way this year, rolling out the red carpet for the bauble-filled red and green season.

Highlights include a lavish 7-course dinner at Jade on 36 Restaurant, a celebration package of seafood tower and champagne at Jade on 36 Bar, and a festive buffet spread at YICAFE.

Oh, and they have an advent calendar loaded with night stay prizes.

Christmas at Jade on 36 Restaurant

First off, if you’re looking to celebrate Christmas with flair, head to Jade on 36 Restaurant for a 7-course dinner set menu for ¥988 per person from December 23 to 26. A luxurious dinner in an elegant setting with the Lujiazui skyline and Bund river view as the backdrop.

The dinner also offers wine pairing, ¥488 or ¥888. All prices listed above are subject to service charge and prevailing government taxes.

Christmas at Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence
Amuse bouche, baked bread, cold soup starter

Dinner starts off with a flurry of playful amuse bouche bites, freshly baked bread and house butters, and a cold tomato and roasted pepper.

It’s followed by courses of salmon gravlax, fresh scallop with bone marrow, lobster bisque with chestnut ragout, grilled foie gras, mains of flounder with river shrimp or New Zealand venison loin or dry-aged beef sirloin or tenderloin, desserts of piña colada and Cohiba smoked chocolate “cigar”, and finally, petit fours.

It ends with petit fours of chocolates and cheese.

Festive Brunch at Jade on 36 Restaurant

Christmas at Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Jade on 36 Restaurant will also be serving a festive brunch, every Saturday and Sunday in December. Brunch is ¥698 per person from December 2-17, ¥888 from December 23-24, December 30 and January 1.

Celebrations at Jade on 36 Bar

Next door, Jade on 36 Bar has been decked out in festive fashion with hundreds of Christmas baubles.

Christmas at Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

To celebrate the season, the bar has a package deal of a fully loaded seafood tower with choice of champagne, whisky, or other spirit. The seafood tower includes a whole Boston lobster, half a dozen oysters, freshly cooked jumbo prawns, conch, and clams, served over ice. The tower also comes with blinis and croutons, cocktail sauce, thousand island sauce, and garlic aioli. The Celebration Package is ¥1,588 from now until January 1, 2024.

Jade on 36 also has some Christmas cocktails, ¥118 each. In addition, they have a Christmas afternoon tea set, ¥688 for two, includes two glasses of champagne.

Christmas at Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence

Christmas at YICAFE

YICAFE will be serving a festive Sunday brunch buffet throughout December for ¥588 per person, including free-flow house wine and beer.

Christmas at Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence
Fresh chilled seafood
Christmas at Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence
Grilled meat of steaks, skewers, sausages, and chops.

They’ll also be serving a Christmas brunch buffet from December 23 to 25, also ¥588 per person inclusive of free-flow house wine, beer, and mulled wine. Christmas dinner buffet will also be served from December 23 to 25, ¥688 per person with free-flow.

Advent Calendar & Photo Ops

Christmas at Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai.

Be sure to stop by the lobby floor at the Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai for some fantastic photo ops with their Christmas set up.

There’s also a Santa Station, where you can purchase Christmas gifts and hampers, loaded with freshly baked Christmas cookies, and the Advent Calendar.

Christmas at Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai.
Santa Station
Shangri-La Airship

They’re taking the of the advent calendar’s “a surprise a day” to the next level, loading it up instead with cool prizes.

Advent Calendar

Depending on your luck, you could win a one-night stay in a Horizon Premier Bund View room, Health Club membership cards, Chi, The Spa vouchers, YICAFE buffet vouchers and more. Prizes up to ¥13,525!!! Also comes with house-made cookies, chocolates, and little gifts.

An advent calendar is ¥2,888, available until December 24. Available at Santa Station or via the hotel’s WeChat mini-program.


Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai
Address: 33 Fucheng Lu, near Lujiazui Xi Lu 富城路33号, 近陆家嘴西路
Tel: 68828888