The Autumn Edition of Restaurant Week Is Back!
From August 27 to September 28, hundreds of restaurants in China will offer exclusive set menus at great prices — and yes, Shanghai has plenty of options.
When Does China Restaurant Week Begin?
Pre-Booking Opens: August 21 at 10am.
General Booking Opens: August 26 at 10am.
Dining From: August 27 to September 28.
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Full menus and entire Shanghai list of restaurants available within, as well as restaurants in many other cities across China, including Beijing, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, and more.
Menu Categories
Elite
Price determined by restaurants
Category A
Lunch ¥148 / Dinner ¥258 (¥40 price drop!)
Category B
Lunch ¥118 / Dinner ¥178 (¥20 price drop!)
Category C
Lunch ¥78 / Dinner ¥118
Handpicked “Best” Restaurant Week Deals
After some research and price comparisons, I’ve picked a few standout set menus that offer excellent value at solid restaurants. Here are my recommendations — take note!
Note: For the latest menus and prices, check the official Restaurant Week page via the QR code above. If there are any discrepancies here, the official Restaurant Week page has the final say. Food photos for reference only.
AZUL (Shankang Li)
About The Restaurant: Latin restaurant by chef patron Eduardo Vargas. Easy-going Latin food with a twist, delivering comfort and satisfaction. Spacious outdoor terrace and dog-friendly.
The Summary: AZUL, ever generous. The lunch menu goes beyond your typical lunch set deal. For just ¥78 per person, you get two starters, a main, and dessert, plus a drink. Dinner is an even better deal; ¥118 (min 2 people), which includes plenty of starters, tapas, and mains to share. Be sure to book ahead, I’m sure this one will sell out soon.
Lunch — ¥78 per person
• 1 Drink: Soft drink, lemonade, coffee, OR tea
• 2 starters: Black sourdough bread with roasted tomato-olive compote AND chicken corn chowder
• 1 Main: Arroz con mariscos OR Latin halibut OR Jamaican jerk chicken OR callos pasta OR Latin-style steak (+¥40)
• Brazilian panna cotta
Dinner — ¥118 per person (min. 2 people)
• 2 Drinks: Spanish beer, sangria, OR lemonade
• 4 Starters: Black sourdough bread with roasted tomato-olive compote, cucumber avocado gazpacho, Latin beef spring rolls, Azul prawn ceviche
• 3 Tapas / Mains: Padron chilies and scallops, grilled barramundi, spanish chicken relleno
• 2 Dessert: Green Apple Story, The Sandwich Dessert
Colca
About The Restaurant: Peruvian restaurant by Eduardo Vargas under the AZUL Group umbrella. One of few places in Shanghai that does Peruvian fare. It’s easy-going, delicious stuff.
The Summary: Just like AZUL, the menus here are generous! Made for sharing. Venue is also pet-friendly.
Lunch — ¥148 per person
• 1 Drink: Soft drink, lemonade, coffee, OR tea
• 4 Starters: Grilled bread with onion butter, yellow chili chicken croquetas, lettuce bite with tataki beef tenderloin, tuna avocado causa
• 1 Main: Roast chicken brasa OR seabass chicharron OR black angus striploin with fried noodles OR prawns with beans
• 1 Dessert: Peruvian flan (recommended) OR lemon pie OR citrus mousse
Dinner — ¥258 per person (min. 2 people)
• 1 Drink: Pisco sour OR chilcano OR sangria OR maracuya cooler
• 6 Starters: Grilled bread with onion butter, cucumber-avocado gazpacho, Nikkei prawn, yellow chili chicken croquetas, ceviche nippon, California causa with dungeness crab
• 3 Mains: Eduardo’s octopus with fava bean purée, prawns with beans, panca beef (braised beef shank)
• 2 Dessert: Peruvian Grapes Explosion, Peruvian petit fours
Pirata
About The Restaurant: A Spanish restaurant and tapas bar by Chef Ling Huang, and a fan favorite for those seeking unadulterated Spanish food in Shanghai.Space is rustic and homey.
The Summary: The food at Pirata is always solid — I have a great experience every time I’m there. The menu here features some of their signatures like the foie gras toast, wagyu tartare, and the Basque cheesecake.
Dinner — ¥258 per person
• 3 Snacks
• 2 Montaditos: Iberico ham OR kingfish tostada OR foie gras toast OR mushroom and anchovy, OR escalivada with tuna belly
• 2 Tapas: Salmon crudo OR wagyu steak tartare OR shrimp in garlic chili oil OR fried chicken brava OR seasonal mushrooms OR sashimi tuna tartare (+¥68)
• 1 Main: Marisco Arroz Meloso OR spaghetti with baby scallops and XO sauce OR wagyu bavette (125g)
• 1 Dessert: Basque cheesecake (highly recommended) OR flan OR churros
• 1 Drink: beer, sangria, house wine or cava, OR soft drink.
Champloo
About The Restaurant: A Japanese grill restaurant that does omakase-style menus. Intimate counter seating. A mix of grilled meats and seafood, supplemented by sashimi, sushi, and seasonal dishes on the set.
In Summary: I’ve never heard of Champloo before but the set menu looks pretty enticing that I might just go during Restaurant Week.
Lunch & Dinner — ¥498 per person
• Appetizers & Grilled Dishes: Snow crab legs, horse mackerel with black truffle, grilled thread fin, grilled pigeon leg, wagyu beef, grilled crab claw, crab meat spring roll
• Nigiri sushi: 8 pieces
• Main: Yellow croaker noodle soup
• Dessert: fruit sorbet
• Drinks: 3 pours of sake or 1 soft drink
• PLUS: yakitori and vegetables can be refilled for free
• Complimentary The Chuan Pure Malt Whisky tasting pour
Salt-Less
About The Restaurant: A creative vegetarian restaurant that doesn’t hold back on flavor, featuring a mix of western, Chinese, and fusion plant-based dishes. Housed in a cozy remodeled lane house.
In Summary: Most of the dishes on the set menu are what I loved when I visited, including the eel, chicken steak burger, and black truffle rice. Big flavors!
Lunch & Dinner — ¥178 per person
• 1 Soup: Mushroom consommé OR corn soup OR Pumpkin Soup with Lion’s Mane (+¥8, recommended)
• 1 Cold Starter: Seasonal vegetable salad, beetroot tartare OR yellow “salmon” (+¥8)
• 1 Hot Starter: “Eel” made with mushrooms (recommended) OR green curry tofu OR roasted vegetables
• 1 Main: Lasagna OR black truffle cheese corn sandwich OR chicken steak burger (recommended) OR black truffle fried rice OR crab roe noodles
• 1 Dessert: Banana parfait OR lime cheesecake (recommended) OR chef’s dessert OR Basque cake (+¥10)
TING
About The Restaurant: A creative fine dining restaurant by Frédéric Jaros in Xintiandi that draws inspiration from pastry techniques, Italian cuisine, and global influences. An intimate dining experience at a chef’s counter around the open kitchen.
In Summary: Featuring the current seasonal set menu, “Beach Holiday.” It’s solid deal on the menu, though a couple dishes removed. The menu is usually ¥1,588 plus 10% service charge. Good for celebrating an occasion.
Dinner — ¥1,188 + 10% per person
• Amuse bouche: Smoked salmon puff, cod fish mousse, clams
• Cuttlefish, shrimp, octopus salad, TING garden sorbet, vegan almond mayo
• Pigeon, smoked potato foam, marinated egg yolk
• Mussel ravioli, stracciatella
• Duck consomme, morel, Iberian ham
• Picaña M9 wagyu, red peppers, black bean sauce
• Peach sorbet
• Almond and maple syrup foam
• Petit fours
The Pine
About The Restaurant: An elegant fine dining restaurant that serves Chinese-style French cuisine, housed in a garden villa on Changle Lu.
The Summary: Combining the best of both worlds, Chinese and French, in a creative set menu. Good for exploration!
Lunch — ¥618 per person + 10%
• Brioche
• Daikon, sesame, shiitake
• Abalone soup, eggplant
• M7 wagyu, celeriac, beef jus
• Ham, capellini
• Sweet corn
Sushi Ryu
About The Restaurant: A sleek Japanese omakase restaurant in Hongkou district. (New on my radar.)
In Summary: The dinner omakase menu looks solid!
Dinner — ¥899 + 10% per person
• Appetizers: Snow crab, white fish, shellfish, sea urchin, steamed sea bream, seasonal tempura
• Sushi: 9 pieces
• Miso soup
• Fresh fruit & matcha coconut panna cotta
Ember
About The Restaurant: Ember is a high-end Japanese restaurant in the Jing An Kerry Center that specializes in “niku kappo omakase,” a set menu where beef is the star of the meal. Think highly marbled cuts quick-seared over the charcoal grill.
In Summary: Usually the set starts at ¥880 for private room dining. So the ¥588, while slightly different than the usual menu, is still a great deal for the experience.
Lunch & Dinner — ¥588 per person
• Chilled corn consomme
• Tuna & beef tartare hand roll
• Salt-grilled beef tongue
• Charcoal-grilled chicken thigh
• Eel with cucumber
• Beef blade steak with eggplant
• Grilled pigeon leg
• Snow crab and sea urchin
• Fried beef meatball with caviar
• Hanger steak
• Short rib with black truffle sukiyaki
• Mushroom claypot rice
• Dessert
Those are just a handful of highlights from the huge list of restaurants for Restaurant Week.
Other restaurants that also stand out include:
- Camino bar&bistro
- New on my radar. Spanish restaurant in Changning. Their dinner set (¥178 per person, min 2 pax) is a pretty hefty one.
- Cheng Long Hang
- If you’re craving hairy crab feasts, this is the place to go. Sets for lunch (¥199) and dinner (¥299) feature crab-everything dishes like mapo crab tofu, crab roe soup dumplings, and more.
- Chez Jojo
- Both locations are running the same four-course menus for brunch and dinner (both ¥258).
- Jean Georges
- The three-course lunch is ¥298 and includes a drink.
- Jiangnan Talk
- Recommend the dinner set (¥258 per person, min 2 pax), which includes starting snacks, five appetizers, double-boiled fish maw soup, four mains, braised rice with abalone, and dessert.
- Maison Lameloise
- Michelin one-star French restaurant in the clouds (68th floor) has a pretty good lunch set for ¥788 + 15% service charge.
- Mr & Mrs Bund
- Sets for brunch, lunch, and dinner. Recommend the brunch (¥368), which includes starters, prime rib main from the carving trolley and sides, and dessert (go for the Real French Toast).
- Social @ The St. Regis Shanghai Jing’an
- Buffet brunch and dinner for ¥118!
- Tomatito
- The dinner set is the one to go for – ¥178 per person, which includes a bunch of tapas, starters plus a seafood paella and dessert.
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China Restaurant Week is a biannual culinary event, organized by DiningCity since 2009. It currently covers Shanghai, Beijing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and more cities, featuring Michelin and Black Pearl awarded restaurants.
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