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The Cathay Room at the Fairmont Peace Hotel, Shanghai has a Sunday brunch that is made for seafood lovers. A buffet of Alaskan king crab legs, sashimi, freshly shucked oysters and more PLUS free-flow champagne for ¥898.

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Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel.

The Cathay Room is not a particularly large venue, which makes it an intimate space for Sunday brunch. It also boasts a spacious balcony, which opens up for al fresco dining during the warmer months.

Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel.
Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel.
Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel.

And if you haven’t yet toured the stunning art deco halls of the historical Fairmont Peace Hotel, it’s about time you did.

Sunday Brunch For Seafood Lovers

The Sunday brunch is a semi-buffet: one main course plus the smorgasbord of fresh seafood, appetizers and desserts.

Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

The seafood selection is abundant—freshly shucked French oysters, Alaskan king crab legs, razor clams, king prawns, abalone, mussels and other fruits of the sea. There’s also an array of sushi and sashimi, including thick cuts of tuna and salmon, and roe-studded scallops.

Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Fresh baked loaves of sourdough bread, baguettes and croissants act as vessels for the charcuterie, cheese and foie gras. And there are also salads with jumbo prawns, crispy Beijing duck pancakes with plum sauce, Cantonese-style barbecued pork, and smoked fish, a classic Shanghainese dish of fish drenched in sweet soy sauce and a signature of the hotel’s Chinese restaurant Dragon Phoenix.

Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Main courses are made to order and include eggs benedict, pan-seared black cod, lamb rack, beef tenderloin, Boston lobster and more.

Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Pan-seared black cod with orzo salad and asparagus.
Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Australian lamb rack with mash potato, green peas and carrots.
Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Half Grilled Boston Lobster with roasted fennel salad and confit cherry tomato and vongole sauce. (Add ¥140)

For dessert, they have a chocolate fountain, soufflé, ice cream, and a kaleidoscope of sweets, cakes and fruit.

Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.
Sunday Brunch in Shanghai: The Cathay Room, Peace Hotel. Photo by Rachel Gouk @ Nomfluence.

Brunch is ¥598 with free-flow soft drinks, juice, local beer and house red and white wine or ¥898 for free-flow Laurent-Perrier Brut champagne and the above drinks.

All prices subject to 15% service charge.

Nomfluence Readers Deals

Service charge waived for Nomfluence readers! The deals below are valid from now until March 31, 2021.

  • Sunday brunch free-flow ¥598 net
  • Sunday brunch champagne free-flow ¥898 net

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The Cathay Room, Fairmont Peace Hotel
Address: 20 Nanjing Dong Lu, near Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu 南京东路20号, 近中山东一路
Tel: 61386881
Sunday Brunch: 11:30am-2:30pm