21 Top Things to Do This Week

Get your scarves and gloves ready! You'll want to be dressed nice and warm as you get ready to explore Shanghai and take advantage of the countless fun things happening throughout the week. Here's our rundown of fun stuff to do. 

THROUGHOUT THE WEEK

Hot Drinks @ Heat

When: Daily

Price: RMB 50 per drink

Where: Heat

Address: 199 Maoming Bei Lu

It’s cold out there, so stay warm with a seasonal selection of hot drinks from heat. They’ve got great deals on New Zealand Hot Cider, Cinnamon Rakia, and oh yea, don’t forget: amazing chicken.

Jing'an Christkindlmarkt

When: Daily until Dec 17th

Price: RMB 50

Where: Tonglefang

Address: 537 Haifang Road

Everything you’d expect from a cool, crafty little Christmas market. It kicks off Friday, and will be open weekdays from 5-9pm, weekends noon-9pm.  Things kicked off December 1st and will run until the 17th. The market is also open during the week, with free entry. Weekends is RMB50, but that includes a mulled wine! Kids under 10 get in for free.

Deals and New Menu @ Element Fresh

Element Fresh has a new menu and a couple of solid deals to go along with it. The BOGO salads are still available every Monday starting at 5pm. Some restrictions apply, locations not participating are: Super Brand Mall, Xintiandi, Xujiahui (Grand Gateway), Jing'An Kerry Center, Kerry Parkside Huamu Lu. They also have a Steak & Seafood Night on Wednesdays, with  many ‘surf & turf’ combos and other specials served with a hearty side, plus a glass of wine, starting at a mere RMB 169. Their happy hour takes place daily (even on weekends) from 4-8pm.  Buy 1 Get 1 Free on all: Tsingtao beer, house wine, spirits, cocktails, and even their mojitos.

MONDAY

Pork Knuckle Monday @ Zeitgeist

When: Every Monday starting at 6pm

Price: RMB 198

Where: Zeitgeist

Address: 537 Haifang Lu

What better way to cap a Monday than by inhaling some roasted German pork knuckle. For RMB 198 you’ll get that along with cabbage bacon salad (or sauerkraut), bread dumplings and two draft beers. It’s considered a ‘dinner for two’ but, hey, if you think you can take it down solo, Godspeed.  

Buy-One-Get-One Burgers @ The Rooster

When: Every Monday

Where: The Rooster

Address: 455 Shaanxi Bei lu

Who said Mondays have to suck? Head over to The Rooster starting at 5 pm, since the first 10 burger orders get a free pint of Goose Island IPA with their Buy-One-Get-One Burgers and Chicken Sandwiches promo! Who's hungry?

BOGO Pizza @ Le Cafe des Stagiaires

When:  Every Monday 7pm

Price: Buy-one-get-one

Where: Le Cafe des Stagiaires

Address: 1085 Wuding Lu

Café des Stagiaires (the Wuding Lu one) has BOGO Pizzas every Monday.

TUESDAY

Taco Tuesday Buffet @ Zapata’s

When: Tuesdays, 6pm

Where: Zapata’s

Address: 11 Dongping Lu

Zapata’s is now offering up an all-you-can-eat taco  buffet starting at 6pm every Tuesday. You can add RMB 50 and ante up with free flow beer and margaritas. RIP to the digestive systems of Shanghai’s student population.

Taco Tuesday @ Bordertown

When: Tuesdays, 6-9:30pm

Where: Bordertown

Address: 393 Weihai lu

Bordertown has you covered on Tuesdays with an awesome taco deal. RMB 100 gets you free-flow tacos, or you could take a more tempered approach and just get any single taco for RMB 20.

Live Music Tuesdays @ Java Jams

When: Tuesdays

Where: Java Jam

Address: No 4 lane, 71 huating lu

Every Tuesday you can hit Java Jam for live music and BOGO cocktails. The 2-for-1 drinks are from 6-8pm, live music starts at 8pm.

B-O-G-O Porchetta Sandwiches @ Un Caffe Bar

When: Tuesdays, 4-9pm

Where: Un Caffe Bar

Address: 7F, 77 Jiangning Lu

You can't keep a good porchetta sandwich down! Porchetta is drop-dead delicious, abundantly juicy, aggressively seasoned, and varied in its myriad textures, from the moist, fine-grained loin meat to the chewy fatty crackling pork. un Caffè Bar is running the perfect porchetta promotion every Tuesday from 4 till 9pm the highly seasoned roasted pork with soft, juicy meat and crisp, crackling skin is 2 for 1 at 88RMB.

Zapfler’s Turkey Tuesday

When: Tuesdays

Where: Zapfler

Address: B1, 158 Julu Lu

Every Tuesday you can head to Zapfler for a great deal: A whole turkey leg and two small beers for just RMB 149.

Buy-One-Get-One T-Bone Steaks

When:  Tuesdays, 11am-close

Where: all branches

Every Tuesday, Yasmine's has an excellent deal for meat lovers: buy-one-get-one T-bone steaks. Deal is available from 11am in all branches.

WEDNESDAY

Lady’s Night @ Bordertown

When: Wednesdays, 6-9pm

Where: Bordertown

Address: 393 Weihai lu

Well it looks like Bordertown has thrown their lady’s night hat into the ring. Every Wednesday from 6-9 the gals get glasses of house wines (red or white) for RMB 20.

B-O-G-O Deals @ IZA

When: Every Wednesday

Where: IZA

Address: 1F, 161 Anfu Lu

Awesome deals every Wednesday night at IZA. Vegan rolls, vegan ramen and vegan hot pot, with a BOGO deal on wine, beer and sake.

Wine & Spring Rolls Deal @ Cyclo

When: Every Wednesday

Price: RMB 60

Where: Cyclo

Address: B1, Found 158

There’s a pretty kick-ass wine and spring roll deal every Wednesday night at Cyclo.

Luxurious Wednesday @ Club 3 1/3

When: Every Wednesday

Price: RMB 680

Where: Club 3 1/3

Address: 1/F, Three on the Bund, No.3 Zhongshan Dong Yi Road

Diamonds and pearls are a woman’s best friend. Girls who are wearing diamonds or pearls, get a complimentary cocktail plus a special deal on Black Pearl Crown Caviar 30g and 9 shots of Grey Goose for only RMB680.

THURSDAY

Thirsty Thursdays @ Boxing Cat

When: Every Thursday (starting at 9pm)

Where: Boxing Cat

Address: Sinan Mansions, 519-521 Fuxing Lu

A very simple but amazing offer at Boxing Cat every Thursday: pay RMB 125, drink as much beer as you like for 2 hours.

Drink Like Mad Men @ Club 3 1/3

When: Every Thursday

Price: RMB 105 per cocktail

Where: Club 3 1/3

Address: 1/F, Three on the Bund, No.3 Zhongshan Dong Yi Road

A wave of renewed interest in the fashion and culture of the early 1960s and the era of Mad Men will be introduced at Club 3 1/3 with three Mad Men Signature Cocktails including The Genius Old Fashioned, The Boss Martini and The Perfect Wife Martini.

WEEKEND PREVIEW

Fuzzy Festivus Block Party

When: Saturday, December 16th, 3pm-late

Price: RMB 160 (includes 4 drinks)

Where: Shaanxi Bei Lu

There's a Christmas sweater block party going down this Saturday. Do we even have to say more than that?

Merry Market @ Un Caffee Bar

When: Sunday, December 17th, 11am-10pm

Price: FREE

Where: Un Caffee Bar

Address: 7/F, 77 Jiangning Lu

Un Caffee Bar is hosting a wonderful little market this Sunday from 11am until 8pm. There'll be lifestyle, drinks, food and even some craft and creative workshops. 

Ride for Rescues

When: Sunday, December 17th, 11:45am

Price: RMB

Where: Z&B Fitness

Address: 6F, 278 Shaanxi Bei Lu

Anything that helps support rescue animals is A-OK with us, and in this case, it's even better because it's mixed with fitness. A wonderful way to spend a Sunday morning if you ask us. 

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