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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