17 Shanghai Brunches to Hit Up This Weekend

By That's Shanghai, January 13, 2023

Friday, Saturday & Sunday

U77 Brunch & Bistro

U77 Brunch & Bistro, famed for its pizza oven, juicy steaks and burgers offers a brunch with a Ham and Bread Platter or Bruschetta and Spaghetti Bolognese, washed down with two-hours free flow Gin & Tonic, Whiskey Soda, Aperol Spritz, House Wine, Asahi Draft Beer, Coffee, Tea and Soft Drinks all for just RMB188.

Fri, Sat & Sun, 11am-3pm.

U77 Brunch & Bistro, 77 Changshu Lu, by Julu Lu 常熟路77号, 近巨鹿路.

Saturday Only

Viva!

Enjoy a Saturday Seafood Brunch at Viva! with a Portugal Atlantic Coast Style Seafood Platter good for sharing for RMB380 every Saturday from 12.30pm to 4pm.

You can also add free flow for just RMB198.

Sat, 12.30-4pm.

Viva!, 479-1 Wuding Lu, by Shaanxi Bei Lu 武定路479-1号，近陕西北路.

Yugo Grill

Orthodox Christmas meal is a big deal because it’s the end of the long Christmas fast. Big lunch and dinner are a must. Yugo Grill offers their usual large portions sets (see above) so book your table in advance!

And that's not all...

The Saturday night party at Yugo Club is hosted by Shanghai OG DJ Mick Martinez, with some long-awaited open format sets featuring hip hop, house, old school and new school music. The dance floor will be lit!

The party kicks off at 10.30pm and lasts til late and special shots will be served throughout the night!

Sat Dec 7, Orthodox Christmas Meal from 12 midday, party from 10.30pm.

Yugo Grill, 365 Kangding Lu, by Shaanxi Bei Lu 康定路365号，近陕西北路.

Saturday & Sunday

Tacolicious

Brunch Tacos, Quesadillas and Burritos go from RMB40, while free flow Beer, Mexican Mules and Frozen Margaritas will set you back just RMB150 from 12-3pm every weekend at Tacolicious.

Brunch Sat & Sun, 12-3pm.

Tacolicious, Room 104-105, 34 Yuyao Lu, by Xikang Lu 余姚路34号1幢104-105室, 近西康路.

Cotton's

Enjoy brunch in the beautiful Cotton's villa or heated garden, and enjoy three hours Beer free flow for RMB168, or go classy with Wine, Aperol or Sparkling for RMB268.

Sat & Sun, 11am-4pm.

Cotton's Xinhua Lu, 294 Xinhua Lu, by Panyu Lu 新华路294 号, 近番禺路;

Cantina Agave

Does anything say starting weekend right better than hitting up Fumin Lu-Changle Lu institution Cantina Agave?

Saturday and Sunday sees their signature brunch offerings complimented by FOUR hours of free flow for just RMB150.

We're talking Corona, Margaritas, Sangria and Prosecco. This could get wonderfully messy.

Sat & Sun, 11am-3pm.

Cantina Agave, 291 Fumin Lu, by Changle Lu 富民路291号, 近长乐路.

Cuivre

Every weekend from 11.30am Cuivre serves their full menu enhanced with a selection of brunch, featuring eggs here and there, their signature french toast and a couple of brunch cocktail classics, as well as buy-one-get-one on rosé and sparkling wine.

Everything is à la carte, so people eat what they wish, and as they want.

Tables are available on the terrace, but get snapped up fast, so booking is strongly advised.

Sat & Sun, 11.30am-2.30pm.

Cuivre, 1502 Huaihai Zhong Lu, by Wulumuqi Lu 淮海中路1502号，近乌鲁木齐路.

Bhacus

Bhacus, Eduardo Vargas and the Azul Group's latest wine and wood grill venue, has just started up a brunch (did we mention they have a huge wrap-around terrace?) with a whole load of brunch specials, favorites from the dinner menu and a two-hour free flow deal at just RMB250 – check out all the details above.

Sat & Sun, 11am-3.30pm.

Bhacus Wine & Wood Grill, The Weave, 2/F, 277 Wuxing Road 吴兴路277号， 2楼.

Colca Heng Shan

Over at Azul Group's Colca, it is RMB180 for two courses (starter and main), with a two-hour free flow deal at just RMB150 – see the full menu above.

Sat & Sun, 11am-3.30pm.

Colca Heng Shan, Room 2201, 2/F, 199 Hengshan Lu, by Yongjia Lu 地址衡山路199号2楼2201, 近永嘉.

Tacos El Paisa

Free flow Frozen Mezcal Margaritas and Corona from 1-3pm at Tacos El Paisa every Saturday and Sunday for just RMB158. It's as simple as that!

Sat & Sun, 1-3pm.

Tacos El Paisa, 2/F, Bldg 5, Lane 273 Jiaozhou Lu, by Xinzha Lu (enter on Yanping Lu or Jiaozhou Lu) 胶州路273弄60号5幢2楼，近新闸路.

D.O.C. Gastronomia Italiana

Every weekend sees a feast of options at D.O.C. including its famous Champions Breakfast: Bull's-Eye Eggs with Wagyu M3 Striploin and the classic Smashed Avocado, as well as the option of free flow drinks from just RMB158.

And that's not all...

As well as brunch specials, Sundays sees an unbeatable 2-for-1 pizza deal at D.O.C. Gastronomia Italiana all day, evening and night long.

Sat & Sun, bunch 11am-3pm, Sun 2-for-1 pizzas 11am-Late.

D.O.C. Gastronomia Italiana, 392 Dagu Lu, by Chengdu Bei Lu 大沽路392号, 近成都北路.

The Bull & Claw

The Bull & Claw brunch is the stuff of Shanghai legends. It’s RMB98 for one course, RMB168 for two, and add the city's most famous free flow deal for RMB198.

Food options range from Smashed Avo Toast to Lobster Benedict to Chicken and Waffles to their proper Sunday Roast, which they also do on Sunday evening.

And for the Yuletide season they have added Roast Turkey: get your first Christmas dinner in this weekend!

Brunch Sat & Sun, 11am-3pm, roast during brunch & Sun from 5pm.

The Bull & Claw, 110 Fenyang Lu, by Fuxing Zhong 汾阳路110号, 近复兴中路.

Abbey Road

Every Saturday and Sunday, order and item from the Abbey Road brunch menu and add three hours free flow Americano and Soft Drinks for RMB58, or three hours free flow Prosecco, House Wine, Mimosa, Bloody Mary, Carlsberg Draft, Gin Tonic, Aperol Spritz and Sangria for RMB168.

Sat & Sun, 11am-4pm.

Abbey Road, 3 Taojiang Lu, by Fenyang Lu 桃江路3号, 近汾阳路.

Geneva

Head on over to Geneva this Saturday and Sunday for dumpling making classes. RMB88 will get your child eight of their own made dumplings, with pork and vegetarian options on offer.

Sat & Sun, 3-4pm; RMB88.

Geneva, 112 Jinbang Lu, by Fuquan Lu 金浜路112号, 近福泉路.

Pera

Every Saturday and Sunday, head on down to Found 158 to enjoy 35% off on delicious Turkish, Middle Eastern and Indian food (and drink!) at Pera.

Sat & Sun, 11am-2.30pm.

Pera, Found 158, 158 Julu Lu, by Ruijin Yi Lu 巨鹿路158号, 近瑞金一路.

Sunday Only

Kebabs on the Grille Laowaijie

Every Sunday Kebabs on the Grille on Hongmei Lu offers up an Indian feast for just RMB168 – with free flow drinks! and alcoholic drinks! – while kids aged 10 and under eat for just RMB85.

Sun, 11.30am-3pm.

Kebabs on the Grille, 3338 Hongmei Lu, by Yan'an Xi Lu 虹梅路3338弄30号，近延安西路.

MET Brunch @ Bisou

The day has come, borders are open! Celebrate this glorious day with a BANG and a luxurious buffet brunch party with MET and music all day long. Buffet brunch is RMB298, it is RMB100 for two drinks, oyster are just RMB10 and there will be a Virus Pinata Ceremony.

Sun Jan 8, 12 midday-4pm.

BISOU, 2/F, Taikang Terrace,169 Jianguo Zhong Lu 泰康庭2楼, 建国中路169号.