Jointly Presented by DiningCity and Citibank (China) Credit Card
The Second edition of China Restaurant Week held from
4 to 10 March 2013 in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou
Promises to be the Biggest and the Best
SHANGHAI--(Business Wire)--After more than 6 successful Restaurant Week editions in Shanghai, more than 175 restaurants across China's major dining destinations Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou have confirmed their participation in the Official Second China Restaurant Week to be held from 4 to 10 March 2013, presented by DiningCity and Citibank (China) Credit Card.
"The Restaurant Week concept gives diners the opportunity to try out fine dining restaurants at an affordable price, and restaurants to woo new customers by showcasing their cuisine in the form of a fixed price menu," says Mr Onno Schreurs, DiningCity.com's Managing Director for China and Hong Kong. "From experience we know that the most popular restaurants will be booked up within minutes."
During the week-long event in 2013, each participating restaurant will present an exclusive Restaurant Week menu for lunch, dinner or both, for a fixed price starting from RMB 78 for lunch or RMB 168 for dinner.
Some of the returning restaurants include Shanghai's favorite T8 restaurant, The Peninsula Shanghai's Sir Elly's, Mercato by Jean Georges, Nougatine by Jean Georges, Mr & Mrs Bund, M on the Bund, Sheraton Hotel's Italian restaurant Giovanni's, Table No.1 by Jason Atherton, The Waldorf Astoria's Grand Brasserie, Le Royal Meridien's Allure restaurant and many more. Together with the new additions - including Unico by Colagreco, The Four Seasons Pudong's Camelia, Capo, Ocean restaurant Banyan Tree Hotel and Issimo - foodies in Shanghai are offered a formidable variety of cuisines to choose from.
Reservations will be available online via the special DiningCity website www.restaurantweek.cn from 4 p.m. on 21 February, 2013. "Citibank (China) credit card" holders can enjoy exclusive priority online booking from 4 p.m. on 18 January to 21 February 2013.
Restaurant Week 2013 is presented by DiningCity as well as Citibank China, the Presenting Partner, in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou."Citibank(China)credit card" holders who use their Citibank (China) credit card to settle their bill at participating restaurants during the China Restaurant Week 2013 will be given extra Citibank credit card rewards points and get a chance of winning lucky draw prizes including popular electronic gadgets.
Diners are also invited to share their reviews and feedback on Diningcity.cn on their dining experience in terms of quality of food, service and atmosphere.
The China Restaurant Week (www.restaurantweek.cn) is launched by international online dining guide and restaurant reservations platform DiningCity.com.
Restaurant Week is a concept that was started in New York in 1998, and since then has expanded globally to become the world's biggest dining event. It is fast becoming the biggest dining event in Asia, with participation from Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Singapore, Shanghai and Beijing.
To keep up to date with plans for this year's Restaurant Week, diners should register their email at www.diningcity.cn, or follow Shanghai Restaurant Week's latest news on
Weibo DiningCity Shanghai (http://e.weibo.com/diningcity )
Facebook page (www.facebook.com/DiningCityShanghai)
Twitter (https://twitter.com/DiningCitySH).
As of today, the following restaurants have signed up for participation in the Shanghai Restaurant Week :
Table no 1/Moon's Steakhouse at Swissotel/Bocca Italian Dining/Kathleen's 5 Rooftop Restaurant/Ecole Institut Paul Bocuse Le Restaurant/Grill Room at Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel/J-Mix at Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel/Restaurant Martin by Martin Berasategui/Sir Elly's at The Peninsula/Yi Long Court at The Peninsula/La Brasserie/Bon Vivant /Li Xuan/M on the Bund/T8 Restaurant & Bar/Califonia Grill at JW Marriott/Marriott Café/Giovanni's Italian Restaurant at Sheraton Shanghai Hongqiao/Hanano Japanese Restaurant at Sheraton Shanghai Hongqiao/Prime 1921/UNICO/Mr & Mrs Bund/Maggie's Restaurant/Danieli's Italian Restaurant at the Hongta Hotel/Bloc/Inagiku at Marriott City Centre/Man Ho at Marriott City Centre/The Cathay Room at Fairmont Peace Hotel/Ambrosia Teppanyaki @ Expo/Käfer by The Binjiang One/The Meet at Kerry Hotel/Porcini at Radisson Blu Pudong/Leonardo's at Hilton Shanghai Hotel/MingYuan at Banyan Tree on the bund/Ocean at Banyan Tree on the bund/Da Marco Expo Pudong/La Cocina/Nong Café at the New World Hotel/Camelia at Four Seasons Pudong/Capo/Jack London/Jimmy's Kitchen/M1NT/Pelham's/Wei Jing Ge/Grand Brasserie/El Willy/El Efante/The Chinoise Story/MAYA/Cachet at the Langham Xintiandi/Ming Court at the Langham Xintiandi
About DiningCity.com
DiningCity.com was first launched in the Netherlands in 1998 and now operates in 35 Citibankes around the world, offering an online restaurant reservation service. Visitors to the website can search for restaurants, read and write reviews and make online reservations. In turn restaurants can manage their profiles, upload new information, images and promotions.
In Shanghai, Restaurant Week has grown in three years from showcasing an initial 26 restaurants to over 120 restaurants, generating 20,000 online reservations in the last Shanghai Restaurant Week.
About Citibank China
Citibank first established an office in China on May 15, 1902, in Shanghai. In April 2007, Citibank was among the first international banks to locally incorporate in China. Citibank's locally incorporated entity is known as Citibank (China) Co., Ltd., whick is wholly owned by Citibank N.A. Today Citibank is a leading international bank in China, and has thirteen corporate bank branches-in Bejing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Dalian, Chongqing, Guiyang, Nanjing, Changsha and Wuxi-and forty-eight consumer bank outlets. With operations in more than 160 countires around the world, Citibank is the most global of all international banks in China.
About Citibank (China)Credit Card
Citibank, the largest credit card issuer in the world, issued its first sole-branded credit cards in China on 19th Sep. 2012.
Citibank sole-branded credit cards have five cards and include two categories - Premier Miles and Rewards that cater to consumers' different spending needs and spending preferences. The cards offer a wide range of benefits designed to meet the choices of customers.
Cardholders of Rewards Card can choose freely among three lifestyle segments: Fashionista, Homemaker or Yuppie, to enjoy the preferential return on earning three times points all year round from everyday spending. Cardholders of Premier Miles Card will have the widest range of redemption choices of over 50 airlines, access to over 600 airport lounge worldwide six times per year, and will also have the flexibility of transferring miles to friends and family.
Both cards' miles and points will never expire.
This release is distributed by DiningCity.com on behalf of Shanghai Restaurant Week.
For media enquiries, please contact China Restaurant Week's Marketing team :
Marketing Manager
Ms. Izzie Huang
86 21 6298 0822