11 places that honor Women’s Day
Parties, pierogis, and a health screening package.
Mao Zedong once famously proclaimed that “women hold up half the sky,” and now that belief has been distilled into a half-day off for all ladies on International Women’s Day. That happens on March 8, and if you’re looking for somewhere to go during your break, here are 11 places offering discounts to women.
The Portman Ritz-Carlton
The Portman Ritz-Carlton is offering complimentary items for women at both its bar and restaurant. At the Ritz Bar & Lounge, there’s a one-for-one deal on their afternoon tea sets, and at Portman’s Restaurant, ladies get a free glass of Martini Rosé and a homemade dessert when they come for dinner.
1376 West Nanjing Road / 南京西路1376号
Bread etc
The French bakery is bringing back their red velvet cake for Women’s Day. It’s made from cream cheese, homemade whipped cream, and mascarpone, then soaked in crème de cassis liqueur. The cake comes in two sizes — the bigger, heart-shape Mon Coeur (¥88), and the smaller, lips-like Le Bisou (¥28). Available at both their stores.
1486 West Nanjing Road / 南京西路1486号
500 South Xiangyang Road / 襄阳南路 500号
BottlesXO
BottlesXO is doing their regular Wine Night on Thursday from 7pm to 9pm at XO Wine Bar, where you can sample a range of their wines with free-flow canapes. Not exactly a Women’s Day deal, but a deal nonetheless.
237 Hengshan Road / 衡山路237号
Pierogi Ladies
Feast on all the Polish dumplings you can eat for ¥100 at Pierogi Ladies. The offer is valid from 12pm to 7pm and is open only to women.
No.4, 273 Jiaozhou Road / 胶州路273弄4号
Hanover Coffee
The German coffee roaster is offering their gently roasted, easily digestible signature blend for ¥39 (usual price ¥79). The blend is made from 100 percent arabica, single origin beans from Brazil, Sumatra, and Ethiopia.
Purchase here.
Fancy Cellar
The online wine retailer is offering two bottles of Bordeaux wines — one red and one white — for ¥636, with a bouquet of flowers included. You can even choose what color petals you want.
Purchase here.
Sarment
Premium wine and spirits distributor Sarment is celebrating female winemakers with this three-bottle set for ¥990. There’s a viognier by Georges Vernay (now run by his daughter Christine), a Côtes du Rhône rosé by Anne-Charlotte Bachas at Font du Loup, and an intriguing teroldego by Italian Elisabetta Foradori.
Purchase here.
The Captain
The Captain, probably one of the most affordable bars that overlooks the Bund, gets even more economical on Women’s Day with buy-one-get-one on moscato and prosecco wines. There’s also 15 percent off on the food.
6F, 37 Fuzhou Road / 福州路37号6楼
Dada
The Shanghai clubbing institution is throwing a global dance folk and electronica night called Body & Soul. There’s African funk, South American cumbia, Japanese disco, and more international beats. Music by Velvet Robot and other familiar female faces from the city’s nightlife scene.
115 Xingfu Road / 幸福路115号
Beer Plus
Craft beer supermarket Beer Plus is doing two-for-one deals on all bottles in their “fruity beer” refrigerator. It’s on at their Changshou Road location and beers have to be the same brand. You also need to be female.
406 Changshou Road / 长寿路406号
Shanghai Renai Hospital
Perhaps the best, and most important deal is from Renai Hospital, which is offering special packages on women’s health. They have a general gynaecological check up for ¥338 (usual price ¥1,300) and a cervical and breast cancer screening deal for ¥838 (original price ¥3,460). The offer runs till March 31. To book, email info@renai.cn or call 5489 3781.
127 Caoxi Road / 漕溪路127号
