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New Shanghai marks eight years in the Gulf with weekday celebration

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To honour its anniversary across the GCC, the Chinese restaurant group offers a month long three course set menu throughout November, inviting diners to discover handcrafted dumplings, soups and signature mains.

By Chris SeelMonday, 9th of November 20262 min read
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Overhead view of a New Shanghai table spread with golden fried chicken studded with cashews and peppers, spring rolls on a white plate, handcrafted xiaolongbao in a bamboo steamer, a rich chilli-oil based soup in a bowl with green trim, and hands lifting chopsticks over white ceramic plates on dark wood
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New Shanghai marks eight years of dining across the GCC this November with Make Weekdays Your Treat Days, a month long celebration inviting guests to experience three carefully composed courses at restaurants throughout Dubai, Riyadh, Jeddah, Manama and Doha. The set menu draws from the restaurant’s signature repertoire: delicate handcrafted dumplings and xiaolongbao emerge from bamboo steamers, aromatic broths fragrant with jasmine, and mains that balance contemporary plating with time honoured Chinese recipes. Each course arrives complemented by unlimited soft drinks or jasmine tea, the kind of unhurried hospitality that encourages lingering conversation and the unhurried pace of a proper meal.

Detailed close-up of a plate of golden fried cashew chicken with red peppers and spring onion, bamboo steamer containing xiaolongbao dumplings in their characteristic pleated folds, and a white plate holding three golden spring rolls with dipping sauce

What distinguishes New Shanghai across eight years and multiple locations is an approach to Chinese dining that refuses simplification. The kitchen moves between traditions: soups arrive in careful balance, dumplings fold around pork and vegetables with evident precision, and dishes like the ginger studded stir fries and braised proteins showcase restraint rather than excess. The dining room itself embodies this philosophy, spare and considered, with natural light falling across tables dressed in deep wood and cream ceramics.

Hands using chopsticks to lift a handcrafted xiaolongbao dumpling from a bamboo steamer, with a second image showing hands dipping a golden spring roll into red chilli sauce above a white rectangular plate

Available Monday to Thursday in the UAE and Sunday to Wednesday elsewhere, the offer spans New Shanghai at Dubai Mall, Dubai Hills Mall and Reem Mall in Dubai; Solitaire Mall in Riyadh and Jeddah Vibes in Saudi Arabia; Marassi Galleria Mall in Bahrain; and Place Vendôme Mall in Qatar. The set menu costs AED 89 per person in the UAE, SAR 89 in Saudi Arabia, QAR 89 in Qatar and BHD 8.9 in Bahrain. Dine in only throughout November.

Overhead view of a New Shanghai table spread with golden fried chicken studded with cashews and peppers, spring rolls on a white plate, handcrafted xiaolongbao in a bamboo steamer, a rich chilli-oil based soup in a bowl with green trim, and hands lifting chopsticks over white ceramic plates on dark wood

Imagery courtesy of New Shanghai (@newshanghaime).

Detailed close-up of a plate of golden fried cashew chicken with red peppers and spring onion, bamboo steamer containing xiaolongbao dumplings in their characteristic pleated folds, and a white plate holding three golden spring rolls with dipping sauce
Hands using chopsticks to lift a handcrafted xiaolongbao dumpling from a bamboo steamer, with a second image showing hands dipping a golden spring roll into red chilli sauce above a white rectangular plate
Overhead view of a New Shanghai table spread with golden fried chicken studded with cashews and peppers, spring rolls on a white plate, handcrafted xiaolongbao in a bamboo steamer, a rich chilli-oil based soup in a bowl with green trim, and hands lifting chopsticks over white ceramic plates on dark wood

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