When you think of English afternoon tea, you think of high society sipping on tea with crumpets at a posh hotel, like the Peninsula. At the Lobby Lounge, that’s what you’ll find. With a live 3 piece string triplet playing, you can relax the afternoon away.
The Shanghai Peninsula Hotel 半島酒店, which recently opened in 2009, features a luxury shopping arcade, world-class restaurants, and other top amenities. There’s also a great bar lounge in the basement called Salon de Ning. Based in Hong Kong, the Peninsula Hotel also features a great outdoor balcony on the roof overlooking the Bund and the Huangpu river.
Today, we aren’t throwing back beers or partying under the stars, but having afternoon tea. There are the mini sandwiches, the biscuits, and cookies, to go with the teas, coffees, and drinks. Heck, you could even order a beer.
What to Order: tea and sandwiches
What not to Order:
Rating
3 Pigs
Price Range 3 $/¥/NT
The Peninsula Shanghai
No 32 The Bund, 32 Zhongshan East First Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200002 China
(86-21) 2327 2888
peninsula.com
Popularity: 20% [?]
I also had the pleasure of taking afternoon tea at “The Pen” in Shanghai – what a fantastic experience! I especially appreciated the outstanding staff.
Very nice place with great service.
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Nice place, incredible passion fruit tea!!!!… And the bar outside is a must for the spring with a better weather.
Have you tried the afternoon tea down the street from the Peninsula at the Waldorf ? Fabulous ! Another place to wile away the afternoon.
Margaret – It was nice to have met you today. The Waldorf is on my list of places to check out.. . . hopefully soon
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