BEIJING, SHANGHAI and GUANGZHOU, Feb. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The 6th China Restaurant Week, a semiannual feast of top delicacies, will be held by DiningCity.cn in collaboration with Citibank China in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen from March 11th to 22nd. The upcoming edition will involve 400 Top restaurants, from the independent or affiliated to high-end hotels, in downtown areas of these 4 cities. Booking via DiningCity.cn will be available for premium packages of 3 courses by chefs of participating restaurants for as low as RMB 58 for lunch, and RMB 148 for dinner. DiningCity VIP members and media partners are entitled to one day pre-booking once registering for DiningCity membership, while Citibank China Credit Card holders will enjoy supreme 4 day priority booking starting from 10am, March 2nd. Exquisite prizes will be awarded to lucky draw winners among Citibank Credit Card holders who pay with their cards during Restaurant Week.
Originated from New York, Restaurant Week has expanded to 36 major cities around the world for years. Since its arrival in Shanghai 5 years ago, Restaurant Week has settled in 4 first-tier cities, including Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Featuring top delicacies offered at most competitive prices, it has attracted a large number of diners and established itself as the biggest fine dining event in China. And over the years, the number of restaurants involved and online reservations have kept growing at 50% to 100% annually, and scaled record high year after another, which has received extensive coverage by mainstream media. For the upcoming edition, Restaurant Week will get media support from City Weekend, CBN Weekly, Babytree, Haibao, Whenever, Timeout, Yhouse APP, etc. and they will continue to release real time report and update on the 6th event, and stage interactive sessions on multiple platforms for the attention of a larger audience.
This Restaurant Week boasts the greatest number of top restaurants and best possible choices ever, aggregating top restaurants that offer a dazzling variety of delicacies from all over the world. There are classic French cuisine, aromatic Italian cuisine, exotic Mediterranean cuisine, delicate Japanese cuisine, charismatic Chinese cuisines, the combination of which will create unrivaled dining experience. And chefs will compete to present best possible dishes in a package of 3 courses at the incredibly competitive prices. Such a variety of top restaurants indulge diners with kaleidoscopic enjoyment apart from gastronomic delight.
As the organizer of China Restaurant Week, DiningCity.cn will launch its much awaited membership program after meticulous planning. Meanwhile, it will become the exclusive booking channel for subsequent China Restaurant Week. Upon successful registration in the membership system, all the users will have immediate access to booking for China Restaurant Week, and some of the returning diners, upon registration, will be instantly upgraded to Gold or Diamond members, with all previous booking record included, and enjoy exclusive privilege.
Citibank China, as a presenting partner of DiningCity.cn, has been sponsoring China Restaurant Week for a 3rd consecutive year. According to the Director of Citibank China Credit Card and Unsecured Loan, "Citibank China Credit Card team has been dedicated to creating optimal experience and a better life for its card holders. And its cooperation with DiningCity aims at granting exclusive privilege to Citibank China Credit Card holders by sharing the pleasure of top delicacies." In addition to the partner's list, San Pellegrino, Eco&more and DragonPass will join the team as official partners and provide exquisite gifts to diners during Restaurant Week.
Best Restaurants nomination are subject to votes by diners as usual.
Participants include:
Some of the returning restaurants include not only the last edition's winners Hakkasan (Shanghai), Flame Grill(Beijing), EBONY (Guangzhou), Paletto (Shenzhen), but also restaurants with good reputation like Nougatine and Grand Brasserie in Shanghai, Jing and Morton's in Beijing, RED and Prime Steakhouse in Guangzhou, Paletto in Shenzhen and so on. Foodies in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are offered a formidable variety of cuisines. (For an exhaustive list, please visit www.restaurantweek.cn)
About DiningCity.cn
Diningcity.cn, a leading online bilingual premium restaurant guide, launched its Asian edition first in Singapore as early as 2007 and initiated official websites for Hong Kong and Mainland China in 2008 and 2009 respectively. Consumers can locate, via DiningCity.cn, restaurants to their tastes by searching with key words such as price, cuisine, location, and make real-time online reservations 24/7. In turn restaurants can manage their profiles, upload new information, images and promotions. And diners can share their dining experiences under restaurants' profile.
About Citibank (China) Co., Ltd.
Citi first established an office in China on May 15, 1902, in Shanghai. In April 2007, Citi was among the first international banks to locally incorporate in China. Citi's locally incorporated entity is known as Citibank (China) Co Ltd, which is wholly owned by Citibank N.A. Today Citi is a leading international bank in China, and has thirteen corporate bank branches - in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Dalian, Chongqing, Guiyang, Nanjing, Changsha and Wuxi- and fifty-two consumer bank outlets. With operations in more than 160 countries around the world, Citi is the most global of all international banks in China.
About Citibank 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 two lifestyle segments: 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.cn on behalf of China Restaurant Week.
For media enquiries, please contact China Restaurant Week's Marketing team:
Senior Marketing & PR Manager
Ms. Izzie Huang
+86 21 3107 6109
Izzie@diningcity.asia
