Midnight Shanghai

Midnight Shanghai Dim Sum restaurant and karaoke bar in Christchurch. Featuring Chef's Table, High Tea & Best Cocktails

There's a window — Friday to Sunday, 1 to 5pm — made for slowing right down. That's High Tea at Midnight Shanghai. ☕️$58...
08/08/2026

There's a window — Friday to Sunday, 1 to 5pm — made for slowing right down. That's High Tea at Midnight Shanghai. ☕️

$58 per person gets you three house-made savouries, a scone, five sweets, and bottomless Noble & Sunday tea — served on tiered stands in that pink-arch room everyone wants a photo in. It's the catch-up that quietly turns into three hours.

Feeling fancy? Upgrade to a cocktail for $15 — an Aperol Spritz or a Hugo Spritz does the trick nicely.

Fri–Sun, 1–5pm · $58pp · min 2 people, 48 hours notice. Book → midnightshanghai.co.nz

📍 96 Oxford Tce, upstairs of .nz · ⏰ 11am–10pm, 7 days incl public holidays · 🎟 midnightshanghai.co.nz

Always, always save room. This is how Trust the Chef says goodnight. 🍮The Red Bean Puff — layer after layer of buttery f...
06/08/2026

Always, always save room. This is how Trust the Chef says goodnight. 🍮

The Red Bean Puff — layer after layer of buttery flaky pastry around a smooth, gently-sweet red bean filling. Some things can't be rushed.

Depending on the night, the chef might send the Tiramisu (mascarpone cream, dutch cocoa, espresso) or our baked New York-style cheesecake with vanilla and lemon on an almond base. Pair it with a Cherry Blossom dessert cocktail (vanilla vodka, chambord, frangelico, cream) or an Espresso Martini, and you're in no hurry to leave.

It's the sweet finish to the 8-course Trust the Chef · $70 per person · from 5pm, minimum 2 people. Reserve → midnightshanghai.co.nz

📍 96 Oxford Tce, upstairs of .nz · ⏰ 11am–10pm, 7 days incl public holidays · 🎟 midnightshanghai.co.nz

You're always the one who has to pick where everyone eats. Not tonight. 🍽️Trust the Chef means you sit down, say the wor...
02/08/2026

You're always the one who has to pick where everyone eats. Not tonight. 🍽️

Trust the Chef means you sit down, say the words, and our Shanghainese kitchen runs the whole table — eight courses, $70 a head, and nobody has to agree on anything.

Cold Cucumber with Crispy Dough Sticks in Sesame Sauce and Wonton Soup to start. Sizzling Tender Lamb with cumin and Sichuan pepper, a fragrant Green Curry Vegetables, and the Shanghai Lion's Head Meatballs everyone reaches for through the middle — grandma's Shanghai, in a glossy soy braise. Red Bean Puff, Tiramisu, or New York-style cheesecake to finish. Add the signature Midnight Shanghai cocktail (spiced vanilla vodka, passionfruit, pineapple) and the night's basically sorted.

Trust the Chef · $70 per person · from 5pm, minimum 2 people, whole table. Reserve → midnightshanghai.co.nz

📍 96 Oxford Tce, upstairs of .nz · ⏰ 11am–10pm, 7 days incl public holidays · 🎟 midnightshanghai.co.nz

This is the one that makes the whole balcony turn around. 🔥Sizzling Tender Lamb — tumbled with cumin, dried chilli and S...
30/07/2026

This is the one that makes the whole balcony turn around. 🔥

Sizzling Tender Lamb — tumbled with cumin, dried chilli and Sichuan peppercorn, Northern-China style. That warm, gently numbing spice is built for a cold drink, so we'd set you up with an ice-cold Tsingtao or a Midnight Marg (chilli-infused tequila, lime, agave) — fight fire with fire.

It's one of the mains on Trust the Chef, sharing the table with our fragrant Green Curry Vegetables — napa cabbage and greens in a lemongrass-and-coconut curry. You don't choose; the chef sends out eight courses and you just enjoy the ride.

Trust the Chef · $70 per person · 8 courses to share · from 5pm, minimum 2 people. Reserve → midnightshanghai.co.nz

📍 96 Oxford Tce, upstairs of .nz · ⏰ 11am–10pm, 7 days incl public holidays · 🎟 midnightshanghai.co.nz

Here's the easiest dinner decision you'll make this winter: don't make any.Trust the Chef is $70 a head for a banquet of...
26/07/2026

Here's the easiest dinner decision you'll make this winter: don't make any.

Trust the Chef is $70 a head for a banquet of shared courses, chosen by the kitchen — you bring the people and the appetite; the chef brings the surprises.

A few you'll meet: golden Prawn Toast, minced prawn whipped with Shanghai mayo and fried till the crust shatters; the Sizzling Tender Lamb with cumin and Sichuan pepper; a fragrant Green Curry Vegetables with lemongrass and coconut. Then it finishes sweet — the Red Bean Puff, layers of buttery, flaky pastry around a gently-sweet red bean filling. Lanterns up, cocktails poured, everything in the middle to share.

Dinner that feels like an event — without the planning that usually comes with one.

Trust the Chef · $70 per person · 8 courses · from 5pm, minimum 2 people, whole table. Gather the crew and book → midnightshanghai.co.nz

📍 96 Oxford Tce, upstairs of .nz · ⏰ 11am–10pm, 7 days incl public holidays · 🎟 midnightshanghai.co.nz

Winter dinner that warms the whole table · Trust the Chef from 5pm.The Christchurch cold months are made for this. You s...
22/07/2026

Winter dinner that warms the whole table · Trust the Chef from 5pm.

The Christchurch cold months are made for this. You say "trust the chef" and the plates just keep coming — like the Shanghai Lion's Head Meatballs, oversized and pillow-soft, red-braised in a glossy, faintly sweet soy until they melt (a Huaiyang classic, straight from grandma's Shanghai). The Sizzling Tender Lamb with cumin, dried chilli and Sichuan peppercorn, Northern-China style. A Wonton Soup to start, something sweet to finish.

Trust the Chef · $70pp · 8 courses to share · min 2, from 5pm — and why not start with a cocktail.

Reserve a winter table → midnightshanghai.co.nz

📍 96 Oxford Tce, upstairs of .nz · ⏰ 11am–10pm 7 days · 🎟 midnightshanghai.co.nz

The best date nights have the fewest decisions.Take the balcony table by the river. Order a cocktail — try the Po's Para...
19/07/2026

The best date nights have the fewest decisions.

Take the balcony table by the river. Order a cocktail — try the Po's Paradise Punch, served in a little panda cup. Then say "trust the chef," and the kitchen does the thinking: a banquet of shared courses, start to sweet finish, $70 a head.

It opens with the Cucumber with Crispy Dough Sticks in Sesame Sauce — cool cucumber, golden youtiao, a nutty sesame-and-peanut dressing — the cold dish that wakes the table up. Then the Shanghai Lion's Head Meatballs, grandma's Shanghai in a glossy soy braise. No menu debate, no "what are you getting?" — just the two of you and the river.

Trust the Chef · $70 per person · 8 courses · from 5pm, minimum 2 people. Book your riverside table → midnightshanghai.co.nz

📍 96 Oxford Tce, upstairs of .nz · ⏰ 11am–10pm, 7 days incl public holidays · 🎟 midnightshanghai.co.nz

16/07/2026

If you’ve got a birthday coming up — yours or anyone you love — read this.

The birthday person gets:
• 1 hour of karaoke FREE (photo ID required, $50 min spend per room)
• Two private rooms, 10–15 people each, full menu & cocktails
• Full song library
• Dim sum + cocktails delivered to the room

Add Trust the Chef ($70pp from 5pm) and your birthday plan is sorted in 10 minutes.


📍 96 Oxford Tce, upstairs Riverside Market · ⏰ 11am–10pm 7 days
🎟 midnightshanghai.co.nz

Put the menu down. Say three words — "trust the chef" — and let the kitchen run your whole table.Here's how it works: yo...
14/07/2026

Put the menu down. Say three words — "trust the chef" — and let the kitchen run your whole table.

Here's how it works: you don't order. Our Shanghainese chefs send out a banquet of shared courses, $70 a head, and you just enjoy the people you came with.

The one everyone reaches for: Shanghai Lion's Head Meatballs — oversized, pillow-soft pork meatballs, red-braised in a light, glossy, faintly sweet soy until they melt. A Huaiyang classic, straight from grandma's Shanghai. Beside it, the Sizzling Tender Lamb: cumin, dried chilli and Sichuan peppercorn, Northern-China style. A Wonton Soup to start, something sweet to finish.

Trust the Chef · $70 per person · 8 courses to share · from 5pm, minimum 2 people, whole table. The winter dinner that turns a Tuesday into an occasion — girls' night, family catch-up, or a date that needs to land.

Reserve your table → midnightshanghai.co.nz

📍 96 Oxford Tce, upstairs of .nz · ⏰ 11am–10pm, 7 days incl public holidays · 🎟 midnightshanghai.co.nz

Address

Upstairs Of Riverside Market, 96 Oxford Terrace
Christchurch
8011

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 10pm
Tuesday 11am - 10pm
Wednesday 11am - 10pm
Thursday 11am - 11pm
Friday 11am - 11pm
Saturday 11am - 11pm
Sunday 11am - 10pm

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