Shangri-La Toronto Rings in The Year of the Rabbit

Celebrate in Style with traditional Lion Dance,
A Wishing Tree, Live Entertainment, Dining Offers and
More this Lunar New Year

S hangri-La Toronto will be paying homage to its Asian heritage this Lunar New Year, as the Year of the Rabbit is celebrated across the hotel in a variety of exciting ways. Shangri-La Toronto will honour Lunar New Year with a traditional Lion Dance, live music, a wishing tree, feature cocktail and the highly anticipated Lunar New Year Afternoon Tea. Shangri-la Toronto is also the venue partner for the grand return of Fête Chinoise Lunar New Year Gala + Showcase on January 28th!

Lion Dance, Live Music Performances & Shangri-La Wishing Tree

The Lion Dance has been a part of Chinese culture for  many centuries and will kick-off the hotel’s Lunar New  Year celebrations on January 22nd, 2023. Guests will see  the lion dancers demonstrate their agility and skill,  moving with the lion’s head and body to the beat of drums and the clashing of cymbals. The lion dancers will  then make their way through the remaining parts of the hotel, bestowing wishes of good fortune and prosperity  on Shangri-La Toronto in the Year of the Rabbit.  Adding to the festivities at the conclusion of the Lion  Dance, guests are invited to make a wish at the hotel’s wishing tree, located in the Lobby Lounge and enjoy a  live performance by a traditional Chinese quartet. While  enjoying the live music, guests can experience the return  of the popular Lunar New Year Afternoon Tea and sip on  this season’s latest cocktail aptly named Koi and  featuring ingredients such as dragon fruit infused baijiu,  lychee liqueur and mango. 

LUnaR NEW YEAR HIGH TEA

The Lunar New Year New Year Afternoon Tea is priced at $98 per person and is served from  Thursday to Sunday from 12 to 4 pm in the Lobby Lounge from Thursday January 19th 2023 to  Sunday February 19th 2023. As part of their ongoing support of Make-A-Wish International, $5 from every Lunar New Year Afternoon Tea and Kid’s Afternoon tea will go towards granting wishes for critically ill children through the foundation. 

Guests are invited to enjoy a Lunar New Year inspired Afternoon Tea menu featuring items such as: 

• Savoury dim sum including open purse dumplings with scallop, shrimp and bok choy, steamed dumplings with chicken and scallion, traditional har gow and a crispy tofu roll. 

• Savour Chef Calvin Wat’s individually hand-sculpted fruits: The Lychee, the Chestnut, and the Coconut along with the menu’s most visually impressive piece, The Hot Chili Pepper. The Hot Chili Pepper is bright red in colour and has auspicious meaning in the Chinese practice of Feng Shui where hanging a red chili pepper tassel is said to bring good fortune. To create this delicacy, hot chili pepper has been roasted, deskinned, marinated in lemon syrup then encased with three layers of chocolate cremeux, chili infused whipped ganache and a crispy chocolate shell. Finished with glossy lemon gel glaze, this dessert is spicy, but the heat dissipates within seconds and allow the flavours to linger beautifully. 

Call 647-788-8888 or e-mail lobbylounge.slto@shangri-la.com to reserve a table. 

For guests looking to enhance their celebrations and elevate their look this Lunar New Year, turn to a luxurious one-night stay at Shangri-La Toronto and enjoy a personalized styling experience in a relaxed and private space at Holt Renfrew, Canada's destination for women's and men's luxury fashion. The Holt Renfrew Shopping Experience is valid now till December 2023.

Guests can book online or via reservations. The package includes:

• One-night stay

• Holt Renfrew Seasonal Welcome Gift

• Private transport to and from the hotel to Holt Renfrew

• Private personal shopping experience at Holt Renfrew and one welcome gift
  Expedited alterations and complimentary delivery of purchases to the hotel

• Breakfast for two at the hotel

• Lunch at the Holt Renfrew Café, valued at $100 for two (2)

• One Holt Renfrew promotional gift card of a value of $100, upon arrival at the pre arranged personal shopping appointment

• Valet parking

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About Shangri-La Toronto

A six-minute walk from Queen Street West on University Avenue, Shangri-La Toronto is surrounded by the best the city has to offer. Brimming with an elegant, international flavour, the warm and welcoming Shangri-La embodies total luxury. On the third floor, almost 15,000 square feet of event and meeting space is set across four areas and includes wooden floors, two large ballrooms—one with a garden terrace (complete with apiary) and the other, a two-story glass box overlooking University Avenue set with 13 Italian crystal chandeliers. A sumptuous 42-seat screening room can be booked for films, junkets and events. On the fifth floor, the 24-hour fitness centre is available for use, with an adjacent yoga studio. Luxurious changing rooms are equipped with large steam rooms and there is a pool area with cascading water columns, a solarium seating area, a sumptuous whirlpool, private terry-lined cabanas with built-in televisions, and an infrared sauna.

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