Easter has been much reduced in scale this year. Church services have been cancelled, even on Zoom, according to the five churches we called. But Easter Sunday stops for no man, woman, child or pandemic. Let's see what's available out there to celebrate. Spoilers: mostly brunch. But also buuuunniiiesss. At a real live bunny cafe. Widdle widdle bunnnnnnnnnnnnies.

Easter Brunch

What's Easter without brunch? Just some religious festival! Snoooze! The Easter Bunny demands free-flow bubbly.

The CUT Rooftop

Downtown, The CUT Rooftop is firing up their charcoal grill and hosting an Easter Brunch from noon on both Saturday and Sunday. Get two dishes and two hours of free-flow drinks for 258rmb per person and soak up the sun (assuming it doesn't rain on Saturday).

Charcohol

Fengsheng Li's foodie manor Charcohol is also celebrating with a Easter BBQ Brunch from 11.30am on Sunday, serving up specials like barbecued lamb and roast pork. It's 168rmb for two courses, plus an additional 188rmb for free-flow prosecco.

Phenix

The Puli's sophisticated, understated luxury hotel spot Phenix is serving chocolate eggs, hot cross buns and slow-roasted lamb shoulder with roast potatoes and rosemary. Easter Sunday Brunch is on Sunday from 11.30am, 468rmb per person.

Homeslice in the early days

Champion pizza-pie makers Homeslice is celebrating the resurrection by pulling three special one-off pizzas out of the cave/oven. Plus, 150rmb free-flow drinks, and an Easter Egg hunt across Found 158. Easter Sunday starts at 11am.

Big Bamboo (Jinqiao)

Both Pistolera and Big Bamboo out in Jinqiao have egg painting and an actual for-real person in a suit Easter Bunny handing out Easter Eggs to children. Good, wholesome Easter Bunnying. Plus, with every purchase of an adult meal, kids under 1.2m eat for freeeee. Easter In Pudong on Sunday from 11am. That's just a couple options. Check out the Easter Events Tag for some others.

Pet a Rabbit at the Real, Live Rabbit Cafe

If you don't want to deal with a full-sized person in a suit Easter Bunny, you can pet tiny versions of the real thing at Rabbit Moon House. It's in a lane off Shaanxi Lu and requires a reservation. 68rmb gets you a drink and as much cuddle time with real rabbits as your soul needs right now. Wear a mask. So help me, if I find out one of you passed the virus on to one of these adorable fluff balls, there is no cave deep enough to escape my wrath.