Barbie Celebrates Summer Holidays

(Shanghai, June 16, 2009) – The Summer school holidays are almost here and Barbie is partying like its 1959. Throughout the summer months of July and August, everyone’s favorite style icon is inviting friends to her six-storey flagship store in Shanghai to enjoy a range of summery treats and special offers at the Barbie Café and Pink Room.

Families enjoying the school holidays together will love stylish all-day diner Barbie Café, where Kids Eat Free between July 2-31. Children under the age of 12 can enjoy a special kiddies set menu absolutely free when two accompanying adults order from the Lovely Large Plates selection, featuring such gourmet delights as Pan Roasted Wild Striped Bass with Asparagus and Mediterranean Lamb with Grilled Vegetables.

The Pink Room – a ladylike tea room on the fifth floor – is also offering an unbeatable Milkshake + Cake special from July 2-August 30. For just RMB 40, you can choose from Barbie’s classic milkshakes served in stylish 1950’s diner glasses along with any cake from the tantalizing array of homemade pastries on display in the Pink Room’s dessert counter, and enjoy an indulgent morning or afternoon tea at recession-busting prices – Barbie is a practical girl too, you know.

The queen of transformation has introduced several cool new flavors to her menus for Summer 2009. Summer sipping doesn’t get any better than Barbie’s newly created Iced Coffee Collection. The specialty drinks come in five fresh and fun varieties – including the signature Iced Barbieccino, Iced Mochaccino, Iced Vanilla Coffee, Iced Mint Coffee and Iced Lemon Tree – and are the hottest way to cool down this Summer, in true Barbie style.

Finally, it wouldn’t be Summer without ice-cream, and Barbie Café’s Gelato Bar features a range of summer flavors, including Mango, Peach and Lemon premium Italian-style gelato, along with other favorites like Shanghai Lynn, Classic 1959, Mint, Yogurt and Green Tea.

Barbie Shanghai is located at 550 Central Huaihai Road.
Barbie Cafe Reservation Hotline: +86 21 6171 6036.
For more information see: www.barbieshanghai.com

About Dining @ Barbie Shanghai
Under the direction of Shanghai-based celebrity chef-restaurateur David Laris, Barbie Shanghai’s three gourmet outlets complement other Barbie-themed experiences, like the Barbie Spa, Design Centre and Fashion Runway, to create the ultimate Barbie destination for girls of all ages.

The Barbie Café, on the sixth floor, is an all-day restaurant where European glamour meets classic American diner – with an added feminine touch. In the evenings, Barbie Café’s circular B Bar turns into a late-night cocktail hotspot. One level down, the Pink Room is a ladylike tea room. It is an ideal place to watch children on the Fashion Runway, while enjoying classic high teas and handmade chocolates.

David Laris also created a quality chocolate line ‘Barbie Loves Chocolate by David Laris’ especially for Barbie Shanghai. The range of chocolate bars, gift boxes and 24 varieties of deluxe gourmet truffles reflect Barbie’s signature style and iconographic packaging in hot pink or seductive black.