Ohhh yes ... Thanksgiving is just around the corner. The great North American holiday is a time to give thanks to the harvest and show gratitude for, well, life in general -- and what better way to do so than with a feast?

There's a number of dining options around town that will surely provide a good helping of American Thanksgiving traditions, including Sasha's, Malone's and Jean Georges. But with all that Shanghai has to offer, of course there's also a few ways to celebrate turkey season with a twist...

1. Spice it Up

Forget American tradition. You want some oomph, different flavours, and a Mexican memory as you gobble up your Thanksgiving feast. On Thursday 26 November, hit up Maya's three course set menu for RMB 300, which includes a mini Margharita and your choice of Sangria or wine, pumpkin soup, crispy bean salad, achiote-roasted turkey with spicy cranberry sauce, chorizo/cornbread stuffing, and pumpkin pie with red chili cinnamon ice cream for dessert. Another option is Zapata's, which is also serving a three course Mexcian Thanksgiving meal for RMB 198 on Thursday. 

Maya, 568 Julu Lu, near Shaanxi Nan Lu, 2F Shanghai Grand Plaza. Tel: 6289 6889
Zapata's, 5 Hengshan Lu, near Dongping Lu. Tel: 6433 4104

2. A Barbie World Thanksgiving

If Barbie celebrated Thanksgiving, we expect she'd dine out with Ken or call in takeout. But instead, the all-American doll (or more precisely, her chefs at Barbie Cafe) is helping Shanghai celebrate this all-American holiday with all the trimmings: turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie ... and probably lots of pink. Barbie's Thanksgiving menu (RMB 70 for kids, RMB 108 for adults) will be served from 10am to 10pm on Thursday 26 November.

Barbie Cafe, 6F. 550 Huaihai Zhong Lu. Tel: 6171 6036

3. Taobao Turkey

They say you can buy anything off Taobao. Plane tickets, cat food, LV bags, you name it. So, if dining in is what you're craving, order your turkey online from China's favourite internet marketplace. According to Taobaofieldguide.com, you can have a six kilogram turkey for RMB 365 delivered to your door. And don't forget the gravy, stuffing and cranberry sauce.

Happy Thanksgiving!