Authentic Local Food Tour in Central Shanghai

Highlights

  • Receive ample restaurant recommendations to ensure a trip full of great food

  • Sample Shanghai specialties and learn little-known facts about local culture

  • Choose from several departure times to suit every schedule

Summary

Greet your guide at the designated meeting point at the time you selected when you booked your tour. As you walk toward the recently restored Xintiandi food area, your guide provides an introduction to the culinary culture of Shanghai. Over the course of the tour, sample dishes like dumpling soup, spring rolls, candied lotus rice, roasted duck, and many more local specialties. See, too, the bustling Yunnan Road, and cleanse your palate with cups of green and black tea between each stop. This Shanghai food tour ends on Yunnan Road, where you can keep exploring the city on your own or call it a day. 

Tour info

Duration
3 hours
Group Size
Pricing (From)
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Meeting Point
Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

Shanghai’s diverse food scene can be daunting for first-time visitors. Opt for an authentic taste of Shanghai on a food tour, a great cultural introduction to China’s second city. Sample a dozen traditional Shanghai dishes—noodles, buns, and soup dumplings—and receive restaurant recommendations to enjoy throughout your vacation. Morning, lunch, evening, and late-night tours allow you to fit this Chinese food experience into any travel itinerary.

What’s included?

  • Local guide

  • Food and drink tastings (enough for breakfast, lunch or dinner)

  • Local beer or desert for late night session

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 3h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Covid Policy

  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Shanghai Foodie

About operator:

Operated by local Shanghaineses, we love showing people the unique sides of the city with authentic Chinese food, dessert, tea, coffee, cocktail and craft beer.

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