Authentic Local Food Tour in Central Shanghai: Sample Traditional Shanghainese Cuisine

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Experience an authentic local food tour in Central Shanghai and sample traditional Shanghainese cuisine. Explore the history of the city while tasting a variety of delicious dishes. Join the late night tour for a unique experience of Shanghai at night and enjoy craft beers, hand-pulled beef noodles, and lamb kabab.

Duration: 3 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Xintiandi - Meet your guide at the Huangpi Nan Road metro station and depart on foot for the Xintiandi area of Shanghai. Start with a taste of notable soup dumplings and learn from your guide about their construction, including the savory meat filling and flavorful broth.

What's Included

Food and drink tastings for a full meal
Expert local guide
Local beer or dessert for evening enjoyment

What's Not Included

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Additional Information

Experience twelve characteristic dishes of Shanghai over a three-hour culinary journey down Huangpi Road, a historic boundary between the former French Concession and residential sections of Shanghai. Try soup dumplings enhanced with black vinegar, savour the distinct taste of parched chicken, fluffy steamed buns, scallion oil noodles, among other…

Location

淮海中路333号

淮海中路

Please meet up at Exit 2, Site of the first CPC national congress-South Huangpi Road Metro Station (Line 1). Or Take Didi (the Chinese version of Uber) to No333 Huaihai Road which is the front door of Xintiandi Plaza. 你好，请带我去上海地铁1号线一大会址-黄陂南路站2号出口，或者淮海中路333号新天地广场正门.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Sebastianof858

Nov 12, 2025

Perfect way to start our stay in Shanghai — great food and amazing guide! - I did this tour on my first night in Shanghai with my mum, and it was a fantastic experience! It was a great way to start our stay in the city. Kurt was an excellent guide - very knowledgeable, friendly, and fun to talk to. The whole evening had a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere, and the other participants were also very nice. The selection of food was great, and we got to taste several traditional Shanghai and regional dishes while walking between different stops. My only small suggestion would be about the first stop - it was at a really nice restaurant with delicious food, but maybe a bit too much was ordered (or maybe I just couldn’t control myself, haha), so I ended up feeling a bit full from the beginning. Overall, a highly recommended tour for anyone who wants to discover Shanghai’s traditional food scene in a fun and friendly way!

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David_s

Nov 12, 2025

Great Food - Lots of food and Great Variety. Yum. You get a nice balance and it would suit everyone. It also has a nice pace

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Davud_w

Nov 11, 2025

TJ was simply awesome,... - TJ was simply awesome, terrific English, great knowledge of the city and the local cuisine. Highly recommend.

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Compass01492479190

Nov 11, 2025

Excellent food, knowledgeable guide - Big thanks to Kurt for a wonderful and immersive experience. All the stops were cherished local favorites and unique to Shanghai’s rich food culture. Kurt also made a point to give us a brief colonial history of Shanghai. Highly recommend for anyone who loves to eat!

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Ernest_r

Nov 11, 2025

Lots of food, friendly tour guide - This was a really cool food tour with Jim. Jim took us to local spots where we where able to taste noodles, meats, dumplings, tea, fruits, beers, even a Michellin star restaurant. Jim was super knowledgeable and super friendly.

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I6875xysabrinah

Nov 10, 2025

Must do in Shanghai! - Jim did an excellent job! We learned not only about the food but as well about the culture and the city and everything with perfect english! He took care about our different nutrition forms (vegetarian / no egg). We enjoyed the tour a lot as we got to know many new places and food.

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Sherin485

Nov 10, 2025

Great food, great guide. - Kurt was a great guide and added so much historical context . The food was great and a wonderful variety! Highly recommend.

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Rebecca

Nov 10, 2025

A fantastic tour with Jade - This was a really good tour with Jade, to get a real mix of local dishes and food options 1. This first stop included steamed pork buns including the typical steamed soup bun. Absolutely delicious and definitely one of my favourites. Very clean but lots of flavour. Yum! 2. After a wander (there is a fair amount of walking - much appreciated with all the food!), our next stop included fried buns and beef in broth. These were also very delicious! 3. Another stroll through a park - all our walks were through interesting local areas - saw us arrive at a fruit shop where we sampled some delicious pomelo, the largest of grapes, local pear, dragons eyeballs and freshly squeezed pomegranate juice. This halfway fresh fruit stop was a welcome pallet cleanser. 4. Our next stop was for a typical Shanghainese street snack - an egg pancake sprinkled with various things designed to eat on the go. 5. A stroll through another park into the French quarter led us to a noodle bar. Again Jade was explaining each time what the food was and any special instructions for eating. Here, we had 4 different toppings to go the noodles - including the eel delicacy - and a fried pork snitzel. I was very full by this stage! 6. Our sixth and final stop was at a tea shop where we were able to sample various different flavours of tea. This was a great end to the tour. It was a fun thing to do and Jade was happy to answer any question. There is a lot of pork so be aware of this if it is an issue.

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Spmills61

Nov 7, 2025

Outstanding Food Experience in Shanghai - This food tour was outstanding! The communication from end to end was excellent. Our tour guide, Jim, went above and beyond to accommodate us when our taxi was delayed in gridlock Shanghai morning traffic. He was able to meet us in an alternate location and continue the tour from there. His communication throughout the tour was excellent, and he took the time to get to know our group members, as well as explain important local customs, food preferences and the evolving socioeconomic and political climate in Shanghai. His close relationship with longtime local food shops was very apparent, and his sequence of presentation of the different foods was perfect. We began with authentic breakfast dumplings and ended with a very traditional tea presentation. Overall: very enjoyable, outstanding value, and we would recommend this tour to anyone wanting take in an authentic food tour while visiting Shanghai.

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Dglmuc

Nov 6, 2025

Great tour- totally recommend - Loved this three-hour food tour! We got to try all kinds of local dishes – noodles, dumplings, fruit, tea, sweets – everything was super tasty. The small group of just five people made it really cozy and fun. The places we visited felt super authentic, no touristy spots at all. Jade was the perfect guide – friendly, funny, and full of great info. Thanks for such a great experience! Totally recommend!

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