Authentic Local Food Tour in Central Shanghai
Overview
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3 hours
Mobile ticket
Taste a dozen traditional Shanghainese dishes in 3 hours during this culinary tour of Huangpi Road, the old border between the former French Concession and Shanghai residential areas. Sample soup dumplings with black vinegar, parched chicken, steamed buns, scallion oil noodles, and much more. You'll see how immigration brought prosperity and a vast diversity of cultures to this fast-changing city. This tour offers multiple departure times throughout the day.
This tour is currently running late night special tour session at 8:30PM. During this late night session, you will be able to see the night Shanghai, to taste of some craft beers or desert with some fresh hand-pulled beef noodles and lamb kabab.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Children under 3 are free of charge
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Please wear comfortable walking shoes
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
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.
Former French Concession
Afterward, its a 15-minute walk to Yunnan Road, where you'll sit down alongside local residents catching up with their friends at three traditional restaurants and one dessert shop. On the way, notice French lane apartments of the French Concession give way to Chinese stone houses, called shikumen, and observe daily life among the street vendors, office workers, and mahjong players.
What‘s Included
Food and drink tastings (enough for breakfast, lunch or dinner)
Local guide
Local beer or desert for late night session
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Options
Afternoon Tour - 1PM
A 3-hour Shanghai foodie Tour. Please meet your tour guide at Exit 2 of South Huangpi Road Metro Station (Line 1) on time.
Late Night Special - 8:30PM
A 3-hour Shanghai foodie Tour. Please meet your tour guide at Exit 2 of South Huangpi Road Metro Station (Line 1) on time.
Night tour - 6:30PM
A 3-hour Shanghai foodie Tour. Please meet your tour guide at Exit 2 of South Huangpi Road Metro Station (Line 1) on time.
Morning Tour - 9AM
A 3-hour Shanghai foodie Tour. Please meet your tour guide at Exit 2 of South Huangpi Road Metro Station (Line 1) on time.
Reviews
1,349 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Cultural walking tour with food!
Mark B,,Dec 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00I’ve been on many food tours across Asia and this is in the top 5. The food selection was expertly curated. Started with fried soup dumplings. Then a savory pancake. Local coffee. Fruit selection from local market. Some other traditional breakfast items. Roast duck. Tea tasting with several teas and finally a dry noodle bowl with selection of toppings. Portions were generous but well managed so you wouldn’t fill up too soon. Our guide Wang Jian was wonderful. Fluent English. Great local knowledge. It was a cultural walking tour with food along the way. The walk was well paced giving time to digest and also to see a local public park where people dance do Tai Chi and sing Karaoke. Highly recommended.
Great guide, food and experience overall!
F5245SOalexandren,,Dec 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00TJ was a very knowledgeable, helpful and cool guide! She gave lots of interesting snippets as we walked through the neighborhoods. The food was really really good and filling, as is a proper Shanghai breakfast! Great experience, a must go!
Great introduction to food and China
James R W,,Dec 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The introduction to the food and the introduction to China were both amazing on this tour. Our guide Jim had excellent language skills and understood American culture as well as Chinese. Differing food taste were accommodated easily. We give five stars to this tour. Take it!
Super experience with this food tour
katherinedemmel97,,Dec 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We really enjoyed this tour, the food was tasty, particularly the soup dumplings and the duck. The guide was very friendly and made the experience very enjoyable. I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Shanghai
Nom! Nom! Nom! Yum! Yum! Yum! I’m FULL!
F6766INrandym,,Dec 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great food! Great conversation! Great fellow travelers! And most importantly awesome food! Thank you so much TJ for a wonderful evening…. You were amazing!
Great!
johannesp108,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Great overall, jade was an awesome guide and took us to some really local spots. The food was pretty good, but I had slightly higher expectations.
Great food and great Guide
erikp24,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00it was a great experience by Jade. The locations chosen where all good, the food tasty and good conversation. I would recommend for others to join it was a pleasant experience.
Great opportunity to try lots of option in several different places
Valeria P,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The walk was very interesting. We walked through the city and besides trying various dishes and snacks we could know different parts of the city. Super recommend
Must try in shanghai
eliseon94,,Dec 6, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Love everything ¡ Kurt is fantastic and it's a nice walk with the sun and all the hidden places. Exactly what I expected . Will reccemend
Fun experience
Michael B,,Dec 4, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00We had a fun time with Jade! Nice to see a different aspect of Shanghai! Thank you so much Jade the food was yummy
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