Shanghai Culinary Secrets: Authentic Local Foodie Quest
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.
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Mark_B, 12/12/2025 7:22:30 AM
I’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.
F5245SOalexandren, 12/11/2025 1:35:04 AM
TJ 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!
James R W, 12/9/2025 8:18:10 PM
The 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!
katherinedemmel97, 12/9/2025 1:10:41 PM
We 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
F6766INrandym, 12/9/2025 12:20:20 AM
Great food! Great conversation! Great fellow travelers! And most importantly awesome food! Thank you so much TJ for a wonderful evening…. You were amazing!
johannesp108, 12/6/2025 11:57:10 PM
Great 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.
erikp24, 12/6/2025 10:27:59 PM
it 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.
eliseon94, 12/6/2025 4:54:44 AM
Love everything ¡ Kurt is fantastic and it's a nice walk with the sun and all the hidden places. Exactly what I expected . Will reccemend
Michael_B, 12/4/2025 9:05:31 PM
We had a fun time with Jade! Nice to see a different aspect of Shanghai! Thank you so much Jade the food was yummy
Lucia_P, 12/4/2025 9:09:09 AM
We had a really good time doing this food tour. We tried a lot of amazing food and got a lot of interesting information from the best guide Kurt! Thanks a lot! Would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone visting Shanghai!
- 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
Departure point
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.Return details
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.No redemption information available
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