Top Shanghai Food & Drink

Immerse yourself in the rich culinary culture of Shanghai on a tour that includes a comprehensive cookery class. Pleasure your palate with local specialties like wontons, fried pot stickers and the city’s renowned ‘xiaolongbao’ (soup dumplings) as you discover enticing food stands with a knowledgeable guide. Uncover the secrets of Chinese cookery in a cooking class after your tour and learn to make delicious 'har gow’ (steamed dim sum shrimp dumplings), feasting on the fruits of your labor on completion. Receive personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour, where numbers are limited to just 10 people.

Shanghai is one of China’s most delectable culinary capitals, but knowing where to go for the tastiest treats takes local know-how. Hit up four family-run seated eateries during this insider’s food crawl, topped off by a pint of craft beer at a local pub. You’ll venture far off the tourist track as you feast on 12 regional classics, made from recipes passed down over generations.

No worry if you don't understand Mandarin, this cooking class is conducted by an English-speaking chef, a true foodies and a fan of cooking. Teaching you to cook the xiaolongbaos in two ways, learn how to make a yummy Chinese sauce to go with the xiaolongbaos. Finally, enjoy our hand-made xiaolongbaos together!

Satisfy your taste for traditional Chinese food during this culinary tour in Shanghai. Make your way down the famous Yunnan Road, stopping at several restaurants that are local favorites. Try typical Shanghainese dishes such as scallion oil noodles, steamed buns, parched chicken, and soup dumplings with black vinegar. Learn about the history and culture of the quickly changing city through your guide's informed commentary. All tastings are included and add up to more than enough for a full meal. Tours are available from morning to late-night to experience the best of Shanghai's culture.

Discover a side of Shanghai it takes a local to know on this private foodie walking tour. Explore main streets and back lanes as you snack and slurp on delicacies like soup dumplings, roast duck, and mango pudding—enough for a full meal. Finally, enjoy a Shanghai classic: a Huangpu River cruise.

Immerse yourself in Chinese culture with this cooking class in Shanghai. First, visit the local market where you’ll learn how to pick the best vegetables plus how to buy them for the best price. After that, head to the kitchen of a local home cook to prepare two to four dishes, typically a meat dish with a soup and a vegetable side.

Avoid the hassle of trying to find out where to grab a good meal while in Shanghai. This Shanghai food tour takes you off the beaten path as the sun starts to set so you can taste some of the most authentic regional dishes of the city. Pop into family-run eateries, and sample food, beer, and spirits well-liked by locals. Travel in a small group for a more intimate experience as you sample foods with a guide who also tells you about the city’s history and culture as you go.

Immerse yourself in Shanghai’s rich culinary traditions, and learn how to cook some of the city’s highlight dishes, on this private, half-day tour. Meet your chef-guide directly at your hotel, and head to a Shanghai wet market, where fresh produce, seafood, and other ingredients are sold. After shopping, head to a local house and learn how to cook a traditional, 3-course meal. Finally, sit down to enjoy your feast.

Don’t just eat Shanghai specialities, learn to make them for your family and friends during a noodle-making class that’s an ideal choice for food lovers and first-time visitors. From a professional chef, you’ll receive personalized attention in a small group limited to eight as you master the basics of making la mien, a hand-pulled noodle that dates back hundreds of years. Plus, you’ll take home a recipe booklet as a souvenir.

Delve into the Chinese culture and learn how to make delicious dumplings in Shanghai. This 3-hour workshop teaches guests how to make traditional jiaozi dumplings from start to finish. Make healthy vegan and vegetarian versions with your instructors and learn the techniques needed to recreate the recipes at home with any fillings that you’d like. Then sit down to the fruits of your labor and enjoy a delicious meal.

Go on a night out on the town with this 3.5-hour acrobat show and dinner experience in Shanghai, including round-trip transport. Start with dinner at one of the most beloved eateries in Shanghai, and indulge in authentic Chinese dishes. Afterward head to the city’s acrobat theater, and watch from your seating as amazing acrobats perform tricks, such as aerial walking and bowl balancing.

Get a taste for Shanghai’s startlingly diverse food culture and its culinary specialties. A guide introduces Shanghai’s selection of pulled noodles, breakfast pancakes, and “xiaolongbao” (soup dumplings). Along the way, observe tai chi practitioners and water calligraphers in Xiangyang Park, and wander street stalls and a wet market, where you’ll see fresh Chinese dishes prepared before your eyes. This small-group food excursion, limited to eight guests, is also great for kids.

Calling all revellers, this 4-hour Shanghai evening tour showcases the city’s nightlife hotspots. In a small group limited to 10, you’ll visit ambient bars and a swanky club in the Old French Concession and The Bund (Waitan.) Enjoy a glass of wine, beer, or spirits in every bar and conclude your evening at M1NT, a nightclub famed for its shark tank and luxurious decor. Hotel pickup and drop-off, and entrance fees are included.

Treat your palate to classic Chinese snacks at Qibao Ancient Town on this 4-hour Shanghai food tour. Travel by subway to this historical water town, and stroll the alleyways, bridges, and canalsides to take in the Ming- and Qing-dynasty atmosphere and architecture. On route, sample up to eight foods such as crab-meat dumplings and sweet Haitang cake, and savor Chinese tea. Upgrade to include a 60-minute foot massage. Includes food tastings, tea, and subway tickets.

Step back in time to old Shanghai and discover the city’s history and cuisine during this 3-hour tour. See famous landmarks such as the Old City Wall, a birds market, a 700-year old Confucius temple, the last remaining shantytown, and more. Stop along the way to sample some of the city’s most delicious foods such as egg pancakes, sticky rice rolls, wonton soup, fried dumplings and much more.

If you are cold, tea will warm you; if you are too heated, it will cool you; If you are depressed, it will cheer you; if you are excited, it will calm you! What tea is best in hot summer? How many times can the green tea be brewed in a cup? How much tea is appropriate a day? How can i judge the tea quality when i am buying tea? Lift the lid of tea cup, let the tea aroma relax your mind and soul, Immerse yourself in the tea arts, Taste the six different types of authenti​c teas namely white tea, green tea, yellow tea, oolong tea, black tea, dark tea under the guidance of our sweet tea master. Appreciate arts of tea ceremony, hands on making your tea by Gaiwan, glass cup, making your own tea ceremony. Learn how judge quality tea, tea sets and tea ware, which teas can improve your health and lifestyle. Afterwards you can shop at the famous Tianshan Tea Complex with your new knowledge of tea and tea wares to bring your tea experience and a Tea Book from us back home with you.

From ancient carvings located behind laundries to the 300-year-old Secluded Library (not open to the public), learn what lies behind the modern glamour of one of China’s largest and most cosmopolitan cities on this private walking tour of Old Shanghai. With just your group and private guide, head to a number of off-the-beaten-track attractions and quirky historical sites that create a fuller understanding of Shanghai’s history and contemporary culture alike.

Enjoy an authentic cultural experience during a private tea ceremony in Shanghai. Alongside a respected master of tea, succumb to serenity as you relax with melodious music, fragrant incense and soothing tea made from rare tealeaves. Learn about the cultural significance of the beverage with your English-speaking guide and educate your palate to the delicate and distinctive flavors of different tea types. Sample varieties of black, oolong, Pu-erh and green tea then perform the tea ritual to cement your newly acquired skills.

Taste your way through the Former French Concession area of Shanghai on a tour that explores people, culture, and cuisine through the city’s breakfast foods. You’ll try more than 15 local breakfast treats, from ‘sheng jian bao,’ or pan-fried dumplings, to noodles, tea, and a beloved curry beef soup. This food walking tour is limited to 10 people for a fun, personal experience, with a local guide to lead the way through a fascinating part of the city.

Ensure a memorable evening out in Shanghai on this 4-hour tour, including dinner at one of the city’s Michelin-starred restaurants. Tuck into delicious soup dumplings, wontons, and other Chinese specialties at Din Tai Fung restaurant, then enjoy a spectacular 75-minute performance by the Shanghai Acrobatics Troupe, including martial arts, circus tricks, acrobatics and magic acts. Hotel pickup and drop-off is included.

Every Friday the Muslim population of Shanghai (Uighur ethnic group from Xinjiang Province and the Muslim community of Shanghai) congregate in north Jing'an to pray at the mosque and get together to sell their wares and eat. Stalls are set up on either side of the road and soon the smells of sizzling lamb kebabs fill the air!

Take a private cooking class in the home of your chef-instructor to learn about Chinese cuisine and experience daily life in Shanghai. Start with hotel pickup and a guided market tour that includes samples of popular snacks. Then head to your instructor’s home for a lesson that features two recipes. Afterward, enjoy a lunch or dinner that you helped to make, accompanied by other dishes and lively conversation.

Indulge in a decadent, one-of-a-kind Shanghai outing when you venture to the Zotter Chocolate Theatre. A hybrid chocolate factory, tasting parlor, and café, the Chocolate Theatre offers plenty of temptations that should appeal to visitors of all ages. Book your tickets in advance, and pick between numerous tour times. You’ll learn more about chocolate's origins, will taste freshly roasted cacao beans from different countries, will watch chocolates being made—and will enjoy plenty of samples as you go.

Eating is one of the great pleasures of visiting China. Learn how to take the experience back home with you in this private cooking class in Shanghai's French Concession. Under your instructor's guidance, gain a deeper understanding of flavors and techniques as you learn how to make bite-sized dumplings, sweet desserts, or savory spring rolls.