Top Shanghai Food & Drink

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Discover Shanghai’s vibrant gastronomy scene during this 4-hour private tour. First, start at a farmers market and discover the fresh and local produce that is used in Chinese cooking. After gathering your ingredients, head back to your host’s home for a private, hands-on dumpling class. Learn to make vegan and vegetarian jiaozi from start to finish before enjoying the fruits of your labor.

Get to know Old Shanghai through this morning food and walking tour, including breakfast and a visit to the Xiahai Temple. Follow your guide through the ancient neighborhood's longing, or courtyard communities, visit six street stalls and eateries to taste 10 traditional foods that make up a hearty breakfast. End up at the Xiahai Temple, where entrance fees are included. A small group of just 10 people ensures your guide's personalized attention.

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.

Nestled in Shanghai’s Old French Concession are a plethora of eateries selling noodles and wonton. Seek out the best backstreet hotspots on a 2.5-hour food tour that covers three critically-acclaimed restaurants, all renowned for distinctive noodle dishes as well as some local beer. Vegetarian options and a choice of departure times are available on this small-group tour, limited to seven food lovers.

Shanghai is even more magical by night and this 3.5-hour tour ensures an unforgettable evening in the city. Tuck into a delicious dinner at a Thai restaurant, enjoy a VIP Huangpu River cruise, and marvel at illuminated landmarks such as the Shanghai Tower, Pearl TV Tower, and the Peace Hotel. Private hotel pickup and drop-off is included.

Tour Shanghai’s vibrant city life at night, combined with a local family dim sum dinner and rooftop bar hopping, on this private excursion. See both old and new Chinese architecture and enjoy your exciting night with locals.

Shanghai’s bar scene evolves so fast it really is hard to keep up. Let your private guide do the work on this sophisticated evening, which starts with a cocktail and smooth jazz at the historic Peace Hotel. Admire the city lights as you stroll the Bund to the Lost Heaven on the Bund restaurant for dinner, then soak up skyline views from Bar Rouge, VUE Bar, or CHAR bar.

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.

Lift the lid on Shanghai’s tea culture and sweet treats on this small-group afternoon tea and dessert tour. Stroll along Huaihai Road and after sampling Chinese mooncakes, visit a tea house for a classic tea ceremony. Taste delicate Chinese green and black teas as you discover traditional tea drinking etiquette, and finish at a Cantonese dessert restaurant to try popular cold sweets such as milk pudding and mousse cake.

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.