Top Shanghai Food Tours

Authentic Local Food Tour in Central Shanghai

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 local seated eateries during this insider’s food crawl around the French Concession, topped off by a pint of craft beer at a local pub. You’ll venture far off the tourist track as you feast on at least 10 classics, made from recipes passed down over generations.

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Eat Like a Local Through Shanghai's French Concession

Eat Like a Local Through Shanghai's French Concession

Discover the authentic flavors of Shanghai, without having to research or getting overwhelmed, on this half-day small-group tour. Follow your guide around to several local eateries and sample favorites such as soup dumplings, fried buns, desserts, and more. Along the way, pass by landmarks such as the Bund, People’s Square, and Nanjing Road, while learning more about Chinese culture and culinary traditions.

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from $75

Shanghai Food and Culture Tour (10 dishes, 5 eateries)

Shanghai Food and Culture Tour (10 dishes, 5 eateries)

Shanghai is a great city for food lovers, but it can be hard for first-time visitors to know where to find the best bites. Leave the planning to someone else on this local-led, small-group food tour, which takes you off the beaten path. As the sun starts to set, head out to find some of the most authentic regional dishes in the city. Look forward to sampling soup dumplings, noodles, and more, plus drinks.

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from $74

Eat Like A Local: Shanghai Night Food Tour

Eat Like A Local: Shanghai Night Food Tour

Private Shanghai Evening Street Food Walking and Cruise Tour

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from $90

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Explore Shanghai Ancient Downtown with Authentic Local Food

4 hoursFree Cancellation

Shanghai Breakfast Walking Tour of Former French Concession

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from $85

Explore best and most authentical local street food on this fully guided private tour. No matter you are a foodie or not, this street food tour take you to try out many popular food in off the beaten area, learn and explore local eating culture, get a better understanding of the amazing life sounds and have fun explore the charming old town bazaar. Based on your interests, upgrade the tour to enjoy the super bird-eyeview of mega Shanghai city from the world's tallest observation deck at Shanghai Tower.

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from $77

Private Street Food Walking Tour with Shanghai Tower Option

Private Street Food Walking Tour with Shanghai Tower Option

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from $90

7 kinds of most famous Shanghai local street foods at hidden lanes which are: Shanghai fried Buns; Steamed rice-roll with shrimps, Pork-and-Vegetable-Wonton-Soup，Nanxiang steamed bun, yellow crab pancake，Pork Chop with Rice Cake，Sweet Green Rice Ball Plus Relax 1 cup of coffee or tea at street Cafe / Tea shop or Local beer or water. For Vegans we will change to order Vegetables for you, please inform us in advance. Friendly and knowledgeable English speaking guide will lead you Wondering at the Shanghai's trendy French Concession neighborhood with a guide on this walking foodie tour. Follow your guide's lead to unearth hidden lanes and restaurants, Art Deco buildings, and typical Shanghai street scenes.

Shanghai Guide take you to eat at hidden street food restaurants.

Shanghai Guide take you to eat at hidden street food restaurants.

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.

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Shanghai Coffee & Breakfast Tour

Shanghai Night Bike Tour：Bund Skyline, French Concession & Food

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from $65

4 hoursFree Cancellation

What You’ll Experience • Guided tasting of different styles of Chinese Rice wine and Yellow wine and Baijiu (light aroma, strong aroma, sauce aroma). You will sample at least seven varieties in total, including China’s most prestigious and expensive Baijiu, Moutai. • Learn how Chinese people drink at banquets and business dinners • Discover traditional drinking games and toast etiquette • Taste other unique Chinese liquors like herbal-infused spirits • Stories behind Chinese drinking culture, history, and social rituals This is not just a tasting. It’s a cultural journey through 2,000 years of Chinese drinking traditions. In China, drinking is not about alcohol — it’s about connection. Understanding how Chinese people drink helps you understand how Chinese people build trust and relationships.

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from $85

Drink like a local: Taste Traditional Chinese Spirits

Drink like a local: Taste Traditional Chinese Spirits

1 hour 30 minutesFree Cancellation

Ready to taste the real Shanghai? Join our Shanghai Classic Food &Culture Walking Tour and dive into the vibrant buzz of everyday life! This tour is a full-sensory immersion into the past and present of China's most dynamic city. We'll feast like kings on a culinary crawl through the city's best-kept secrets, and also walk in the People's Park to meet the locals, dive into the vibrant local life of Zhejiang Road Food Street, where sizzling woks and halal butchers embody Shanghai’s everyday energy. Follow your guide as you sample dishes from long-established local breakfast favourites, along with Michelin Guide–recommended hawkers and heritage pastries and Chinese tea tasting. Learn how these culinary gems earned their reputation and hear the stories of the passionate individuals who keep Shanghai’s food heritage alive. Skip the queues, skip the research, and dive straight into Shanghai’s best local eats — curated, explained, and enjoyed with a local expert by your side.

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Small Group: Shanghai Flavors and Culture Tour with 10 tastings

See the city of Shanghai light up at night, without worrying about language barriers or navigating, on this private evening tour, which takes you to top attractions such as Yuyuan Old Street, Xin Tian Di, and the skyscrapers of Lujiazui. Take in panoramic views of the city from the VIP deck of a cruise along the Huangpu River, and then choose to be dropped off back at your hotel or to continue your evening out on the town.

Private Evening Tour: VIP Huangpu River Cruise and Shanghai Lights

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from $128

Combine Shanghai’s cuisine and heritage with this walking tour focusing on the city’s best street food and its top visitor attractions. From sweet treats to umami-rich savory dishes, follow your guide around back streets that many visitors miss to discover local Shanghainese favorites. Once you’ve had your fill, check out attractions like the Bund or the Yu Garden, where your guide shares some of Shanghai’s story to date.

6-hour Genuine Shanghai Street Food Gathering and Sightseeing Highlight Tour

6-hour Genuine Shanghai Street Food Gathering and Sightseeing Highlight Tour

6 hoursFree Cancellation

from $142

Sichuan Hot Pot Dinner with Shanghai Cuisine Tasting

Shanghainese cuisine and hot pot dining experience

from $125

Get a taste for Shanghai’s startlingly diverse food culture and its culinary specialties on this small-group tasting tour that focuses on breakfast. With your guide in the lead, look forward to trying everything from dumplings and hand-pulled noodles to bubble waffles and more. Along the way, observe tai chi practitioners and water calligraphers in Xiangyang Park, stroll the atmospheric French Concession, and see other highlights.

Try the original potstickers, fresh off the wok

Eat Like a Local: Street Breakfast Tour in Shanghai

Private Cooking Class: Make Your Own Dim Sum In Shanghai

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from $75

2 hoursFree Cancellation

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from $88

Explore the magic of Shanghai after dark! As dusk falls, Shanghai lights up—and so does its food scene. On this 3.5-hour guided walking tour, you'll explore the city's most cherished local eateries and historic food streets. Throughout the evening, you’ll dig into authentic Shanghai flavors while soaking up the city’s electric atmosphere. Highlights include sinking your teeth into legendary Pork Chops with Sticky Rice Cakes and crispy Spring Rolls, exploring bold Sichuan dishes, enjoying traditional dim sum, and finishing with a heritage dessert. Along the way, your guide will bring the city to life with stories of old Shanghai and the diverse culinary traditions that shape it today. What makes this tour special? You’re not just a guest—you’re treated like family. We skip the tourist crowds and head straight to the neighborhoods where locals go after dark, so you can experience the real warmth and hospitality of Shanghai’s nightlife. Trust us—this is a night you won’t forget.

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Small Group: Shanghai After Dark Food Tour with 9 tastings

Small Group: Shanghai After Dark Food Tour with 9 tastings

“Food is god for the people”, as a Chinese saying goes. Whether be a foodie or not, in addition to seeing the highlights of Shanghai, you are encouraged by us to witness (if eerie) and taste (if acceptable) various local food here to vibrate with the people here via their first necessity of life. In this tour, along the way of sightseeing covering highlights, you will be introduced to a round of local tasty nosh.

All Inclusive Food Featured Shanghai Vibe Sightseeing Tour

8 hoursFree Cancellation

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from $133

Enhance your sightseeing experience of Shanghai on an enriching full-day excursion around the city. See some of the city’s top sights with a local English speaking guide to provide context and commentary. Highlights include the Shanghai Museum, People's Square, Jade Buddha Temple, the Bund, Yuyuan Garden, and Xintiandi. Includes entrance fees, lunch, and central Shanghai hotel pickup and drop-off.

People crowd around the Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai.

Best of Shanghai Day Tour, including Jade Buddha Temple & Bund & Yuyuan Garden

8 hoursFree Cancellation

4.0

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from $79

Shanghai Evening Food Tour/Shanghai tour gastronomico nocturno

Although the city's oily, sugary and soy sauce-doused cuisine can't be heralded as the best eating on the mainland, we love our food here in Shanghai. And, in a city that offers so many culinary options, from roadside stalls to Michelin-starred restaurants, we wanted to celebrate that. Food is always the quickest way to get acquainted with a culture, but the food here takes on its very own distinct flavor that can’t be found anywhere else. Small group - makes it more personalized . generous portion - make sure you are full. To make sure you have the best eating experience, we select the best restaurants that I go myself often and DO NOT accept any commissions or kickbacks.

Shanghai Evening Food Tour/Shanghai tour gastronomico nocturno

Savor the taste of Shanghai’s famous breakfast wontons, pulled noodles, savory pancakes and more on this 3-hour, small-group walking tour with a knowledgeable local guide. Begin your day with a stroll past water calligraphers and tai chi masters in Xiangyang Park, before meandering to street stalls and a wet market to experience Chinese cuisine freshly prepared in front of you. Be sure to come hungry on this child-friendly tour, which is limited to small groups ensure a personalized experience.

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from $150

Private Guided Breakfast Tour of Former French Concession

Private Guided Breakfast Tour of Former French Concession

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from $300

Your Gateway to China's Treasures

3 daysFree Cancellation

from $100

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Authentic Local Food Tour in Central Shanghai

Anastasia_G, May 2026

Eat like a local

I am 100% happy to have selected this tour. Even before tour began, I had received very accurate and easy to follow instructions on how to arrive to the meeting point from the guide. Being a dinner tour, and having arrived in Shanghai only hours earlier, I was ready for a treat. And that's exactly what this tour was. We visited 5 different establishments, tasting a variety of handmade deliciousness along with local beers, liquors and shots. Everything from dumplings, soup, skewered meat and veg, fruit, desserts to carefully curated samples in our final location - a Michelan rated restaurant. I would never have found or even walked into any of the establishments because I just would never know where to go. We strolled from one location to the next, allowing the food to digest, all while learning all about the ever evolving history of Shanghai, its food and people. The two and half hours went by so quickly and in the end, the guide Jim ensured that all the participants knew how to get back to our accommodations. He helped to order a Didi ride home for me, for which I was very grateful. This tour is a wonderful introduction into Shanghai and the different foods on offer. It's worth every RMB. Just do it!

Private Evening Tour: VIP Huangpu River Cruise and Shanghai Lights

Anna_N, May 2026

An Unforgettable Night in Shanghai with Tom

If you’re visiting Shanghai and only do one thing, make it this evening tour with Tom. What an experience! We spent the night cruising along the Huangpu River with the stunning Pudong skyline lit up before us — absolutely breathtaking. Tom then guided us through the atmospheric lanes of Old Shanghai and the beautiful French Concession, bringing both neighbourhoods to life with stories and insights we simply wouldn’t have found in any guidebook. Tom is everything you want in a guide: incredibly knowledgeable, wonderfully patient, and genuinely friendly. His English is excellent, making communication completely effortless throughout the evening. He also took us to some fantastic spots to pick up a few local treasures to bring home — and crucially, he knew exactly where to go for the best prices. No tourist traps here! Shanghai truly is a different city by night, and Tom knows how to show it off at its very best. We came away with memories, a few great souvenirs, and a deep appreciation for this remarkable city. Highly, highly recommended. Book this tour — you won’t regret it!

Shanghai Breakfast Walking Tour of Former French Concession

Favian_M, Apr 2026

Don't hesitate and book!

Jim was the best guide we could have asked for. It was only two of us so it was intimate and educational. Jim is such an approachable person that answers every question thoughtfully and caringly. I highly recommend this tour. I would not have any of this food if I went out looking for it myself. Tasty and memorable!

Private Shanghai Evening Street Food Walking and Cruise Tour

Timothy_S, Dec 2025

Guests will get a glimpse...

Guests will get a glimpse of Shanghai old, new and very new. The food tour was curated to showcase Shanghai's diverse local cuisines. I enjoyed the food tour tremendously even though this wasn't my first visit to Shanghai. The river tour was an excellent way to get an overview of this part of the city. Lea, guide extraordinaire, sussed out very early what my interests were and took the opportunity during our walk, car rides and boat tour to point out to me other interesting food, drink, museum, etc options. Truly "value-add". Thank you, Lea

Eat Like A Local: Shanghai Night Food Tour

Kenneth_H, Sep 2025

Nice food tour sampling different regions of China

Fun tour - great food. Janne was a great and knowledgeable host. One thing to be aware of (this wasn’t entirely clear from the tour description) - we sampled food from many of different regions of China, with only one local (Shanghainese) food stop. This did not detract at all from the experience as the food was all great.