Authentic Local Food Tour In Downtown Shanghai-Tip Based

Shanghai, China

Great choice

5+ bookings last month.

2 hours 30 minutes (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

Overview

Sample Menu

Main

Fried Dumpling

Savor authentic local Freid Dumpling in a local eatery since 1980

Main

Scallion oil Noodle

Local Noodle Eatery sinec 1987

Main

Soup Dumpling（Xiaolongbao）

Taste the signature Shanghai soup dumpling

Dessert

Sticky Rice Dessert

What's Included

English-speaking Guide

Food and Drink-Costs about 80yuan(10usd/euro)
Gratuties For Guide

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Haagen-Dazs
73 Nan Jing Xi Lu, People's Square, Huang Pu Qu, Shang Hai Shi, China, 200003
We will meet at Exit 9, People's Square Station(Line 1/2/8),right by The Haggen-Daz store.Taxi instruction:人民广场地铁站9号口

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.6:00 pm

What To Expect

People’s Square

Former French Concession

Shanghai Old Street

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Infants must sit on laps
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

5.0

based on 4 reviews

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Shanghai Evening Food Tour with Bill

SUZIE_S, Jan 2026

We were dropped off at People’s Square, and it absolutely blew us away. The area was huge — easily four times the size of Chadstone in Melbourne, with stunning lights, towering buildings and multi-level shopping complexes. We wandered around for a couple of hours just soaking in the energy of central Shanghai before meeting up with Bill again for our evening food tour. We were joined by some fellow Melburnians — two sisters from Bentleigh and a guy from Carlton named Alex, which made the night feel relaxed and social right from the start. The food tour itself was an unforgettable journey through local Shanghai flavours. First stop: A dumpling shop where everything was made fresh right in front of us. We watched the dumplings being rolled and steamed, and they were juicy, soft and absolutely delicious. Second stop: A small local restaurant where we had fried rice with no eggs and fried dumplings. Simple, authentic and packed with flavour. Third stop: This was the most adventurous part of the night. We were served a spread of noodles, spiced pork, pork liver, pork intestines, pickles, and tofu with vegetables. Bill cleverly didn’t tell us what everything was until we’d already tasted it — and surprisingly, many of us ended up loving dishes we never thought we would try! Final stop – dessert: We finished with traditional warm desserts including sticky black rice pudding, a sweet hot rice drink, and another hot rice drink with tamarind mixed in. It was the perfect comforting way to wrap up the evening. After dessert, we jumped into a DiDi and headed back to our hotel, full, happy, and still talking about all the incredible food we had just experienced. If anyone is looking for a food tour in Shanghai, Bill is your man.

Excellent way to try local cuisine at small family restaurants.

Diana_S, Mar 2025

I had a great time. Bill has excellent English and a very understandable accent. The places he brought me to were spots I would definitely would never have found on my own. The food was completely delicious. I tried several things I would never have thought or known to try even if I had stumble upon the . He was able to share a lot about the food culture as well as Shanghai’s history. I am a woman who is traveling in Shanghai alone, and I actually ended up doing the tour alone with him because the other people who were supposed to come this evening had canceled. For any other women who are traveling alone, I felt very safe and comfortable with him even though it was just the two of us.

This was such an amazing...

Marlly_D, Nov 2024

This was such an amazing tour! Bill took us to some great restaurants, the food was authentic & delicious.. some of the best I had my entire time in Shanghai. Bill was also very kind & funny. 10/10 would recommend this tour!