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Shanghai Food and Culture Tour with 10 dishes and 5 eateries 20% OFF

Location Shanghai, Eastern China, China
$118.40
$148.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

The Shanghai Public Food Tour offers an unforgettable culinary journey through the heart of one of China's most vibrant cities. This experience showcases delicious local cuisine while sharing captivating stories that bring each dish to life.

  • 🍜 Enjoy authentic food in Shanghai at five time-honored restaurants, each selected for their unique flavors and history.
  • 🥟 Savor 10 delectable dishes, including crab roe soup dumplings, pork chops, and egg pancakes, ensuring you'll be satisfied until dinner.
  • 🏙️ Experience the lively People's Square, once a racecourse, now a hub of activity and culture in the city.
  • 🛍️ Walk along Nanjing Road, where you'll hear tales of China's first department stores and the evolution of this bustling shopping district.
  • 🍽️ Visit two traditional restaurants, starting with a beloved egg pancake and rice sweets spot established in 1875, famous for its soft glutinous rice sweets.
  • 🥛 At the soup dumplings restaurant, indulge in savory dumplings bursting with crab roe juice, a true Shanghai classic since 1986.
  • 🌳 Stroll through People's Park, where you'll witness the weekend marriage market, a unique cultural experience that showcases local traditions.
  • 🥓 Savor tender pork belly paired with Shanghai-style rice, a comforting dish that embodies the essence of local cooking.
  • 📖 Enjoy a local dining guidebook to enhance your culinary adventure and discover more about the dishes and locations visited.
  • 🌱 Vegetarian-friendly options are available; please notify us in advance to accommodate your dietary needs.

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The experience offers several options. This price includes:

Breakfast Tour
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 3 hours

The experience offers several options, check yours above
  • Enjoy a big traditional Chinese breakfast or dinner at five or more sit-down restaurants - local favorites! The portion would keep you full for hours after the tour!
  • A local dining guidebook
  • Vegetarian friendly (please notify us in advance)
  • Taxi from Xinghualou to the Bund
  • Local English-speaking guide
  • Gratuities
  • Pickup or drop-off to your hotel / preferred location

Meeting point
Tour meeting point: (1) Meet your guide at the intersection of Nanjing East Road and Zhejiang Middle Road. (2) Your guide will wear a brown shirt with logo "Eastbound and Beyond". (3) Nearest subway: Exit 19 of People's Square Station (4) Instruction to taxi driver: 先施大楼,南京东路和浙江中路交叉口
Return details
Tour ending point: We will end our tour at Dahuchun which is located at Zhejiang Middle Road

  • Nanjing Lu (Nanjing Road)
    Once the commercial center of Shanghai 100 years ago, it remains bustling with shops and stores today. Discover China's first department store and its pioneering initiatives of that era
  • Visit 2 traditional time-honored restaurants. First stop is an egg pancake and rice sweets restaurant, a brand since 1875. Taste the soft, chewy glutinous rice sweets from a beloved restaurant that has been a staple on Nanjing Road for over 100 years. With a perfect blend of sweet red bean and nutty sesame fillings, each bite is a delightful combination of flavors. Don't miss their made-to-order Chinese pancake, paired with a cup of soy milk. (this is only for breakfast tour) Second stop will be a soup dumplings restaurant, a brand since 1986. Gently bite into a soup dumpling, and the savory crab roe juice bursts in your mouth. Taste the delicious soup-based little wontons, another Shanghai classics.
  • (Only dinner tour) Stewed milk dessert, this 19th-century southern Chinese treat, is now a national favorite, popular for its rich, creamy aroma and unique texture. For fruit lovers, there is a mango-themed dessert to choose from!
  • People’s Square
    Stroll through People's Square to take in the city's energy and digest your feast. Experience the lively People's Park, where the weekend marriage market brings parents together to arrange matches for their children. Also check out the tallest skyscraper in Shanghai over half a century and step inside the most luxurious cinema in the Far East in the early 19th century
  • Shengjian is one of the most iconic breakfast items in Shanghai, offering a perfectly crispy skin that crunches with every bite. It pairs nicely with a comforting bowl of glass noodle soup. Hear the rivalry stories of two styles of pan fried buns, just like the debate between NY style pizza and Chicago deep dish!
  • (Only breakfast tour)Scallion pancakes, freshly made to order, are prepared by frying green onions in oil to infuse their aroma into the dough. The pancake has a layered texture that is crisp, fragrant, and deeply satisfying!
  • (Only breakfast tour) Stewed milk dessert, this 19th-century southern Chinese treat, is now a national favorite, popular for its rich, creamy aroma and unique texture. For fruit lovers, there is a mango-themed dessert to choose from!
  • (Only dinner tour)Savor tender pork belly, its lean and fatty layers melting in your mouth. Paired with Shanghai-style rice steamed with ham and vegetables, a local favorite. This comforting combo captures the essence of Shanghai cooking - the magical use of soy sauce and sugar

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Operates in all weather conditions (except for the extreme ones), please dress appropriately
  • Please wear comfortable shoes as there will be approx. 3-4 km of walking
  • Infants (age under 3) are welcome to join free of charge; however, please note that we do not provide infant seats in taxi
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • This tour can be enjoyed either in the morning as a breakfast tour or in the evening as a dinner tour. There will be difference in food selection between the two, while the itinerary remains the same. The sequence of stops will be adjusted to fit the morning or evening schedule
  • Not recommended for gluten-free guests due to the common use of soy sauce in local cuisine
  • The options for vegetarian guests may be limited, although we will do our best to accommodate
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires good weather.
    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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    Shanghai Food and Culture Tour with 10 dishes and 5 eateries 20% OFF

    Location Shanghai, Eastern China, China
    $118.40
    $148.00
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!

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