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Shanghai Street Food Tour: Immersive Culinary Exploration with Optional Shanghai Tower Visit
4.7
11 Ratings
Shanghai
Embark on a culinary adventure through the streets of Shanghai, sampling authentic local street food and immersing yourself in the city’s vibrant food culture. Upgrade your experience to include a visit to the iconic Shanghai Tower for breathtaking views of the city skyline.
Embark on a culinary adventure through the streets of Shanghai, sampling authentic local street food and immersing yourself in the city’s vibrant food culture. Upgrade your experience to include a visit to the iconic Shanghai Tower for breathtaking views of the city skyline.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Shanghai - A friendly local guide will greet you in the lobby of your downtown Shanghai hotel. Your delightful food tour kicks off at the city’s oldest food market, where you can savor traditional Shanghai cuisine while strolling through the charming backstreets. Sample the following delicacies: • The finest Shanghai soup dumplings • Pan-fried…
- Shanghai - A friendly local guide will greet you in the lobby of your downtown Shanghai hotel. Your delightful food tour kicks off at the city’s oldest food market, where you can savor traditional Shanghai cuisine while strolling through the charming backstreets. Sample the following delicacies: • The finest Shanghai soup dumplings • Pan-fried dumplings • Authentic Shanghai noodles • Freshly baked pancakes • Pork skewers • Local desserts and beverages.
- Old Town - Proceed to the old town bazaar, often referred to as “China Town,” where you can admire the enchanting Ming and Qing Dynasty architecture. Visit the oldest tea house situated in the middle of the lake, walk along the nine lucky zigzag bridge, and enjoy exploring the vibrant markets filled with fascinating arts, crafts, trinkets, souvenirs, and more. If you choose the evening tour, you’ll be treated to a stunning light show when the area is illuminated at night.
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Shanghai Tower - If you opt for the tower experience, your tour will continue to the Lujiazui area. Enjoy a leisurely walk along the skybridge amidst the futuristic modern skyscrapers, and take a ride on the world’s fastest elevator to the tallest observation deck for a breathtaking bird’s-eye view of the magnificent Shanghai city, whether by day or night.
Your tour will conclude with a drop-off at your downtown Shanghai hotel.
What's Included
- Street food and drinks
- Professional private guide
- Entrance fee to Shanghai Tower Observation Deck (if “Tour with Tower option” is booked)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (hotel located in downtown area)
- Local transport (Didi/Uber) for travelers between 1-3 pax; private car with driver for 4-15 pax
- Street food and drinks
- Professional private guide
- Entrance fee to Shanghai Tower Observation Deck (if “Tour with Tower option” is booked)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (hotel located in downtown area)
- Local transport (Didi/Uber) for travelers between 1-3 pax; private car with driver for 4-15 pax
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Outskit area pick up and drop off( Pudong airport/Disneyland/Hongqiao airport etc)
- Gratuities
- Outskit area pick up and drop off( Pudong airport/Disneyland/Hongqiao airport etc)
Additional Information
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….
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.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Location
Shanghai
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(11 Ratings)
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Audrey_m
Apr 8, 2026
Great food tour with wonderful introduction to delicious Chinese foods. - We arrived in Shanghai last night and our food tour has been our first ever experience of China. Michael looked after us so well. He was friendly and knowledgeable, guiding us to some unforgettable local experiences. All of our food tastings were delicious and have set us up for our China adventure excited to try lots more delightful foods.
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Simone_p
Mar 20, 2026
First night in Shanghai - Did this tour on or arrival in Shanghai.
Forgot to let them know that my husband doesn’t eat Pork yet our guide Lucy was super accommodating. She found great food stops that we loved. The view from the Shanghai tower was the perfect ending.
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Theresa_p
Feb 21, 2026
Delicious and informative! - Linda was delightful! She met us in our hotel lobby which was very convenient for us since we just arrived in Shanghai and was not familiar with the city. She knew the area well and all the best places to go for delicious food, some of which were off the beaten path and we would never have found on our own. We tried steamed dumplings, fried dumplings, noodles, moon cake, lamb kabobs to name just a few. She even bought us fresh oranges from a fruit stand that I admired! We learned a lot about the area as well. We really enjoyed our time with Linda. The only complaint was we were too full to eat desert, but no worries, we got it to go and enjoyed it later in our hotel. I would highly recommend this tour and Linda as a tour guide!
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Chima_o
Oct 15, 2025
What better way is there... - What better way is there to experience a city like Shanghai than to enjoy its authentic traditional cuisine? Steamed buns of different varieties, traditional pancakes, fish ball soup and the list goes on. I was smart enough to have skipped breakfast so I had ample space to enjoy these culinary delights. Lea was an awesome guide and took time to arrange an authentic culinary experience. Then great views from the Shanghai observatory tower ( don’t miss this) followed by traditional Chinese tea tasting in the old city. Five star experience with Lea. Highly recommended!
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Q4z9tsdcpj
Sep 18, 2025
Would highly recommend - Annie was an excellent tour guild and took us to many places to try many different foods.
Some were not to our likely as Brits but all good quality
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Mikhapsy
Apr 4, 2025
Best Shanghai tour guide - Our tour has been wonderful. Shanghai dumplings are the best. Annie is the best tour guide we’ve ever had during our trip in China - she’s helpful and kind, but at the same time very respectful and unobtrusive. Thank you Annie we love hanging out with you!
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896robinm
Aug 4, 2024
A fabulous walking tour of Shanghai street food! - We thoroughly enjoyed our evening food tour with Lily and would highly recommend this tour, and Lily, to anyone interested in learning more about the tasty delights of Shanghai. We met Lily at a conveniently located spot in the heart of the city, in the People’s Square area. She brought us to several fantastic spots in easy walking distance from each other. We tried pastries, dumplings, noodles, soup, skewers, pancakes and a very delicious desert. Lily was a joy to be with. She was excellent company and highly knowledgeable about the food and culture of Shanghai. There was a nice diversity of dishes, and it helped that we were able to walk around a little bit between trying food so that we could make it possible to eat more! We left the evening feeling very full and most contented. Taking this tour with Lily was a great opportunity to sample culinary delights that we probably would have been too under-confident to try ourselves. Huge thanks to Lily for a truly enjoyable and tasty evening.
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Dain_k
Jul 18, 2024
Great experience and lots of food - Sunny was great and she took us to try lots of different foods. We started off with some crab pastries, stopped by a restaurant where we had noodles and dumplings, and then had lamb skewers and some scallion pancakes. By this point we were really full so we skipped the next stop (soup dumplings) and had some egg tarts and milk tea to go. Sunny also showed us around Nanjing road. We had a great time and I'd highly recommend booking with her for any of your tours!
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Onair27898401569
Jun 20, 2024
Great tour with Linda who was very accommodating to a motley crew. - I booked this food tour for 7pm on the day we were scheduled to arrive in Shanghai at 3pm. Unfortunately our flight was nearly 3 hours delayed and after customs, immigration, and traffic we were more than an hour late for our tour. The tour operator would have been justified in canceling our tour and keeping the payment but Linda waited almost an hour and a half for us to arrive and despite food stalls cleaning up and closing down for the evening she made it work and even went out of her way to get my whiny kids bubble tea (not on the tour) and showed me where we would need to go purchase subway tickets when I mentioned that was my plan for the following day. Linda was beyond gracious and flexible and totally redeemed a frustrating day of travel and satiated hungry, grumpy kids. She also took some lovely photos for us at the gardens.
If you’re looking for a custom experience with a flexible guide that runs on your schedule this is the tour for you.
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Departure27593035567
Jun 19, 2025
Tour cancelled by operator and no refund given - My review is not so much with the tour but the lack of ownership in regards to a refund. My tour was booked through booking.com, not Trip advisor and was cancelled the day before the tour was to take place due to the guide being sick, which I can understand, they offered to transfer tour to another day but unfortunately I couldn’t make that work so we agreed to cancel the tour and Sunny Tours said they would refund me my money in 5-7 business days. It has now been 14 days with no refund. My bank and visa have advised me that no attempt has been made by any of the involved parties, (sunny Tours, Viator or booking.com) to refund the money for the tour. All parties have gone quiet and are not responding to emails.
This review is more to do with making people aware that if your tour is cancelled you may not get your money back and not the quality of the tour. That I cannot comment on
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