Overview

Late night food tour in Shanghai's French Concession. Discover hidden eateries and local favorites.

About This Tour

Eat like a local on this Shanghai late-night food tour, visiting off-the-path eateries, street barbecues, and a night market. Let your guide handle navigation as you sample several street-food bites—enough for dinner. Dishes you taste may include soup dumplings, lamb skewers, and boiled crayfish, washed down by local craft beer. Your guide also tells you about the food, history, and culture of the former French Concession.
·Eat your way through the former French Concession after dark
·Taste local street foods—enough for dinner—and savor craft beer
·Learn about the city's history and culture from your guide
·Pickup from a centrally located meeting point

Itinerary

Find your way to the Huangpi Nan Road metro station in Shanghai, and meet your guide and group at 8:30 p.m. Depart on foot for the Xintiandi area, and make your first stop at a local restaurant serving up the best hand-pulled and knife-cut noodles made by ethnic minority (Uyghurs) in the city. Find a table among the locals, then taste the famous dish and participate in an in-depth discussion on the flavor and consistency of the broth, the quality of the meat filling, and the texture of the dumplings' skin. Learn about the history of this dish as a Shanghainese staple.

Continue to the famous Zhaozhou Road, one of the most popular night market where world-famous chef Anthony Bourdain stumbled upon, approximately 15 minutes' walking distance. See the border where French-style apartments suddenly give way to traditional Chinese stone door houses (Shikumen). Visit three restaurants in the neighborhood to try local dishes and see how the native city residents eat and live.

Some tasty street barbecues items: • lamb kebabs • beef skewers • grilled eggplant • stir-fried chives • shiitake mushrooms • boiled crayfish with five spice • freshly fried pot stickers • marinated edamame beans • braised pork belly Between stops, cleanse your palate with local craft beer and listen to your guide's commentary on Shanghai's culinary culture and traditions.

Meeting & Pickup

Huaihai Road (M)

📍 Huai Hai Zhong Lu, Shang Hai Shi, CN

What's Included

✓ Included

Local guide
Food and local craft beer tasting (enough for dinner)
Dinner
Snacks
Bottled water
Coffee or Tea
Alcoholic Beverages

✕ Not included

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities

Know Before You Go

Infants must not sit on laps
Infant seats unavailable
Wheelchair accessible
Not wheelchair accessible
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Please wear comfortable walking shoes

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation is available on most tours up to 24 hours before the start time. The exact cancellation terms for this tour are shown during booking.

Traveler Reviews

4.9★★★★★Based on 152 reviews

Alex C.🇺🇸 USA★★★★★2024-12

The food came quickly, but the tour did not. We had time to ask where each dish came from and how people in Shanghai usually order it.

Jonas F.🇲🇾 Malaysia★★★★★2024-03

What helped was simple: the Shanghai meeting point was simple to find, and the food stops came at a sensible pace. There was time to ask what we were eating rather than just moving to the next plate.

Marta I.🇧🇷 Brazil★★★★★2026-02

Small tip: do not eat a large breakfast before the Shanghai tour. The portions at individual stops look modest, then suddenly you realise you have been tasting things for hours.

Diego J.🇳🇱 Netherlands★★★★★2024-05

Looking back, I had a long list of things I thought I needed to see. After Shanghai, I was happier slowing down and noticing fewer things properly. For this itinerary, the number of stops was enough.

Priya G.🇬🇧 UK★★★★☆2024-08

Honestly, worth doing for the food stops; worth remembering for the small stops in between.

Late Night Food Tour in the Shanghai's French Concession