Late Night Food Tour in the Shanghai's French Concession
Overview
Start your 3-hour late night food adventure from the Xintiandi area to the backstreets of former French Concession at 8:30pm. Taste over 20 local delicacies along the Hefei Road to the Zhaozhou Road where you can only discover in the late night since Shanghai has been cracking down most of the street vendors. Other than fun street food eating and local craft beer drinking, you will also learn about the history and culture of dynamic Shanghai city through your knowledgeable guide. All food tasting items can add up to more than enough for a full meal.
Inclusions
- Local guide
- Food and local craft beer tasting (enough for dinner)
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Bottled water
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Alcoholic Beverages
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Xintiandi, Lane 181, Taicang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200021 China
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.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Former French Concession, Former French Concession, Shanghai
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.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: People’s Square, People’s Square, Shanghai
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.
Duration: 50 minutes
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Xintiandi, Lane 181, Taicang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200021 China
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.
Duration: 50 minutes
Stop At: Former French Concession, Former French Concession, Shanghai
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.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: People’s Square, People’s Square, Shanghai
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.
Duration: 50 minutes
Additional information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Please wear comfortable walking shoes
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
DavidDiGregorio
August 2019
By far the highlight of our trip to Shanghai. Lu brought us to a half dozen different local places, none of which we ever would have been able to find or experience on our own, not speaking Mandarin. Jian-bings to start. Ice cream. Spicy pork noodles. A beautiful experience in a tea house. Chines...
By far the highlight of our trip to Shanghai. Lu brought us to a half dozen different local places, none of which we ever would have been able to find or experience on our own, not speaking Mandarin. Jian-bings to start. Ice cream. Spicy pork noodles. A beautiful experience in a tea house. Chinese bbq and finally some dessert. Lu really cared about our experience and was so helpful with our six year old daughter. Afterwards, we were even in touch so he could provide additional restaurant recommendations for the rest of our stay. I would highly, highly recommend this experience.AnneH2051
September 2019
Wonderful tour. Great taste of Shanghai food scene, made better by our fantastic guide Lu. He was knowledgeable and so helpful. Highly recommended!
Wonderful tour. Great taste of Shanghai food scene, made better by our fantastic guide Lu. He was knowledgeable and so helpful. Highly recommended!Laura C
September 2019
Tonight was awesome! Our tour guide was knowledgeable and fun. He made us feel like family. We recommend anyone visiting Shanghai to attend this tour.
Tonight was awesome! Our tour guide was knowledgeable and fun. He made us feel like family. We recommend anyone visiting Shanghai to attend this tour.hoisumguo
September 2019
Although I like to wander cities, I often do not like to do so at the later hours of the night. The tour was a extremely unique visit of the areas of Shanghai I would have never found on my own, or maybe even with help from local co-workers. Jim has such a great understanding of local history, e...
Although I like to wander cities, I often do not like to do so at the later hours of the night. The tour was a extremely unique visit of the areas of Shanghai I would have never found on my own, or maybe even with help from local co-workers. Jim has such a great understanding of local history, especially as it pertains to not only the individual places that are visited, but also about the surrounding areas. Food was great, and Jim took the time to explain each dish and details about them. He explains so much more about the unique setup of each store and you get a much more in depth understanding of the vendors as oppose to just places that sell food.Paula M
September 2023
I’m glad I was able to get this last minute booking. It was excellent and well worth it. Our guide Jim is warm, friendly and knowledgeable. We had different kinds of dumplings. Now I have my new favorite dumplings and they are the Shanghai dumplings. I think we ate 7-8 types of local dishes and...
I’m glad I was able to get this last minute booking. It was excellent and well worth it. Our guide Jim is warm, friendly and knowledgeable. We had different kinds of dumplings. Now I have my new favorite dumplings and they are the Shanghai dumplings. I think we ate 7-8 types of local dishes and we also tried this pretty good craft beer (Flipping Mango Hazy IPA). Thank you for offering this excellent tour. I highly recommend it!Michael S
September 2023
The first of my two food tours with Jim and this one had a second guide in Jade, who was also great fun. They made me feel very welcome as the only solo traveller with a group of colleagues and ensured I was able to get back to my hotel from our destination without issue. The food on this particu...
The first of my two food tours with Jim and this one had a second guide in Jade, who was also great fun. They made me feel very welcome as the only solo traveller with a group of colleagues and ensured I was able to get back to my hotel from our destination without issue. The food on this particular tour was great and eye-opening in equal measure, and a few beers, IPAs and spirits later, it was an evening well spent