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Late Night Food Tour in Shanghai's French Concession: A 3-hour Adventure of Local Delicacies
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157 Ratings
Huang Pu Qu
Embark on a 3-hour late night food tour in Shanghai’s French Concession. Indulge in over 20 local delicacies, learn about the city’s history, and savor local craft beer.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Xintiandi - Head to the Huangpi Nan Road metro station in Shanghai and join your guide and group at 8:30 p.m. Begin your walking tour to the Xintiandi area, starting with a visit to a local restaurant known for the best hand-pulled and knife-cut noodles made by the Uyghur ethnic minority. Sit among the locals, savor the renowned dish, and engage in a detailed discussion about the broth’s flavor and consistency, the meat filling’s quality, and the dumplings’ skin texture. Discover the history of this dish as a staple in Shanghainese cuisine.
- Former French Concession - Proceed to the well-known Zhaozhou Road, a popular night market where the famous chef Anthony Bourdain once visited, located about a 15-minute walk away. Observe the transition from French-style apartments to traditional Chinese stone door houses (Shikumen). Explore three neighborhood restaurants to sample local dishes and experience how the city’s residents dine and live.
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People’s Square - Enjoy some delicious street barbecue 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 insights on Shanghai’s culinary culture and traditions.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Dinner
- Tea and coffee
- Food and local craft beer tasting (enough for dinner)
- Alcoholic Beverages
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Kick-off your nocturnal culinary journey from Xintiandi to the hidden streets of the old French Concession at 8:30pm. Savor over 20 indigenous dishes from Hefei Road to Zhaozhou Road, accessible only after dark given Shanghai’s restricting street vendor laws. Apart from indulging in exciting street food and craft beers, you’ll delve into Shanghai’s vibrant history and culture, guided by an informed local. The array of food samples tallies to constitute a satiating meal.
- 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
Location
淮海中路333号
淮海中路
Please meet up at Exit 2, Site of the first CPC national congress-South Huangpi Road Metro Station (Line 1). Or Take Didi (the Chinese version of Uber) to No333 Huaihai Road which is the front door of Xintiandi Plaza.
你好，请带我去上海地铁1号线一大会址-黄陂南路站2号出口，或者淮海中路333号新天地广场正门。
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(157 Ratings)
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Yiftah_k
Aug 5, 2024
I recommend this tour - The guide was very friendly. It was clear he put a lot of effort in planning this tour and choosing the restaurants.
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Kirkwoodbeeman
Aug 4, 2024
Fab evening out! - Had an excellent evening sampling lots of regional foods all within the French quarter; from lamb kebabs to spicy dim sum.
Patrick our guide was interesting and informed and helped us navigate around areas we would not have found on our own.
A great evening. We were stuffed by the end!
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Srdjan
Jul 26, 2024
Great tasting and walking tour of Chinese street food - I had great time exploring different little places with unique food sampling, from Shanghai food to Xian grilled style food. Cold crisp beer was also served and it complemented food well.
The guide was very knowledgeable in explaining different style cuisine and was very friendly to chat and spend time with.
I would highly recommend this tour for local cultural and gastro immersion.
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110juergenf
Jul 21, 2024
An absolute highlight - It was a great and entertaining tour with Jade. Very good food and good conversations about Shanghai's history. In the hot summer temperatures, the different types of beer we tried were an ideal and refreshing way to cool down.
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Erik_r
Jul 16, 2024
Super enthusiastic guide - Jade was a super enthusiastic tour guide with excellent English skills. I would recommend this tour as it included a good introduction to local Chinese food and some tasty beer choices as well. The dumplings were the BEST ever!!
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V1730lksebastiann
Jul 14, 2024
Great food tour with Jade and Jim - Excellently organised tour, with freshly cooked and delicious food. We got to try 4 different restaurants plus a tea tasting and some fresh fruits. Jade and Jim were great providing info about the history of the places we walked by and also about how to properly taste the local food. Would recommend 100%
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Thilo_s
Jul 13, 2024
Perfect tour. - It was really good! You learn a little about the history of Shanghai and you will have great local food. Tour guide is super knowledgeable and was able to answer every question!! You will have a great time with great food and great beer!!!
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Piazulu
Jun 17, 2024
Fabulous food tour with Jim and Jade - We were a group of 9. Three families including two teenagers. This was the highlight of our 4 days in Shanghai. Jim and Jade were fantastic! We went to hole in wall, really authentic places that locals go to. First stop was a tiny noodle place, then duck, tea tasting, dumplings, bbq on sticks, fruits from a local vendor, many more! We told Jim the group was into craft beers and we were sampling craft beers from a tiny bar with camp chairs on the roadside, very cool. They had a great system whereby Jade would be forward party so when we got to the place we had tables for the group, food was already ordered and drinks were handed to us. Very efficient, great use of time and everything was smooth and hassle free. You really feel you are interacting with locals and the money you spend is going directly to small businesses. Highly recommend!!
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Excursion05591504704
Jun 17, 2024
A must for culinary China beginners - The culinary night tour through the cuisine of China with my "private" guide Patrick was simply delicious and extremely interesting.
From the noodles with peanut sauce to the barbecue from Xinjiang, various types of dumplings in different small restaurants, a small beer tasting and an interesting dessert from a special Shanghai bakery... for me it was the highlight of my stay.
Thank you or 很谢谢 to Patrick for the friendly and extremely competent leadership of this tour.
Tip:...you should skip dinner beforehand in the hotel.
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Erikoq9520ub
Jun 15, 2024
You must go - We had an amazing tour with Patrick. Good food and good talk. We had opportunity to know more about chinese culture and local food, visiting places where probably we won’t go alone.
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