6 Shanghai Street Food Tours to Build an Evening Around

1.Private Shanghai Evening Street Food Walking and Cruise Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 123 reviews · from $133Our pick

Spend 3 to 4 hours with a private English-speaking guide such as Annie, Shirley, Roy, or Linda, sampling soup dumplings, fried dumplings, lamb skewers, scallion pancakes, wontons, and dessert. Walk through Shanghai’s older lanes, then take a 60-minute Huangpu River cruise. Food and drinks are included.

“Annie was an amazing and through guide through the food in Shanghai! She was able to guide us through perfectly and asked us our preferences and gave us a great overview of Shanghai street food! Would absolutely book with her again because of her personality and ability to interact with us!!”

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2.Shanghai Evening Tour: Huangpu River Cruise and Street Food

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · from $121

Meet your English-speaking guide at Grand Central Hotel Shanghai for a four-hour private evening combining Fuzhou Road snacks, the illuminated Bund, and a one-hour Huangpu River cruise. Expect xiaolongbao, fried dumplings, skewers, noodles, soft drinks, and optional VIP cruise seating. Guide names may vary, including Lee and Suzie.

“What an amazing way to spend an evening in Shanghai. The street food, dumplings, were amazing. Then to see city lights at the Bund was magical. Followed by an enjoyable view of Shanghai from top of the Jin Mao building. The guide Suzie was friendly and knowledgeable.”

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3.Off-beaten Route: Shanghai Old Town Discovery&Street Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $98

Spend three hours with a small group exploring Shanghai Old Town, from the Dajing Ge Pavilion and old city wall to Yu Garden, a Confucius temple, and local food stalls. Taste egg pancakes, sticky rice rolls, wonton soup, fried dumplings, and more, then finish with a tea ceremony. Guide Lynn has received particular praise for her warm, flexible approach.

“I loved my Old Town Discovery & Street Food Tasting with Lynn.”

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4.Private Street Food Walking Tour with Shanghai Tower Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $90

Meet guides such as Sunny or Sammi at your downtown hotel, then eat through Shanghai’s oldest food market with soup dumplings, noodles, pancakes, skewers, sweets, and drinks. Walk the old town bazaar before returning to your hotel, or add Shanghai Tower for a city view from its observation deck.

“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 Read more”

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5.3-Hour Shanghai Street Food Tasting & Old Town Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $118

Meet an English-speaking local guide at your downtown Shanghai hotel for a private 3.5-hour food walk. Taste soup dumplings, pan-fried dumplings, noodles, pancakes, pork sticks, dessert, and drinks before exploring the Old Town bazaar, zigzag bridge, tea house, markets, and Ming and Qing architecture.

“Must do activity - tasty and great to get to know the city and its people”

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6.Discover Local Life and Street Food Shanghai Bike Adventure

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $80Best value

Join a local guide at 10:00 am for a relaxed, small-group bike ride through Shanghai’s lanes and neighborhoods. Over about 3 hours and 14 km, you’ll stop for local street food and soft drinks while hearing stories about the city’s growth, workers, battles, and everyday life. The ride begins and ends at 980 Wu Ding Lu.

“This tour was fantastic! Thanks very much to our host who was friendly & knowledgeable. We loved the food and learned a lot about the non-touristy side of China! Would 1000% recommend.”

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