Private Street Food Walking Tour with Shanghai Tower Option

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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
1 - 15 guests
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Chinese, English
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Experience vibrant street food in Shanghai's hidden gems. Learn local culinary culture with a private guide. Optional visit to Shanghai Tower for stunning panoramic views.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

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.

What You Get

Street food and drinks
Professional private guide
Entrance fee to Shanghai Tower Observation Deck( If "Tour with Tower option" is booked)
Gratuities
Outskit area pick up and drop off( Pudong airport/Disneyland/Hongqiao airport etc)

Good To Know

  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What You’ll Experience

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Shanghai

Your local friendly guide will meet you at your downtown Shanghai hotel lobby. Your great food tour begins at the city’s oldest food market , here you will enjoy some traditional Shanghai food while walking through the backlane streets and have a bite of following items. • The best picked Shanghai soup dumplings • Pan-friend dumplings • Traditional Shanghai noodles • Freshly baked Pancake • Pork sticks • Local dessert and drinks.
2 hoursAdmission Ticket Free
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Old Town

Next make your way to the old town bazaar, known as “China Town” here appreciate the charming Ming and Qing Dynasty old architecture, see the oldest tea house in the middle lake while walking along the nine lucky zigzag bridge, have fun explore the lively markets fully of interesting arts, crafts, trinkets, souvenirs and more. If you book the tour for evening departure, you will enjoy the amazing light show when it’s lit up at night.
50 minutesAdmission Ticket Free
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Shanghai Tower

If your book the tower option, you will continue your tour to Lujiazui area ,take a leisure walk along the skybridge among the futuristic mordern skyscrappers and ride the world's fatest elevator to the tallest observation deck and enjoy the spectacular birdeye view of the mega Shanghai city in day or night time. Your tour will be concluded with a drop off at your Shanghai downtown hotel.
1 hourAdmission Ticket Not Included

Meeting & Pickup

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Pickup Details
Pick up and drop off is provided anywhere in downtown Shanghai. Please advise your pickup details at time of booking .

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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What People Are Saying
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Tour cancelled by operator and no refund given
June 19, 2025
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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 ta...read more

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Best Shanghai tour guide
April 04, 2025
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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...read more

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A fabulous walking tour of Shanghai street food!
August 04, 2024
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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 co...read more

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Great experience and lots of food
July 18, 2024
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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 som...read more

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Great tour with Linda who was very accommodating to a motley crew.
June 20, 2024
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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 mo...read more

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