Shanghai Breakfast Food and Culture Tour (10 dishes, 5 eateries)
This is a private food tour - exclusively for your group with more privacy and better vibes! we'll discover the most authentic and delicious Chinese breakfast and dessert spots, sharing the fascinating stories behind the food. Along the way, we’ll pass iconic landmarks like Nanjing Road, People's Square, and the Bund, uncovering the untold histories behind them. This experience is perfect for both first-time visitors and long-time residents alike.
Tour Highlights:
- Enjoy authentic Chinese breakfast and desserts.
- Savor crab roe soup dumplings, pork chops, egg pancakes, dessert, and more – enough to keep you full until dinner!
- Admire the Bund and learn about its role in a defining moment of Chinese history.
- Visit a lesser-known spot with stunning views of the Pudong skyline.
- Experience the vibrant People's Square, once a racecourse.
- Walk along Nanjing Road and hear stories of China’s first department stores.
- Take home a unique gift.
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Shanghai Breakfast Food and Culture Tour (10 dishes, 5 eateries)
What's included in Shanghai Breakfast Food and Culture Tour (10 dishes, 5 eateries)
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Nanjing Lu (Nanjing Road)
Once the commercial center of Shanghai 100 years ago, it remains bustling with shops and stores today. Discover China's first department store and its pioneering initiatives of that era
Visit 2 traditional time-honored restaurants. First stop is an egg pancake and rice sweets restaurant, a brand since 1875. Taste the soft, chewy glutinous rice sweets from a beloved restaurant that has been a staple on Nanjing Road for over 100 years. With a perfect blend of sweet red bean and nutty sesame fillings, each bite is a delightful combination of flavors. Don't miss their made-to-order Chinese pancake, paired with a cup of soy milk. Second stop will be a soup dumplings restaurant, a brand since 1986. Gently bite into a soup dumpling, and the savory crab roe juice bursts in your mouth. Taste the delicious soup-based little wontons, another Shanghai classics.
People’s Square
Stroll through People's Square to take in the city's energy and digest your feast. Experience the lively People's Park, where the weekend marriage market brings parents together to arrange matches for their children. Also check out the tallest skyscraper in Shanghai over half a century and step inside the most luxurious cinema in the Far East in the early 19th century
Inclusions
- Bottled water in the taxi
- Local English-speaking guide
- Private tour (if your group exceeds five people, please contact us)
- Vegetarian friendly (please notify us in advance)
- Premier taxi from People's Square to Suzhou Creek
- Enjoy a big traditional Chinese breakfast at five or more sit-down restaurants - local favorites! The portion would keep you full for hours after the tour!
- A thoughtful gift and local dining guide
- Pickup or drop-off to your hotel / preferred location
- Gratuities
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Operates in all weather conditions (except for the extreme ones), please dress appropriately
- Please wear comfortable shoes as there will be approx. 3-4 km of walking
- Infants (age under 3) are welcome to join free of charge; however, please note that we do not provide infant seats in taxi
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Not recommended for gluten-free guests due to the common use of soy sauce in local cuisine
- The options for vegetarian guests may be limited, although we will do our best to accommodate
Meet
Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting Points
- Meet your guide at the intersection of Nanjing East Road and Zhejiang Middle Road. Your guide will wear a brown shirt with logo "Eastbound and Beyond" Nearest subway: Exit 19 of People's Square Station Instruction to taxi driver: 先施大楼，南京东路和浙江中路交叉口
End Points
- We will end our tour at the Bund, and please note we don't offer drop-off for this tour.
