Amazing Shanghai Eats
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Port
Shanghai, China
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Activity Level
Strenuous
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$169.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 7½ Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
What does the future hold? Visit Shanghai -- China's most populous city -- and you'll soon know. Shanghai's dramatic growth has been accompanied by the rise of an equally prolific and exciting food scene.
On this food-hopping tour, you'll explore the city's less-trodden streets and take a bite out of several authentic Shanghai restaurants.
Your first stop is Xiao Taoyuan at Fuxing Road, you'll sample xian dou jiang -- a typical local breakfast item. This savory soybean curd is served with slices of deep-fried dough, chili oil, dried seaweed and a sprinkling of spring onions.
Then visit a local market at Fuxing Road where tourists usually don't venture. It's a chance to capture a snapshot of Shanghai life.
Drive through the city's former French Concession-- an elegant, leafy neighborhood, before arriving at Wujiang Road-- a popular snacking street and home to a popular dumpling restaurant called Wang Jia Du. This tiny hole-in-the-wall spot is famed for its xiao long bao (Shanghai soup dumplings). Your waiter will show you how to eat them -- you bite a tiny hole in the skin, sip the soup, then devour the whole dumpling with rice vinegar and ginger slivers. You can try different types of xiao long bao with sesame glutinous rice balls (tangyuan).
Transfer to Fuzhou Road-- Shanghai's 'book street'-- and venture on foot to a stall selling old books by the pound. What a concept!
Then, snake your way through the neighborhood to a back alley where you'll sample lamb kebab-- a popular Chinese street-food snack proving that the humblest dishes often produce the best flavors. See the largest bookstore in China as well as old grocery shops.
Your next destination is The Press, located in the historic Shun Pao building. Built in 1872, this building is the former home of China's longest-running daily newspaper, Shen Bao, which played an influential role in local journalism. Although it has been renovated and is now the setting for this modern café, the building retains some elements of the past, including the 100-year-old neo-Classical embossed dome and a mosaic floor. Take a seat and sample a coffee or iced tea and dessert as you take in the mix of modern and nostalgic Shanghai. as you take in the mix of modern and nostalgic Shanghai.
Your tour concludes with a transfer back to the ship.
Notes:
Wear comfortable walking shoes. The approximate duration of the tour is calculated from Baoshan Cruise Terminal.