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Eating in Shanghai

Enjoy Your Eye-dazzling Eating Experience with Us

With the rapid economic developments in China, eating is not only for appeasing people´s hungers anymore, but also for life enjoyment. Just like the fast growing economic of Shanghai, the eating culture of Shanghai becomes the hub of domestic and foreign delicious food culture. If one wants to eat the nationwide famous dishes, you don´t have to travel through various provinces, you can find them all in Shanghai.

Benbang Cuisine and Haipai Cuisine -- 2 Forms of Shanghai Cuisine
Traditionally called as Hu Cai, Shanghai Cuisine involves two forms, namely, Benbang Cuisine and Haipai Cuisine. Benbang Cuisine literally stands for ´local cuisine´. Haipai Cuisine literally means ´all embracing cuisine´, probably because of its diverse cultural influences.

● Benbang Cuisine ● Haipai Cuisine

Recommended Restaurants

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Amorous Restaurants

There are so many amazing restaurants in Shanghai, they usually serves authentic and traditional Shanghai dishes. Fabulous food and a great place to bring tourists to experience eating at local restaurants. Let´s delivered to you the best restaurants to you to sooth your hunger!

Recommended Bars

Flowery Barsv

Flowery Barsv

There are so many amazing restaurants in Shangha, they usually serves authentic and traditional Shanghai dishes. Fabulous food and a great place to bring tourists to experience eating at local restaurants. Let´s delivered to you the best restaurants to you to sooth your hunger!

Featured Snack and Dim Sum

Gaoqiao Muffin

It has a sweet taste with crispiness, and is one of the four famous Gaoqiao snacks.

Grab a snack while being Shanghai

Given Shanghai’s role as an important financial and cultural center in China, it is no surprise that snacks from all over the nation are represented here. So many amazing restaurants here usually serves authentic and traditional Shanghai snacks. However, the city also has its own famous local snacks that are not to be missed, such as those above...

Dazzling Snacks Street More

<font size=2>1. The City God Temple Street</font>

1. The City God Temple Street

It is the largest and most long-standing snack street in the city featuring the most famous restaurants.

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2.Wujiang Road

Many old restaurants along this road are famous for authentic and delicious Shanghai snacks.

<font size=2>3. Xianxia Road</font>

3. Xianxia Road

It is in Changning District, delicately furnished teahouses, cafes, and bars are another feature of Xianxia Road.

<font size=2>4. Huanghe Road</font>

4. Huanghe Road

It is packed with a large number of restaurants with distinctive cuisines and reasonable prices.

<font size=2>5.Zhapu Road </font>

5.Zhapu Road

You get a truly asian feeling there. It must be visited when in Shanghai, both at day and night.