Shanghai Afternoon Tea Tour: Discover Chinese Desserts and Tea on Huaihai Road

Experience the unique Chinese afternoon tea culture on a tour of Shanghai’s Huaihai Road. Discover traditional desserts, aromatic teas, and indulge in a classic tea ceremony.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Huaihai Road Commercial Street - Meet your guide at the 2:00pm, and start your relaxing afternoon tea food tour from Huaihua Road, Shanghai. You will firstly try out some tasty mooncake at two local pastry shops. Mooncake is a typical pastry that Chinese people have during the Mid-autumn Festival, which is symbolized the reunion for the entire…
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Afternoon tea/tea ceremony
  • Desserts
  • Food tour
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Curious about what constitutes afternoon tea in China? Is it similar to the British version? Come take part in this one-of-a-kind food journey to unravel the mystery of Chinese afternoon tea. Treat yourself to a variety of indigenous traditional sweets and invigorating green or black tea. Explore some of the top local confectionery stores located on the…

Location
淮海中路333号
淮海中路
Please meet up at Exit 2, South Huangpi Road-site of the First CPC National Congress station(Shanghai metro line 1) or No333 Huaihai Road. Directions: Take Shanghai Metro Station Line 1, and get off at South Huangpi Road Station. Your guide will be waiting for you at Exit 2. 你好,请带我去上海地铁1号线黄陂南路站2号口
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Meander51416090142
Oct 25, 2024
Excellent way to spend an afternoon in Shanghai, I warmly recommend!! - Excellent choice for an afternoon in Shanghai and I couldn't have spent it in better company;-) Not only are the desserts nice, but the guide, Jim, shares all his knowledge and provides explanations that make the tour worthwhile. In addition, a very nice tea tasting at the end. I highly recommend! Do not hesitate to also look at the other tours organized by Shanghai Foodie, I had a wonderful evening with their "food tour in the French concession".
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Jose_o
Oct 22, 2024
Absolutely fantastic! - Absolutely fantastic! We have travelled all over the globe and have done many tours, including food-related ones, and I can tell you that this is one of the best we have done! We had a fantastic time - the afternoon was so relaxing and with the perfect company. Lots of food and tea with explanations about the Chinese culture and traditions but also coupled with history and delivered in such a fun and engaging way. You will get to visit places that you would never be able to if you were travelling by yourself or in a large group tour. I would recommend to everyone: better than all food (and other) tours out there!
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Pioneer24909248987
Sep 30, 2024
Authentic food tour - Highly recommended tour to all those who want to see and experience a more authentic Shanghai and outside the tourist circuit. Jim is very knowledgeable and a very pleasant and nice Guide. In addition to trying so many foods and drinks, he gave us much appreciated advice. He also gave us several pills of local history and culture that are hardly found online. Price adapted to experience
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Dayej2024
Mar 28, 2024
Recommended for both those who are new to Shanghai and those who visit often. - I think this is a good tour for people who find the obvious tourist attractions boring. It was better because it wasn’t a tour with many people rushing around! I can comfortably ask questions and I think I will have very good memories of taking a leisurely walk from downtown to a quiet neighborhood. The guide was also very friendly.
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Fbenji2
Mar 13, 2024
A must try if you are a foodie - We went on this tour in March with my friend and I wholeheartedly recommend it. First we tried some local Shanghai dessert shops and bakeries with Jim and finished with tea tasting. All the while we talked about Chinese history and life in general, Jim really helped us bridge the gap between Chinese culture and ours.
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18lyssaa
Nov 14, 2023
Amazing treats and tea in Shanghai - We had an amazing time on our tour! Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable. He took us all over, tasting delicious snacks along the way and educating us about the food, culture and history of Shanghai. We tried many desserts; fig tart, savory moon cake, Jewish cookies, cinnamon rolls, smoothies and more. We sampled a variety of wonderful fresh fruits from a neighborhood fruit vendor, including fresh squeezed pomegranate juice. And we sat for a lovely tea session at a local tea shop. We tried a wide variety of Chinese teas. We’ve always wanted to enjoy the tea at one of these iconic neighborhood tea shops! Overall, we had a wonderful time. We had a great chat and learned a lot about the city. And we tried a wide variety of home town favorites that we might have missed otherwise. Our guide also gave us great recommendations on what to check out during our stay in Shanghai. Definitely recommend!
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Ellie_r
Oct 8, 2023
Nice afternoon tour - Really good your, guide was super friendly and got to try lots of sweet treats and do some tea tasting.
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Edward
Aug 22, 2019
One of our best tours! - We tried so many foods, bubble teas, new pastries, and a variety of teas in many different locations. Wish we did this tour first so that we could go to these places again and again. Jim was a great tour guide. He kept us excited and filled us with alot of wonderful tasting foods!
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Pindawal
Apr 8, 2019
Learned so much! - My guide told me that this tour doesn't get much attention which is a shame because it was great! Visited several bakeries, My Tea Pink for a yummy bobo drink made with tea, walked around the Xintiandi area and also thru the old neighborhoods. In the old neighborhood stopped by a small traditional tea shop where I learned all about the various kinds of tea, how tea is fast becoming obsolete. Would definitely recommend this tour you will love it!
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Jason_e
Aug 16, 2018
Great tour. Jim was fantastic... - <p>Great tour. Jim was fantastic! Very passionate and informative. Showed us sites and provided experiences we would not have achieved on our own. Highly recommended!</p>
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