If you’re planning a trip to Shanghai and want to experience the best food in the city, The Hungry Traveler’s Guidebook Shanghai (2025 Edition) is your new must-have companion. We’ve been offering this insider resource exclusively to our food tour … Read More
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The Best Eggplant in China
Think you don’t love eggplant? You haven’t tried the best eggplant in China! We love it when guests on our tours claim that they don’t like an ingredient, only to have a dish on a tour change their mind (looking … Read More
How to Make Authentic Beijing Hotpot Dipping Sauce
We’re often asked by guests on the Old Beijing Dinner Tour about what makes Beijing hotpot dipping sauce so delicious. Developed over centuries since the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), the sauce makes use of some of Beijing people’s best-loved and most-used … Read More
Our Favorite Shanghai Bars for a Post-Tour Drink
You’ve just finished your Shanghai Night Eats tour, full of good food and vibes. You and your newfound friends/tour buddies are looking for your next stop. But where to go? Whether you’re local or traveling, here are five of our … Read More
The Best Sichuan Noodles from the Min River Region
Sichuan is famous for its noodles, and we recently traveled the area between Chongqing and Chengdu, following the Min River, to discover the best mian of region. Along the way, we visited Yibin and Leshan. While these two major cities that are known China-wide … Read More