Some of Shanghai’s most memorable eating happens not in restaurants but on its food streets — pedestrian alleys lined with stalls, late-night canteens, and decades-old hole-in-the-wall classics. This 2026 guide to the best food streets in Shanghai covers the streets worth your stomach space, from tourist-friendly Wujiang Road to insider-favourite Sipailou Road, with what to order at each, the prices, the etiquette, and a sample crawl that hits four of the very best in one evening.
One piece of framing first. Shanghai’s street scene is not what it was in 2010: licensing crackdowns and redevelopment thinned out the roaming-cart culture, and several streets older guidebooks still list are half-demolished. What replaced it is fewer carts and more small shopfronts, many of them century-old brands with a counter facing the pavement. Still excellent — you just need to know which streets are alive in 2026.
Table of Contents
- The 10 Best Food Streets in Shanghai at a Glance
- Wujiang Road (Nanjing West)
- Sipailou Road (Old Town)
- Yunnan Road South
- Huanghe Road (People’s Square)
- Yongkang Road (French Concession)
- Wuyuan Road / Anfu Road
- Qibao Old Street
- Outer-District Streets Worth the Metro Ride
- Late-Night Food Streets
- What to Order on the Best Food Streets in Shanghai
- A 4-Stop Food Crawl
- What It Actually Costs
- When to Visit the Best Food Streets in Shanghai
- Mistakes First-Timers Make
- Practical Tips
- FAQ
The 10 Best Food Streets in Shanghai at a Glance
- Wujiang Road (吴江路) — Shanghai’s most famous tourist food street
- Sipailou Road (四牌楼路) — Old Town local street food
- Yunnan Road South (云南南路) — heritage Shanghainese restaurants
- Huanghe Road (黄河路) — soup dumplings and Benbang classics by People’s Square
- Yongkang Road (永康路) — French Concession café and snack strip
- Wuyuan Road (五原路) — boutique bakeries and noodle joints
- Anfu Road (安福路) — design-led brunch and ice cream
- Qibao Old Street (七宝老街) — water town snacks west of city
- Zhapu Road (乍浦路) — the city’s oldest and cheapest surviving food street
- Hongquan Road (虹泉路) — Shanghai’s Korea Town, best after dark
Four of those sit within twenty minutes’ walk of each other around People’s Square, which makes that pocket of Huangpu the most efficient eating base in the city. The table is the short version of which street does which job — picking on reputation alone is how people end up queueing forty minutes for a bun they did not want.
| Street | Nearest metro | Best for | Typical spend | Peak hours | English menus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wujiang Road | Nanjing West Rd (2/12/13) | First-timers, quick sampling | ¥50–100 | 12:00–14:00, 18:00–21:00 | Common |
| Sipailou Road | Yuyuan Garden (10/14) | Breakfast, unvarnished local eating | ¥25–50 | 07:00–09:30 | Rare |
| Yunnan Road South | Dashijie (8), Exit 1/2 | Century-old Shanghainese brands | ¥30–80 | 11:30–13:00, 17:30–19:00 | Some |
| Huanghe Road | Xinzha Rd (1), Qufu Rd (8/12) | Soup dumplings, sit-down Benbang | ¥40–90 | 11:30–13:30 | Some |
| Yongkang Road | Shaanxi South Rd (1/10/12) | Coffee, casual dinner, drinks after | ¥60–150 | 11:00–22:00 | Almost all |
| Wuyuan / Anfu Road | Changshu Rd (1/7) | Bakeries, brunch, ice cream | ¥60–140 | 09:00–17:00 | Almost all |
| Qibao Old Street | Qibao (9), Exit 2 | Water-town snacks, half-day out | ¥50–80 | Weekends 10:00–18:00 | Rare |
| Zhapu Road | Tiantong Rd (10/12), Exit 5 | Cheap sit-down dinner, no tourists | ¥40–70 | 18:00–21:00 | Rare |
| Hongquan Road | Hechuan Rd (9), Exit 3 | Korean barbecue, late night | ¥90–180 | 19:00–23:00 | Korean/Chinese |
Wujiang Road (Nanjing West)
The most famous food street for tourists, just behind Nanjing West Road. Two pedestrian blocks of grills, dumpling stalls, fried-snack carts, beverage shops, and small noodle restaurants. Best items: shengjianbao at Yang’s Fry Dumpling, jianbing at the corner cart, jiaozi at Xiaoyangsheng, and shaved-ice taro snacks. ¥15–30 per dish.
Best time: 11:30am–2pm for lunch crowd; 6pm–10pm for dinner. Crowded but the energy is part of the experience. Metro: Nanjing West Road (Line 2/12/13), 5-min walk.
Yang’s at 54–60 Wujiang Lu is the anchor, open roughly 10am–10pm. Shengjianbao are sold by the liang — a unit of four — at about ¥8–12 depending on filling, so two liang plus a bowl of curry-beef vermicelli soup is a complete ¥30 lunch. Pay at the till, take the paper slip to the pan, find a stool. They come out of a cast-iron pan the width of a bicycle wheel and are lethally hot for ninety seconds: bite a small hole in the side, sip the broth, then eat. Bite straight in and you wear it.
Beyond Yang’s, the street has drifted towards northwestern barbecue — cumin lamb skewers, chicken wings, fried flatbread — plus Sichuan hotpot, Guilin rice noodles and Hong Kong milk tea. Pan-Chinese rather than strictly Shanghainese, worth knowing if you came for local food. Budget ¥50–100 to graze; skewer stalls often trade past midnight. Honest assessment: no Shanghainese family eats here and prices run maybe 20% above the neighbourhood average, but it is still a good first stop, because 300 metres holds more choice than anywhere else and nobody blinks at a foreigner pointing. Weekday after 8pm, queues are a third of Saturday lunch.
Sipailou Road (Old Town)
Just south of Yu Garden in the historic Old Town, Sipailou Road is the most authentic and least-tourist-altered street-food experience in Shanghai. Pajama-clad locals; food stalls run by extended families; a single bowl of beef noodle soup for ¥18. Highlights: liangpi (cold sesame noodles), suzhou-style chow mein, scallion pancakes, sweet osmanthus rice cakes, and freshly-pulled noodles.
Best time: 7–10am for breakfast theatre; 5–8pm for dinner. Metro: Yuyuan Garden (Line 10/14), 8-min walk south.
The morning window is the point. Between 7 and 9am the street runs on a rhythm with nothing to do with tourism: builders eating standing up, grandmothers buying twenty cifantuan at once, a queue of eight that never gets longer because it moves as fast as it forms. Order by pointing and holding up fingers; almost nothing tops ¥12. The classic breakfast set — youtiao (fried dough stick), doujiang (soy milk, sweet or savoury) and a cifantuan wrapped around the youtiao — is ¥13–16 total. Our Shanghai breakfast guide covers how to ask for each.
Two caveats. The Old Town has been under phased redevelopment for years and stalls appear and vanish, so do not build a trip around one vendor you read about. And there is no English and no card payment — have Alipay or WeChat Pay working before you arrive. Pair it with Yu Garden a few minutes north: eat first, walk in at 8:30am opening, have it nearly to yourself.
Yunnan Road South
One block south of People’s Square, Yunnan Road is Shanghai’s heritage food street — a strip of 50–100-year-old Shanghainese restaurants. Try Xiao Jin Ling (steamed buns since 1934), De Xing Guan (noodle soup), Lao Da Fang (heritage bakery), and Shao Wan Sheng (Shaoxing wine pairings). Sit-down meals ¥40–120 per person.
The strip is only 250–300 metres, between East Yan’an Road and East Jinling Road, and packs more time-honoured brands per metre than anywhere in the city. Line 8 to Dashijie, Exit 1 or 2, three minutes on foot. Names worth knowing:
- Xiao Shaoxing (小绍兴), trading since 1943 — cold white-cut chicken with ginger-scallion dip, plus chicken congee. That pairing is the whole reason the place exists.
- De Xing Guan (德兴馆), dating to 1878 — Benbang home cooking, including sliced eel finished with hot oil poured at the table.
- Da Hu Chun (大壶春) — shengjianbao with a drier, breadier base and less soup than Yang’s. Shanghainese people argue about which is correct; try both and pick a side.
- Xian De Lai (鲜得来) — pork rib with rice cake in sweet bean sauce, rarely on English menus.
- Wufangzhai (五芳斋) — zongzi, glutinous rice parcels in bamboo leaf, savoury pork or sweet red bean.
Expect ¥30–80 a head. Sittings peak 11:30–13:00 and 17:30–19:00; arrive either side and you walk straight in. A few of the oldest counters still prefer cash. Pick this street for proper Shanghainese cooking rather than pan-Chinese snacks — our Shanghai food guide explains which dishes are actually local.
Huanghe Road (People’s Square)
Huanghe Road runs north from West Nanjing Road towards Suzhou Creek and has been a dining street for over thirty years. A hit television drama set here pushed it into national fame in 2024, bringing queues and new openings; the crowds have settled since, but the quality core remains.
The reason to come is soup dumplings. Jia Jia Tang Bao (佳家汤包) is the benchmark — pork xiaolongbao around ¥23 for twelve, crab-and-pork about ¥38, pure crab closer to ¥55 for six. They are folded to order, so a ten-minute wait is normal even with no queue. If the line outside the Huanghe Road branch runs past a dozen people, walk to another city-centre branch: same recipe, quarter of the wait. Also here: Xinghualou for Cantonese pastries, the Park Hotel bakery counter Shanghainese families have queued at since the 1930s, and Godly (功德林) for Buddhist vegetarian cooking — more options in our vegetarian and vegan Shanghai guide.
Metro: Line 1 to Xinzha Road, Exit 5, then 100 metres; or Lines 8/12 to Qufu Road, Exit 3. See also best xiaolongbao in Shanghai.
Yongkang Road (French Concession)
Once Shanghai’s most-criticised expat bar street, Yongkang Road in 2026 is a relaxed snack-and-café strip with a mix of Chinese, Korean, and Western food. Best for: Manner Coffee (¥15–25), gourmet jianbing at A-Da, Korean fried chicken, and the late-night noodle joints. Best time: 11am–10pm. See our French Concession walking tour.
The history explains what you are looking at. Between roughly 2010 and 2016 this one block held a dozen bars whose customers drank on the pavement until 2am, until residents in the flats above lost patience and the district pulled the licences. What grew back is quieter and better to eat on: owner-run kitchens, two good bakeries, coffee counters charging ¥15–25 for a flat white rather than ¥45. It is also the easiest street here if you have no Chinese — nearly everything has an English menu. Shaanxi South Road station (Lines 1, 10, 12) is five minutes away and the street is only 300 metres, so walk one lap before committing. Our best neighbourhoods for tourists guide explains how the Concession grid fits together.
Wuyuan Road / Anfu Road
The contemporary French Concession’s design-forward strip. Wuyuan Road: Bonjour Bonheur Parisian bakery, Hommage to the Trees café, Le Petit Choux (cream puffs), and a clutch of natural-wine bars. Anfu Road: brunch spots like Bird, Egg, and Roof Penny’s; gourmet ice cream at La Glace; design-shop coffee. Best time: 9am–6pm. Metro: Changshu Road (Line 1/7).
This is not a street-food street and it would be dishonest to sell it as one. It is a walking route between good bakeries, and on that basis among the most pleasant hours in Shanghai. Plane trees meet overhead, the buildings are 1920s and 1930s, and the stretch from Changshu Road station east to Wukang Road takes twenty minutes if you do not stop — which you will. Reckon ¥40–60 for coffee and a pastry, ¥90–140 for brunch. Weekend mornings are packed with photographers and ice-cream queues; a Tuesday at 10am is a different street.
Qibao Old Street
Half an hour west of central Shanghai by Metro Line 9, Qibao is a mini-water-town suburb with a half-kilometre of preserved Qing-era food alleys. Highlights: hand-pulled rice candy, lotus-leaf-wrapped beggar’s chicken, fish snacks, and fresh osmanthus-glutinous-rice balls. ¥10–25 per snack; total food crawl ¥80 person. Best time: weekends 10am–6pm. Free entry.
Line 9 to Qibao station, Exit 2, then five to ten minutes on foot. The streets cost nothing; a combined ticket covers the small museums and old distillery, but skipping it loses you little. Shops trade 09:00–21:00, snacks run ¥5–20, and ¥50–80 a head buys an excessive amount of food. Look beyond the obvious for fanggao, the square steamed rice cakes with red bean or jujube that are Qibao’s own; savoury tangyuan with a meat filling that squirts broth when bitten; flower-shaped haitang cake; and youdunzi, deep-fried radish fritters. Arrive an hour before dusk for both the daytime market and the lantern-lighting.
Be realistic: Qibao is a restored tourist town on the city’s edge, not a discovery, and on a fine Saturday the main lane moves at a shuffle. Weekday mornings are calm. For a full water-town day, the ones further out are better — see day trips from Shanghai.
Outer-District Streets Worth the Metro Ride
Four outer streets repay the extra 25 minutes underground, and none will have another visitor holding a camera.
- Zhapu Road (乍浦路), Hongkou — the oldest surviving food street, running since the mid-1980s. Roast goose, home-style Shanghainese, prices that never caught up with the rest of the city. Dinner ¥40–70. Lines 10/12 to Tiantong Road, Exit 5, then 500m east.
- Hongquan Road (虹泉路), Minhang — Shanghai’s Korea Town: a kilometre of barbecue houses, fried chicken and late soju. Best after 8pm, ¥90–180 a head. Line 9 to Hechuan Road, Exit 3.
- Guyang Road (古羊路), Changning — roughly 2.4km of Japanese restaurants, from grilled-eel counters to izakaya. Not cheap, but the standard is high because the regulars are Japanese residents.
- Changli Road (昌里路), Pudong — the best night-eating street on the east bank, over twenty years old. Grilled seafood, soup dumplings, fried chicken. Lines 8/13 to Chengshan Road, Exit 4.
Add the organised night markets that reopen each summer: Sijing in Songjiang (No 2 Sibao Road, beside Line 9) runs 4:30pm to midnight daily and to 2am at weekends, with over a hundred stalls; Wusong in Baoshan trades 4–11pm. The municipal government’s night-market listing is the most reliable check on which are running in a given season.
Late-Night Food Streets
- Shouning Road (寿宁路) — Shanghai’s “crayfish street,” peak season May–October. Every restaurant serves spicy hairy crayfish; ¥150 per kilo
- Hongkou Wujin Road night market — local-only; meat skewers, lamb hotpot, beer; ¥80/person
- Bund Sightseeing Tunnel side alleys — late-night noodle joints open until 3am
- Wujiang Road — trades until midnight
- Nanjing Road East — convenience-store sit-downs around the clock
One update on that first entry. Shouning Road was for two decades the definitive late-night crayfish street: tanks on the pavement, plastic tables in the road, sacks of shells by 1am. Demolition rounds from 2019 through 2021 cleared most of the block, and what survives is a fraction of what older guides describe. Crayfish season itself is fine — it has dispersed to restaurants across the city rather than one street. If crayfish is the goal, book a dedicated restaurant rather than turning up here expecting the old scene. Reckon ¥120–200 per kilogram, highest in May at the start of the season.
After midnight the practical answer in 2026 is 24-hour noodle shops, convenience-store hot counters and delivery kitchens near the office districts. Our Shanghai night markets guide tracks the seasonal ones. Most metro lines stop between 22:30 and 23:30, so a late crawl means a taxi home — ¥30–60 across districts. The Shanghai metro guide has last-train times by line.
What to Order on the Best Food Streets in Shanghai
Ten items cover most of what you will see. Learn these and you can order confidently on any street on this page.
| Dish | Chinese | What it is | Price | Best on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shengjianbao | 生煎包 | Pan-fried pork buns, crisp base, soup inside | ¥8–14 per 4 | Wujiang, Yunnan |
| Xiaolongbao | 小笼包 | Steamed soup dumplings, thin skin | ¥23–40 per 12 | Huanghe |
| Jianbing | 煎饼 | Savoury crêpe, egg, crisp cracker, sauce | ¥8–18 | Wujiang, Yongkang |
| Cong you bing | 葱油饼 | Flaky pan-fried scallion pancake | ¥5–10 | Sipailou |
| Cifantuan | 粢饭团 | Sticky rice roll around fried dough | ¥6–12 | Sipailou (am) |
| Bai qie ji | 白切鸡 | Cold white-cut chicken, ginger dip | ¥30–55 | Yunnan |
| Pai gu nian gao | 排骨年糕 | Fried pork rib with rice cake, sweet sauce | ¥25–38 | Yunnan |
| Xiao hun tun | 小馄饨 | Feather-light wontons in clear broth | ¥10–18 | Zhapu, Sipailou |
| Fanggao | 方糕 | Square steamed rice cake, red bean | ¥5–10 | Qibao |
| Yang rou chuan | 羊肉串 | Cumin lamb skewers over charcoal | ¥5–8 each | Wujiang, Changli |
Two habits make ordering easier. Point at what the person ahead of you received rather than at a photo on a board — the photo is often stock. And when a price carries 斤 (jin, 500g) rather than 份 (fen, a portion), it is per half-kilo, not per serving. That one detail catches people out at seafood stalls, where a “¥68” sign becomes a ¥200 bill. If a vendor will not confirm the unit, walk away.
A 4-Stop Food Crawl
A perfect 3-hour Shanghai food street crawl:
17:30 Wujiang Road — shengjianbao at Yang’s (¥25) + jianbing (¥15)
18:30 Walk to Sipailou Road — beef noodle soup (¥20) + scallion pancake (¥6)
19:30 Taxi to Yongkang Road — Korean fried chicken (¥45) + craft beer (¥40)
20:30 Walk to Wuyuan Road — Le Petit Choux dessert (¥35) + Manner Coffee (¥15)
21:30 Metro home — total ¥200/person, ~12 dishes sampled
On the mechanics: the Wujiang-to-Sipailou leg is about 4km, so take Line 2 one stop east to People’s Square, change to Line 10 and ride two stops to Yuyuan Garden — fifteen minutes door to door for ¥4. Or swap Sipailou for Yunnan Road South, a genuine fifteen-minute walk from Wujiang Road, filling the same heritage-Shanghainese slot.
A morning version, if you would rather eat early: 07:15 Sipailou for breakfast (¥16), 08:30 Yu Garden as it opens, 10:00 Line 10 to Yunnan Road South for shengjianbao (¥12), 11:30 Line 8 to Huanghe Road for xiaolongbao ahead of the lunch rush (¥23). Total ¥51, done by noon, afternoon free.
What It Actually Costs
Food streets are the cheapest good eating in Shanghai by a distance. Per person, at 2026 street prices:
| Approach | What you get | Cost per person |
|---|---|---|
| Local breakfast, Sipailou | Youtiao, soy milk, sticky rice roll | ¥13–18 |
| Single-street graze | 3–5 small dishes on one street | ¥30–80 |
| Heritage sit-down lunch | Two dishes plus rice at a time-honoured brand | ¥40–90 |
| Four-stop evening crawl | ~12 items, four streets, one drink | ¥180–230 |
| Qibao half-day | Return metro fare plus 6–8 snacks | ¥60–95 |
| Korea Town barbecue night | Grilled meat, sides, two drinks | ¥120–200 |
For comparison, a mid-range French Concession dinner runs ¥150–300 a head and a Bund restaurant with a view starts around ¥400. Street eating for two meals in three is the biggest single saving open to a visitor — see cheap eats Shanghai, and best restaurants in Shanghai for when you want to spend properly.
When to Visit the Best Food Streets in Shanghai
Time of day matters more than season. Sipailou effectively ceases to exist by 10am; Anfu is at its worst on a Saturday at 11am and its best on a weekday morning; skewer stalls only get going after 8pm.
By season, late September to early November is the best window — dry, 18–25°C, comfortable for three hours of walking, and it overlaps hairy crab season, when every heritage restaurant on Yunnan and Huanghe roads puts crab on the board. Late March to mid-May is second best. July and August are humid enough that a daytime crawl is punishing, but evening street eating peaks then, which is when the outdoor night markets run. December to February is cold and wet: pick sit-down heritage restaurants over open-air stalls, and expect family-run counters to shut for a week or two around Chinese New Year. Avoid both holiday blocks — Chinese New Year and Golden Week, 1–7 October — when domestic tourism turns Qibao and Wujiang Road into shuffling queues. Our best time to visit Shanghai page has month-by-month detail.
Mistakes First-Timers Make
- Trusting an out-of-date list. Several famous streets have been thinned by redevelopment; Shouning Road is the clearest case.
- Going at peak lunch on a Saturday. The same street is either a 40-minute queue or a walk-in. Weekday evenings after 8pm are consistently easiest.
- Not checking whether a price is per portion or per 500g. The commonest source of a shock bill, especially with seafood.
- Filling up at the first stall. Split everything. Twelve half-portions beats four whole ones.
- Arriving with no working mobile payment. Register a foreign Visa or Mastercard inside Alipay or WeChat Pay before you fly; some counters have no card terminal. Our money and currency guide covers the setup.
- Ignoring the queue signal. Ten locals waiting means fresh food and fast turnover. An empty stall at 7pm is empty for a reason.
- Assuming everything is Shanghainese. Much of Wujiang Road is northwestern, Sichuanese or Taiwanese. Go to Yunnan or Huanghe Road for local cooking.
- Accepting an unprinted price. If a seafood vendor quotes verbally with no board, that is your cue — see Shanghai scams to avoid.
Practical Tips
- Mobile payments (Alipay, WeChat Pay) accepted at virtually all stalls; small cash useful only at the oldest vendors
- Hygiene varies — stick to stalls with high turnover and a visible queue
- Most carts open 11am–10pm; some breakfast-focused open 6:30–10:00am only
- Plastic stools at side tables OK to use; some stalls require to-go
- Photography permitted; avoid blocking traffic
- Bring tissues — napkins not standard
- Translation apps essential for ingredient questions; more phrases in our language barrier tips
- Carry a tote bag for takeaway snacks
- Avoid the biggest holiday weeks for sanity — Chinese New Year, October Golden Week
- Sharing a table with strangers is normal; tipping is not, and attempting it causes confusion — see the Shanghai etiquette guide
- Eat hot items where you buy them; shengjianbao and jianbing are ruined by a ten-minute walk
- Travelling with children? Qibao and Wujiang Road are the easiest — see Shanghai with kids
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the best food streets in Shanghai?
Wujiang Road for tourists, Sipailou Road for authenticity, Yunnan Road for heritage restaurants, Yongkang Road for casual evenings, and Qibao Old Street for water-town snacks. All are accessible by metro.
Where do locals eat in Shanghai?
Locals tend to favour neighbourhood markets like Sipailou Road, Hongkou Wujin Road, and Yunnan Road over the more tourist-oriented Wujiang Road.
What time do Shanghai food streets open?
Breakfast streets (Sipailou): 6:30–10am. Lunch/dinner streets (Wujiang, Yongkang): 11am–10pm. Late-night spots (Shouning Road, Wujiang): till 1–3am Fri/Sat.
How much does a Shanghai food street meal cost?
¥30–80 per person for a satisfying mix of 3–5 small dishes. A multi-stop crawl across 4 streets totals about ¥200/person.
Are Shanghai food streets safe to eat at?
Yes — busy stalls turning over high volumes are very safe. Stick to spots with a queue and you’ll rarely have issues.
Are food streets in Shanghai crowded?
Wujiang Road and Qibao get very crowded on weekends and Chinese holidays. Weekday evenings are pleasant. Yongkang and Wuyuan Roads stay manageable year-round.
Is there a foreigner-friendly food street in Shanghai?
Wujiang Road has the most English-friendly stalls. Yongkang Road has bilingual menus at most cafés and bars.
What season is best for Shanghai food streets?
Late September to early November and late March to mid-May for pleasant outdoor weather. Summer evenings work too. Avoid winter rain for outdoor crawls.
Can I pay by credit card on Shanghai food streets?
Almost never at a stall. Register a foreign Visa or Mastercard inside Alipay or WeChat Pay before you travel — both accept international cards now and both are taken everywhere. Keep ¥200 in ¥10 and ¥20 notes as a fallback.
Is Wujiang Road worth visiting, or is it a tourist trap?
Worth one visit. Prices run about 20% above the local average and much of the food is not Shanghainese, but the density of choice in 300 metres is unmatched and it is the least intimidating street for a first-timer. Go on a weekday after 8pm and move on.
Is Shouning Road crayfish street still there?
Only partly. Demolition between 2019 and 2021 cleared most of the block, so it no longer resembles the crayfish scene older guides describe. Crayfish season (May to October) is unaffected and has spread to restaurants across the city. Expect ¥120–200 per kilogram.
Are there vegetarian options on Shanghai’s food streets?
Yes, but ask. Scallion pancakes, plain jianbing, vegetable buns, cold sesame noodles and most sweet rice snacks are meat-free, though broths are usually pork- or chicken-based. Godly (功德林) on Huanghe Road is a full Buddhist vegetarian restaurant if you want a guaranteed meal.
How many food streets can I do in one day?
Three is comfortable, four is a stretch, five is a mistake. Space them across breakfast, late lunch and evening rather than eating continuously — most are 20 to 40 minutes apart by metro.
Plan the Rest of Your Food Day
Combine with our pillar guides on Shanghai food, Shanghai street food, Shanghai breakfast guide, and cheap eats Shanghai. For background, see Shanghai cuisine on Wikipedia.
