Shanghai Famous Snack Streets
Shanghai Chenghuang Temple Snack Street
“If you didn’t go to Chenghuang Temple, you actually haven’t gone to Shanghai.”, which is the witness of the status and infection of Chenghuang Temple in Shanghai. Located in the Middle Fangbang Road, It is high reputation as one of the famous snack streets of Shanghai. It collects all kinds of flavor snack of Shanghai including: Characteristic Snack in Lubolang, Vegetable Stuffed Bun in Songyuelou, Pigeon-egg Dumpling in Sweet-scented osmanthus Hall, Eight-treasures rice pudding in Songyuelou, Nanxiang Xiaolongbao (Steamed Pork Dumplings), Ninbo Rice Ball, Wine Dumpling, Spiced Beans,etc. It is highly boasted the Snack Kindom.
Qibao Old Snack Street
In the center of the town, there is an old street named Qibao Old street, with a length of 360 meters. The street is divided into two parts by a bridge: the South Part and the North Part and the south street is called “a snack street”. In this bustling street gathers all kinds of delicious snacks from different places of China: the dumpling with pork from Wuxi; Sichuan taste and various bakings. However, the most famous popular food is the cakes and pastries and most of the snacks include colorful as well as appetizing snacks such as dried bean curd served in Lotus Leaves, roasted sweet potatoes, sugar coated haws, and smoked toads.
Wujiang Snack Street
Wujiang Road, by the Nanjing Road, is a short, twistly alleyway packed with fiercely competitive shops selling snacks and small meals. Very cheap but very Chinese, it is really a good choice to visit here and enjoy the testable foods. Here you can enjoy not only the famous snacks from Zhejiang province or Shanghai but also many delicious foods from the other parts of China. For example, Xiaoyang Shengjian (the fried steamed bread and steamed buns with stuffing) is Shanghai’s most famous purvey of its kind. Guotie (fried dumpling), baked foods, Hong Kong-style crystal cake, Guangzhou-style congee and noodles in Luyuan Restaurant are all very popular.
Yellow River Snack Street
Situated in the north side of the People Square and near the Nanjing Road, Yellow River Snack Street has an assembly of good but fairly expensive seafood restaurants in the Chinese style. Besides, there are a hundreds of different sizes of restaurants specialized in Shanghai food in this not-so-long Road. It is said: “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”, so the foods here are cater to the taste of Shanghai people, which are very popular. A majority of the restaurants here offers the local food, the price probably ranging from 40RMB to 60RMB. In addition, Hong Kong tea also could be available in this street and a lot of food restaurants have received favorable reports.
Guling Snack Street
Located between the Nanjing West Road and Beijing Road, Guling Snack Street is a characteristic street gathering dining and leisure. Entering Guling Road, Guyuelongshan Wine Shop will greet firstly, which provides Yue Opera and Beijing Opera performance together with the tea in a cheap price. Along the street, there are Master Jin Wonton Shop, Dama Dumpling, Kun Mountain Aozao Shop, etc.
Yunnan Snack Street
Yunnan Road is where the most authentic-and cheapest-street snacks are served from dark to dawn. Its Shanghai specialties include Steamed buns cooked on small bamboo steamers, Pan-fried buns stuffed with pork, Fried bean curd and vermicelli soup, Won ton stuffed with shrimp meat, and Duck and Chicken blood soup, Nian Cake with Spare-ribs, Nanxiang Xiaolongbao (Steamed Pork Dumplings). In addition, Beijing Roast Duck, Xiaojinling Brine Duck, Tianjin Goubuli Steamed Dumpling, Shandong Boiled Dumpling also make you mouthwater.
Zhapu Road Snack Street
It is the well-known cate street in Hongkou, collecting restaurants, wine houses of different taste from all the parts of China. You can take Bus No.100, 848 stop at Zhapu Road Terminus; No.63,563,stop at Wusong Road Terminus; No.61 stop at Tiantong Road Terminus;
