Shanghai is also famous for its great variety of local special products and artistic handicrafts. The Shopping tour, one of the purposes of domestic and international tourists who come to Shanghai , has become one important part of the citys urban style tourism. 
Shanghai, with so many business people rushing in, is not only Chinas economic and cultural center, but also a "Grand View Garden" for dinners of all tastes. Different styles of cuisine meet and merge in Shanghai only to create the so-called Shanghai style cuisine, influenced by Beijing cuisine, Yangzhou cuisine, Guangdong cuisine and Sichuan cuisine, together with the foods of Suzhou, Wuxi, Ningbo and Hangzhou flavors, making Shanghai an ideal "gourmet kingdom".

If you have an opportunity to visit Shanghai, will strongly recommend some specially featured restaurants to you.

The Shanghai Old Restaurant and De Xing Restaurant are famous for their authentic Shanghai style cuisine; Yanyun Lou Restaurant and Beijing Restaurant offer well-known Beijing food; Our top recommendation for Yangzhou cuisine is the Yangzhou Restaurant; The most famous restaurants that provide typical Guangdong food are the Xin Ya Restaurant and the Xin Hua Lou Restaurant.

In addition, there are gourmet streets in the city that international tourists may never forget Yunnan Road Gourmet Street, Zhapu Road Gourmet Street and Old Town Bazaar which are famous for local snacks, dishes and dim sum.

Foreign style restaurants and coffee shops are found all over the city, among them are French, Russian and German a la Carte restaurants, American fast food restaurants, Italian Pizza Huts, Japanese Sushi bars, Korean BBQ houses, as well restaurants of Indian, Vietnamese, Thai and Mexican flavors.

Shanghai restaurants will surely satisfy you with a great variety of nice food, and hopes you will be a gourmet expert on Chinese food culture in a short period of time.