Orient Pearl Tower, China

Restaurants are very diverse here. Therefore, if you are not a fan of Chinese delicacies, you can eat in a European restaurant, a Japanese sushi bar or an American Burger joint. However, you should visit a restaurant with traditional Shanghai cuisine at least once during your vacation in Shanghai. If you do not plan to spend a lot of money on food, then visit the establishments of the Xiao Yang Sheng chain. These are very popular tourist eateries with affordable prices and a good selection of dishes. You can also visit Jia Jia Tang Bao dumplings. You can have a cheap lunch or dinner with Chinese dumplings with various fillings and sauces here.
Streets where hundreds of stalls with various dishes offer their assortment are probably the most interesting thing in Shanghai. There are many of them here. However, the most popular are Yùyuán or Huanghe Lu. Shanghai residents also prefer street food. So you can order food without fear here. Hawkers carefully control the quality of their dishes and the freshness of their products because of the great competition.

Broth with various kinds of noodles, vegetables, meat or seafood, or a vegetarian version of this soup is the most popular street food. It is unusual to eat noodles as a snack for Europeans. However, this is one of the most popular options for a snack or lunch here. Many Shanghai residents prefer this dish even for breakfast. If you are afraid to buy food on the streets, you can have a snack in the food courts of shopping centers. It's definitely safe and quite tasty. In addition, you can taste several different dishes at once.
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