Recipes, neighbourhood guides and stories from the families who host travellers for home-cooked meals across China.
While China's export numbers dominate headlines, a quieter boom is reshaping global tourism. Discover how authentic home dining experiences in Shanghai are becoming the next frontier of China's soft power strategy.
Discover the critical and nice-to-have apps every tourist needs for traveling in China. From WeChat to Baidu Maps, learn which apps will transform your China travel experience and help you navigate like a local.
A lot of our guests tell us the same thing before they arrive: they're excited, but a little nervous. Not about the food. About getting things wrong. We put together three simple cheat sheets to answer exactly these questions.
We've been helping travelers plan their China trips across Reddit and Facebook groups, and after 40+ conversations, we noticed something: the same questions keep coming up, almost word for word. These are the honest answers.
Whether you are worried about MSG, avoiding gluten, eating halal, or going vegetarian - here is what you actually need to know about eating in China with food sensitivities.
Food writer Sophie Serves Up visits +1 Chopsticks and sits down with founder Steven To — covering the platform's origin story, what to expect at the table, and why this is the most authentic meal you'll have in Shanghai.
"The best restaurant in Shanghai that isn't a restaurant." City News Service — a Shanghai Daily affiliate — just featured +1 Chopsticks in their Shanghai Secrets column.
"It is at these types of meals that conceptions of fengtu can best be understood." The World of Chinese explores Shanghai's layered food identity — and why a home dining table is the best place to taste it.
Three travelers arrived in Shanghai on their own. What they remember isn't a restaurant — it's a seat at someone's table.
Couples and friends share why they chose a Shanghai family table over a restaurant — authentic home-cooked Chinese food, English-speaking local hosts, and memories worth sharing.
A toddler, a teenager, and a family from the other side of the world — and the rare travel experience that works on everyone at the table at once.