Shanghai Secrets: The Home Dining Platform Changing How Travellers Experience China

May 19, 2026 · By Steven To

"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.

"The best restaurant in Shanghai that isn't a restaurant. These are the kind of meals that never make it into any restaurant guide because they happen in someone's living room."

— Sophie, City News Service / Shanghai Daily

For travellers searching for an authentic food experience in China, the answer is rarely found on a restaurant menu. It's found at a family dining table — and that's exactly what +1 Chopsticks makes possible.

Sophie, writing for City News Service (an affiliate of Shanghai Daily, China's leading English-language newspaper), discovered +1 Chopsticks while exploring Shanghai's hidden food scene. Her piece — published in the Shanghai Secrets column — spotlights how home dining in Shanghai is quietly becoming one of the most meaningful ways for international visitors to meet locals in China and experience everyday Chinese life firsthand.

From hand-rolled dumplings in Jiading to Shanghainese red-braised pork in a century-old longtang apartment, every meal on +1 Chopsticks is cooked by a real local host in their own home — not a restaurant, not a tour group, not a staged performance. Just good food, honest conversation, and a genuine window into how Chinese families actually live and eat.

Whether you're a first-time visitor to China or a long-term expat looking to go deeper, a home dining experience in Shanghai with +1 Chopsticks offers something no Michelin-starred restaurant can: the chance to sit at a real Chinese family's table, share a home-cooked meal, and leave with a story worth telling.

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