Home Dining in Shanghai
+1 Chopsticks is China's first curated home dining marketplace, connecting international travellers with vetted local host families. Eleven families across Shanghai open their homes for private, home-cooked dinners. Each host cooks the food they grew up with — Shanghainese classics, Cantonese seafood, Sichuan spice, and creative fusion. Dinners run from ¥280 per person.
- Norika and Steven — Northern-Southern fusion, 📍 Songjiang · ≈ 60 min from People's Square. From ¥340/person.
- Grace Tong — Chinese and Western Fusion, 📍 Xuhui · ≈ 20 min from People's Square. From ¥300/person.
- Jiading Ayi’s family — Local Shanghainese style, 📍 Jiading · ≈ 60 min from People's Square. From ¥368/person.
- Chuan 川 — Guangxi-Cantonese Style, 📍 Xuhui · ≈ 20 min from People's Square. From ¥390/person.
- Sookie — Chaoshan, Cantonese & Western Fusion, 📍 Putuo · ≈ 20 min from People's Square. From ¥340/person.
- Eating (Yiting) — Shanghai & Sichuan, 📍 Gubei · ≈ 20 min from People's Square. From ¥340/person.
- William and Jasmine — Cantonese, Northern Chinese, Southeast Asian, 📍 Putuo · ≈ 20 min from People's Square. From ¥340/person.
- Wendi and Simon — Chinese Home Cooking, 📍 Songjiang · ≈ 60 min from People's Square. From ¥340/person.
- Emma and Leo — Chinese regional fusion, 📍 Pudong · ≈ 25 min from People's Square. From ¥300/person.
- Bella (Yue'er) — Northeastern & Shanghai Home Cooking, 📍 Xuhui · ≈ 20 min from People's Square. From ¥340/person.
Frequently asked questions
In China, lunch is usually around 12pm and dinner between 6pm and 7pm — earlier than in many Western countries. Your host will confirm the exact time with you after booking, and most are happy to adjust if you're arriving from elsewhere in the city or coming straight from the airport.
We publish written guest stories rather than star ratings. Every one comes from a guest who completed a booking. We think a number tells you a meal was fine, while someone describing the evening tells you what it was actually like — you can read them on any host's page.