French Concession lanes: plane trees, shikumen houses and the city's best coffee

3 hoursWalkingPrivate tour for 1–6 peopleShanghai, East ChinaEasy

Wukang Road to Tianzifang on foot: the 1930s villas and the shikumen lane houses, who lived in them, and the coffee and bakery culture that has taken them over. This is the Shanghai Shanghainese love.

Led by Jing Z., our Shanghai guide
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Itinerary

09:30

Wukang Mansion

武康大楼 · 上海市徐汇区武康路

The flat-iron apartment block and the villas along Wukang Road.

On footFree
10:30

Lane houses and a coffee stop

弄堂 · 咖啡 · 上海市徐汇区

Into a shikumen lane to see how the houses work, then one of the lane cafés.

On footCoffee ¥30–40
11:45

Tianzifang

田子坊 · 上海市黄浦区泰康路210弄

The lane maze of studios and small shops; better in the morning before it fills.

On footFree

What's included

  • Private licensed guide

Not included

  • Coffee and snacks
  • Tips (optional)

Meeting point

Wukang Mansion, south side (武康大楼 南侧, 上海市徐汇区淮海中路1850号 武康大楼). Pick-up elsewhere in Shanghai can be arranged; tell Jing where you are staying.

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Questions about this tour

Good with the Bund tour?
Yes: do this in the morning and the Bund tour the next day, or ask me for a combined 8-hour version.

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