Shanghai leads the country in the catering business. There are in Shanghai famous restaurants with chefs well-known for cooking dishes of Beijing, Guangdong, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Anhui and Fujian---eight celebrated styles of Chinese food. And each style, in turn, consists of several local dishes. For instance, Zhejiang cuisine comprises Hangzhou, Ningbo and Shaoxing dishes, while Jiangsu cuisine includes Yangzhou, Suzhou, Wuxi and Shanghai dishes. Available also in Shanghai are a number of Western-style restaurants as well as vegetarian restaurants serving dishes cooked with vegetables and bean products only. These restaurants are what makes Shanghai cuisine so celebrated both at home and abroad.

Shanghai is also famous for its refreshments .