The Shenzhen City Guides answer the questions every first visit raises: where to find proper dim sum and Chaoshan beef hotpot, which free museums deserve a morning, which tower gives the best view and where the night goes in Shekou and around OCT Loft. Each guide is a short list with an opinion, giving the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip for every place. It opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Shenzhen City Guides
- 139 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Shenzhen guides
Food guide
25 places
Morning dim sum, Chaoshan beef sliced minutes before it meets the broth, roast goose with plum sauce and clay-pot porridge for late evenings.
Things to do guide
24 places
Free museums worth booking, tower views on a clear day, long walks by the bay and the electronics markets of Huaqiangbei.
Family guide
24 places
A safari day out, a botanical garden and city parks, museums for wet afternoons and food that suits fussy eaters.
Nightlife guide
22 places
Hotel bars high above Futian, craft beer taps, jazz around OCT Loft, Shekou’s pubs and food after midnight.
Day trips guide
23 places
The beaches and coastal trail of Dapeng, seafood at Yantian, plus Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Kaiping by fast train.
Budget guide
21 places
Museums with free entry, hill and bay views that cost nothing and meals for less than €10.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Shenjing Huaxiang Goose
Huaqiangbei, Futian
Roast goose is Shenzhen’s own dish, and this place near the electronics district does it well: glossy skin, plum sauce on the side and a bowl of rice. A quarter bird is plenty for two. From the food guide.
Penny Black Jazz Cafe
Wen Chang Jie, OCT Loft, Nanshan
A compact jazz room in the OCT creative quarter where the band is the reason to come. It is welcoming if you speak no Chinese and costs less than a hotel bar for a similar set. From the nightlife guide.
西冲海滩 (Xichong Beach)
Xichong, Dapeng, east end of the peninsula
Soft sand and clear water at the far tip of the Dapeng peninsula, with simple barbecue and seafood stalls behind the beach. Stay for sunset, or come early for sunrise. From the day trips guide.
Plan your days in Shenzhen
Day one: start with dim sum in Futian, climb Lianhuashan for the view down the central axis, then spend the evening on craft beer or a hotel bar nearby. Day two: walk or cycle Shenzhen Bay Park, wander Nantou’s old walled town and finish with live jazz at OCT Loft. For a rainy or slow day, book a free museum, browse the floors of Shenzhen Book City and end with Chaoshan beef hotpot or a late bowl of casserole porridge.
Questions about the Shenzhen guides
What do the Shenzhen City Guides include?
Six guides with 139 places altogether: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. For each place you get why it is worth going, the area, notes on opening times and a practical tip.
How do I receive the guides after buying?
The links show up on your order page as soon as the payment goes through, and again in your confirmation email. They open in the browser of any phone or laptop, with no app and no account.
Can I use the Shenzhen guides offline?
Yes. Load each guide once while connected and it keeps working without a signal, ticks and notes included. Opening a map link needs mobile data.
Which languages are the guides in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy only one guide?
Yes. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99.
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