There are six canteens in Baoshan Campus of Shanghai University: No.1 canteen (Yixin Building), No.2 canteen (Meier Building), No.3 canteen (Mingshan Building), No.4 canteen (Shuixiu Building), No.5 canteen in South District (Wuxin Building) and No.6 canteen in East District (Liuyun Building). These six canteens are named after the homonym of "123456" in Shanghai dialect.

Liu Yun Building, newly built in recent years, is located in Shandong District. Liu Yun canteen on the first floor and Liu Xin canteen on the second floor have cooking windows, serving clay pot rice, griddle and other local delicacies.

Every canteen has a manual service window, which can be recharged with cash, but pay attention to the staff's schedule posted next to the window. Most people are only here during meals.