illegal. Because Zheng Ning, director of the Law Department of the School of Cultural Industry Management, Communication University of China, pointed out that many laws and regulations in China have made it clear that catering service providers need to have food business licenses. Meituan virtual store does not have a physical store, does not use valid documents or does not disclose documents, and embezzles documents, which is suspected of breaking the law. For specific news, you can pay attention to the official website and get first-hand authoritative information. Therefore, the virtual shop of Meituan is illegal.