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Authentic Local Food Tour: Experience Beijing's Traditional Cuisine and Cultural History
5.0
30 Ratings
Dongcheng
Embark on an authentic local food tour in Beijing and indulge in over 15 mouth-watering food tastings. Discover the city’s rich culinary history and cultural traditions while exploring the charming hutong area. Sample iconic dishes like Beijing wraps, donkey burger, and Mongolian hot pot. Enjoy unlimited local beers and sodas. Choose from morning, lunch, or evening options to suit your travel itinerary.
Embark on an authentic local food tour in Beijing and indulge in over 15 mouth-watering food tastings. Discover the city’s rich culinary history and cultural traditions while exploring the charming hutong area. Sample iconic dishes like Beijing wraps, donkey burger, and Mongolian hot pot. Enjoy unlimited local beers and sodas. Choose from morning, lunch, or evening options to suit your travel itinerary.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Zhangzizhong Street - Begin your journey at Huguosi Snacks Street, a historic snack street with over 700 years of tradition.
The restaurant is renowned for its Steamed Rice Cakes with Sweet Stuffing, Soybean Cake, Crisp Noodle, Fried Ring, and Fermented Mung Bean Juice. These dishes are not only unique in flavor but also exquisite in presentation….
- Zhangzizhong Street - Begin your journey at Huguosi Snacks Street, a historic snack street with over 700 years of tradition.
The restaurant is renowned for its Steamed Rice Cakes with Sweet Stuffing, Soybean Cake, Crisp Noodle, Fried Ring, and Fermented Mung Bean Juice. These dishes are not only unique in flavor but also exquisite in presentation. Miancha, a savory and delicate porridge made from millet, is also a highlight.
- Beijing Hutong Culture Tour - Explore the hutongs to gain insight into local life while sampling a variety of snack cuisines.
- Beixinqiao Station - The tour will take you past local markets and conclude at Beixinqiao Station.
What's Included
- Unlimited beer and sodas
- One cup yoghurt or one frozen pop
- Food and drink tastings (enough for breakfast lunch or dinner)
- 4-6 food stops
- One cup of Beijing local liquor (Baijiu)
- English-speaking tour guide service fee
- Spanish/French/Italian/German guide available for extra 400RMB (notify 3 days before tour)
- Unlimited beer and sodas
- One cup yoghurt or one frozen pop
- Food and drink tastings (enough for breakfast lunch or dinner)
- 4-6 food stops
- One cup of Beijing local liquor (Baijiu)
- English-speaking tour guide service fee
- Spanish/French/Italian/German guide available for extra 400RMB (notify 3 days before tour)
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
- Over 10 kinds of mouth-watering food tastings are included in this tour;
- Gain insider knowledge of the city’s cuisine and food history culture;
- Providing a cultural introduction to the city and explore foods in hutong area in small group;
- Sample many dishes such as Beijing wraps, donkey burger, Beijing lamb spine and ribs hot pot, Mongolian hot…
- Over 10 kinds of mouth-watering food tastings are included in this tour;
- Gain insider knowledge of the city’s cuisine and food history culture;
- Providing a cultural introduction to the city and explore foods in hutong area in small group;
- Sample many dishes such as Beijing wraps, donkey burger, Beijing lamb spine and ribs hot pot, Mongolian hot pot, Mongolian BBQ, vegetarian delicious, etc…
- Enjoy unlimited local beers and sodas.
Morning special, lunch, 3 evening dinner options are flexible to fit into your any travel itinerary.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Children under 3 are free of charge
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Zhangzizhong Road
Zhangzizhong subway station ( Line 5 exit D)
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(30 Ratings)
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Valeskausantos
Mar 20, 2026
Great experiences with Beijing Food - Best food tour em Beijing. And Justin is a great guide, super funny and patient. Thank u for everything.
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Kirsten_s
Feb 19, 2026
Awesome Food Tour - May took us on our food tour and we had the best time. Communication about where and when to meet was clear and timely and May was quick to respond to messages. We had an array of dishes some of which included: temple snacks, dumplings and noodles. May shared insight into the different dishes and answered all the questions we had. It was a wonderful evening.
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Margarita_p
Feb 19, 2026
Yummy - Our tour guide May was such a sweetheart. Unfortunately due to Chinese New Year holidays some of the restaurants in our itinerary were closed. But she took us to another restaurants. We tried so much food and everything was very delicious. Thank you May. 🫶
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Lenal593
Feb 3, 2026
Hutong food tour with Justin - Lots of authentic good food. Go with an empty stomach. Justin brought us to a local place where there are few people and lots of different kinds of food to eat. Justin also shared local Beijing food culture with us. Recommended!
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Tyler_s
Jan 29, 2026
Great experience! - Was a fantastic tour that gave you a chance to try many different local dishes. My tour guide was May and she was very helpful and was great to talk with and learn about living in Beijing.
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Andremorita
Nov 1, 2025
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Amazing food & hutong tour! - Loved this tour! A super friendly guide took us to try so many delicious local dishes in hidden spots I’d never find alone. Walking through the old hutongs was beautiful and full of life. Great mix of food, culture, and fun — totally recommend it!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Incredible experience of food and hutongs!
I loved the tour! The guide was super friendly and attentive, took us to taste delicious local food in hidden places that I would never find alone. Walking through the ancient hutongs was beautiful and full of life. A perfect blend of food, culture and fun — highly recommended!
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Srikanth
Nov 1, 2025
Excellent and Amazing - Our tour guide Gary took us to nice restaurants in Beijing and introduced to new recepies. I really liked the food.
Gary is an excellent tour guide with amazing knowledge of Chinese History and culture.
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71keesv
Nov 1, 2025
Gary knows his Hutongs - Gary is great, we had a two hour hutong food tour and not only was there great new food, he also know a lot about the history of the Hutongs
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Ladybug2311
Oct 20, 2025
Awesome tour with Adam! Highly recommend - Absolutely amazing experience! We were lucky to have just the two of us with the guide, Adam, for our last minute booking, so it felt special. The tour was the perfect mix of delicious local dishes, cultural insight, and fun storytelling. Our guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and took us to authentic spots we’d never have found on our own. Every stop was unique — from sizzling street snacks to hidden family-run restaurants. A must-do for anyone wanting to taste the real Beijing!
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Pioneer14489601871
Aug 1, 2025
Beijing street food experience - The foodie tour with Adam was a wonderful experience with some tasty treats that we both enjoyed. Adam was a wealth of information, which
Made for a wonderful evening of food a knowledge of Beijing.
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