The 12 Food Experiences in Beijing That Earn Their Price

1.Beijing Hutong Walking Food and Beer Tour at Hidden Restaurants

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,132 reviews · from $80Our pick

Eat through Beijing’s hutongs with hotpot, noodles, spring pancakes, unlimited beer, and a craft brewery finish on this small-group tour.

“Really good tour. Get to taste four different plates at four different restaurants, each one from a different part of Beijing's culture and all very tasty! Guides also gave really good description of the history of the food and the Hutongs as we walked through the streets. Would definitely recommend doing this tour.”

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2.Hidden Gems Guided Food Tour with Beer and Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 306 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $75

Explore Beijing hutongs by night with hotpot, noodles, spring pancakes, an endangered Muslim dish, craft beer, and an English-speaking guide.

“I enjoyed this tour very much. Our guide, Haitao, was so knowledgeable, passionate about his home town and its food, and fun. I loved all the various places we visited and the food we were served.”

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3.Beijing Private Hutong Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 299 reviews · from $82

Taste 20+ Beijing dishes, explore Dongsi Hutong, meet local shop owners, and learn old Beijing food traditions with a private guide.

“Mike was exceptional. Loved the experience (not so much some of the food!) I felt like it was a very authentic experience with food that I would have never tried and some I will never try again. Definitely worth the time.”

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4.Beijing Hutong Breakfast Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 155 reviews · from $45Best value

Explore Beijing’s hutongs over 10-plus breakfast bites, market stops, and local stories on a friendly three-hour tour for $45.

“This was an amazing tour through the hutongs with some amazing food!! Lynn was a wonderful guide and super knowledgeable about Beijing, Chinese history and food!! Not only was the food on the tour delicious but her recommendation for Peking duck was amazing!!”

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5.Beijing Hutong Breakfast Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 120 reviews · from $55

Explore Beijing’s hutongs over a filling breakfast of jianbing, baozi, tofu, and almond pudding with a small-group local guide.

“The breakfast tour was fantastic. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable, insightful, and friendly. We started near the Lama Temple and explored the surrounding area on foot. We got to try a wide variety of dishes, including some lesser-knRead more”

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6.Beijing Walking Food Tour with a Local Friend

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · from $60

Taste Beijing with a local friend through hutong noodles, dumplings, snacks, and flexible food choices on a private two-hour walking tour.

“The tour was brilliant - Jenny tailored it to my dietary preferences and offered her choices and recommendations throughout the tour. Her recommendations were guided purely by how good the food is - a true foodie!! Each dish was dRead more”

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7.Experience Beijing Walking Food Tour Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · from $55

Taste 10 Beijing specialties on a private three-hour food walk with an English-speaking guide, local eateries, dumplings, noodles, beer, and dessert.

“David was a super enthusiastic guide with a lot of knowledge. Delicious restaurants seen and dishes. Top tour!!Auto-translated”

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8.3-Hour Private Night Tour: Beijing Foodie Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 53 reviews · from $79

Taste Beijing’s best night snacks in Dongsi Hutong, from lamb kabobs and tanjianbing to Yunnan noodles, with a private local guide.

“We really enjoyed this tour and our guide was great! We tried many different foods which we would not find in Europe and would not search out. There was plenty of food for really big eaters so make sure you are hungry before going. The only suggestion would be to offer different food tours as we understand there are also a couple 'snack' streets which would be a nice option as well.”

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9.Authentic Old Beijing Hutong Food and Beer Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · from $80

Explore Beijing’s old hutongs on a private food walk with six tastings, local beer, family noodles, hot pot, barbecue, and a local guide.

“One of the best things you can do in Beijing. Nice experience, nice food , wonderful guide! Thanks for all!”

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10.Beijing Hutong Food Crawl Delights: Peking duck, Hotpot&More

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 32 reviews · 3 hours · from $80

Taste Peking duck, Mongolian hot pot, Yunnan noodles, and hutong snacks on a three-hour Beijing food tour with an English-speaking guide.

“Miko was a great tour guide. It was my brother’s first day in China and he loved all the food. I chose this food tour to mix history and food and it was better than we could have imagined. The food was delicious and Miko explained the history of the dishes in such an interesting way. I would definitely book this tour again!”

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11.China’s Favourite Street Food Cooking Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $80

Make Beijing-style jian bing with Dom in a private 90-minute workshop, choosing traditional or sweet fillings and learning a street-food classic.

“Such a fun workshop. Dom explained the history of Jian Bings with an entertaining story, then the technique of making them and was there to help when needed. There was a plentiful assortment of fillings to use, from traditional savoury to sweet chocolate and banana. Read more”

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12.Vegan Home Cooking & Local Market Tour with Sanxia

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 4 reviews · 4 hours · from $47

Cook vegan Chinese food, shop a Beijing market, sip tea, and share a homemade meal with Sanxia in her Tongzhou home.

“This was amazing! I did this cooking class back in September and it was such a great experience! I was the only person booking it that day, so we met a little earlier, went to the market together and bought all the vegetables fresh from there! Then, we went to Sanxia‘s apartment and cooked a lot of different dishes! It was really fun!! We all ate together and talked a lot. I actually ended up spending my whole day with Sanxia, her boyfriend Jürgen and their friends. It was my favorite day of my whole solo trip to Beijing, China ^^”

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