Private Tour
3-Hour Private Night Tour: Beijing Foodie Experience
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
Combine the cultural delights and delectable bites of Beijing on this enriching 3-hour food tour of China’s captivating capital. Accompanied by a private guide, appease an appetite for authenticity as you sample 10-20 different types of local delicacy in one of the Beijing old neighborhood area - Dongsi Hutong . Gain fascinating insight into China’s rich culinary culture and traditions at night.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Age under 4 is free to join
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Local guide will meet you in your hotel's lobby
Local guide
Private tour
If the hotel is inside the city the pick up is free
Food tasting
Gratuities
Transportation from the travelers hotel to attractions $5 per person
Transport fee from their hotel to Hutong $5 per person
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Dongsi Hutong
Greet your gastronomic guide in your Beijing City center hotel lobby and embark on your culinary tour of the city’s charming historic neighborhoods like famous Dongsi Hutong.
LongFuSi Jie
Travel by taxi(on your own expense) to get to the main area where you will do all of your tastings. Listen, as your guide offers intriguing insight into the Hutong’s rich history before taking a seat at your first eatery, Xinjiang Taste Restaurant. Here, you will sample the restaurants specialty, Lamb kabobs. Try 3-5 different types of kabobs and side dishes such as eggplant, beans, garlic, leeks, and Nang. Erguotou-also known as Chinese white liquor is a Chinese alcoholic beverage, you will try it here.
Options
Tour without transportation
Guide pick you up from your hotel(within the 4th ring road)you can either taxi or subway(on your own expense) to the tour
Pickup included
Tour with private tranport
Private vehicle with AC: Your tour including a tour guide and a private vehicle to pick you up from your hotel's lobby(for hotel within the 5th ring)
Pickup included
Reviews
53 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great foodie night with Kevin is the best!
ElisWiden,
Sep 7, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Kevin was a great guide and he was also very funny. he shared lots of good stories about the hutong and the food we ate. We enjoyed his company very much. He is also very helpful to my elderly mother, keeping her pace during the walk around the hutong and asking her food preferences when ordering. We loved Kevin very much!
Fantastic sampling of many classic Chinese dishes!
Christina M,
Aug 9, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Fantastic sampling of many classic Chinese dishes! Our guide, Miko, taught us about the history of Beijing and the proper way to eat each unique dish. Good vegetarian options! Hotel pickup was convenient. Great option for first timers in mainland China!
No contingency plan if any bikers can’t finish the tour
Brandi M,
Aug 3, 2024
- Review from Viator
2.00Due to not feeling well as a result to a GI virus, my family of 4 was recommended to do the night tour instead of the morning one that we had signed up for so that we could avoid the heat. We showed up to the tour not realizing that additional people were also signed up and that it was for 4 hours instead of 3 (as the tour title implies). After an exhilarating and hot 1.5 hours of riding around the streets of Shanghai, it no longer became safe for me to ride due to feeling like I was going to pass out. However, I was told by the guide to be strong and continue on for another 2.5hrs since there was no option to end early since others were on the tour. I continued on, but quickly began to feel faint and had to pull off on the side of the road. My family followed me while we tried to come up with a reasonable solution. In the meantime, our guide panicked while trying to figure out how to handle the situation which included a lot of yelling at me and my husband in front of our kids. We eventually came up with a solution to bring our bikes back to our hotel and then pay a truck 450rmb to deliver the bikes back to the company’s office. In the meantime, my 10-year-old daughter started to cry due to being scared that I was going to pass out and also get into a lot of trouble by this company for not finishing the tour. Seeing that this was our last night in China after a three week trip, it was a pretty traumatic experience to end on and I wish this company would have a contingency plan in place for these types of situations. In retrospect, I probably shouldn’t have agreed to go on this tour to begin with; however, a reputable bike company would have a much more tactful way to handle the situation, including warning me not to join the tour from the start if they thought it would even possibly be an issue.
Great local food experience.
diogog989,
Jun 18, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a great opportunity to experience local food outlets and learn about the history of the hutongs. Our guide Anson was excellent. Highly recommended!
Truly excellent
630constantinp,
Mar 29, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing food experience, 5 restaurants with different Chinese province food in 3 hours. Lucy speaks excellent English and is a fantastic guide. Highly recommended.
Good food!
Lover of food2b,
Feb 9, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Anson was our tour guide. He spoke great English and had tons of knowledge about the neighborhoods we were walking in, which was also the location of our hotel. He gave us a variety of food choices, all delicious, but did give us the option to be more adventurous. We opted out of eating anything too exotic. We were so impressed with Anson, we signed up for a tour at the Forbidden City and requested him. He is extremely knowledgable about the history in China and tells it in a way that keeps things interesting.
A taste of real Chinese food
MancinPhil,
Jan 7, 2020
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We were met by our guide Linda at our hotel. Linda took us on an amazing tour over more than 3 hours around Beijing. Linda was very pleasant and well educated to provide us with much information about what we ate at each location. TIP - Do not eat too much too early !! There are maybe 8 stops on the tour to sample food. We felt guilty towards the end as we were full and could only try the last few dishes. No pressure to eat the food though. Linda was very friendly and likeable and would recommend her for this tour. Thanks Linda !
Personal experience
Min Li F,
Dec 23, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Overall, we enjoyed the personable experience and the story telling. We had our tour with Anson. And he made the tour very personable for us. He brought us to places where we would not have gone on our own. My favorite part besides the eating was the little tour of the hutongs. He shared with us the significance of the door ways which made our trip to the forbidden city more relatable. Food wise though, we're from Los Angeles which already have a lot of similar food and this tour gave us a new insights about the cuisine.
This tour is AMAZING!
Jeredon,
Dec 1, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My girlfriend and I took this tour with Lucy and LOVED IT! It was just us three hanging out and walking through Hutong. It felt like exploring the city and spending time with a close friend. She was really nice, friendly, funny, knowledgeable, and welcoming. 1000% recommend to anyone visiting Beijing!
Fantastic time!
brianb94531,
Nov 10, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Becky was a fantastic guide. I’m only sad because we did this on our first night in town and I was so jet lagged that I wish I could have stayed longer and visited even more amazing food stops!
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