Overview
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3 hours
Mobile ticket
Beijing’s dinner time cuisine is so much more than the crowded tourist markets featuring bugs and mystery meat on sticks! Join this small group food tour as you explore delicious, traditional dishes shoulder-to-shoulder with Beijingers in a traditional Hutong neighborhood. You’ll meet your bilingual guide and small group at a convenient location, then head out to try traditional dishes that Chinese chefs have been perfecting for thousands of years.
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
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking advanced notice is required to be able to cater to any dietary restrictions.
Standard group size is 8, but in some cases groups can be up to 12 people with a second guide
What To Expect
UnTour Beijing Food Tours
Our walking culinary tours are designed to get visitors off the beaten path and into authentic local shops where they can eat shoulder to shoulder with locals. Since 2010, UnTour Food Tours has taken thousands of guests to our favorite mom-and-pop-owned shops. Beijing’s dinnertime cuisine is so much more than the crowded tourist markets featuring bugs and mystery meat on sticks! Instead, join our small group food tour and explore delicious, local dishes shoulder-to-shoulder with Beijingers in a traditional Hutong neighborhood. You’ll try authentic dishes that Chinese chefs have been perfecting for thousands of years, and learn about the history and culture of Beijing along the way.
Hutong Tour
Head deep into the hutongs with us as we explore some of the best food in the city. These wandering alleyways are bustling with local neighborhood life, and some of the best mom-and-pop shops are buried deep down the lanes.
Options
7PM Dinner Food Tour
Your tour departure time is at 7:00pm
What‘s Included
Guide fee
Post-tour welcome packet with helpful restaurant recommendations, local travel tips & so much more to help make your stay in Beijing easy & fun
Bottled water
Soft drinks & local alcoholic beverages
Tasting stops add up to a very large meal, and you will most likely not need to schedule a meal for several hours after the tour
Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
372 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Food was authentic and delicious.
Passport01594549253,May 30, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We thoroughly enjoyed our first Untour Food Tour and Xian was an excellent host full of interesting and funny background stories.
Great tour!
shannonbW4586XY,May 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Great tour! I learned a lot and tried new things despite having lived in China before and having been pretty adventurous with trying food then. I also better understood Chinese culture better from what our tour guide shared. When I am back in Beijing I hope to do this again and would also like to try some of their other tours.
Must do in Beijing
Connector38508806973,May 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Had an amazing food tour last night with Untour Beijing. Sian was such a great guide — super patient, passionate, and really thoughtful with everyone’s dietary needs and preferences. Loved how she explained the history behind each dish and showed us around parts of Beijing too. The hand-cut noodles with fresh garlic were unexpectedly one of the highlights of the night. Highly recommend this tour if you’re visiting Beijing. Two thumbs up!
The BEST Beijing dinner tour
Dreamer03335123868,May 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jesus and Sian were incredible hosts. So knowledgeable and friendly. I loved this tour SO much, would thoroughly recommend it. We had a group of 16 people, and had the best time. Would never have known about some of the treasures we stopped at had it not been for their knowledge and relationships with the vendors. Thank you for the memories!!
DO NOT EAT ANYTHING AFTER LUNCH
linleyblenheimNZ,May 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Awesome trip into areas of Beijing a tourist, without a guide, would not see. We experienced hidden away gems. Great food, drinks, and our English speaking tour guide made for a memorable night. Highly recommended.
Must do tour in Beijing
W4637MZjeremyb,May 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had a fantastic experience with Sian! She was friendly and provided lots of information about the food we ate and the history around it. At the end, we were also given tips and various recommendations about the food scene in Beijing which proved invaluable. Overall, we had a great time and I would highly recommend the tour.
The tour is fast. The food (thankfully) is not. :-)
Brian C,May 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Nice mix of 7-8 stops. Enjoyed the mix across the venues of larger plates, nibbles, rice wine, yoghurt etc which showcased some of the food & drink options in the hutongs. Appreciated Sian sending the list the day after of where we’ve been and what we’d had! Sian is a friendly and informative host who judged the group of 8!well. It was a pacy evening out of necessity so if you like to sit and enjoy long discussions over food then this may not work for you. Chinese wine is gaining momentum to this is suggested as an option for consideration for the future. Thanks to excellent pre-tour responses from Unfood I knew this was not an option so expectations were managed well. Overall, a fun night out and a nice experience to share with other travellers. Thank you.
You have to to do this food tour!
Lapeye,May 19, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What an amazing experience! I would 100% recommend this food tour. Our guide Jesus was so knowledgable and passionate about Beijing and this really shone through on our food tour. We had so much fun and got to experience the kind of places you wouldn't go to without someone 'in the know'. The food (and drink!) we tasted was incredible and Jesus followed up with more recommendations for us to visit during our stay, all of which were excellent.
A great night out!
LightPacker828057,May 18, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Good fun, good food and takes you off the beaten track. A great evening out. Highly recommend.
Yummy dinner tour in Beijing!
bigdaddyk2016,May 12, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a lovely way to explore a small bit of a city the size of Beijing which has such a rich gastronomic history and range. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves wandering around, sampling so many goodies along the way.
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