Old Beijing Dinner Tour
Overview
Available languages
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
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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
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
Reviews
323 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fantastic Food Tour Not To Be Missed
Kit Y,
Aug 15, 2025
- Viator
5.00Easily the best food tour I’ve done having done so many in several countries! Great tour, great host, great company and of course great food with a wealth of historical background about each food. Starting with a sumptuous hotpot, we than ate yoghurt introduced to China by the invading Manchurians during the late Qing Dynasty, then onto some wine tasting which were the best wines I have ever tasted, some fermented for as long as 365 days. Onto some noodles with vinegar and chilli and eaten with raw garlic, then perhaps the strangest, most exotic of all dishes, donkey wraps with real donkey meat! Really tender and juicier than beef. Garth explained that while those in heaven ate dragon meat, the next best thing for earthlings was the meat of donkeys. We then went onto savour the popular jinbiangs where historically troops on the battlefield would cook these on their shields over an open flame. And lastly we visited the home of a local citizen where we were surprised with the sight and sounds of little crickets in small lantern shaped cages and the last item, chicken wings marinated in Szechuan sauce. Our host, Garth was an encyclopaedia of knowledge providing the most fascinating stories behind each of the food items, and a fun and pleasant person to talk to. And there was also so much camaraderie amongst the fellow travellers also joining the tour. Overall a fantastic tour and one not to be missed for those visiting Beijing. Thanks Garth for a great time!
Must do in Beijing!
Daniel P,
Apr 19, 2025
- Viator
5.00Amazing tour with the best tour guide Jesus. Took us to Amazing places beer at each one included and he helped me sort out a Didi, whilst having issues with my Alipass (took 30min) and waited till it arrived. Thank you again
Best Food tour: a wholistic journey!
Panaitescu A,
Mar 25, 2025
- Viator
5.00This is one of the best food tours we’ve ever done while travelling. So if you need to book a food tour, I highly recommend this one. We’ve experienced at least 6 different foods ( that I remember of :)) plus some drinks. The bonus is that we’ve also got a glimpse into Wilson’s life of how we moved from Australia and based his whole life in China. It’s truly a wholistic journey as you eat extremely well, understand more of the culture, you see how one can integrate here & taste some of the local Chinese drinks. Highly recommended it, 10/10, would definitely book it again when coming back! Thank you so much Wilson!
Great tour
Christopher H,
Oct 13, 2024
- Viator
5.00Excellent tour with Garth. Very informative, food excellent, helpful getting a taxi back to the hotel. A great end to our stay in Beijing.
Exploring Beijing’s Best Kept Foodie Secrets
LizAnn M,
Sep 21, 2024
- Viator
5.00We had an incredible food tour in Beijing with Gareth as our guide. His knowledge of both Beijing’s and China’s history and culture was impressive, and he added so much depth to our experience. The food was absolutely amazing, and each stop on the tour was unique, offering something new and authentic. It felt like we were uncovering hidden gems that you wouldn’t find in a guidebook or stumble upon on your own. The whole experience was intimate and personal, making it feel like a true discovery of Beijing’s culinary treasures. Highly recommended!
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