Old Beijing Dinner Tour
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
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
337 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great food and history
Jeremy R,
Nov 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent food tour, best I’ve ever been on. All of the food was great, excellent versions of all the dishes selected. Garth is an impressive tour guide. He weaves the history of Beijing and the food into the tour. He is a master at describing the food providing thoughtful tasting notes. Would definitely recommend this tour!
Must-do food tour
Ellapt330,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Excellent tour - a must do in Beijing! Lots of historical context about Beijing, information about life in the city for everyday Beijingers, and excellent, interesting, local food at every stop. Best food tour we’ve done anywhere.
A highlight of our trip to Beijing
leseljones,
Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This our third UnTour food tour, this time in Beijing with Garth and Sian (the other two had been in Shanghai). It was absolutely fantastic and truly one of the highlights of our trip. Garth took the lead and he shared the history of the areas and restaurants/shops we visited, the dishes we tasted and even the ingredients. He was super knowledgeable and his enthusiasm for Beijing and the food really showed through. We visited places that are far off the normal tourist radar and really felt that we were getting an inside view of the Beijing night food scene. Every dish was a hit and both Sian and Garth were a pleasure to spend time with. Highly recommend this specific tour and UnTour in general.
Must do food tour!
txkudi,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Garth was a fantastic guide. He not only gave us a fabulous food tour but also gave us snippets of history as well. We had 7 stops and thoroughly enjoyed the unique experience. As a guide Garth catered to our individual preferences and also made sure to learn our names . Do it the first day you are in Beijing so you can go back and revisit some of the places.
The best experience of all!
Tour47242151437,
Oct 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The best experience of all! My husband and I did two breakfast and dinner food tours with different companies and I can safely say that this was the most memorable experience. I am from Minas Gerais/Brazil, a region known for delicious food and I can say that the places chosen for this Food Tour by adorable Garth (our guide) were amazing and delicious! I highly recommend this experience! May the competition forgive me, but the Untour Food Tour won this...
A Wonderful Variety of Authentic, Local Cuisines
FlaMaine,
Oct 25, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00In addition to taking our small group to some wonderful, hidden culinary gems, Garth gave us many thoughtful insights into Chinese history and food culture. And suggestions for other areas of China in our travel itineraries. We truly felt like locals, experiencing hole-in-the-wall neighborhood eateries with a surprising variety of taste and texture sensations. We moved at a brisk pace from one to another and had way more food offered than we could possibly consume. It was so delicious and we wish we could have eaten more just for the pleasure it gave our taste buds. Highly recommended if you can squeeze it into your Beijing travel schedule.
A fantastic food tour of Old Beijing!
apk22,
Oct 22, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jesus provided an amazing dining experience for us. The tour instructions, including the meeting point directions, were clear and easy to follow. The smaller group size allowed us to easily move between locations. The tour route and variety of foods were carefully considered. The pacing between stops was excellent and we never felt rushed or like we were lingering in a location too long. We appreciated that the tour featured local and family-run businesses, too. Jesus provided us with cultural context of the foods we were eating and helped us to gain a better understanding of the food culture in Beijing. Everything we tried was delicious, and I’m still thinking about the oil-splashed noodles. Thank you for such a memorable experience!
Tasty local food experience
Dee S,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Wonderful culinary experience of old Beijing with the history of each of the food stops we visited. There was plenty of food and drink. Our guide Garth was the best! Highly recommend
Best meal tour in Beijing!
Ole G,
Oct 18, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Fantastic guide. Exactly what we were looking for; a meal experience we would never have sought out ourselves. Learned a lot about China, culture and food as well. Great with a small group, so was very social, and shared experiences.
No joke. Best. Food tour. Ever.
AjaS45,
Oct 11, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My husband and I just went on this food tour during our honeymoon. We travel a lot and go on food tours every time we visit a new country. We’ve been to Japan, France, Spain, Mexico, Thailand, Greece and Italy to name a few. And this was BY FAR the BEST food tour we’ve ever been on. The food was bomb, yes! But it was the history behind the food and stories about its origins that just brought this to a level far beyond just tasting. Garth gave us a master class in transitioning from what sounded like fun stories about China, to “and then this is why they eat this and we’re about to try it”. The way he described flavors before we took bites was something I’ve only seen sommeliers do. So cool! We had a mix of snacks, drinks, and food. And left uncomfortably full. It was awesome. Easy highlight of the trip. Thank you Garth 🥹.
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