The 14 Best Food Tours in Beijing, Side by Side

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

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

Follow an English-speaking guide through Beijing’s old hutongs for about 3.5 hours, stopping at family-run restaurants and a private home for hotpot, noodles, beef buns, and spring pancakes. Groups stay under 12, drinks are included, and guides such as Winnie, Yoyo, Janice, and Haitao add local food and history along the way.

“Our local guide Haitao was passionate about his city and made the tour come alive with stories and enthusiasm. The food and beer were plentiful and delicious — a perfect mix of local favorites. Even better, the group was fantastic and really brightened up my long day. Highly recommend this experience if you want to taste the real Beijing!”

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2.Hidden Gems Guided Food Tour with Beer and Tastings

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

Meet your English-speaking guide at Shichahai and walk 2.5 kilometers through old hutong lanes, stopping at four local eateries. You’ll try copper-pot mutton hotpot, Beijing noodles, spring pancakes, and a rare Muslim specialty linked with Empress Cixi, with craft beer and other drinks included. Guides such as Janice, Tony, Winnie, and Yoyo are known for clear explanations and warm company.

“We thoroughly enjoyed this absolutely delicious food tour. Tony was an excellent guide, charming and knowledgeable giving us insights into the food as well as the local areas we were in. A must do if you are in Beijing as they are places you would never find on your own!”

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3.Beijing Private Hutong Food Walking Tour

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

Spend four hours with a private guide such as Allen, Lucy, Jay, Miko, or Anson, tasting 20-plus Beijing dishes in Dongsi Hutong and around LongFuSi Jie. Visit markets, bakeries, small restaurants, and family-run shops, with vegetarian options available if requested in advance. Pickup can be added.

“Very good tour. Highly recommended. Kevin was good guide - very responsive, friendly and helpful. Good communication and no problems.”

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4.Beijing Hutong Breakfast Food Tour

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

Start at 9:00 am with guides such as Lynn, Lin, or Winnie, then eat your way through a market and Dongcheng hutongs. Expect more than 10 dishes and drinks at four or five local stops, including zongzi, douzhi, sesame flatbread, tofu pudding, yogurt, and pancakes. The group is limited to 10.

“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

Start near Lama Temple at 8:00 am with a small group of up to eight. Guide Garth and the UnTour team lead you through old hutongs, local shops, and food stalls for baozi, jianbing, tofu, fried dough, soy milk, and almond pudding. The walk ends near the Bell and Drum Towers.

“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

Join Jenny or another local guide for a private two-hour food walk through Beijing’s Dongsi hutongs. You can request spicy, vegetarian, vegan, or halal dishes in advance. Expect Beijing noodles, dumplings, crispy beef pie, local snacks, dessert, drinks, and one surprise bite, with the exact menu shaped around your tastes.

“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

Spend three hours tasting Beijing favorites such as zhajiangmian noodles, dumplings, potstickers, tanghulu, crepes, and local beer. Your private English-speaking guide meets you at a central hotel or Dongsi Subway Station, leads you to local eateries, and helps you return afterward. Guides have included Richard, David, Davide, Dawei, and Jenny.

“We have been on other food tours, which, to be honest, we enjoyed more…. our guide was enthusiastic and flexible to our requests, and the food tastes great, however he was a bit hard to understand and he did not appear to be well-versed in the foods we were tasting.”

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8.Authentic Old Beijing Hutong Food and Beer Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 49 reviews · from $80

Spend about four hours walking Beijing’s old hutongs with a private guide such as Justin, Nico, or Peter, stopping at five or six local food spots. Expect Mongolian hot pot, family noodles, Beijing wraps, barbecue, yogurt, local beer, and soda. Hotel pickup is available, with transport paid separately.

“Nico was an excellent guide. Spoke great English. Very informative & entertaining. A wonderful experience.”

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

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

Spend three hours eating through Beijing’s Dongsi hutongs, with stops for carved Peking duck, charcoal-fired Mongolian hot pot, Yunnan rice noodles, and roadside snacks. English-speaking guides such as Mike, Andy, Miko, and Anson lead the walk, explain local food customs, and help you order in small groups of fewer than 10.

“I spent my time the best way I could do it. My guide, Allen, speaked English better than me, and tell me a lot about Chinese culture and food. Also, he showed me the restaurants, where I'll never enter alone - it's too local and incomprehensible for foreigners like me. But it was great - all the street food and restaurants were very cozy and interesting, and there were a different high class food with exclusive quality, taste and aroma. I liked all the food that Allen treated me. Thank you very much!”

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10.Hutong Breakfast Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 3 hours · from $45

Spend three hours eating through Beijing’s hutongs with an English-speaking guide such as Kelly, Lynn, or Yoyo. Visit local markets, family-run food stalls, and small eateries for 12 or more dishes, including pork zongzi, douzhi, beef flatbread, tofu pudding, imperial-style sweets, and cheesy jianbing. Food and soft drinks are included, but bring comfortable shoes and no large bags.

“Kelly our guide was fantastic really sharing lots of stories with us and great info. Really enjoyed this tour. The food was fantastic and a great way to try so many different dishes I wouldn’t try otherwise. My favourite was the sweet pancake and the egg & bacon pancake. So fascinating to walk through the Hutongs and sample food. Only comment- a lot of ‘sweet’ red bean paste desserts at one time. This combo could be improved and perhaps tour to include a drink. However overall very good and really enjoyed. Would recommend Kelly in particular. Meeting place was a little confusing- Station B but maps link suggested the Museum.…”

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11.Private Beijing Markets Tour with Tea Tasting at Hongqiao Pearl Market

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $88

Spend four private hours exploring Panjiayuan Antique Market and Hongqiao Pearl Market with an English-speaking guide and private car. You’ll taste tea, browse thousands of stalls, learn practical bargaining tricks, and stop for an optional lunch. Guides such as Lily, Lisa, and Lucy are praised for friendly, hands-on help.

“Lily was great help and a ton of fun! She really made us step a bit out of our comfort zones and haggle properly with the vendors. She was really helpful showing my dad how to manage it without speaking at all calculators and disapproving looks. I would really recommend this as a nice half-day trip to buy anything you missed while you were in the city”

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12.China’s Favourite Street Food Cooking Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $80

At 10 Shi Que Hutong in central Beijing, Dom from Our Beijing introduces you to jian bing, explains its street-food roots, then helps you mix batter, cook your own pancakes, and choose fillings. This private 90-minute class suits families, friends, and anyone who wants a tasty Beijing skill to take home.

“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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13.Beijing Hutong Dinner and Beer Walking Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $99

Meet guide Lan at Shichahai Station for a 3.5-hour private walk through Gulou and nearby hutongs. You will eat at three stops, visit a local brewery, see Wanning Bridge, Shichahai, and the Drum and Bell Towers from outside, and hear local stories in clear English. The tour costs $99 per person and includes food, drinks, and bottled water.

“Best ever so much fun super food in cool Restaurants. I got perfekt Information about this Area :-)”

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14.Hutongs & Food & Culture Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 6 reviews · 3 - 6 hours · from $2Best value

Walk Beijing’s old hutongs with a live English, Chinese, French, or Dutch guide, then explore the Capital Museum on the museum option. Depending on your booking, you may add a rickshaw ride and courtyard home visit. Allow 3 to 6 hours, bring your passport, and budget separately for food and drinks.

“Ho prenotato solo biglietti senza tour; un bel museo, molto grande e interattivo; merita una visita!”

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