The 15 Best Hutong Tours in Beijing: Lanes, Courtyards and Food

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.Temple Heaven, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, Hutong Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 319 reviews · from $58

Join an English-speaking Mubus guide such as Joy, Jimmy, Shannon, or Andy for a full day at Beijing’s Temple of Heaven, Lama Temple, hutongs, and Summer Palace. Expect clear historical explanations, bus transfers, local lunch time, and plenty of walking. The day may finish near the Bird’s Nest, so confirm the final drop-off when booking.

“Very pleasant experience! The tour guide was very professional and she was able to mantain the attention of the whole group with interesting details on the visited sites. Highly recommended!”

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3.Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, Hutong Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 311 reviews · from $99

This 10 to 11-hour Beijing tour combines imperial monuments with a rickshaw ride through old Hutong alleys. An English-speaking guide such as Michael, Lucy, or Helen leads a group of about 12, with hotel pickup, transport, entrance fees, bottled water, and headsets included. It skips shopping stops, leaving more time for sightseeing.

“A fun tour. Guide Michael Ren and driver Mr Chiang were very good. Not sure if the rickshaw ride added much to the tour but didn't mind it. Would take the tour again”

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4.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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5.The Hutong Experience by Bike

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 163 reviews · from $150

Spend about three hours cycling Beijing’s old hutong lanes with an English-speaking guide, e-bike or bicycle, helmet, snacks, drinks, and local street food included. Guide Dominic leads a private ride from Dong Si Bei Da Jie, with stops for traditional games, cafés, rooftops, and local tips.

“Very safe and smooth ride with a good condition E-bike. Dominic gave us lots of chances to try local food(street food).m which was everything great. It was really fun to ride along the alleys in Hutong. So so fun and 100% recommended!!! Hope to join his other activities for my next visit .”

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6.Hutong Culinary Walking Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 162 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $76

Meet at Dongsi Subway Station Exit B for a three-hour walk through quiet hutong lanes and local eateries. Guides such as Jimmy, Lucy, Anson, Mike, and Andy explain Beijing food, customs, and daily life while you try dumplings, jianbing, hot pot, lamb skewers, desserts, and optional adventurous bites. Hotel pickup is available.

“our guide Jimmy was fantastic. he brought us to an area of Beijing we never would have found on our own and tried authentic food that was definitely outside our comfort zone but was delicious. would highly recommend this tour to anyone who is visiting Beijing”

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7.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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8.Beijing City Walk: Explore Hutongs Life and Old Beijing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 146 reviews · from $15

Spend about 2.5 hours exploring Beijing’s old neighborhoods with an English-speaking guide. Depending on your departure, you may walk Qianmen and Dashilan, Sanlihe Hutong, Nanluoguxiang, the Drum and Bell Towers, or Houhai. Guides such as Kevin, Yang, Eevee, and Summer Wang add local stories, food stops, calligraphy, and cultural details.

“Highly recommend the tour we did with Yang. Well balanced with knowledge and fun, from bits of history to trying your hand at calligraphy, having local snacks to trying Peking Opera outfits, hutongs, local shops and even shoe museum... you name it.. Totally recommend the guide and the tour.”

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9.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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10.Beijing Old Hutongs Tour by Rickshaw

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 73 reviews · from $77

Spend about three hours exploring Beijing’s old hutongs by rickshaw, beginning near the Bell and Drum Towers. You’ll visit a traditional home, climb a tower for old-city views, and taste several Chinese teas. Guides such as Gale, Gayle, Michael, and William have earned warm praise, but the route may include sales stops, and the advertised Prince Gong’s Mansion is not consistently visited.

“This was a fantastic way to see an actual Chinese neighborhood and get a glimpse of everyday life. Our guide Gail was very kind and informative.”

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11.Hutongs & Drum Tower City Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 57 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $69

Walk Beijing’s old hutongs beside Qianhai and Houhai lakes, visit Yandai Byway, a Taoist temple, and the Drum Tower, then sample local food. Depending on your booking, you can add a rickshaw ride, bicycle route, or courtyard-home visit. Guides including Alice, Amber, Jenny, Lisa, and Tony offer English commentary and practical food help.

“We have traveled all over the world and been on many tours, but Linda was by far the best tour guide we ever had. We highly recommend her. Her English is great, local knowledge is great and she is an over all great person.”

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12.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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13.Half-Day Private Beijing Hutong Walking Tour with Dim Sum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $148

Walk Beijing’s old hutongs with a private English-speaking guide, visiting Nanluoguxiang, Mao’er Hutong, the Bell and Drum Towers, Yandai Xie Street, and Houhai. You’ll sample bubble tea, red bean dessert, and mantou buns, then enjoy lunch if your selected option includes it. Guides such as Maggie and Kris tailor the walk to your questions.

“I had the most wonderful tour with Maggie! She personalized my tour to my interests and was so knowledgeable about every single question I asked! Before this tour, I had only seen the larger shopping areas in Beijing (I was only there for 24 Read more”

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14.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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15.Chinese Tea ceremony in Beijing Hutong courtyard

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 26 reviews · 1 hour · from $31

Spend one hour with an English-speaking host in a traditional Beijing Hutong courtyard near the Forbidden City. Choose black, green, oolong, or Pu’er tea, learn proper brewing and tea customs, sample snacks, and talk with hosts whose family has lived in the neighborhood for generations. Groups are limited to four people.

“Great experience! Would recomend to any internatinal tourist wanting to experience such an interesting cultural aspect of China. We were warmly welcomed, got to taste some amazing teas, shown how the traditional cerimony is done and try it ourselves. The host was super friendly, nice and perfect english communication.”

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