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The 15 Street Food Tours in Beijing Locals Send You To

26 tours  ·  from $20 a head

The 15 best street food tours you can book tonight, with what each costs, how many stops it makes and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.

Beijing Private Hutong Food Walking Tour - Sampling the first wave of Beijing dishes
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Beijing Private Hutong Food Walking Tour

1.Beijing Private Hutong Food Walking Tour

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

Spend four hours walking Beijing’s Dongsi Hutong and LongFuSi Jie with a private food guide such as Allen, Miko, Lucy, Jay, or Anson. Taste more than 20 local dishes at markets, bakeries, shops, and restaurants while learning how food, old courtyards, and daily life fit together.

“Anson made our food tour an amazing experience! We got to try a variety of delicious dishes at each stop, all unique and full of flavor. It’s a fun and tasty way to explore the city!”

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Beijing: Dumpling Making Workshop with Meal and Tea - Meeting the guide at 16:30
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Beijing: Dumpling Making Workshop with Meal and Tea

2.Beijing: Dumpling Making Workshop with Meal and Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 69 reviews · 3 hours · from $35

Meet your English-speaking guide at 16:30, learn dumpling dough, fillings, and folding techniques, then eat your handmade dumplings with tea, beer, and other Chinese dishes. Hosts such as Eric, Jenny, Janine, and Heyang are praised for patient teaching. Check the meeting point carefully, as hotel pickup is not included.

“instructor had good English and easy to understand. Lots of food and delicious”

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Online Cooking Class Beijing Dumplings and Cuisine by Sunflowerli Renowned Chef - Choosing the right Chinese dish
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Online Cooking Class Beijing Dumplings and Cuisine by Sunflowerli Renowned Chef

3.Online Cooking Class Beijing Dumplings and Cuisine by Sunflowerli Renowned Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · from $20Best value

Join Chef Miss Li, also known as Sunflower Li, live from Beijing for a private 60 to 90 minute Chinese cooking class. Choose dumplings, hand-pulled noodles, dim sum, mapo tofu, kung pao chicken, and more. You shop for the ingredients, then cook from scratch with guidance suited to your level.

“It has been a fantastic experience to cook with Sunflower. She had sent the ingredient list the a few days before with some comments about substitution for in the case I wouldn't have found all the ingredients I needed for the three meals Read more”

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Half-Day Private Beijing Hutong Walking Tour with Dim Sum - Starting at Nanluoguxiang at 10:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m.
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Half-Day Private Beijing Hutong Walking Tour with Dim Sum

4.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, the Bell and Drum Towers, Yandai Xie Street, and Houhai. Sample bubble tea, red bean dessert, and mantou buns, then enjoy dim sum if your selected option includes lunch. Maggie and Kris are among the guides who have led this tour.

“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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Beijing Hutong Food Crawl Delights: Peking duck, Hotpot&More - Meeting the guide in Dongsi Hutongs
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Beijing Hutong Food Crawl Delights: Peking duck, Hotpot&More

5.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 guides such as Mike, Andy, or Miko. You’ll visit three local restaurants for Peking duck, copper-pot hot pot, and Yunnan rice noodles, with roadside snacks, beer, sodas, and cultural stories along the way.

“Tour was amazing. Mike was very informative, great person to sit and eat with, it felt like I was being guided by a friend I've known for a long time. I highly recommend this and I will be coming back!”

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Authentic Local Food Tour in Center Beijing - Four to six stops and a full meal’s worth of food
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Authentic Local Food Tour in Center Beijing

6.Authentic Local Food Tour in Center Beijing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · from $70

Start near Zhangzizhong Road with an English-speaking guide such as James, May, Justin, or Nico, then sample 10-plus Beijing dishes at four to six local stops. Walk through hutongs, enjoy beer, soda, yoghurt or a frozen pop, and finish near Beixinqiao Station.

“Justin was an awesome host taking me to a wide assortment of delicious local favorites. His knowledge of regional cuisine was excellent and enhanced the experience. I had a wonderful time and ate way too much!”

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4-Hour Private Tour: Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, Guozijian Museum with Dim Sum - Entering Lama Temple, or Yonghegong
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4-Hour Private Tour: Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, Guozijian Museum with Dim Sum

7.4-Hour Private Tour: Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, Guozijian Museum with Dim Sum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 21 reviews · from $97

Spend three to four hours with a private English-speaking guide at Beijing’s Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, and Guozijian Museum. You’ll learn about Buddhism, Confucian education, and imperial traditions, then sit down for dim sum. Morning tours include lunch, while afternoon tours include dinner.

“Great guide, patient and helpful. Beautiful place and good lunch. Recommended!”

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China's Favourite Street Food Cooking Workshop - A 90-minute class with plenty of cooking
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China’s Favourite Street Food Cooking Workshop

8.China’s Favourite Street Food Cooking Workshop

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 16 reviews · from $80

Meet Dom at 10 Shi Que Hu Tong for a private, hands-on jian bing class. You’ll hear the dish’s story, mix batter, cook your own pancakes, and test fillings from traditional savoury choices to chocolate and banana. It suits families, friends, and food lovers.

“On the ground knowledge makes this tour company a must for touring Bejing & trying Hutong experiences.”

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4-Hour Private Beijing Hutong Bike Tour with Dumpling Lunch - Starting at Back Lakes and Shichahai
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4-Hour Private Beijing Hutong Bike Tour with Dumpling Lunch

9.4-Hour Private Beijing Hutong Bike Tour with Dumpling Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · from $199

Join guide Sunflower, or another English-speaking private guide, for a four-hour ride through Beijing’s hutongs. Use your own WeChat to unlock a Mobike, visit the Drum Tower, eat dumplings, browse Nanluoguxiang, and return to your hotel by taxi or subway within the Third Ring Road.

“Our Beijing hutong bike tour with sunflower was fantastic. Sunflower was very responsive throughout the booking process and happy to help us personalize our bike tour to meet all of our requested stops. I scheduled a private group toRead more”

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Street Food in Beijing Hutongs by Bike - Starting at Luo Che Hutong
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Street Food in Beijing Hutongs by Bike

10.Street Food in Beijing Hutongs by Bike

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · from $75

Ride through Beijing’s old hutongs with guides such as Dominic, Shao, or Xin, stopping for street foods from across China. This private three-hour tour includes a bicycle or e-bike, helmet, drinks, snacks, and meal items, with time for local history and neighborhood discoveries.

“We had a great time on a street food tour in Beixinqiao Hutong. Booking was super easy via WeChat, and the company was really accommodating.”

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Beijing Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Hutong and Dumpling Making - Three hours inside the Forbidden City
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Beijing Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Hutong and Dumpling Making

11.Beijing Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Hutong and Dumpling Making

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $190

Spend about eight hours with a private guide and driver visiting Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, a Hou Hai hutong, and the Summer Palace. You will make and eat dumplings with a local family, travel in an air-conditioned car, and choose from English, Spanish, French, German, or Russian guidance.

“Erica is a very attentive tour guide. She took a lot of great photos and had a lot of information about each location.”

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4-Hour Private Tour of Calligraphy Class, Hutong and Dumplings - Starting with brush, ink, and patience
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4-Hour Private Tour of Calligraphy Class, Hutong and Dumplings

12.4-Hour Private Tour of Calligraphy Class, Hutong and Dumplings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · from $68

Meet teacher Richard in Beijing for a 1.5-hour private calligraphy lesson, followed by a hutong walk and a bowl of dumplings or Beijing-style noodles. The class covers brush technique, breathing, and Chinese cultural ideas. Tea may also be offered, but it is not listed as a guaranteed inclusion.

“Really good! I really enjoyed it. The food was tasty, and the Chinese tea was excellent. This was a really fun experience!”

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Dim Sum Breakfast&Tailored Beijing Highlights Tour-Pick Your Spot - Lama Temple brings color and calm to the morning
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Dim Sum Breakfast&Tailored Beijing Highlights Tour-Pick Your Spot

13.Dim Sum Breakfast&Tailored Beijing Highlights Tour-Pick Your Spot

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $114

Meet your guide for a dim sum breakfast, then shape your Beijing sightseeing around your chosen package. Walk Wudaoying Hutong and visit Lama Temple, Confucius Temple, Imperial College, the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, or the Great Wall. Guides such as Lucy, Linda, and Jing can also help with metro and Alipay basics.

“Prompt pick up at our hotel with a very nice minivan and excellent driver. Our guide was very sweet and answered all our questions, but sometimes the answers were a little difficult to follow. The Dim Sum breakfast was very tasty, and the LaRead more”

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Night Market Haggling Adventure with an English Guide! - Meeting at Line 10, Exit B
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Night Market Haggling Adventure with an English Guide!

14.Night Market Haggling Adventure with an English Guide!

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 7 reviews · 3 hours · from $68

Meet your English-speaking guide, such as Lan or July, at Panjiayuan Station and spend the evening browsing changing stalls, tasting local snacks, and bargaining for antiques, crafts, and small finds. This private tour suits shoppers who want help with language, prices, and food choices.

“I enjoyed my tour with Lan! You can stop at any stall you’re interested in and the guide will help you translate or bargain. I also noticed cash is not a problem for most vendors in case WeChat and Alipay stop working on your phone ;) It was also nice that meals were included in the tour.”

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Private Beijing Tour: Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, and Dumpling Lunch - Entering the Forbidden City after the square
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Private Beijing Tour: Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, and Dumpling Lunch

15.Private Beijing Tour: Forbidden City, Mutianyu Great Wall, and Dumpling Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $189

You’ll tour Beijing with a private guide and driver, visiting Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and Mutianyu Great Wall. The $189 price includes hotel pickup, transport, admissions, and a Din Tai Fung dumpling lunch. The route is flexible, but cable car and toboggan rides cost extra.

“I was to be in Beijing for just one day. I found individual and group tours. Leo Chu From U China Travel Ltd. called to quote the cost of a single person tour. I found it was double of a group tour. After much thought, I decided it was the best way to see and experience the ciRead more”

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