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15 Dumpling and Dim Sum Tours in China Worth Going Hungry For

34 tours  ·  from $20 a head

This is the shortlist you would send a friend: 15 dumpling and dim sum tours in China worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you turn up hungry.

Xi’an: Great Tang Dynasty Night Show & Dumpling Meal Option - Five scenes built around Wu Zetian
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Xi’an: Great Tang Dynasty Night Show & Dumpling Meal Option

1.Xi’an: Great Tang Dynasty Night Show & Dumpling Meal Option

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 177 reviews · 1.5 - 3 hours · from $34Our pick

Spend an evening with Xi’an’s Tang Dynasty music and dance show, a five-scene production about Empress Wu Zetian, court life, religion, and military power. Choose show-only, dumpling dinner, transfer, or combined options. English and Chinese screen text helps you follow along.

“What an amazing experience!!! Show is wonderful!! Too much food (do not eat beforehand!!!) Very much worth while to get together with a driver pick up!”

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Top-Rated Hong Kong Tour: Peak Tram, Dim Sum & Cultural Sights - Old Town Central, from antiques to the escalator
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Top-Rated Hong Kong Tour: Peak Tram, Dim Sum & Cultural Sights

2.Top-Rated Hong Kong Tour: Peak Tram, Dim Sum & Cultural Sights

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 99 reviews · from $76

Pack Hong Kong’s biggest sights into about six hours: ride the Peak Tram, visit Victoria Peak, walk Old Town Central, see Man Mo Temple and Tai Kwun, then eat 10 Tim Ho Wan dim sum dishes. Afternoon departures add a 45-minute sunset harbor cruise.

“Tour guide Ms. Ch'ng Lay Ling was an excellent guide. Next time, on February 4th, ten of us will be joining the same tour, so I would like to request that Ms. Ch'ng Lay Ling be assigned to us again.”

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Organic Chinese Dumpling Class with Market Walk - Preparing the filling in a café kitchen
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Organic Chinese Dumpling Class with Market Walk

3.Organic Chinese Dumpling Class with Market Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 88 reviews · from $100Top rated

Meet Feliz at Jordan MTR Station for a guided market walk, then learn to make Chinese dumplings in a café kitchen. You’ll prepare filling, shape 10 dumplings, and eat what you cook. Organic pork, vegetarian, and vegan options are available by request.

“This class was amazing. A small group of 6 including us, very nice people and Feliz did really teach us how to make dumplings from scratch. Excellent way to know more about the culture and the cantonese food.”

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Xi'an Tang Dynasty Show Ticket Optional Dumplings or Royal Dinner - The live orchestra gives the show its character
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Xi’an Tang Dynasty Show Ticket Optional Dumplings or Royal Dinner

4.Xi’an Tang Dynasty Show Ticket Optional Dumplings or Royal Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 75 reviews · from $37

Spend an evening at Xi’an’s Tang Dynasty Theatre with an hour-long song and dance performance backed by a live Chinese orchestra. Choose a show-only ticket, a dumpling banquet, or a royal dinner. English story screens help you follow the scenes, and organizer Corsen Feng has helped arrange thoughtful support for special occasions.

“The show was amazing, but royal dinner is nothing special, it would be better if you eat some food before”

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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

5.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

6.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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Organic Xiao Long Bao Soup Dumpling Class & Market Walk - The payoff: ten dumplings per person
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Organic Xiao Long Bao Soup Dumpling Class & Market Walk

7.Organic Xiao Long Bao Soup Dumpling Class & Market Walk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 62 reviews · from $136

Meet Feliz at Jordan MTR Station for a market walk, then make Shanghai-style Xiao Long Bao in a small kitchen class. You will prepare dough, filling, and delicate pleats from scratch, using organic pork or a vegetarian alternative. Each person makes and eats 10 dumplings.

“Enjoyed the wet and street market stroll and learning a new cooking skill! Feliz is kind, helpful and provided great instruction”

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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

8.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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Shanghai-Cooking Dumpling & Meal in Local Family-w/Vegan - Meeting Bonnie and settling in with tea
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Shanghai-Cooking Dumpling & Meal in Local Family-w/Vegan

9.Shanghai-Cooking Dumpling & Meal in Local Family-w/Vegan

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 36 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $82

Meet Bonnie near Zhongxing Road and spend 3.5 hours making dumplings from scratch with her and her mother. You will prepare dough and fillings, eat a home-style Chinese meal, sample local specialties, and get English-language advice for Shanghai and nearby cities. Vegetarian and vegan needs can be arranged in advance.

“It was a very nice experience and Bonnie was such a great host! Her mother showed us some tricks as well how to make the best dumplings! And the food was amazing! It was delicious and it was a pleasure meeting all the other travellers as well. I can deeply recommend it! She even asked about my food preferences and allergies to prepare food I can actually eat. So please go to her cooking class, cause it will be great!”

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Hong Kong 'Aqua Luna' Dim Sum Cruise - Boarding the Aqua Luna at Hong Kong Harbour
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Hong Kong ‘Aqua Luna’ Dim Sum Cruise

10.Hong Kong ‘Aqua Luna’ Dim Sum Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 34 reviews · from $76

Board the traditional Aqua Luna junk boat at Hong Kong Central or Tsim Sha Tsui for a 90-minute daytime cruise toward Lei Yue Mun. You’ll enjoy a selection of Dim Sum Library dishes and one included drink while passing fishing sampans, old junks, private yachts, and Hong Kong’s harbor skyline.

“The cruise is excellent providing a spectacular view of the Harbour and the surroundig area, the traditional food was tasty that I really enjoyed it. The one and a half hour trip passed so exciting that I surely recommend it. The boat has two decks, plenty available places to sit and enjoy the whole route.”

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Skip the Line: Xi'an Tang Dynasty Show Ticket & Dumpling Dinner or Royal Banquet - What happens inside the theater
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Skip the Line: Xi’an Tang Dynasty Show Ticket & Dumpling Dinner or Royal Banquet

11.Skip the Line: Xi’an Tang Dynasty Show Ticket & Dumpling Dinner or Royal Banquet

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 28 reviews · from $37

Spend an evening at Xi’an’s Tang Dynasty Palace with a 7:30 pm music and dance performance, plus an optional 6 pm dumpling dinner or Royal Banquet. You collect your mobile-ticket admission at the reservation desk. The show suits families and first-time visitors, but seat location depends on booking time and price.

“Fantastic performance, mesmerizing costumes and great music. The staff was also very friendly, I would definitely recommend”

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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

12.4-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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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

13.4-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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Organic Combo Dumplings & Xiao Long Bao Class with Market Walk) - Why the small group matters
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Organic Combo Dumplings & Xiao Long Bao Class with Market Walk)

14.Organic Combo Dumplings & Xiao Long Bao Class with Market Walk)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 12 reviews · from $193

Meet instructor Feliz for a small-group Hong Kong cooking class capped at eight people. Visit a local market, learn to make xiao long bao and dumplings, prepare organic fillings, and eat what you cook. Vegan and vegetarian options are available by request.

“The food was so good and able to make heaps to feed everyone. The teaching was fantastic and learned heaps. The environment was very welcoming and great for the family from 8yo to 74yo. I would very much recommend this for an authentic experience.”

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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

15.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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★ 5.0Beijing: Private Dumpling Cooking Class in Local FamilyFrom $1603 reviews
★ 4.5Private Beijing Night Tour with Mr. Shi’s Dumplings, Great Leap Brewing and Houhai LakeFrom $1025 reviews
★ 5.0Private Day Tour: Lama Temple, Summer Palace and Hutong Dumpling LunchFrom $1362 reviews
★ 5.0Hutong Calligraphy Crafts and Dumpling Making in a Local HomeFrom $602 reviews
★ 5.0Dumpling Cooking Class and Local Market TourFrom $803 reviews
★ 5.0All-Inclusive Private Mutianyu Great Wall Day Tour with Dumpling LunchFrom $1982 reviews
★ 5.04-Hour Private Tour: Jingshan Park, Hutong & JinDing Xuan Dim SumFrom $1692 reviews
★ 5.0Shanghai: Xinchang Ancient Town Tour & Dumpling ClassFrom $1592 reviews
★ 5.0Guangzhou: Dim Sum Brunch with a Local GuideFrom $492 reviews
★ 5.0Beijing: Dim Sum Breakfast+Hutong Tour with Optional Add-OnsFrom $682 reviews

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