The 7 Best Night Market Food Tours in China

1.Private Shanghai Evening Street Food Walking and Cruise Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 123 reviews · from $133Our pick

Meet a private English-speaking guide, such as Annie, Shirley, Roy, or Linda, for a three to four-hour evening of soup dumplings, lamb skewers, wontons, scallion pancakes, desserts, and drinks. Finish with a one-hour Huangpu River cruise and Bund views.

“Annie our guide was a fantastic person to share an evening with over eating to our hearts delight . She is charming well versed and enjoyable to be with - as if she were a long lost friend . You must do this tour”

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2.Kowloon Night Street Food Tour with a Local: Private & Customized

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 72 reviews · from $201

Meet your private host at Prince Edward MTR for four hours of Kowloon food, markets, and culture. Your questionnaire shapes the route and tastings, which may include dim sum, egg waffles, barbecue, desserts, or herbal tea. Guides such as Dennis, Benny, Malin, and Pinky have led especially personal outings.

“Our guide Malin was excellent. She has lived in Hong Kong for over 5 years and knew Hong Kong & Kowloon well. She picked us up at our HK hotel and took us to dim sum in the IFC mall and then to the star ferry to cross the harbor. Once in Kowloon, she took us to bbq meat restaurant and dessert kiosks. She walked us through a couple of parks and a mosque which were of great interest to us. Helped us buy octopus cards for use while we were in hong kong and then back to our hotel.”

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3.Xi’an Muslim Quarter Night Market Foodie Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 22 reviews · 2.5 - 3 hours · from $66

Follow an English-speaking guide such as Sasha, Noble, or Summer through Xi’an’s Muslim Quarter and Sajinqiao food lanes. You choose your snacks, pay food costs separately, and may visit the Great Mosque or Gaojia Courtyard. This private 2.5 to 3-hour walk suits curious eaters who want local direction.

“Our guide! Noble was fun. He gave us great experience. He was very knowledgeable about the city and the history. We had a wonderful beyond biang biang meal and yummy ice cream. He helped us buy tea, jade, and got us a tuktuk ride back to our hotel. It was an overall wonderful evening.”

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4.Shanghai Evening Tour: Huangpu River Cruise and Street Food

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 18 reviews · from $121

Meet your English-speaking guide at Grand Central Hotel Shanghai for a four-hour private evening outing. Taste xiaolongbao, dumplings, skewers, noodles, sweets, and drinks on Fuzhou Road, stroll the illuminated Bund, then take a one-hour Huangpu River cruise. VIP seats and private-car service cost extra.

“Our tour guide and driver were amazing! They made sure we were well taken care of for the entirety of the tour. Our guide gave us a glimpse into Chinese culture and talked to us about her life in Shanghai. The cruise itself was good (it’s a ferry with 300-400 people). The lights were worth it. The food afterwards was delicious!”

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5.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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6.Private Customized Beijing Night Tour To Wangfujing Food Street And Pipe Hutong

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 5 reviews · from $52Best value

Join Sunny or another English-speaking guide at 6:30pm for a private Beijing evening tour. Walk Wangfujing Food Street, sample snacks at your own cost, then see Tiananmen Square, Houhai, hutong lanes, Chang’an Avenue, and the Bird’s Nest by night.

“We had a lovely tour from Sunny, she picked us up, took us to all the street vendors offering freebies and even sourced a beer for a parched hubby en route. The caramel covered strawberries were delicious but unsure of the spiders! The snuff was very had clearing, I sRead more”

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7.Private Beijing Night Tour with Mr. Shi’s Dumplings, Great Leap Brewing and Houhai Lake

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 5 reviews · from $102

Spend four hours exploring Beijing after dark with a private guide. Eat boiled and pan-fried dumplings at Mr. Shi’s, walk Nanluoguxiang and Yandai Xie Street, drink one beer at Great Leap Brewing, and see moonlit Houhai Lake. Guides such as Roy Li and Ching have led this route.

“This tour was my first ever experience using Viator, the site was recommended by a friend that had heard good things about how it worked for someone else they knew. BEST decision of our trip! Ching, our guide, was prompt, cheerful, knowledgeable, and arrived with Read more”

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