6 Street Food Walking Tours in China to Eat Your Way Through

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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2.Private Shanghai Evening Street Food Walking and Cruise Tour

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

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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3.Organic Chinese Dumpling Class with Market Walk

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

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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4.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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5.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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6.Xi’an Muslim Quarter Night Market Foodie Walking Tour

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

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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