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Private Beijing Food Tour: 3-Hour Nightly Authentic Chinese Cuisine Experience
4.8
53 Ratings
Beijing
Embark on a private Beijing food tour and indulge in a 3-hour nightly experience of authentic Chinese cuisine. Sample 10-20 local delicacies in the historic Dongsi Hutong neighborhood.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Dongsi Hutong - Greet your gastronomic guide in your Beijing City center hotel lobby and embark on your culinary tour of the city’s charming historic neighborhoods like famous Dongsi Hutong.
- LongFuSi Jie - Travel by taxi(on your own expense) to get to the main area where you will do all of your tastings. Listen, as your guide offers intriguing insight into the Hutong’s rich history before taking a seat at your first eatery, Xinjiang Taste Restaurant. Here, you will sample the restaurants specialty, Lamb kabobs. Try 3-5 different types of kabobs and side dishes such as eggplant, beans, garlic, leeks, and Nang. Erguotou-also known as Chinese white liquor is a Chinese alcoholic beverage, you will try it here.
- Zhangzizhong Street - Next, sample the local delicacy of Tanjianbing, a pan-fried pancake favored by locals.
Along the same street, you will also try sweet dough, sesame cakes, Ma hua, and Zongzi. Taste other delicacies such as Baozi,Beijing Jar yogurt, and Tanghulu(local snack made of crabapple). Proceed to the next stand where you will try 5-12 Sichuan kabobs and to drink, peanut beverage, or orange soda.
Afterwards, move on to another restaurant that will serve you Yunnan Province’s cuisine which including the flower cake,cold cakes made of pea,grilled bread covered by rice flower ,rice wine ,plum liquor and “Cross Bridge” Rice Noodles.If you are adventure foodies ,here you can try their famous dish-fired bamboo worm.(at your own expense)
- Wangfujing Street - You will also try the local Beijing Snack Set which including Glutinous Rice Roll with Sweet Bean Flour,Yellow Pea Cake,Steamed Rice Cakes with Sweet Stuffing,The Seasoned Millet Porridge and more
If you want to continue to explore the Wangfujing area, just tell your guide, she will give directions or help you to find a taxi to transfer back to your hotel .
What's Included
- Meet your local guide in your hotel’s lobby for convenience.
- Explore with an exclusive local guide.
- Enjoy a personalized experience with a private tour.
- Benefit from complimentary city-center hotel pick-up.
- Savor the local flavors with a food tasting session.
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Transportation from the travelers hotel to attractions $5 per person
- Transport fee from their hotel to Hutong $5 per person
Additional Information
Immerse yourself in Beijing’s vibrant culture and savory flavors on this engaging 3-hour gastronomic journey through China’s entrancing capital. With a private guide by your side, satisfy your hunger for genuine experiences by trying 10-20 distinct local dishes in the historic Dongsi Hutong neighborhood of Beijing. Learn intriguing facts about China’s rich food heritage and common nighttime practices.
- Age under 4 is free to join
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
Dongsi Hutong
East of Dongsi Beidajie
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(53 Ratings)
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Eliswiden
Sep 7, 2024
Great foodie night with Kevin is the best! - Kevin was a great guide and he was also very funny. he shared lots of good stories about the hutong and the food we ate. We enjoyed his company very much.
He is also very helpful to my elderly mother, keeping her pace during the walk around the hutong and asking her food preferences when ordering. We loved Kevin very much!
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Christina_m
Aug 9, 2024
Fantastic sampling of many classic Chinese dishes! - Fantastic sampling of many classic Chinese dishes! Our guide, Miko, taught us about the history of Beijing and the proper way to eat each unique dish. Good vegetarian options! Hotel pickup was convenient. Great option for first timers in mainland China!
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Diogog989
Jun 18, 2024
Great local food experience. - This was a great opportunity to experience local food outlets and learn about the history of the hutongs. Our guide Anson was excellent. Highly recommended!
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630constantinp
Mar 29, 2023
Truly excellent - Amazing food experience, 5 restaurants with different Chinese province food in 3 hours. Lucy speaks excellent English and is a fantastic guide. Highly recommended.
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Lover_of_food2b
Feb 9, 2020
Good food! - Anson was our tour guide. He spoke great English and had tons of knowledge about the neighborhoods we were walking in, which was also the location of our hotel. He gave us a variety of food choices, all delicious, but did give us the option to be more adventurous. We opted out of eating anything too exotic. We were so impressed with Anson, we signed up for a tour at the Forbidden City and requested him. He is extremely knowledgable about the history in China and tells it in a way that keeps things interesting.
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Mancinphil
Jan 7, 2020
A taste of real Chinese food - We were met by our guide Linda at our hotel. Linda took us on an amazing tour over more than 3 hours around Beijing. Linda was very pleasant and well educated to provide us with much information about what we ate at each location. TIP - Do not eat too much too early !! There are maybe 8 stops on the tour to sample food. We felt guilty towards the end as we were full and could only try the last few dishes. No pressure to eat the food though. Linda was very friendly and likeable and would recommend her for this tour. Thanks Linda !
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Min
Dec 23, 2019
Personal experience - Overall, we enjoyed the personable experience and the story telling. We had our tour with Anson. And he made the tour very personable for us. He brought us to places where we would not have gone on our own. My favorite part besides the eating was the little tour of the hutongs. He shared with us the significance of the door ways which made our trip to the forbidden city more relatable. Food wise though, we're from Los Angeles which already have a lot of similar food and this tour gave us a new insights about the cuisine.
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Jeredon
Dec 1, 2019
This tour is AMAZING! - My girlfriend and I took this tour with Lucy and LOVED IT! It was just us three hanging out and walking through Hutong. It felt like exploring the city and spending time with a close friend. She was really nice, friendly, funny, knowledgeable, and welcoming.
1000% recommend to anyone visiting Beijing!
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Brianb94531
Nov 10, 2019
Fantastic time! - Becky was a fantastic guide. I’m only sad because we did this on our first night in town and I was so jet lagged that I wish I could have stayed longer and visited even more amazing food stops!
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Brandi_m
Aug 3, 2024
No contingency plan if any bikers can’t finish the tour - Due to not feeling well as a result to a GI virus, my family of 4 was recommended to do the night tour instead of the morning one that we had signed up for so that we could avoid the heat. We showed up to the tour not realizing that additional people were also signed up and that it was for 4 hours instead of 3 (as the tour title implies). After an exhilarating and hot 1.5 hours of riding around the streets of Shanghai, it no longer became safe for me to ride due to feeling like I was going to pass out. However, I was told by the guide to be strong and continue on for another 2.5hrs since there was no option to end early since others were on the tour. I continued on, but quickly began to feel faint and had to pull off on the side of the road. My family followed me while we tried to come up with a reasonable solution. In the meantime, our guide panicked while trying to figure out how to handle the situation which included a lot of yelling at me and my husband in front of our kids. We eventually came up with a solution to bring our bikes back to our hotel and then pay a truck 450rmb to deliver the bikes back to the company’s office. In the meantime, my 10-year-old daughter started to cry due to being scared that I was going to pass out and also get into a lot of trouble by this company for not finishing the tour. Seeing that this was our last night in China after a three week trip, it was a pretty traumatic experience to end on and I wish this company would have a contingency plan in place for these types of situations. In retrospect, I probably shouldn’t have agreed to go on this tour to begin with; however, a reputable bike company would have a much more tactful way to handle the situation, including warning me not to join the tour from the start if they thought it would even possibly be an issue.
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