Old Beijing Hutong Tour: Experience Authentic Local Food and Craft Beer

Indulge in the authentic flavors of Beijing on a 3-hour culinary tour through the old Hutong area. Discover hidden foodie delights and sip on craft beer while exploring the rich culture of Beijing’s hutong streets.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Shichahai Scenic Area - Your hutong gastronomic experience will take you to family home from pre-Hispanic food to contemporary cuisine, from 100 year old Mongolian hotpot to family operated BBQ; all this in a 3-hour stroll through the 1000-year-old historic hutongs.
    In the hutong alleys, you’ll see hutong stores, vegetable shops, and local…
What's Included
  • Unlimited beer and sodas
  • Hotel pickup (transportation cost is on your own with UBER or subway)
  • One cup yoghurt or one frozen yoghurt pop
  • 5-6 stops Food and drink tastings (enough for lunch or dinner)
  • English-speaking tour guide service fee
  • Spanish/French/German/Italian guide available for 500RMB extra (note 3 days before)
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel drop-off(We help you find taxi or subway back)
  • The extra transportation fee between your hotel (out of 4th ring road) to the city meeting point.
Additional Information

Hit the alleys of Beijing City’s old Hutong area on a 3-hour culinary tour that takes you to 4 to 6 delicious stops. Ideal for the first-time visitors, this experience provides an overview of the old Beijing’s foodie scene and reveals lesser-known hutong specialties such as Beijing Wraps, Hutong style BBQ, Mongolian hot pot, fresh noodle, and along with…

Location
Shichahai Scenic Area
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Khsmithk
Apr 14, 2025
Fabulous tour, lots of great food in the authentic Hutong area - Angela our guide was great. Very knowledgeable & took us to fantastic little hideaway places we would never had known existed. Really nice selection of food with locals, very clean, very safe & plenty of food! The canal area was very pretty with lanterns & busy with people. Highly recommend a guided visit to the Hutong area, so much history & you can walk around their homes, shops & restaurants. We liked the Beijing beer too! Thanks Angela!
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William_l
Mar 29, 2025
Really cool tour - Very cool, interesting experience. Our guide Justin was extremely friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. We saw parts of the city we would never had considered going to and ate and drank very well. Definitely recommended.
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Jeffrey
Mar 28, 2025
Nice trip - Enjoyed it was allot of food for 1 person… It was an interesting experience for sure… only bad thing was the traffic………..
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Conorf213
Feb 9, 2025
Super fun food tour! - We had a great time with Justin on our food tour. Seeing the Houtong neighborhood, tasting good food and talking with Justin about life in China was a great way to start our trip in China. Would absolutely recommend!!
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Conor_f
Feb 8, 2025
Fun food tour - We had a great (and very cold!!) evening with Justin as he guided us on our food tour. Justin was a great guide and we enjoyed talking to him, eating good food and seeing the old part of Beijing. A perfect way to start off our trip😊
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Jag723
Feb 1, 2025
Food tour - Very good food tour. Excellent tour guide. Highly recommended. You visit local places. It’s a lot of fun. Would recommend
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Cloi
Dec 2, 2024
Delicious local food - Excellent! We loved everything, the delicious food, places we would never have reached alone. Apart super friendly and told us the story of each place. I highly recommend it and would take it again when I return to beijing!
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Peggyw288
Nov 22, 2024
Great food tour with James! - James was fantastic in showing us around and taking us to try local food. We really appreciated his knowledge of the area and all the stories about the neighborhood.
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Kuml2013
Oct 1, 2024
A walk, good for the soul and stomach. - It was a fantastic evening walk around the Hutongs in north Beijing. The guide, James, was very knowledgeable of the area and he showed and explained to us the many sights within the Hutongs. The food from the various shops we visited was tasty and sumptuous. The local beer was also good. Although not in the itinerary, he accompanied us back to the hotel. Thanks, James.
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Christoph_h
Jun 25, 2024
Excellent, personal tour - This was a very informative and yummy tour, I was 1:1 with the very knowledgeable guide who was local and showed me the secret and not so secret places in Hutong.
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From $30
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).