The 14 Food Tours in Beijing That Earn Their Price

1.Temple Heaven, Lama Temple, Summer Palace & Peking Duck Bus Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 377 reviews · from $56Our pick

Spend about eight hours exploring three major Beijing sights with an English-speaking guide, then sit down to Peking Duck lunch. Guides such as Jay, Jimmy, Sean, Yan, and Ellie are praised for clear explanations and helpful local advice. Expect long walks, a group of up to 35, and a final stop at the Summer Palace rather than a downtown drop-off.

“We did this tour on 1.5 and even if it was very crowded, our guide Philip could explain us all the important information regarding the Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace!”

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2.Hidden Gems Guided Food Tour with Beer and Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 306 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $75

Meet an English-speaking guide at Shichahai and walk 2.5 kilometers through old Beijing’s hutongs, stopping at four local eateries. You’ll eat copper-pot mutton hotpot, Beijing noodles, spring pancakes, and a rare Muslim dish linked to Empress Cixi, with craft beer and soft drinks included. Guides such as Janice, Tony, Winnie, and Haitao add food and neighborhood context.

“Everything was great! The food was delicious and we were pretty full at the end. All the 4 restaurants had their own specialities and style. Beers, beverages and water included. Our guide TEAGAN was amazing, super friendly. It was a joy to do the tour with her. Don't miss it!”

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3.Beijing Hutong Breakfast Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 155 reviews · from $45

Start at 9:00 am near the National Art Museum of China for a three-hour breakfast walk through Dongcheng. With guides such as Lynn, Lin, or Winnie, you’ll sample more than 10 dishes at four or five eateries, visit a market, try douzhi and tofu pudding, and learn how hutong homes and streets work.

“This was an amazing tour through the hutongs with some amazing food!! Lynn was a wonderful guide and super knowledgeable about Beijing, Chinese history and food!! Not only was the food on the tour delicious but her recommendation for Peking duck was amazing!!”

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4.Beijing Hutong Breakfast Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 120 reviews · from $55

Start at 8 a.m. near Lama Temple and follow a guide through Beijing’s hutongs, stopping for baozi, jianbing, silken tofu, fried dough, soy milk, brown sugar donuts, and almond pudding. Groups are capped at eight, with guides such as Garth explaining food, customs, and local life before ending near the Bell and Drum Towers.

“Highly recommend this tour and the company. We did multiple tours in Beijing and this was the winner. We were not sure about a breakfast tour but it was awesome. Lots of great food, awesome guide, food focused, informative, and fun.”

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5.Boutique Tour: Four Must-sees of Beijing and Peking Duck

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 104 reviews · from $188

Spend about 8.5 hours visiting Beijing’s four major sights with a private guide and driver. You’ll see Temple of Heaven, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, and Olympic Park, with entrance fees, Peking duck lunch, and a summer boat ride included. Guides such as Shanshan, Angie, Carrie, and Maria are noted for strong English and flexible pacing.

“This was a great tour. Our guide Li was knowledgeable and professional. The sights were beautiful and the history was interesting. Two thumbs up.”

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6.Beijing Walking Food Tour with a Local Friend

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 73 reviews · from $60

Spend about two hours eating your way through Beijing with Jenny or another local guide in Dongsi Hutongs. The private walk can be adjusted for spicy food, vegetarian, vegan, halal, or unusual snacks. Expect dishes such as zhajiang mian, dumplings, crispy beef pie, seasonal snacks, dessert, and a surprise bite, with meals and drinks included.

“The tour was brilliant - Jenny tailored it to my dietary preferences and offered her choices and recommendations throughout the tour. Her recommendations were guided purely by how good the food is - a true foodie!! Each dish was dRead more”

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7.Dumpling Making Workshop with Meal and Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 69 reviews · 3 hours · from $35

Meet your English-speaking guide at the hotel lobby at 16:30, then learn to roll wrappers, prepare fillings, and shape Beijing dumplings. Hosts such as Eric, Jenny, Janine, and Heyang have led this friendly three-hour class. Eat your boiled or pan-fried dumplings with tea, beer, and other Chinese dishes in a communal meal.

“What a fun activity to do whilst in Beijing. Jenny was a fantastic host and taught the group how to make dumplings and made the experience a lot of fun. The dumplings were delicious, highly recommend.”

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8.Online Cooking Class Beijing Dumplings and Cuisine by Sunflowerli Renowned Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · from $20Best value

Join Chef Sunflower Li live from Beijing for a private 60 to 90 minute Zoom cooking class. Choose dumplings, hand-pulled noodles, dim sum, mapo tofu, kung pao chicken, steamed buns, or a vegan dish. You receive the ingredient list three days ahead, then cook from scratch at your own pace.

“I enjoyed very much learning to prepare dumplings and they turned out better than expected! It was so nice hearing all your anecdotes about family meal traditions! The ingredients list sent in advance was clear and instructions easy to follow, also well equipped with the two cameras. Thank you for this fun experience!”

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9.Experience Beijing Walking Food Tour Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 56 reviews · from $55

This three-hour private walk begins at your central hotel or Dongsi Subway Station. Guides such as David, Richard, Jenny, and Dawei introduce you to Beijing noodles, soup dumplings, potstickers, jiaozi, crepes, tanghulu, local desserts, beer, and more than 10 tastings. You pay your own taxi or subway fare.

“Our guide Davide was fun and interesting. The food was tasty. Local authentic Chinese food with a very knowledgeable guide.”

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10.Half-Day Private Beijing Hutong Walking Tour with Dim Sum

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 48 reviews · from $148

Spend four hours with a private English-speaking guide exploring Nanluoguxiang, quiet hutongs, Back Lakes, Yandai Xie Street, and Beijing’s Bell and Drum Towers. Sample bubble tea, red bean dessert, and mantou buns, then enjoy dim sum if your selected option includes lunch. Pickup and drop-off are provided within Beijing’s 4th Ring Road.

“One of our highlights of Beijing. Our guide was wonderful. Learned much that most tourists miss about the entryways of the houses.”

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11.2-Day Beijing Highlights Tour with Peking Duck

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 41 reviews · 2 days · from $278

This private two-day Beijing tour pairs the Forbidden City, Tian’anmen Square, Temple of Heaven, hutongs, Great Wall, and Summer Palace with Peking Duck and Chinese lunches. An English-speaking guide such as Lucy, Susan, or Sherry can adjust the pace, while a private driver handles city traffic, airport transfers, and the long ride to the Wall.

“I strongly recommend that everyone book this tour. Very friendly guide and drivers. The car is very good and clean. About the restaurants, the guide took us to excellent local and traditional restaurants. This is a 5 star tour!”

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12.Beijing Hutong Food Crawl Delights: Peking duck, Hotpot&More

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 32 reviews · 3 hours · from $80

Spend three hours eating through Beijing’s Dongsi hutongs with an English-speaking guide such as Mike, Andy, Miko or Anson. The route includes Peking duck with live carving, charcoal-fired Mongolian hot pot, Yunnan cross-bridge rice noodles and roadside snacks. Small groups, free-flow drinks and optional hotel pickup make this a practical first taste of local food and neighborhood life.

“Wow - what a fantastic tour! We ate so much delicious food that we never would have gotten to try otherwise. Mike was an excellent guide - funny, knowledgeable, kind and evidently loves his city. We would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Beijing!”

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13.Hutong Breakfast Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · 3 hours · from $45

Spend three hours eating through Beijing’s old hutongs with an English-speaking guide such as Kelly, Lynn, or Yoyo. You’ll visit a local market and more than five small food stops for 12+ tastes, including pork zongzi, douzhi, beef flatbread, tofu pudding, imperial-era sweets, and cheesy jianbing. Bring comfortable shoes and arrive at Zhongguo Meishuguan Station, Exit B.

“The tour with Lynn was really very good. Lots of special places which I never could have found by myself including a local market. And the food was typical for Bejing and very tasty. I would absolutely recommend it.”

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14.Acrobatic Show with Peking Duck Dinner Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 8 reviews · 4 hours · from $72

Meet an English-speaking guide in your Beijing hotel lobby, travel to Red Theater for a Chinese acrobatics show, then eat Peking duck at a local restaurant. Guides such as Jay, Miko, Lucy, Kevin, and Andy explain the meal and local customs. Transport, dinner, and upgraded seats vary by option.

“Akrobatik Show hätte 6 Sterne verdient Das Restaurant mit Peking Ente allerdings maximal 2 Sterne Guide Miko hat sich mit uns sehr viel Mühe gegeben!”

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