Best experience in China! - You don’t need to eat the day before this experience. Had a ton of tasty food I’d never have been able to find by myself! My tour guide Elith answered my many questions, and went above and beyond helping finding me some tea I’d asked about. But mostly it was a lovely evening and like hanging out with a friend and great food!

Amazing food and culture experience! - I had a wonderful time with Cindy. She showed me some very beautiful areas that are definitely not touristy areas. She was very knowledgeable of the foods, culture and people. Cindy was very enthusiastic and proud of her food and culture. I would highly recommend this tour if you want to try new foods and learn more about the culture. Thank you Cindy for a great tour.

An excellent food tour you definitely never had before! - This tour really left me speechless. My tour guide Sunday did the tour, also I was her only customer this day. So I had the chance to get to know a huge variety of local food and drinks. She will buy for you everything you want to try and takes a lot of time for questions and to enjoy the food. You will see places no tourist will ever go. The next day I was still full and didn‘t need any food 🤣 totally recommended tour, best I did by now!

What a food experience! - Sunday was an outstanding tour guide. She gave tons of history and background information about the foods and neighborhoods.

Incredible, authentic experience with stellar guide - Sunday was wonderful guide, showing us around spots that only locals eat, introducing us to new dishes, and taking lots of pictures for us along the way (she knows all the best food spots and the most instagrammable spots!). The tour was highly personalized and it felt almost like being shown around by a close friend because Sunday was so friendly and warm. The food was delicious and we got to try places we wouldn’t have been able to on our own (seriously, some of the sports only take wepay or Alipay, no cash or credit, so foreigners can’t pay on their own even if they were able to find it!). highly recommend!

Delicious! - Our guide, Sunday, was there waiting for us at the Hilton and what a feast followed. We were taken to quite a few local eateries - some you would not have known were there. We had a dish on tiny chairs and table on the pavement with the locals. There was so much food we were bursting. And Sunday made the night. She's an absolute delight. Terrific English and just lovely to chat to throughout the night. Make sure you're hungry when you go!

A feast fit for a Warrior - Sunday took myself and my friend on the most amazing private tour. She was full of so much history and local knowledge it really made our trip so special. The tour itself was only meant to have a few dishes includes and we easily ate 12-15 different local flavors proving that our tour guide went over and above to make sure our trip was memorably. Sunday made us feel so welcome and you can tell he has so much pride and joy sharing her home town to tourists. Booking was easy, tour was better than described and was 100% value for money! 100% Would book with Catherine Lu Tours again in the future

Great guide + excellent restaurants = fantastic night - Our guide, Sunday, was wonderful and seemed to know all the right places to hit. From the garlic eggplant and lamb skewers at the Chinese Muslim place to the open air stalls specializing in one item each, everything we tasted was amazing. When I thought we couldn't eat any more, she insisted that we have the local specialty, very long, flat noodles. Despite my calling out that I could only eat a couple bites, those noodles were gone in a flash. We would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Xi'an.

Exciting tour around food that locals love to eat - Excellent opportunity to eat different foods that the locals eat, not only in the touristic areas of town. The host, Santa, was excellent with lots of local knowledge and historical perspective. The food stops on the tour were some of the best in town. All food was very tasty, be careful to not eat too much in the beginning so you have capacity till the end :)

A Must-Do Tour When Visiting Xi'an! - If you want to know the real Chinese culture then you must take this foodie (and beer!) tour when in Xi'an. Our tour guide, Cindy (or Sunday as others may call her) was an incredible host and guide who brought us to all the places we would never have found on our own. She ensured we understood the local dishes / food / snacks -- all of which was delicious! -- explaining the culture behind each. Cindy took us on this tour in the evening when the city of Xi'an was beginning to come alive and we thoroughly enjoyed the bustling streets and going to lively and interesting restaurants and vendors. Each served us a delicious variety of meats and an equally interesting assortment of local vegetables so make sure you go into this tour hungry! Our family felt like we were in an episode of the travel and food show "Parts Unknown" where it was a great mix of both local food and local culture. This was largely due to Cindy's dynamic personality, warm nature, and profound knowledge of provincial customs. Ask for her when you take this tour.