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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V6063nzmichaelm
Jul 12, 2025
Hutong Banquet in Beijing - We had an amazing time on the Hutong Food Tour with Adam, covering a huge range of ethnic cuisines and colors of flavor. One price gets you a LOT of food--I might recommend skipping lunch altogether that day in preparation (lol). This was, without a doubt, one of the highlights of my family's summer travels through China. We would never have found these little out-of-the-way dining gems on our own. Thanks to Adam for his careful research and to Catherine Lu Tours.
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Evp72
Jul 11, 2025
Amazing food! - This tour was our last one right before we had to leave for the airport. Our tour guide was James. He took us on the subway for a breakfast walking food tour. We went to about 5 restaurants, maybe even 6. He already had it all planned and had our food ordered pretty quickly. The food was amazing and very good. Even though we only had a short amount of time due to the fact that we had to leave for the airport, he still managed to have us taste so many amazing breakfast dishes. A good end to our China trip. Thank you again James for our amazing time in China.
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E4750zdpaula
Jul 8, 2025
A Delicious Experience! - If you love trying new and interesting foods, you must experience this local food tour! Due to our schedule, we could only make this happen for breakfast - not your normal food tour timing - but it was incredible to go on this culinary journey tailored by Catherine Lu Tours for our needs. Our guide, James, was great! Navigating the local restaurants, especially during the morning hours, James handled it with ease and expertise. He was incredibly helpful in guiding us through each eatery, ensuring we tried all kinds of new and exciting foods we wouldn't have discovered on our own. James's knowledge truly shone as he provided tons of fascinating insight into the local food and drinks. Every dish was a surprise, and we savored every moment of trying authentic Beijing flavors.
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Go27786504368
Jul 8, 2025
One of the most delicious meals ever - Maybe the most delicious meals we have every had anywhere! Even the kids couldnt get enough of the amazing cuisine. Beers were awesome too
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Lucian_p
Jul 4, 2025
One of the best things... - One of the best things you can do in Beijing. Nice experience, nice food , wonderful guide! Thanks for all!
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Gihanj2018
Jul 1, 2025
Superb food tour!! - We had a great time on this food tour. Adam was our guide and was so kind, funny and knowledgeable about the local cuisine! We had people with health issues so Adam and Catherine Lu tours adjusted the tour to our needs which we really appreciated. Would highly recommend Adam and this experience!
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G1157iastefanh
Jun 11, 2025
Great Hutong Trip - Rally great guide Gary. We tried noodles, Kebab, lamp, beer, and had a lot of fun with the guide and other guest. We can really recommend it to everyone.
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Pat
Jun 7, 2025
A great way to see old Beijing - Fantastic evening with Justin who picked us up at our hotel and shared great local food, beer, and local stories. He was very personable with excellent English. This was a real highlight of our trip and would really recommend this to anyone.
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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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From $30
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).