Beijing Private Food Walking Tour in Houhai Lake and Nanluoguxiang Hutong

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About this activity

Visit Beijing's culinary hot spots on this 4-hour food and walking tour to experience the traditional foods and cutting-edge cuisine. Accompanied by a tour guide, admire the beautiful view of the Houhai lake area, explores the historical area at Shichahai, Yandaixie Street, Gulou East Street and Nanluoguxiang Allay. Savor the rich flavor of local delicacies like Traditional Beijing Noodle, "Tea Soup", Pancake, Soup Dumplings, Tanghulu, meat ball, Muslim kabobs and more, gain fascinating insight into the culinary and cultural traditions of the country from your expert guide. Come hungry: your tastings amount to dinner.

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At a glance

Duration: 4 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: Chinese, English
Operated by: Discover Beijing Tours

Ages: Infants (0–3 years) · Children (4–10 years) · Adults (11–90 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Transportation fee to the food tour
Included: Hotel pickup(For Hotels Within the 3rd ring road of Beijing)
Included: Professional guide
Included: Bottled water
Included: Food tasting (20+ different food tasting)
Included: Private tour just for you and your party

Not included

Not included: Gratuities
Not included: Hotel drop-off

Itinerary

Shichahai Scenic Resort

30 min

Your tour guide will meet you in the lobby of your Beijing city hotel at prearranged time. Then heading directly to Shichahai area.
Back Lakes (Hou Hai)

30 min

During the tour, you will get rich commentary from your expert guide which includes the history and stories about the area, an overview of Chinese culinary habits, a description of different regions cuisine and an introduction to selected specialties in the shops. You are encouraged to interact with your guide and ask as many questions as you like. For adventure foodies we do have food surprise for you, just tell our guide "You are real foodies"
Yandai Xie Street

20 min

Your walking tour start from Shichahai area to Yandaixiejie Street, Gulou East Street, and Nanluoguxiang Allay.
Nanluoguxiang

one hour

You will visit different souvenir and food stops. Your food tour included 20+ different food tastings at various diverse locations, such as markets, shops, bakeries and restaurants. You will visit local haunts, get a chance to meet the owners and explore historical sites that few tourists have an opportunity to experience.
Baochao Hutong

30 min

Some food tastings you will experience on this tour:

Jianbing-Thin Millet flour pancake

Beijing Suan Nai–Beijing Yoghurt

Guantang Baozi--Stemmed soup dumplings round in shape

Spicy Hotpot--with either meat or vegetable on sticks

Muslim Kebabs -including lamp kebabs, leek ,eggplant etc

Guokui -- Crispy Pancake.

Chinese Cheese

Barbecue

Stinky Tofu

Tanghulu -- Crab apple with sugar

Baijiu-Chinese liqueur

And More...

After the tour finished, you can choose to stay longer here on your own ,or your tour guide can help you to find a taxi back to your hotel (at your own cost).

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

Youbo Member Selected Hotel
Sunflower Hotel
Yuanchang Hotel
Yuhui Hotel
Wancheng Huafu International Hotel
Xiudong Hostel
Wuyulong Hotel (Beijing Tiantan South Gate)
Xiyanhe Sixth Hotel
Tianyou Hotel
Yahua Hotel
Hi Inn Beijing Guomao Jiulongshan Subway Station
Beijing Yunjing Mingyi Hotel (Forbidden City Branch)

and 2,300 more pickup points

We pick you up from your hotel within the 4th ring road of Beijing city, please provide the hotel details when make booking. If your hotel is out of the 4th ring road of Beijing city, may have extra cost.