Local life in a traditional Beijing hutong

Eat Where the Locals Eat

Local life in a traditional Beijing hutong

Beijing Hutong Breakfast Food Tour

Adult 16+ Years Old
£30.00
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Traditional hutong lane in old Beijing

Beijing Hutong Breakfast Food Tour

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Itinerary

  • Explore a Local Market
    Browse a factory-turned-market and taste Aunt Jie’s handmade zongzi – pork-stuffed rice dumplings from a generations-old family recipe.
  • Brace Yourself for Douzhi
    Sip Beijing’s famously tangy fermented mung bean soup at a Michelin-recognized spot. Love it or hate it, you won’t forget it.
  • Discover Beijing Comfort Food
    Meet Mr. Yu for crispy beef-stuffed sesame flatbread with a warming bowl of tofu pudding.
  • Learn Hidden Hutong Secrets
    Decode stone doorway pillars, colour-coded street signs, and how many families live behind each courtyard gate.
  • Try Jianbing with a Twist
    Queue at a hole-in-the-wall for the city’s favorite “Chinese burrito” – classic mung bean batter with a cheesy update.
  • Beijing's Imperial Treats
    Finish at an 80-year-old shop with Pea Jelly, Donkey Rolls and tangy Hawthorn Cake, once enjoyed by emperors.

Plus More Surprises!

* This itinerary is subject to changes and adjustments based on daily vendor operations and availability, but it will always be awesome.

Key Highlights

Try over a dozen breakfast items Beijingers love.

  • Beijing’s size, history and language barrier can hide the city’s real heartbeat. For a few hours we take you deep into the hutongs, where the morning bustle unfolds just as it has for generations.
  • Across at least six stops – from hole-in-the-wall breakfast joints to a Michelin recommended restaurant – you’ll sample over a dozen local favorites while neighbors, dogs and birdcage-carrying uncles pass by. Peek into doorways with old horse ties and family shrines, and see how Beijing’s past and present stand side by side.

Duration: 3 hours

Meet: Zhongguo Meishuguan subway station exit B

End: 10 mins walk from Nanluoguxiang Station

Adult:16+ Years Old  Child:4-15 Years Old  Private group: 6 persons

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Duration
Duration
3 hours
Tour Type
Tour Type
Small Group Tour
Tour style
Tour style
Cultural & Leisure
Pace
Pace
Moderate
Guide
Guide
Semi-guided, English
Accommodation
Accommodation
NA
Meal
Meal
NA
Transportation
Transportation
Walking

Fee Inclusions

At least 6 food stops, with a mix of sit-down restaurants, street-food stalls, and a local market.

Fee Exclusions

No fee exclusions specified

Booking Terms & Conditions

CANCELLATION POLICY:

Join-in Tour Bookings cancelled 1 day (24 hours) or more before the tour are fully refundable (100% refund). Bookings cancelled within 24 hours notice will not be refunded. If you would like to reschedule your join-in tour with less than 24 hours notice, we will need to charge 50% of your total since we are unable to fill your spots at short notice. Private Tour Bookings cancelled or changed more than 5 days notice are fully refundable (100%). Bookings cancelled with less than 5 days notice will not be refunded.

If you would like to reschedule your private tour with less than 5 days notice, we will need to charge 50% of your total since we are unable to fill your spots at short notice. Tours operate rain or shine. In periods of extreme or unsafe weather, we will cancel the tour at our discretion and provide a full refund.

FAQs

What if I have special dietary requests?

All dietary requests must be communicated at the time of booking. When booking online, you will have the opportunity to let us know if you have any dietary requirements or special requests. Please use the following information to understand if this tour is right for you.

This tour can accommodate vegetarian travelers, including those who are pescatarian and those who do not eat beef, pork, seafood, shellfish, and/or mutton. However, there will not always be direct substitutes for every dish that we try on the tour. Instead, we will provide vegetarian guests with different dishes. Please note that every stop we visit during the tour does use meat in their kitchen.

This tour cannot accommodate vegan or gluten-free travelers. Wheat products are featured at every stop, in sauces like soy sauce and in tour highlights like bread and fried dough. There are no substitutes or alternatives available.

This tour also cannot accommodate severe allergies as we do not have control over the preparation for your food. Travelers that don’t eat nuts are welcome, but kitchens do use nuts and cross-contamination is possible.

If you have any questions not answered here, please contact us prior to booking.

How much food and drink will I get?

We are not a tasting tour, we provide much more than a full meal’s worth of food so we recommend you come prepared to eat. We are just tickled by the share of reviews we get that warn other guests to pace themselves. Even our guide training covers tips and tricks for guests to pace themselves. It is our professional recommendation to wear your Christmas pants, or its equivalent.

Will I need to walk very far?

This is a walking tour; let’s just get that out of the way. This tour covers about 2.2 miles / 3.5km by foot, so we recommend leaving the heels at home. This distance is split up between a lot of food stops, so it’s roughly a 5-15 minute walk between each stop and a great chance to digest a bit before the next stop. We also find that exploring by foot is the best way to enjoy the sights of Beijing’s hutong alleyways and to see what local life is like up-close.

What happens if it rains or the weather is hot or cold?

All of our tours are rain-or-shine, so we suggest you dress for the weather. If rain is possible, an umbrella, along with shoes that can get wet, is a good idea. In rare cases of extreme weather, your guide will cancel the tour and provide a full refund. During times of extreme air pollution (AQI over 400) our tours will run but refunds will be provided if you are unable to join due to health concerns.

PRIVATE TOURS POLICY:

Private Tour Option runs daily based on availability and may start within 30-60 mins of the start times of join-in tours. Private tours are not available during peak holidays on May holiday 04/28 - 05/05 and National Holiday 09/28 - 10/8.