Xi'an Evening Food Tour

Eat Where the Locals Eat

Xi'an Evening Food Tour

Xi'an Evening Food Tour

Adult 16+ Years Old
£50.00
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Xi'an Evening Food Tour
  • Xi'an Evening Food Tour
  • Xi'an Evening Food Tour
  • Xi'an Evening Food Tour
  • Xi'an Evening Food Tour
Xi'an Evening Food Tour

Xi'an Evening Food Tour

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China's Most Overlooked Cuisine

As the starting point of the Silk Road, Xi’an developed a diverse food culture shaped by centuries of exchange between East and West.

Shaanxi cuisine is famous for noodles and lamb dishes influenced by Xi’an’s Muslim community. With bold flavours of garlic, cumin, chilli, and salt, it offers an authentic taste of the city’s ancient past

Key Highlights

  • Explore Xi’an’s 1,600-year history of trade and food culture
  • Travel by tuk-tuk through ancient alleyways
  • Discover hidden parts of the Muslim Quarter
  • Pass through Xi’an’s historic city gates
  • Enjoy unlimited food, beer, and soft drinks
  • Taste flavours shaped by the ancient Silk Road
  • Join TripAdvisor’s #1-rated food experience in the world

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Duration
Duration
3.5 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
• Biang Biang Noodles：Xian uses noodles more than most Chinese cuisines. Start the tour with iconic Biang Biang noodles, where the noodles get their name from the sound they make when slammed on the counter. Made fresh to order (while you watch!), they are served with a variety of toppings and homemade chili oil.

• Beef BBQ：Sit side-by-side a local BBQ master in a hidden alley with over 1,400 years of history in the Muslim quarter. The use of spices brought via the Silk Road, like cumin and fennel, create its unique Xian-only flavor.

• Get Behind the Scenes of Muslim Quarter：Escape the droves of tourists on Muslim Street’s main thoroughfare and discover the heart of Muslim quarter by tuktuk. These quaint alleyways are home to one of China’s largest Muslim populations and are filled with hidden mosques and locals-only restaurants if you know where to look.

• Soup Dumplings and Porridge：You’ve heard of Shanghai soup dumplings, but have you tried Xian’s? Try perfectly spiced dumplings, served alongside eight treasure porridge and an immaculate savory soup.

• Shaanxi Cuisine Specialties：Eat gourd chicken – chicken that is boiled, steamed with spices, and then deep-fried whole to yield a very crispy and aromatic skin, and a desperately tender interior. Plus, a selection of other dishes that are unique to Xian!

• Local Craft Beer：End the night sampling several craft beers at a brewery nestled in Xian’s historic city walls, before choosing the pint of your choice.

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

Fee Inclusions

At least 10 dishes at 4 sit-down, safe-to-eat restaurants. Plus 1 local brewery alongside Xian’s ancient city wall.

Fee Exclusions

No fee exclusions specified

Booking Terms & Conditions

Group Size: Small groups of 2-12 people per tour.

Start & End Location: This tour starts at Xi Hua Men Fire Station, near the Bell Tower. An email will be sent with meeting location details immediately after booking. The tour ends at a local brewery just inside the South Gate of the city wall, approx. 20 minute walk from the start location.

Dietary Requests: √Vegetarian  √Dairy Free  √No Spicy  √No Nuts ØVegan  ØGluten Free

We can accommodate the checked dietary requests on this tour. All requests must be communicated at time of booking.

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

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.