Beijing Hutong Breakfast Food Tour
Description
Get away from the tourists and explore a traditional hutong neighborhood while enjoying breakfast like a local. On this 3-hour intimate walking tour, your small group will enjoy loads of food and drinks while visiting 5 eateries and street stalls. Along with your English speaking guide, you'll discover how locals live in this completely off-the-beaten path area. Finish with one of the city’s best coffees with a view!
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Itinerary
Explore a Local Market: Step into this factory-turned-market brimming with fresh veggies, spices, and neatly sliced meat. We’ll make a stop at Aunt Jie’s stall for some zongzi: glutinous rice dumplings stuffed with seasoned pork and wrapped in bamboo leaves – handmade from her family’s generations-old recipe.
Brace Yourself for Douzhi: This tangy, fermented mung bean soup might just top your personal “weirdest foods” list (love it or hate it, you won’t forget it!). This popular spot has earned a Michelin nod and is the place to get a true taste of Beijing’s boldest tradition.
Discover Beijing Comfort Food: Meet Mr. Yu who serves up childhood memories in the form of crispy sesame flatbread stuffed with cured beef, alongside a warming bowl of tofu pudding – proof that good taste never goes out of style.
Learn Hidden Hutong Secrets Wander historic lanes and discover the secrets hidden in doorway pillars made of stone, the meaning of color-coded street signs, and how to tell how many families live inside each courtyard (plus so much more)!
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Signup and advance payment are required
Reviews(216)
Our morning tour with Grace in Hutong was fantastic👍Roaming the local market let us experience everyday Beijing life up close, and the fresh, handmade jianbing guozi was absolutely delicious crispy, flavorful and authentic. A wonderful start to the day, highly recommend Grace’s local food & hutong walks!
Kelly was amazing! We tried lots of dishes we would not have otherwise tried. Fun facts and cool bits of history really made this worthwhile for us. We appreciated that the food spots were spread out and included some walking to digest and prepare for the next snack/meal. Kelly was happy to answer all of our questions.
Grace put together an incredible breakfast experience. The food was fresh and flavorful, and she’s incredibly attentive and welcoming. A perfect start to our day, couldn’t ask for better 10/10, I recommended this tour for anyone interested into food and cultural activities.
Kelly is a fantastic guide. She not only shared the history and background of dishes, but also local legends and practical food tips. I have never eaten so many dishes on a food tour before. I really appreciated her focus on preserving local small businesses. While my partner doesn't eat pork, it wasn't an issue at all and Kelly was proactive in pointing out which dishes he should not eat, and special ordered a couple for him. I booked directly with Lost Plate and I'm already planning to book the next tour in China with them.
Thank you for your thoughtful review! It’s wonderful to hear how much you enjoyed the tour and Kelly's expertise. We're thrilled the adjustments for your partner worked smoothly. We appreciate your remark about supporting local businesses—it’s a value we hold dear. Please let us know if we can assist you further when planning your next tour!
Kelly had a wealth of knowledge and gave clear and interesting backgrounds to the food we tasted. She properly warned us to exactly how much we'd be eating so we were full not to overeat. She was funny and friendly and we had a fantastic time!
We're thrilled to hear you had such a fantastic time on the tour and appreciated Kelly's insights and guidance. Ensuring a great experience while exploring the local cuisine is our priority. Thank you for sharing!
This was one of the best food tours I’ve been on. Grace was a great guide and took us to delicious spots we would have never found on our own.
Thanks for joining our food tour and highlighting your experience with Grace. We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed exploring those unique spots. Cheers!
Great tour! If you are adventures and open to trying new food this is for you! We had so much food! our guide was Winnie she was very knowledgeable about the cuisine and gave us very useful tips and also recommendations even after the tour. Although some of the flavor wasn’t for everyone but it’s definitely interesting to learn about local cuisines.
We're delighted to hear you enjoyed the tour and found the experience enriching! Exploring new cuisines can indeed be an adventure, and we're glad Winnie could make it even more insightful for you. Thank you for sharing your impression—it’s helpful for future travelers to know what to expect! 😊
Kelly was a fantastic tour guide. She was easy to find at our meetup spot and right away we were off to eat. The first two spots happened to be right by our hotel and we ended up going back every day after for breakfast. It was so much food but delicious. We then continued on and learned some history of the hurting and the neighborhood trying some unique and interesting foods (not all good but an experience worth trying!) Kelly’s English was very good and easy to understand. At the end of the tour she gave us a suggestion of another nearby area to explore which we went to later in the evening and found it fun and interesting. Definitely a tour worth booking and make sure to ask for Kelly
We're thrilled you enjoyed your tour and the culinary and cultural experiences it offered. Kelly will be delighted to hear your praises. Thank you for sharing your memorable experience, and we're glad the suggestions added to your adventure!
The tour guide Xiao Xiao was a delight, extremely knowledgeable, very helpful and went out of her way to help us find a pharmacy before the tour. During the tour, she was gracious, and extremely informative is describing the foods and meanings behind them. Telling the about the people that lived and still lice in the Hutongs and was very patients with my slow walking. I would highly recommend the tour and the amount of food was more than enough to fill up one person. And she even helped us with recommendations of places to eat and go after the tour, based on what we had planned for the remaining day.
Thank you for your review! We're thrilled you enjoyed the tour and found it enriching and insightful. It's wonderful to hear about your positive experience with Xiao Xiao; we appreciate your recommendation. Keeping customer satisfaction high is important to us, and your feedback inspires us to continue providing memorable experiences. Hope to welcome you again in the future!
Our guide, Winnie, was fantastic. She was very informative and friendly. The choices were delicious and what we learned was fascinating. These tours are not to be missed. Be sure bring along a big hunger for great food.
Winnie clearly made your Beijing Breakfast Food Tour a real highlight! Love that she kept things so informative and friendly while you explored those delicious food choices. What a great way to start the day!
