Beijing Hutong Breakfast Food Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Beijing Hutong Breakfast Food Tour

Duration: 3 hours
Destination: China, 北京市, Beijing
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  • 3 hours
  • Beijing
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

A stroll through Beijing’s Hutongs are recommended to every visitor to the capital, but locals know that “there are as many hutongs as there are hairs on an ox” around the city. The best way to get to know the most scenic twisting backstreets that locals call home is by eating your way through them, especially at the pop-up breakfast stalls that disappear after the morning rush hour. On this tour, you’ll meet your bilingual guide and small group at a convenient location, then head out to try traditional morning dishes side-by-side with the locals who love them.

Itinerary
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Stop At: UnTour Beijing Food Tours, Beijing 100600 China

Our walking culinary tours are designed to get visitors off the beaten path and into authentic local shops where they can eat shoulder to shoulder with locals. Since 2010, UnTour Food Tours has taken thousands of guests to our favorite mom-and-pop-owned shops. On this tour, we'll wake up early and explore the culinary scene with our trusted vendors, your bilingual guide and a small group of new foodie friends. Over the course of three hours, you’ll eat your way through China’s 5,000 years of culinary history, try new foods and gain an appreciation for the artisans making these handmade treats.

Duration: 3 hours

Pass By: Lama Temple (Yonghegong), No.12 Yonghegong Street, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100007 China

Meet your guide just around the corner from the Lama Temple, and wander the hutongs behind the famous sanctuary while you snack on the city's most delicious breakfast treats.

Stop At: Hutong Tour, No.9, Zhonglou, Dongcheng District No.9, Zhonglou, Dongcheng District, 100009, Beijing, Beijing 100009 China

Heard about Beijing’s hutong alleyways, but not sure what to do or where to go? Join us for breakfast as we sample the most authentic and delicious snacks that are hiding in plain sight, once you get off the crowded roads and into the backstreets.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Temple of Confucius and Guozijian Museum, No.13 Guozijian Street, Beijing China

After we cross from Lama Temple, we'll see large Chinese gate not unlike those you find in Chinatowns around the world. We will follow the leafy hutong and pass both the Temple of Confucius and the Imperial Academy. This street was particularly important in China’s history not only because it was one of the main centers of Confucian thought (at a time when Confucian philosophy was China’s dominant ideology), but also because of the Imperial Academy next door. Any person who aspired to attain a government position anywhere in China was required to pass the Imperial Examination, which was held in the Imperial Academy.

Duration: 30 minutes

Pass By: Bell and Drum Towers, Di'anmen Wai Main Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100006 China

We'll end just a stone's throw from the famous Bell & Drum Towers. These were originally used to mark the hours of the day and are great places to get your bearings in Beijing as they are on the central axis of the city. When you’re at the top of the Drum Tower, you will be able to look south and see the temple at the top of Jingshan Park.

Inclusions
  • Breakfast - Tasting stops add up to a very large meal, and you will most likely not need to schedule a meal for several hours after the tour
  • Bottled water
  • Soft drinks
  • Guide fee
  • Post-tour welcome packet with helpful restaurant recommendations, local travel tips & so much more to help make your stay in Beijing easy & fun
  • Entry/Admission - UnTour Beijing Food Tours
  • Entry/Admission - Hutong Tour

Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Most travelers can participate
  • Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking by emailing [email protected] - advanced notice is required to be able to cater to any dietary restrictions
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Xishunshan Building, WCX8+HPX国子监 Dongcheng, Beijing, China, 100011


Departure Time

08:00 AM


Return Details

China, Bei Jing Shi, Dong Cheng Qu, 交道口安内大街219号 邮政编码: 100009

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

3 hours


User's Reviews

wouters533

20 Apr, 2024

It was a great experience, you wil get to see places and shops that for foreigners would be impossible to find! Great local culture food covered by a great guide and some background story. It’s also a big + that the guide speaks great English and Chinese, definitely a good starter of your holiday.

Samiragl

12 Apr, 2024

I went to Beijing for work. i am a chef by profession and wanted to explore and know what is the food like in china. before going i booked breakfast tour and dinner tour with Untour beijing food tour. and it was the best decision to book with them. Mr. Garth Wilson was our tour guide and he was a blessing honestly. Such a great guy and was so kind. he told us stories, history and details of each dish we tried and of beijing and of hutong and of china. My God this guy was so good. as much as we loved food we loved him more for the way he was telling us stories and history and he knew the best places. things he made us taste when i tried them from somewhere else they were not as good as the places he selected for us. If you book your tour please ask for GARTH. I think people should make a note to meet GARTH when in beijing as he is equally good as the historical places you want to visit. im back and i actually miss the tours with him. throughout my stay he was helping with chinese translations and recommending best places to visit. he told me which is the best place to buy tea. he was so kind. by luck i booked dinner tour with him and i was super happy and excited. dinner tour was another best tour after he gave us breakfast tour. this guys knows the best places and we tasted the best food. please when in beijing you must to breakfast and dinner tours with GARTH. next time im in beijing im going to have these tours again with him. i would never have found such best places to eat if it was not with GARTH's tours. it was the best decision. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE. I WILL CHERISH THIS MY WHOLE LIFE.

183tuckc

07 Apr, 2024

We decided to book a “back alley breakfast tour” the first morning for Beijing trip to get our palette started in a "home" country (we're Chinese) that my kids have never experienced before, being American-born. We met Garth on a cool, brisk spring morning and was surprised that he was actually Australian. We found that he has been in Beijing for over 20 years, speaking fluent Mardarin and was such a local that he knew the shop owners as we jumped from place to place. He transitioned from English to Mandarin to suite both my mother-in-law and wife and me and the kids. Garth gave us a backstory to every food we tried, knowing when and how the food made its way into the Beijing palette, whether from Muslim influence from the deeper regions of China or from the Mongolian invasion. He even had knowledge about the way the food is named and it’s influence on other regions of China. This backstory to each food was truly the standout element of the tour, letting us appreciate the food with historical background. Garth was very careful to emphasize that this was a 10 course breakfast and advised us not to eat everything we were served or we won’t be able to try everything. This was such a hard thing to do as everything was so delicious! A couple of standout points: 1. He paced the bathroom breaks perfectly around the nicer restrooms available in the back alley tour. 2. He knew the background story to the back-alley themselves, how they evolved over time both from China’s growth to the government regulations that tried to rein in the street food culture. 3. He arranged it so we never had to wait at any of the stops. We were able to get our seats and food almost immediately when we arrived. We really think this food tour set the stage for the rest of our food experience in Beijing, giving us courage to try many new things for the rest of our days, both at high restaurants and at street corners. Best of all, Garth had suggestions for us after breakfast (to walk off all the food) that led us to explore some of the best local areas of Beijing besides the standard sites we had booked.

hsmxncw8wq

12 Mar, 2024

Would highly recommend this tour - Garth is a great guide, you get to try a wide range of different foods and really explore the area but also I found it so helpful just to figure out how things ‘work’ in China - how to order and pay etc which sounds simple but can be quite overwhelming when you don’t know! I thought Garth was really kind and fun and I felt really taken care of, which as a solo female traveller mattered a lot. I’ve now booked another tour with the same country for Shanghai!

Martin_T

04 Mar, 2024

Great way to see Beijing local suburbs and taste the local breakfast food. Garth our guide was great, nice to see a fellow Aussie in Beijing but speaking excellent mandarin. Garth took us to different food stores and explained what they are and the stories behind the food, like the origin of the dim sim which I didn’t know. We love the freshly made warm ‘donkey rolled in dust’ mochi, and the lively lady who made them. Garth also went out of his way to get us some boxes and tape as we needed to send some parcels home. An excellent tour and a great informative guide. A highly recommended tour.

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Great experience - given by a local guide

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Fun Tasty Off the Beaten Path Breakfast Tour

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Great tour, definitely recommend

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Great experience!

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Great way to discover Beijing through food

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A wonderful culinary experience!

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Educational, Exploratory, Fun Food Feast!

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Absolutely brilliant!!

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Really Cool Tour with Amazing Guide

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Delicious!

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Breakfast in Beijing - great way to discover the culinary delights of the city like a local

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Food + Garth + History + Good People + Shared Stories = Fantastic Tour!

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Amazing breakfast tour!

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Three hours of delicious food

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Amazing breakfast tour with Julia

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The most amazing food stalls, cafes and restaurants.

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Eat Your Way Through The Hutongs

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An excellent morning

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Awesome food enhanced by our amazing guide Julia

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