Beijing Hutong Food and Beer Tour by Tuk Tuk
Overview
This is not another walking tour. Your small group tour travels by private tuktuk and offers unlimited beer and soda while you and your English-speaking guide are whisked around the alleys of Beijing's hutongs to get off the beaten path. You will eat where the locals eat at small, family-run businesses and try the best local food at places you can’t find on your own. After 3-4 hours, you will finish at a popular local brewery to have a pint of the best craft brew in town.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- 4-5 food stops
- Dinner
- Driver and local guide
- Unlimited beer and sodas
- Small-group tour (less than 10 people)
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Lama Temple (Yonghegong), No.12 Yonghegong Street, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100007 China
You will meet your guide and tuktuks at an easy-to-find central location near Beijing's Lama Temple and then wind your way through the narrow streets and alleys of Beijing's hutongs. We only try the best local food in the city at places where only locals go that are truly off the beaten path. You won't see any other tourists, these are family-run restaurants that you can't find on your own. Between food stops, you'll be able to chat with your English-speaking guide about the city while drinking unlimited local beer. While visiting our 4-5 food stops, you will get to learn about the families that have been making their specialties for generations. You'll learn how it's made and what makes it so special to Beijing locals. You will grill your own meat at a local BBQ joint, eat the best hand-made noodles in Beijing, and wrap delicious dishes in freshly made Beijing pancakes, plus more! The tour will finish at a local brewery with a pint of Beijing craft beer.
Duration: 4 hours
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Lama Temple (Yonghegong), No.12 Yonghegong Street, Beixinqiao, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100007 China
You will meet your guide and tuktuks at an easy-to-find central location near Beijing's Lama Temple and then wind your way through the narrow streets and alleys of Beijing's hutongs. We only try the best local food in the city at places where only locals go that are truly off the beaten path. You won't see any other tourists, these are family-run restaurants that you can't find on your own. Between food stops, you'll be able to chat with your English-speaking guide about the city while drinking unlimited local beer. While visiting our 4-5 food stops, you will get to learn about the families that have been making their specialties for generations. You'll learn how it's made and what makes it so special to Beijing locals. You will grill your own meat at a local BBQ joint, eat the best hand-made noodles in Beijing, and wrap delicious dishes in freshly made Beijing pancakes, plus more! The tour will finish at a local brewery with a pint of Beijing craft beer.
Duration: 4 hours
Additional information
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Passport name, number, expiry and country is required at time of booking for all participants
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
dwheats121
April 2021
Zipping through the tight alleyways of Beijing on a Tuk Tuk with a cold beer in hand. Stopping at small restaurants to try the most amazing food! Couldn’t recommend this more. We stopped at four family owned places and trued different food in each one. The last was my favourite but the first was ...
Zipping through the tight alleyways of Beijing on a Tuk Tuk with a cold beer in hand. Stopping at small restaurants to try the most amazing food! Couldn’t recommend this more. We stopped at four family owned places and trued different food in each one. The last was my favourite but the first was the most spectacular. If your beer ran low, there would be another waiting for you. The tour finishes in a local brewery with an excellent selection of beer on tap! Our guide Murong was brilliant. So friendly and couldn’t do more for the group. Great night.BackPacker681940
May 2020
Due to the pandemic measures in place the tour has been slightly amended but we were thrilled to try the new restaurants proposed. The walking (for now too hard to get tuk tuks into some hutongs) was not too strenuous and as a result we felt much less guilty eating so much delicious food. We love...
Due to the pandemic measures in place the tour has been slightly amended but we were thrilled to try the new restaurants proposed. The walking (for now too hard to get tuk tuks into some hutongs) was not too strenuous and as a result we felt much less guilty eating so much delicious food. We loved the hip Chengdu restaurant, the Beijing hot pot and the spicy Chongqing dumplings most of all, but every venue was amazing. Thank you so much for bouncing back and innovating new tours. This was our 4th or 5th tour with Lost Plate and we will definitely be booking more!!!503ClaudiaP
April 2020
In November 2019 i was in Beijing for about a week. Because I'm a foodie it was my mission to get a taste of the real China. Initially I had booked the Hutong Evening tour. It turned out to be the absolute culinary jackpot..! I loved it so much, I ended up booking two more Lost Plate tours that...
In November 2019 i was in Beijing for about a week. Because I'm a foodie it was my mission to get a taste of the real China. Initially I had booked the Hutong Evening tour. It turned out to be the absolute culinary jackpot..! I loved it so much, I ended up booking two more Lost Plate tours that became part of my all time favourite travel memories.. <3 On my first tour a very kind guide welcomed everyone outside the tube station. And before we knew it we were transported in adventurous Tuk Tuks to get a taste of the real authentic streetfood of Beijing.... You can tell the stops are selected with care and are definitely not commercial or touristy. Just great everyday food, loved by the locals. Some of the best places were located in the deepest corners of the hutongs and are impossible to find on your own. We had amazing noodles, very tasty bbq dishes, pancakes of dreams a fried bun that was so good I still talk about it... The knowledge of the guide, the chatty and fun atmosphere in the group and of course the memorable dishes made this a one of a kind experience. I liked it so much that I ended up booking the Breakfast tour and the taste of China's Provences tour as well. The breakfast tour is also highly recommended and samples a lot of dishes that I wouldn't have been able to experience without this tour. If your trip is limited to Beijing alone, the restaurant tour gives you a taste of the rest of China. Whatever tour you book (and you cannot go wrong): please don't eat anything beforehand... there is so much food to try and so much flavour to explore... make sure you'll experience it all. At last a special thanks to the lovely Kelly who made sure I was able to attend the third tour on the last moment. If I will ever visit other places where Lost Plate is active, I won't hesitate a second. Keep up the great work!suzannecowan
January 2020
Our tour guide was awesome and very personable. The four food stops were perfect and the brewery was quite amazing too. Thank you for the awesome experience.
Our tour guide was awesome and very personable. The four food stops were perfect and the brewery was quite amazing too. Thank you for the awesome experience.HutchShanghai
January 2020
Booked easy through tripadvisor and had a great time. You visit places you would never find as a tourist. Tuk tuk was fun even in the middle of winter. Great guide and lots of beer. Food was great. Recommended.
Booked easy through tripadvisor and had a great time. You visit places you would never find as a tourist. Tuk tuk was fun even in the middle of winter. Great guide and lots of beer. Food was great. Recommended.rrrachx
January 2020
Wow what can I say? What an INCREDIBLE experience this was. If you love food and want to explore Beijing like a local, this is exactly the way to do it. Such a wide variety of different foods and different places to see. Our guide Sabrina was sensational. She was so sweet and she was able to an...
Wow what can I say? What an INCREDIBLE experience this was. If you love food and want to explore Beijing like a local, this is exactly the way to do it. Such a wide variety of different foods and different places to see. Our guide Sabrina was sensational. She was so sweet and she was able to answer so many of our questions. We had an excellent rapport with her and would recommend this tour to anyone. Wrap up warm if it is winter, and come with an empty stomach! Literally faultless in every way.