11 Food Tours in China Worth Booking

1.Authentic Local Food Tour in Central Shanghai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,382 reviews · from $79Our pick

Walk from Huangpi Nan Road through Xintiandi, the Former French Concession, and People’s Square while sampling soup dumplings, noodles, roast duck, pork, tea, and sweets. Morning, lunch, evening, and late-night departures are available. Guides including Jade, Kurt, TJ, Jim, Helen, and Wang Jian lead the tour.

“Had a great time and good food of course. our tour guides were friendly and provided a lot of fun facts about the city. would recommend, thank you! :)”

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2.Beijing Hutong Walking Food and Beer Tour at Hidden Restaurants

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,132 reviews · from $80

Walk Beijing’s old hutong lanes with an English-speaking guide such as Ernstina, Uyi, Winnie, or Yoyo. Stop at family-run restaurants and a traditional home for hotpot, noodles, spring pancakes, and more. Expect a full dinner, unlimited beer and soda, plus a craft pint, with about 2 km of walking.

“This was my first introduction into real Chinese food, and it definitely lives up to the hype! Our tour guide, Uyi, was really great both in explaining the food, what a Beijing fuyou is, and also just having conversations with us. It also definitely helpRead more”

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3.Shanghai: 3-Hour Local Food Tasting Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 806 reviews · 3 hours · from $79

Meet your English-speaking guide near Xintiandi and taste Shanghai classics at several small local eateries. Expect soup dumplings, scallion oil noodles, red-braised pork, fruit, sweets, tea, and plenty of city history as you walk from the French Concession toward Yunnan Road.

“I would recommend this tour to anyone visiting Shanghai. Our guide Yu was great, she took us to places where we by ourselves woudnt think of to go to and the food was delicious. We also walked around the city and on the walk she told us about the city and some fun facts and answered all our questions. Overall really great experience.”

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4.Xi’an Evening Food Tour by TukTuk

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 715 reviews · from $73Best value

You’ll meet at 6 pm inside Xi’an’s City Wall, ride between family-run eateries by tuk-tuk, and sample local favorites such as biang biang noodles and gourd chicken. Guides including Amber, Buren, Michelle, and Diehl explain the food and culture before the evening ends with beer at a local brewery.

“This tour focuses on 4 dishes, which is about right. What I liked about it was it was all local, family restaurants that are famous for one or two dishes. I’m in Xi’an for about a week and have had a chance to wander the food markets. This tour is a much better way to do it. Forget what you read in tour guides and online. The restaurants recommended are often tourist spots. And you could wander around with a translator app, that is fun but time consuming. Out tour leader, Michelle, is a foodie and her description and conversation, as well as choices, was perfect. This is a great…”

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5.Eat Like A Local: Shanghai Night Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 616 reviews · from $90

Meet your guide at 6 pm for a three-hour walk through Changning and Jing'an, stopping at family-run eateries for regional Chinese dishes, xiaolongbao, beer, yellow wine, and spirits. Guides may include Li, Topher, Jasmine, or others. The group is limited to 12.

“Li and Paul were great guides. We had the opportunity to try lots of different foods and learn about the history of the provinces of Shanghai through the cuisine. Excellent!”

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6.Eat Like a Local Through Shanghai’s French Concession

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 353 reviews · from $75

Spend 3½ hours eating through Shanghai’s French Concession with a local English-speaking guide. Taste 10 or more dishes, including soup dumplings, scallion noodles, pork belly, pan-fried buns, and mango dessert, then finish with craft beer. Groups stay small, with a maximum of 12 people.

“I want to firstly say a massive thank you to our wonderful tour guide Sam! She was amazing and looked after our every need, from answering our questions to sorting vegetarian friendly meals, she was amazing. She also took the time to maRead more”

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7.Beijing: Hidden Gems Guided Food Tour with Beer and Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 306 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $75

Meet your English-speaking guide at Shichahai and walk 2.5km through old hutongs, stopping at four local eateries. You’ll eat mutton hotpot, Beijing noodles, spring pancakes, and a rare Muslim dish linked to Empress Cixi, with craft beer, soft drinks, and guides such as Janice, Tony, Winnie, and Haitao.

“I had an incredible time at Beijing food tour Our Guide Haitao was very knowledgeable and the food was delicious. I can recomended 💪!!!”

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8.Beijing: Hutong Culinary Walking Tour with 15+ Tastings

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 162 reviews · 3 - 4 hours · from $76

Meet your English-speaking guide at Dongsi Subway Station Exit B for three to four hours of Hutong walking and 15+ tastings. Expect sesame cakes, dumplings, noodles, hot pot, lamb skewers, sweets, and optional adventurous bites. Guides such as Jimmy, Lucy, Anson, and Miko adjust the route to your tastes.

“May was a spectacular guide! We ate so much good food that we never would have found on our own, learned about the history and culture of what we were eating, and had an all around great time. Highly recommend!”

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9.Chengdu: Hidden Dishes and Beers UNESCO Food Evening Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 49 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $79

Join an English-speaking guide such as Fiona, Tom, or Carol for 3.5 hours of Chengdu food by tuk-tuk. Visit five local stops, eat more than 10 dishes, drink unlimited beer or soda, and finish with microbrew or Chinese wine.

“We had the best time with our tour guide Tom. He was enthusiastic and spoke great English. His knowledge and understanding of the Chengdu culture and food comes from his upbringing in the area and he gave lots of interesting facts and stories. The food was delicious and substitutions were made for me not being able to eat pork. Tom went above and beyond, helping me buy a souvenir from the last stop and even spending time helping me book tickets to the irrigation system on WeChat. When I said I was looking for a battery pack he walked within me to a few stores to help try to find…”

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10.Beijing Hutong Food Crawl Delights: Peking duck, Hotpot&More

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 32 reviews · 3 hours · from $80

Join a small group or private guide such as Mike, Andy, or Miko for three hours of Beijing eating. Walk Dongsi’s hutongs, watch duck carved to order, share Mongolian hot pot, sample street snacks, and finish with Yunnan rice noodles and free-flow drinks.

“Our guide Andy is very nice frienly and well knowledgeable guy. He showed us the local cuisines and told us amazing stories behind every dish. Food was amazing and over enough. Will definitely recommend it. 10 out 10.”

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11.Late night food tour in Shanghai’s French Concession

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 31 reviews · 3 hours · from $88

Meet guides such as Kurt, Jade, TJ, or Helen near Xintiandi for a three-hour evening walk through Shanghai’s French Concession. Expect dumplings, barbecue, noodles, local specialties, craft beer, Art Deco buildings, and stories about daily life, ending at People’s Square.

“It was a great experience with Jade. Very knowledgeable and explained the different food and areas that we visited. Would recommend this tour.”

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