Overview
Private 3.5-hour evening tour pairing hutong food with Beijing craft beer / baijiu / cocktails. Premium small-group experience.
Itinerary
Beijing Private Evening Hutong Food + Craft Drinks Tasting
Meet at Bell Tower Square beside Beijing's Drum and Bell Tower, then follow a private guide through the surrounding hutongs for a continuous evening of food, drinks and neighborhood stories. The walking route uses restored courtyards and smaller lanes to connect six food tastings without turning the experience into a formal banquet.
Four drink pairings are included: one craft beer, a baijiu sample and two cocktails. The guide explains the dishes, the drinking customs and the changing character of the old-city neighborhood over roughly three and a half hours. Hotel transfers and additional drinks are not included, so plan your own transport to and from the meeting point and eat lightly beforehand.
Meeting & Pickup
What's Included
✓ Included
✕ Not included
Cancellation Policy
Free cancellation is available on most tours up to 24 hours before the start time. The exact cancellation terms for this tour are shown during booking.
Traveler Reviews
One detail from the day: the stop I expected to like least turned into the one we discussed afterward. That is the advantage of tasting with someone who can explain what is in front of you. I would rather keep the pause at the hutong lanes than add another stop.
The Beijing stops were organised, but the food did not arrive like a rehearsed tasting menu. Each place kept its own character.
A practical note: one Beijing dish was outside my comfort zone, which was half the reason I booked. Asking how locals eat it made the stop much more interesting. With 4 hours to work with, the balance felt sensible.
In hindsight, I liked this more a day later, when I looked back through my photos and realised how different Beijing and the hutong lanes had felt. The time around the hutong lanes was not the part I would cut.
Honestly, I booked mainly for the hutong lanes. I was glad I did because of Beijing.