Top Xian Food & Drink

Set out with an expert guide and your own tuk-tuk driver to find the best dishes in Xi'an. Explore hidden streets and quaint alleyways within Xian’s city walls where you visit favorite local eateries. Experience Xi’an's cuisine and culture by eating at the same places that local people go, with unlimited food and beverages (including beer) included during your tour. Sample the only craft beer brewed in Xi’an when you stop at a local brewery.

During this 3-4 hours unique cooking workshop, you’ll be taken into an authentic local spice market to explore it with fun challenges to complete and learn different species of Chinese spices and ingredients that will be used in the following cooking class. The class will be carried out in a traditional Chinese style courtyard. You’ll be treated with local tea as it’s local’s custom to treat friends and visitors. After that, you then will be guided to start the cooking process by a professional chef in a cozy kitchen. Finally, you can enjoy the dishes made by yourself along with some beers or beverages. For it’s really informative, interesting and fun, this class will be an unforgettable experience in your lifetime.

Explore Xi'an with a private guide with a choice of morning or evening tour. Visit the bustling Muslim Quarter to see some traditional architecture and taste some typical street food snacks. See Drum Tower Square and watch the Fountain Show. You'll sample delicious delicacies such as steamed mutton, dumplings, and kebabs as you begin to get a feel for Xi'an culture. Conveniently, transport tickets and food tastings are included.

Immerse yourself in the cultural and culinary delights of Xi’an during a Tang Dynasty Show and Dumpling Banquet. Pleasure your palate with a sumptuous selection of filled dumplings then sit back and be mesmerized by the colorful costumes, incredible choreography and exuberant music of a Tang Dynasty Show. Marvel at the entertaining extravagance of the performance and enjoy convenient round-trip transportation from your Xi’an hotel on this tour.  

Being served as the capital of China for over 1,200 years, Xi'an is more like a melting pot with diversed culinary culture and various famous local foods. This tour will allow you to try the most hihly rated loacal snacks with knowledgeable local experts. However it is not only a food tour for foods' sake, but will provide a chance for people to gain great local experiences by tasting their foods and sampling their drinks, to keep them away from those beaten tracks by taking tuk tuk to go through those serpentine backstreet allies, to immerse themselves in Xi'an's profund history by seeing the most gorgrous historical sites in the city center.

Experience the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show, the pride of Xian and one of the most popular entertainment excursions for tourists visiting the city. Hosted at the legendary Tang Dynasty Palace, this 4-hour evening performance offers exotic Chinese entertainment and Cantonese delicacies. Learn about the historical culture of ancient Xian while indulging in a dumpling banquet. Hotel pickup and public transportation ticket included.

If you have a little bit more time between some regular city tours in Xi’an and at the same time you love foods very much, then this tour is a ticket for you to see how different the city is at night and to make you a real gourmet by trying amazing local food. Served as capital of China for more than 1,200 years, the city was the home of many emperors and different religions as well as the terminus of world famous Silk Road. With the introduction of various kind of spices and flavorings from western regions, Xi’an food get its own special style and taste. Join in this tour, you could get a close touch to the famous Xi’an food and local people’s life without missing some historical and cultural monuments in town.

Immerse yourself in the culture and culinary delights of Xian during a 9-course Tang Dynasty Dinner Show at Huaqing Palace. A great introduction for first-time visitors, this convenient package includes a 9-course banquet—including Chinese specialties such as noodle soup and deep-fried tofu—and a ticket to the ‘The Everlasting Sorrow’ show, which often sells out.

Indulge your craving for authentic Chinese cuisine and taste your way through Xi’an on a half-day walking and tuk-tuk tour. With an English-speaking guide, get off the beaten path and travel to the city’s ancient Muslim Quarter. Sample street food carts, try local specialties like the “Chinese hamburger” and pita bread-lamp soup, watch the preparation of dumplings and noodles, and get an insider’s view of the region’s rich food culture.

It pays to book tickets in advance for the Tang Dynasty Dinner Show, the best-known theatrical experience in Xian. With this convenient all-in-one door-to-door package, travel back in time over 1,000 years to an era when Xian, then Chang’an, was capital of China. As you watch, feast on a banquet with 16 different types of dumplings. Once the show is over, your private driver will be waiting at the door.

Make the absolute most of even a single day in Xian on this customizable private tour. Meet your private guide and driver at your desired location, then explore the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum. After lunch at a Chinese restaurant, visit your choice of two downtown Xian sights, perhaps the Muslim Quarter, Xian City Wall, Shaanxi History Museum, or Temple of the Eight Immortals. Please note: Tour excludes entrance fees.

Learn to make authentic regional Chinese food during this private half-day cooking class. After a convenient hotel pickup, head to the home of a local family with an English-speaking guide. Enrich your understanding of Xian culture and participate in the preparation of noodles or dumplings alongside a chef. Then, enjoy your delicious homemade meal with the pride of knowing that you helped prepare it yourself.

In this 3 hours tour, you will have a whole experience of living like a local in this old city. Follow your local expert, you will dive deeper in the local market and know a variety of spices and ingredients, and even utensils for cooking. After the market visiting, you will get to an off-the-beaten courtyard and sip a cup of green tea and enjoy a tranquil time. Following that will be a life-long memory of Biang Biang Noodles Cooking experience. You will learn how to make flour dough, how to pull the flour strips and how to make the delicious sauces. At the end of the tour, you will get the recipe for the dish and a certificate issued by us.

If you’re visiting Xian for the first time, get a comprehensive introduction to the ancient city on a sightseeing tour designed with visitors on a time budget in mind. As well as benefiting from the undivided attention and insider knowledge of your guide, you’ll travel between top Xian attractions—which include Xian City Wall and the Big Wild Goose Pagoda—in air-conditioned comfort without worrying about getting lost.

Instead of signing up for a big commercial cooking demonstration and getting lost in the crowd, get personalized instruction from a local in an intimate home setting on this private cooking class. Visit a local vegetable market to pick up your ingredients and then head to the kitchen and learn how to make dumplings the Shaanxi way from your teacher. Get your hands dirty kneading dough and mixing filling, then enjoy your creations for lunch or dinner.

Explore below the surface of Xian’s night food culture in a way that’s only possible with a guide on this foodie tour. Focusing on Yongxing Fang, sample more than 15 dishes washed down with beer or soda, experience a rice wine drinking ritual, and close the night with a shot of local spirits in a bar. Along the way, watch chefs crafting dishes from hand-cut noodles to tofu pudding.

Instead of scouring your guidebooks for hints and tips about where and what to eat, get a local’s perspective and follow your guide around a handful of lower-profile local restaurants and street vendors. Discover some of local hidden culinary gems on this downtown walking tour in Xian. Enjoy a delectable range of barbecue and Shaanxi cuisine as you explore the city’s Muslim Quarter and the surrounding area. Visit the Great Mosque hidden in the Muslim Quarter Discover the local hidden culinary gems in ancient Xian Enjoy a delectable range of barbecue and Shaanxi cuisine Your choice of morning and afternoon tour departures Walking tour starts at the convenient meeting point

Satisfy your taste for traditional Chinese food during this 3-hour culinary tour in Xi'an. Take you to the famous Muslim street, stopping at several restaurants that are local favorites. Try typical local dishes such as persimmon cake, steamed buns, parched chicken and soup dumplings,beef .Learn about the history and culture of the quickly changing city through your guide's informed commentary. All tastings are included and add up to more than enough for a full meal. This tour is running at night  at 7PM. During this time, you will be able to see the night Xi'an, to taste local food as well as desert

Explore China’s ancient capital city by bike or by foot. After a convenient hotel pickup, stop by the morning food market before heading to the historic city wall and hopping on a bicycle or embarking on a walking tour. Learn about the city’s fascinating history from an informative local guide and check out sites like Moat Park.

During this 3-4 hours unique cooking workshop, you’ll be taken into an authentic local spice market to explore it with fun challenges to complete and learn different species of Chinese spices and ingredients that will be used in the following cooking class. The class will be carried out in a traditional Chinese style courtyard. You’ll be treated with local tea as it’s local’s custom to treat friends and visitors. After that, you then will be guided to start the cooking process by a professional chef in a cozy kitchen. Finally, you can enjoy the dishes made by yourself along with some beers or beverages. For it’s really informative, interesting and fun, this class will be an unforgettable experience in your lifetime.

Opt for a local experience of Xian during a full-day city tour, a great choice for travelers looking to learn about Chinese culture. You’ll visit the home of a local family; partake in a tea ceremony; and feast on Chinese dumplings for dinner after learning to make them during a cookery workshop. For added convenience, hotel pickup and drop-off are included.   

Learn to prepare Xian cuisine during this private cooking class. After a convenient hotel pickup, head to the home of a local family with an English-speaking guide and cook authentic regional dishes like dumplings or hot pot. During this fun food-centric outing, you’ll visit two local markets and feast on your delicious meal.

To enjoy a more traditional nightlife in Xi’an, watching the Tang Dynasty Music and Dance Show at The Tang Dynasty Palace (Tang Le Gong) is a must. In addition to appreciating the wonderful performance, you can also choose to taste the traditional Chinese Cuisine of Dumpling Dinner, or enjoy the great Imperial Court Dinner. The various savory dishes together with the exciting show will be sure to give satisfaction to your appetite, your eyes and your mind.

Xian’s street food scene is so diverse that it’s hard to navigate even if you speak the language. Soak up the atmosphere of alleys, food streets, and family-run eateries and enjoy tastings at four or five different locations on this gourmet small-group food tour with a local guide. Tour includes pickup from hotels within the city walls.