Top 6 Popular Beijing Night Markets & Food Streets 2024/2025

Qianmen Snack Street, namely, Qianmen Street, is located in the south of Tiananmen Square, between Zhengyang Arrow Tower to the flyover area. This is one of the most famous pedestrian streets in Beijing. There are many time-honored restaurants in Qianmen Pedestrian Street and the surrounding hutongs, such as Quanjude (全聚德), BianyiFang (便宜坊), Donglaishun (东来顺), Liubiju(六必居), etc. You can eat the traditional delicacies of Beijing. There are also many snacks and pastry shops in the street, such as Wu Yutai ice cream(吴裕泰冰淇淋), Beijing yogurt (北京老酸奶), Daoxiangchun (稻香村), etc. and foreign cafes and fast food brands such as Haagen Dazs, Starbucks and KFC can also be seen here. On Qianmen Street, there are Beijing Camera Factory, China Crown Hat Culture Museum and other old shops and buildings. Traditional art performances such as Chinese cross-talk and storytelling shows in various kinds of tea houses are interesting to see, though they may be hard to understand. After trying the delicious food, you might as well go shopping to experience the traditional life in the ancient capital.

Gujie (Ghost Street) is located in Dongzhimen, from the west section of Dongzhimen overpass on Second Ring Road, to the east end of Dongzhimen Street at intersection. Today, it is also an excellent place for Beijing food hunting.

There are many embassies around Guijie, which also makes it convenient for foreign tourists and staff in Beijing to enjoy the authentic Chinese cuisines. Guijie Street opens for 24 hours. Even when you get here in the midnight, it is still bustling. Ninety percent of the stores at Guijie are restaurants selling many well-known snacks and food in Beijing, such as Luzhuhuoshao (Wheaten Cake Boiled in Meat Broth), Baodu (Boiled Lamb Tripe). However, the most famous food at Guijie is the spicy crayfish (麻辣小龙虾，má xiǎo) and the spicy crab. The spicy frog hot pot and the roast fish are also very popular. It is a good place to learn about Chinese food culture here. The spiciness and the fragrance attract many visitors and the pricing of most restaurants in Guijie is quite reasonable and close to the normal consumption level. Its significance has gone beyond the catering shops, and more importantly, it reflects the daily life of ordinary people in Beijing.

Longfusi Street was gradually formed on the basis of the old Beijing Temple Fair, and now it has become one of the shopping centers in Beijing. The main avenue is about 632 meters long and 7 meters wide from East Sibei Street to Art Museum East Street in the west. Traditional snacks, clothing and tourist commodities are operated in the west of the street; Longfu Tower and Longfu Square are in the center area of the street. Here you can buy a variety of local products, you can find plenty of Beijing local restaurants, and you can see Beijing folk opera. Longfusi Street is the gathering place of Chinese snacks, where you can eat a variety of traditional Beijing snacks, Muslim snacks, well-packed snacks, and one of the most famous old brands is the Longfu Temple Snack Restaurant (隆福寺小吃店). The restaurant offers many delicacies, and you can eat almost all the popular traditional Beijing snacks in one place. The most authentic Beijing snacks and specialties are gathered here, including the fermented soybean juice, deep fired Chinese doughnuts, fired livers, as well as various kinds of kebabs!