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Tuktuk Food Tour Through Chengdu's Local Eats
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289 Ratings
Cheng Du Shi
Embark on a unique tuktuk food tour in Chengdu, exploring local eateries and hidden gems. Enjoy unlimited drinks while your English-speaking guide takes you off the beaten path to savor authentic cuisine. Join us for an unforgettable culinary adventure!
Duration:
3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Chengdu - There are a million reasons Chengdu is an international food destination. It’s a UNESCO city of gastronomy. It’s the most popular Chinese cuisine in China. It has the highest per-capita ratio of restaurants in all of China. And at the same time, visitors know very little about food in Chengdu.
Travel by tuktuk and encounter spots you could never find on your own for a mix of street food, sit-down restaurants, and family-run joints:
Chengdu Street Crepes: This classic local street food comes in one of 4 flavor profiles: sweet, salty, spicy, and strange at a street-stall-turned-shop.
Sichuan-style Wontons: Learn why locals call them “Chaoshou,” at a family restaurant where they’re made to order.
All the Noodles: Originally served on the street by men who carried the ingredients around on bamboo poles, Dandan noodles are possibly the OG hawker dish.
Classic Sichuan Dishes: Sample local delicacies like Mapo Tofu (there’s plenty of not-so-spicy dishes here too).
What's Included
- Local English-speaking guide
- All food at 4+ sit-down, safe to eat restaurants
- Tuktuk transportation
- Small group tour (2-12 people)
- Vegetarian friendly (with advance notice)
- Unlimited local beer, soda, and bottled water
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
Additional Information
This is not your typical pedestrian exploration. In our intimate group excursions, you’re transported through less-traveled routes via private tuktuk, accompanied by an endless supply of beer and soda. Alongside a guide fluent in English, you’ll observe the urban landscape unfolding. Dining occurs in establishments favored by residents - modest, family-operated venues - sampling top-tier regional fare undetectable on solo adventures. Your 3-4 hour journey concludes with a foray into a neighborhood tavern to savor local rice wine or beer amidst the community.
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
双桥路251-14号
双桥路
Subway Directions (strongly recommended): Yushuang Road Subway Station services lines 4. When you get off the train, follow signs to Exit C. Your guide will be upstairs, outside of the exit waiting for you.
Show Your Taxi Driver: 您好，我们想去玉双路地铁站C口。谢谢。
Chinese map: https://j.map.baidu.com/e5/dmK
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(289 Ratings)
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950rajendras
Jun 23, 2024
Must take Tour - Qinou Vhang is an excellent guide. He’s got a very good gastronomy knowledge and is so passionate about promoting the local culture and cuisine. It was a pleasure
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Igor_k
Jun 23, 2024
This Tuktuk food tour was... - This Tuktuk food tour was a fantastic way to experience Chengdu's amazing cuisine. We zipped around the city in a fun tuk-tuk, stopping at local eateries tourists wouldn't find on their own. The food was incredible, with a great mix of classic Sichuan dishes and some hidden surprises. Plus, our guide Fiona was super informative and friendly, sharing interesting tidbits about the city and its food culture. Highly recommend for anyone looking for an authentic Chengdu food experience!
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Taralx178bi
Jun 23, 2024
10/10! - So much delicious food and so many drinks! George was a fantastic tour guide - he explained all the details of the restaurants and the different traditional dishes. Also accommodated very well for dietary requirements. Highly recommend!
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Northstar22964010013
Jun 23, 2024
Skip lunch to make room for this tour - you won't regret it! - This was a great choices for the restaurants, and a great introduction to Chengdu cuisine! Jess was a great guide and host.
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Robert
Jun 21, 2024
Fiona is the best! If you would like to do a tour, ask for her! - The tour started at 6 pm at the meeting point. There we met our tour guide Fiona and had a chat about life, culture, learning languages and of course food while waiting for the others, looking at you my south american friends. ;-) The group of attendees was a great mix of cultures and humor. I enjoyed it from the first second on. So we started to our first spot by tuktuk. I will not spoil but every dish was great! Fiona is a great food tour guide. We loved her outgoing funny attitude of guiding the group through the tour and explaining the food and of course the Mandarine pronunciation of the food and restaurants.
Thank you Fiona, you are the best!
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W9626mosashal
Jun 19, 2024
Awesome Food Tour In Chengdu! - We had a fabulous experience and are so thankful to our wonderful guide George! We are so many delicious different types of foods and visited cute and lovely restaurants/ places. Also learnt a lot about the foods and traditions. Thank you so much! Would highly recommend!
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E5253ifsharons
Jun 18, 2024
Great food tour! - We had a great food tour with George in Chengdu. All of the stops had delicious examples of local food prepared by small family restaurants. George grew up eating at several of the places we tried. We’ve done many food tours in countries around the world and the Lost Plate Food Tours are some of the best!
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Gilliancrantock
Jun 11, 2024
Best of Chengdu - Great way to experience Chengdu street food on a tuk tuk!
Guides Ray and Fiona were amazing, full of local knowledge, funny and friendly!
We tried food that we’d never been brave enough to try before - absolutely delicious! Great ending in a tiny book lined bar drinking plum wine!
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Tanja_s
Jun 10, 2024
Join! - If you are in Chengdu, then join this tour. Great fun & a variety of delicious food. Our tourguide Fiona was awesome! Thanks for this great night out in Chengdu.
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Rachel_m
Jun 11, 2024
Excellent food and Guide - The Food on this tour was amazing. Our guide Fiona was so knowledgeable and was able to answer all our questions and know her stuff about the food in Chengdu. We had some excellent food including Ma Po Tofu which was one of our favorites. The only down side I found to this tour was that the tuktuk was a little cramped and it was a bit uncomfortable getting from place to place but we had some very tall people in our group. However this did not take away from the amazing food we had and I would still recommend this tour to everyone. At the end of the evening Fiona took us for plum wine and even taught us how to play mahjong which was fun.
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