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Beijing 4 to 7-Hour City Night Tour & Night Market
Skip the daytime crowds. When Beijing lights up, its real soul comes alive, and you’ll taste it, walk it, and photograph it in just 4 to 7 electric hours.
Hu's Xinyang-Style Lard Buns (Moshikou) is a street-food stop in Outer Districts, Beijing.
Editorially verified October 1, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.

Private tour · 4 - 7 hours
Skip the daytime crowds. When Beijing lights up, its real soul comes alive, and you’ll taste it, walk it, and photograph it in just 4 to 7 electric hours.

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Address: 138 Moshikou Street, Jindingjie Subdistrict, Shijingshan District, Beijing
Fahai Temple Fried Cake King at 204 Moshikou Street in Shijingshan, Beijing, fries crisp rice cakes with a hot red bean paste filling from 06:30 to 15:00.
TryFahai Temple-style fried rice cakes with red bean paste
TipThe shop closes at 15:00, so go in the morning; the cakes use red beans simmered slowly into a fine paste and are fried to a golden crust.
Fahai Temple Fried Cake King at 204 Moshikou Street in Shijingshan, Beijing, fries crisp rice cakes with a hot red bean paste filling from 06:30 to 15:00.
TryFahai Temple-style fried rice cakes with red bean paste
TipThe shop closes at 15:00, so go in the morning; the cakes use red beans simmered slowly into a fine paste and are fried to a golden crust.
Guijie, or Ghost Street, runs along Dongzhimen Inner Street in Beijing with over 150 storefronts, mostly restaurants open late, and is known for crayfish.
TrySpicy crayfish, grilled skewers and late-night Beijing snacks
TipThe street is busiest from 18:00 to 04:00; in summer 2026 the Guijie Night Carnival and crayfish festival serve crayfish in ten flavours.
Jie Bian'er Beef Skewers near Shuangjing in Beijing grills beef skewers over charcoal, with condensed-milk bread and grilled cold noodles, until 02:00.
TryCharcoal beef skewers with condensed-milk grilled bread
TipCtrip lists a waiting area and paid parking; the kitchen serves until 02:00 on the East Third Ring side of the apartment block.
Liu Ri Du, a grilled beef offal specialist at 209 Jixiangli off Chaoyangmenwai Street in Beijing, sells offal skewers from 11:00 to midnight.
TryGrilled beef offal skewers
TipIt is a ground-floor shop at 209 Jixiangli, open from 11:00 to midnight; the Beijinger lists it among barbecue and skewer spots in its 2025 rundown.
Changji Haoweixian on Jiuxianqiao South Road in Beijing is a seafood barbecue dapaidang open 17:00 to 03:00, known for garlic grilled oysters and scallops.
TryGarlic grilled oysters and grilled scallops
TipIt opens at 17:00 and stays open until 03:00, so it suits a late supper; the garlic grilled oysters and scallops are the easy first orders.
Chen Ji Luzhu Xiaochang on Langfang Ertiao in Beijing, near Qianmen, sells luzhu, flatbread stewed with pork intestines and lung, until 20:00.
TryLuzhu huoshao, flatbread stewed with pork intestines, lungs and tofu
TipCtrip lists a bowl with one base and two flatbreads, plus cold-dish sets; the shop closes at 20:00, so go for lunch or an early dinner.