Suzhou Alleyway Walking Food Tour | 3 hours 30 minutes

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Inclusions / Exclusions

  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English
  • Local English-speaking guide
  • Multiple cultural stops along the way.
  • Coffee and/or Tea
  • Far more than a meal’s worth of food and drinks at 5 sit-down restaurant.
  • Gratuities

Overview

Known as the “Venice of the East,” Suzhou has over 35km of navigable canals and 60 of China’s most well-preserved gardens. On this walking tour, you’ll walk back in time while exploring Suzhou’s residential old-town, explore its lush gardens and monasteries, and discover what locals eat in the city that’s been the center of wealth and culture for 1,000s of years. You will try far more than a meal’s worth of food and drinks at 5 sit-down restaurants, plus multiple cultural stops along the way.

Meeting points

This tour starts at Beisita Subway Station, located outside of the 800-year-old pagoda that stands taller than any other building in Suzhou’s old-town. Please refer to your voucher ticket for meeting location details.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

You’ll walk through lush gardens and 800-year old monasteries while stopping to enjoy Suzhou’s incredibly rich food and culture, in true Suzhou fashion. We include 2 cultural stops, 4 sit-down, safe-to-eat restaurants, plus a trendy dessert shop. On this tour, you will: - Eat seasonal Suzhou noodles with over 500 toppings and discover why locals enjoy this dish with opera. - Enjoy homemade silken tofu. For over 50 years, a family has served fresh tofu from their home, hidden in a narrow alley—a labor of love starting at 5am. - Visit Suzhou's only Buddhist nunnery and a hidden Ming-dynasty garden with Taihu Lake stones. - Try neighborhood favorites like savory soy milk, Suzhou-style spring rolls and donuts, and Tang-dynasty fried sesame balls. - Tour some of Suzhou’s best sights, including 800-year-old pagodas and secret Ming-dynasty gardens. - Eat at a famous bubble wonton joint, loved by celebrities and neighbors. Enjoy tiny bubble-like wontons in rich broth—you’ve never had anything like it! - End the tour at a dessert shop popular with today's crowd. Try subtly sweet soup with slow-cooked red beans topped with chewy rice balls.

Sample Menu

MAIN

Authentic Morning Noodles

This decades-old noodle joint is known for having the best broth in town, along with a huge selection of seasonal condiments served on small plates.

MAIN

Suzhou's Ancient Gardens & Temples

We’ll visit Suzhou’s only Buddhist nunnery and explore a secret Ming-dynasty garden and ornamental stones from nearby Taihu Lake.

MAIN

Traditional Old-Suzhou Snacks

We'll try some neighborhood snacks like fresh soy milk, local spring rolls, Chinese donuts, and pancake-wrapped dough sticks.

MAIN

Floating Wontons

Try delicately wrapped wontons that are magically filled with air and float atop a bowl of rich broth. You’ve never had anything like it!

DESSERT

Suzhou-style sweet congee

End the tour at a dessert shop popular with today’s younger crowd. Try a sweet soup made with slow-cooked red beans and chewy glutinous rice balls.

Additional Info

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Signup and advance payment are required

Free Cancellation

June 11100% refund
June 12No refund

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  • Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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Fantastic introduction to the sights and tastes of Suzhou

Published on Aug, 2024

The Suzhou brunch tour provided a perfect introduction to Suzhou, walking through the old town, along the canals and past hidden gardens. We enjoyed six dishes, all Suzhou specialities served in a wide range of restaurants from tiny back street stalls to a modern chain. All the food was delicious. Our guide Hami was friendly and knowledgeable and happily answered all our questions about the food and Suzhou.

Wonderful guide, tour and food

Published on Aug, 2024

Our tour guide, Gloria, was very knowledgeable. She had personal stories of Suzhou which made the tour all the better. She described the food in great detail at each stop. All the food was very good! We are adventurous eaters so we enjoyed it all! Gloria was wonderful!

Incredible food alley tour

Published on Jun, 2024

Best walking tour we have ever done. Gloria was incredible guide. Not only was her English perfect, her local knowledge & way she conveyed it to us was priceless. The kids & I felt very comfortable with her. The food places & food were all so yummy & interesting. Big tip: Dont eat too much at first place, as you need to leave room for the other places.

Amazing food, amazing guide!

Published on Apr, 2024

The tour of Suzhou old town, the rich history of the city, expertly narrated by our guide Tom, the delicious food, made for a memorable experience. I look forward to doing more food tours - Shanghai and Xian. Thank you so much Lost Plate for the Food Tour.

Great opportunity to discover local food

Published on May, 2021

Great tour to get to know very local places and food you probably wouldn’t find on your own. Kate has been an awesome guide and could explain us each and every detail. I can highly recommend this tour!

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