The 4 Best Cooking Classes in Beijing

1.Dumpling Making Workshop with Meal and Tea

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 69 reviews · 3 hours · from $35Our pick

Shape Beijing dumplings with a local guide, learn their cultural meaning, then enjoy a generous tea-paired meal for $35.

“This was so much fun! Eric and Lan were so nice, helpful and good fun. This was a great introduction into Chinese culture and the food was delicious. There was heaps of food, we tried some Chinese tea, desserts main meals and a tonne of dumplings. I highly recommend this activity! The meeting point is the lobby of the Scared Hotel. It’s right next to the pin provided on the map.”

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2.Online Cooking Class Beijing Dumplings and Cuisine by Sunflowerli Renowned Chef

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 65 reviews · from $20Best value

Cook authentic Beijing dumplings, noodles, dim sum, or kung pao chicken live with Chef Sunflower Li in a flexible private Zoom class.

“It’s such a pleasure the cooking classes with chef Miss Sunflowerli. She is warm, patient, attentive and explains so well all the steps. Oh, the dumplings were delicious ! Thank you !”

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3.Beijing Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Hutong and Dumpling Making

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $190

Review of Beijing’s private 8-hour tour covering Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, a hutong dumpling class, and Summer Palace.

“Erica is a very attentive tour guide. She took a lot of great photos and had a lot of information about each location.”

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4.Private Hutong Culture Tour with Dumpling Cooking Class plus Cricket Fighting Game

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $176

Explore Beijing’s hutongs by rickshaw, make dumplings with a local family, watch cricket fighting, and see old Beijing from the Drum Tower.

“Lily was our guide and we have a fantastic time with her from the time we met her ..making the dumplings were just awesome food was great highly recommend this trip ..:”

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