The protected and restored area in Old Beijing was probably our favourite site. The narrow residential alleys, rickshaw ride, and visit to a local residence gave insight to how life might have been in the past. Is definitely for tourists and is surrounded by trendy...More

It has a great combination of being clean modern place but yet traditional whith many shops , cafes and restaurants that meets all tastes , plan to visit after lama temple as its just few minutes walking from there .

I found this hutong a much better visit than Nan Luo Gu Xiang, its quieter with more locals visiting than tourists, a great selection of specialty coffee attractions, i went back to this place on 3 different occasions in a two week stay, "Wan" had...More

Stunning! Local environment and yet modern! I love strolling on this hutong area. Here you will see centuries old hutongs converted into boutique shops, restaurants, coffee cake shops and bars. It's an experience like walking down on real streets of Beijing hundreds of years ago....More

The title says it all: cute, clean, trendy hutong, vegetarian friendly. The photos don't do it justice. I'm a little surprised at the naysayers; different strokes, I guess. All I can say is I've traveled a lot on every continent but Africa, and my wife...More

very accessible Hutong - a lot of boutiques and bars selling german beers - not cheap but then that's what you get for importing things. Very pleasant area to spend a few hours of an evening. Aside from the huge famous veggie restaurant opposite lama...More

Hutong means old traditional houses and narrow alleys. Like other hutongs, you can walk through, see how the old houses look like, see small shops and people in small narrow streets. Avoid main streets and go inside. Walk two or three blocks through hutong neighborhood....More

Many places to eat here. He, Veggie Table, Argo, and many other places. Really good feel and worth checking out. Also very close to 2 subway stations. Line 2 Andingmen and line 5 lama temple.

I like to walk down Hutongs because you can get a glimpse of what life used to be like and how people lived back long ago. However, they have been updated to cater to trendy shops and western restaurants and are quite expensive for the...More

This alley is small compared to Nanluoguxiang. There are more cafes/restaurants compared to stores selling stuff. Some very interesting shops and cafes. Had a coffee at a very nice tiny cafe called Barista Cafe. Good coffee and obviously run by people who takes their trade...More