Beijing Food Markets

In Beijing, like other cities in China, each neighborhood has its own food market of various sizes. In these markets, you buy fresh fruits, vegetables, freshwater food, seafood, meat cuts, stable food and a full range of Chinese cooking supplies.

The majority of the grocery markets start around 7:00am in the morning. Local residents and expats often to their local community markets to buy fresh vegetables and other Chinese cooking ingredients and condiments. Basically the food prices remain more competitive than those in supermarkets or the food markets housed in a department in Beijing.

The food prices usually are fixed in a food market for a particular day, which fluctuate day y day with the markets – supply and demand. So seldom people would bargain in a local food market. The vendor will provide you a plastic bag if you buy her or his stuff. People are encouraged to carry their own food containers like cloth bags or other forms of containers for environment protection.

Plan your Beijing tour? Why not take a bit adventure by exploring your local food market around your hotel in Beijing for better understanding Beijing food culture behind. If you are interested in Beijing food, take a short trip to have a market tour and have food walks in Beijing visiting local restaurants and food streets. 

A vendor peddling eggs, duck eggs and Century egg (pidan) in Lejia Food Market in our block.

A vendor peddling eggs
A rich variety of vegetables – asparagus, broccoli,cucumber, green pepper, greens, potatos, carrot, eggplants…
A rich variety of vegetables
Pumpkin, white turnip,  fresh garlic, ginger, Green Onion
Pumpkin, white turnip, fresh garlic, ginger, Green Onion
Fresh fruit stalls – watermelond, mango
Fresh fruit stalls – watermelond, mango
Seafood stall
Seafood stall
Some vendors cannot afford or is not willing not pay a rental fee for the vending place inside a market, they often set up mobile stalls or blankets on the ground to sell their stuff. You see, a vendor is peddling his fresh vegetables on a cart outside a market.
mobile stalls

Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours

If you don’t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,  here are some options for Beijing guided tours:

Beijing Day Tour
Beijing Tour Packages
Great Wall Tour
Beijing City Tour
Beijing Winter Tour
Beijing Autumn Tour
Car Rental in Beijing
Beijing Tours
China City Tours
China Tour

Further Readings


Best Time to Visit Beijing
How to plan a trip to Beijing

Top 10 Attractions in Beijing
How to Visit Forbidden City
How to Visit Temple of Heaven
How to Visit Summer Palace
How to Visit Ming Tombs
How to Visit the Great Wall of China
How to Visit Tiananmen Square
How to Visit Hutongs
How to Visit Olympic Sites

Top 10 Markets in Beijing
Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing
Beijing Shopping

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Qianmen Commercial Street
Gui Jie ( Ghost Street) Food Street

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