We stumbled on the night market on our way back to our hostel one night and it was a lot of fun to check everything out! There's a lot of tasty things (loooooved the sweet potatoes and the deep fried pancakes), and some things that I couldn't ever imagine eating, but it was fun to see anyway! I almost ate a scorpion, but decided to wait until next time instead! :) It is definitely for tourists, but it's a chance to see a lot of food options that most westerners wouldn't normally come across in the city. Head to the hutongs if you want better prices, but this has everything all in one place if you just want to have a look.

Sampling all the odd eats was a great experience. Tried them all, scorpion, centipedes, beetle cocoons, sea horses, silk worms, starfish (eat the delicious meat from the inside, not the hard shell), etc. Some were very good, others just interesting but tasteless (like anything deep friend). I've been chasing exotic food all around the world for the last 25 years, so there are few things I haven't eaten yet, but only two I refuse to do - durian and stinky tofu. Now those are really gross.

Love the food!! what else I can talk!!! it is a food night market!!! Share the drinks with friends and enjoy the traditional Beijing food