The Dongcheng Central area of Beijing has two popular street food areas, the Donghuamen Night Market and the Wangfujing Snack Street. As the name implies, the Donghuamen Night Market is open in the evening, but Wangfujing Snack Street is open all day.

Wangfujing Snack Street is conveniently located just beside Wangfujing Street, the busiest shopping street in Beijing. It is a very popular tourist destination. It is especially busy at night. Besides street food, there are also souvenirs and handicrafts on sale (and other junk). The food street has a large selection of exotic street food, such as deep fired insects, scorpions and animal parts. Common Foods such as meat kebabs and Tanghulu (candied fruits) can also be found.

The majority of diners here are tourist and foreign, and the cost of the food is not low.