Lovely Lotus Delicious Vegetarian Tucked down a little alley off Bo Ai Lu, the Lotus has been serving up excellent vegetarian food for years and is popular with both foreigners and Chinese. Choose something off the menu, or go for the popular all-you-can-eat buffet for 20rmb. Yi Ran Tang Simple, basic vegetarian food served up […]
Local “Bai” Food
Duan’s Kitchen This place can get busy and with good reason. Outstanding local Bai food as well as a twist on some popular chinese foods. The PuEr Chicken is recommended, followed by the mulberry yoghurt. Good Panda A solid choice on a street which has many similar looking local restaurants, that can be identified by […]
Chinese Restaurants
Sichuan Restaurant The place to go for authentic (i.e. Spicy!) Sichuan food. They serve a whole variety of dishes but the fish is highly recommended here. No English sign but look for thee big red hanging lanterns. They do have an English menu. Peking Noodle House A little hole-in-the-wall restaurant on Renmin Lu that serves […]
Asian Restaurants
Korean Restaurant A little pricey since they had their refit, but this place produces some excellent korean food in a casual setting. They no longer give you a barbeque at your table, and so they do it themselves in the kitchen. The barbequed beef is excellent. Just wrap it in a lettuce leaf, add a […]
Bakeries in Dali
Bakery 88 Probably the most popular bakery in town, Bakery 88 makes excellent bread, sumptuous breakfasts, and offers a wide variety of cakes. Now in a new location on the corner of Bo Ai Lu and Renmin Lu. Sweet Tooth Sweet Tooth make the best cakes in town. Their unbaked cheesecake is one of the […]