Food
The products of Lijiang are abundant and diverse; the food is most famous with the vegetarian dish that the region produces, paying attention to the eating clearness, and many are delicacy in type. The meat here takes roasting and braising as the lord much, there are the roasting whole sheep, the roasting fish etc. The original ecosystems culture of the long history of Lijiang left many famous taste a light repasts for the region. Although there are big departments of vegetables, the taste a light repast's reputation sows far, such as Jidouliangfen, Lijiangbaba, Qingdoumenfan, Rumixuechang, Yansuanyu, Toutuorou of Yi Clan, Shuyoucha etc., which are good enough to let visitors satisfied joy of eating.
The Sifang Street in the center of Gucheng is one light repast street of well-known, two sides of the short and very narrow street arranged several caf'es, basically each restaurant has the special rice line in Yunnan, the categories contain casserole rice line and boiling rice line, so this street has the name of the rice line street in Lijiang again. If the visitors are in the mountain, meeting to the local people of Yi Clan to sell Jizong by a happy chance, the price is cheapness, it is about 15 Yuan / Bag, suggest you buy some, it can be in near hotels, let boss fry one dish of Jizongroupian for you, it is very delicious.
Restaurants
1) Sakura Cafe: Great Korean food
A very good place has good breakfast and great pies, everything at reasonable prices. The setting is beautiful, there are tables directly at a small canal and the atmosphe
re inside is very comfortable. They also have a wide variety of local, Italian, western and Korean dishes, and they are all good!
Address: #123 Cuiwen Lane, Xinhua Street, Lijiang
2) Food stands in the old market square: Dare to be different - breakfast al fresco
While I down to the main drag to fill their morning bellies with familiar comfort food. The locals were drinking tea from their own tea jars, and feeding on soup and dumplings bought, freshly-made, from traders on the market.
It was amazing! Soup, heaps of fried things that looked suspiciously like some former insect, various vegetable dishes... the variety was amazing, and stood in stark contrast to the stands that were opening around, and which were clearly catering for a tourist clientelle.
Address: In the old market square
3) Don Papa: The best western restaurant
The food was so delicious. But it was not easy to find it. The owner spoke Chinese and French. So in the restaurant, the official languages were French, Chinese and English. I enjoyed all the dishes and decoration of that restaurant, and pleasant talk with other customers and the staff.
It’s one of the smallest and the best western restaurant (French) that I’ve found in China.
Address: No. 3, Jishanxiang, Xinyi Street, Lijiang Old Town
4) Jiannan Chun Xiao Chi: Fried Meal Worms
In Lijiang Old Town. Pop into any Naxi Eatery. Order the worms and eat it. I bet you it'll be an anti-climax since it's crunchy but rather bland. It won't be too different from the pop corn shrimp they serve at Long John Silver's.
Address: Qiyi Street, Lijiang Old Town
5) Rembrandt Cafe: Happy owner of Cafe
Near Stone Bridge, a wooden house stood beside a water way, lightened by red lanterns. It was Rembrandt Cafe. The decoration and atmosphere is quiet, natural, simple and comfortable. If you go to Rembrandt Cafe, I hope you enjoy your time there, delicious Italian food, maybe the girls can still remember me.
About food, I recommend pasta, mushroom pizza, pizza, Naxi fried rice.
Address: No. 6, Xin Yi Street, Bai Sui Fang, Old Town