Address: Beichen Xiaoqu Walkway C-14, Panlong District,Kunming

Description: The service at the two Wicker Baskets is excellent. However, we have included them on our list for one reason and one reason only; the superb all you can eat salad bar which is held every evening from 18:00-20:...

Address: 88 Yuantong Lu, Kunming

Description: Most vegetarians have a hard time finding noodles that are not steeped in meat broth. Yuquanzhai comes to the rescue with vegetarian and vegan noodles so cheap, they might as well be free. Grab a small/large bo...

Address: opposite to Zhongyu Hotel, Guanshang Zhonglu, Kunming

Description: The modern and the ancient meet at Kunming Spring, where chefs work to create new culinary innovations out of age-old Dian cuisine recipes. Clay pot soups, fresh water shellfish, and whole roast duck. Presentat...

Address: 146 Baohai Lu, Guandu District, Kunming

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Serves Dai minority cuisine in an ethnic museum-themed restaurant. Traditional folk art and relics, such as "sacred drums" and wood carvings, grace the walls. RMB70.

Address: 3F, Kunming Corridor, Renmin Zhonglu, Kungming

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Serves Dian and minority cuisines, with such specialties as salted prawns, spicy pig trotters, and diced chicken with chili and bamboo shoots. RMB50 or thereabouts.

Address: 24 Zhonghe Xiang, Cuihu Lu, Kunming

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An ancient courtyard garden home has been renovated and turned into an equally lovely restaurant. House specialty "Stone Cake Tofu" (shiping doufu) is much easier on the teeth than it sounds

Address: 8 Houxin Jie, Kunming

Description: Housed in an old French mansion, each room in this unique restaurant is named after a different Railway station. The food is a little on the unusual side, but for RMB40-65, you might as well give it a go. House...

Address: Yinhai Garden, No.173 Guanxing Lu, Guandu District, Kunming

Description: Renowned Ye Jun Yuan combines mushrooms – a Kunming favorite – with Chongqing's hotpot sensations. Choose from over 80 varieties of mushroom and a long list of additional ingredients while you pat your full s...

Address: 6km north of Dianchi Lu, Kunming

Description: The scenery is the biggest draw of this old world Yunnan hideaway. Sit on the tranquil banks of Dianchi Lake and enjoy Duan Shi Lou's Small Pot Rice Noodles, or savor their delicious Lu Er Kuai , a clay pot of ...

Address: 18-19 Jixiang Xiang, Dongfeng Xilu, Kunming

Description: This relic of the past has been open for more than 150 years. Sample Fried Dali Prawns surrounded by the magical courtyard architecture of the Qing Dynasty Qing Dynasty (AD 1644-1911) Site of Capital: Beijing C...

Address: 393 Lianmeng Lu, Kunming

Description: This wood and enamel restaurant is the perfect place to sample a variety of regional delights. Steaming-Pot Chicken, cold rice noodles and Fuzhao's extra-specialty, steamed spareribs wrapped in lotus. Chuanfang...

Address: 2F, Harbor Plaza Hotel, Dianchi Lu, Kunming

Description: Offering ritzy Cantonese fare in an intimate setting. Decor is white, yellow, gold and light wood, service is impeccable and the food is delicately flawless. Wine, beer and cocktails are available from Hoi Yat ...

Address: 6 Cuihu Nanlu, Kunming

Description: Dishes are a little on the skimpy side, but that's the only noticeable drawback of a meal at Jianye. Overlooking crystal Cuihu Lake, Jianye serves porridge, meat and seafood. The restaurant also doubles as a Ch...

Address: 33 Jinshi Lu, Jinshi Community, Kunming

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Ancient Sichuan recipes with a modern twist.

Address: 508 Bailong Lu, Guandu District, Kunming

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Specializing in a host of crab dishes, Sichuan style.

Address: Middle Section, Beicheng Dadao, Kunming

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Guizhou cuisine at reasonable rates.

Address: near Tielu Yiyuan Community, Guannan Dadao, Kunming

Address: 7 Guanpei Lu, Guanshang town, Guandu District, Kunming

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Chinese-Indonesian fusion, 100% vegetarian. Wait staff are friendly and accommodating, but spoken English is sparse.

Address: A9, Wanxing Garden, Guanshang Lu, Kunming

Description: Let this retro restaurant take you back in time to Shanghai in the 1920's. Speakers and the occasional performer play tunes that were popular nearly a century ago. Dishes are based on Shanghai and Yunnan recipe...

Address: Shuncheng Jie, Kunming

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Dumplings, noodles and Muslim dishes at rock-bottom prices. Credit cards are not accepted and English is not spoken.

Address: 232 Haitun Lu, Huangtupo, Wuhua District, Kunming

Address: 7 Wenhua Xiang, Kunming

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Offering one of Kunming's best Western bakeries. Breads, tarts, pastries, cheesecake and pies. Lunch and dinner is also on the menu, with chicken curries, sandwiches and chicken skewers.

Address: 219 Baita Lu (near Dongfeng Donglu), Panlong District, Kunming

Description: A range of hearty food from several continents to satisfy divergent tastes. Most of the patrons are tourists and travelers craving a familiar meal, and the restaurant offers English language reading materials a...

Address: 160 Wenlin Jie, Wuhua District, Kunming

Address: 38 Wenhua Xiang (near the west gate of Yunnan University, Wuhua ...