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

Description:

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: 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: 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: 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: 74 Wenhua Xiang, Wenlin Jie, Wuhua District, Kunming

Description: The cosy Heavenly Manna is located on the bustling Wenhua Xiang, conveniently situated between Yunnan University and Yunnan Normal University. In the last year or so Manna seems to have become a victim of its o...

Address: 142 Wenlin Jie, Wuhua District, Kunming

Description: Hong Dou Yuan is actually a local chain restaurant; they have several locations throughout the city. Look for the smiling, slightly scary face of an elderly lady in a circular sign with a red background. From p...

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: 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: 125 Feng Zhu Jie, Wuhua District, Kunming

Description: QingQingCaoDun will test your Chinese language skills. There is no menu and customers either order dishes from their own knowledge of Kunming specialties or go to the refrigerated display unit and pick and choo...

Address: 24 Zhonghe Xiang, Cuihu Lu, Kunming

Description:

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: 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: 146 Baohai Lu, Guandu District, Kunming

Description:

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: 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...