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Restaurants

Yun’er Small Town
PRICE CATEGORIES 7
For the equivalent of a meal for two made MAP E1 • 84 Bei Luogu Xiang
up of a range of dishes, served with two • ¥
glasses of wine, and including service. A cheaper option, Yun’er has
¥ under ¥250 ¥¥ ¥250–¥500 a rooftop terrace and the best
¥¥¥ over ¥500 Yunnan fried cheese in town
(see p57).
Dali Courtyard
Raj
1 8
MAP E1 • 31 Gulou Xi Dajie
MAP E2 • 67 Xiaojingchang
Hutong, Gulou Dong Dajie • 8404 • 6401 1675 • ¥
1430 • ¥ Head here for cheap and authentic
Book ahead for the spicy Yunnan south Indian cuisine. Decor is kitsch,
dishes at this laid-back restaurant but there’s a pleasant rooftop terrace.
in a beautiful courtyard.
Cafe Sambal
2
MAP E1 • 43 Doufuchi Hutong,
off Jiugulou Dajie • 6400 4875 • ¥
An old-style courtyard house serves as
the venue for exquisite dishes cooked by
a talented and creative Malaysian chef.
Café Zarah
3
MAP E2 • 42 Gulou Dong Dajie
• 8403 9807 • ¥
Massive windows and an ultra-
modern courtyard make this a place
to linger. Coffee and cocktails are
the standouts; they also offer light
lunches and European breakfasts.
Kaorou Ji
4
MAP E2 • 14 Qianhai Dong Yan
• 6404 2554 • ¥ Ganesha statue at Indian eaterie Raj
This place majors in Qingzhen – Hui
Mei Fu Mei Mansion
or Muslim – cuisine, which means 9
mutton. The specialty is barbecued MAP D2 • 24 Daxiangfeng
lamb and sesame seed bread. Hutong • 6612 6845 • ¥¥¥
This restaurant is set within a
Kong Yiji
5 gorgeous courtyard house lavishly
filled with antiques. Set menus of
MAP E2 • Desheng Men Nei
Dajie • 6618 4917 • ¥ sweet and rich Shanghainese cuisine
A lovely lakeside restaurant with are also available.
a range of exquisite dishes from
Li Family Imperial
the Yangzi River delta. 0
Cuisine
Nuage
6 MAP D2 • 11 Yangfang Hutong
MAP E2 • 22 Qian Hai Dong
• 6618 0107 • ¥¥¥
Yan • 6401 9581 • ¥ Intimate courtyard restaurant
A well-respected Vietnamese serving imperial court cuisine.
restaurant with a lovely location just Set menus are very expensive,
south of the Silver Ingot Bridge. but the food is exquisite.
See map on pp80–81
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