Southwest Chinese dishes:

South Silk Road

This restaurant is decorated in a modern style, in line with that of the owner, Fang Lijun, a Chinese cynical realistic painter. The stairs leading to the second floor are made of glass and metal, creating a surrealistic effect.

One of the Yunnan style dishes is the "frog skin", made from tree bark lichen. It is crisp and freshly fragrant. The place is also frequented by artists and people in the entertainment field. There are plenty of modern art books for sale.

Recommended dishes: Zhongdian yak hot pot, Wuchang fish with Yunnan sauce.

Opening time: 11:30am-11:30pm.
Address: 12-13, A19 Lotus Market, Qianhai Xiyan, Shichahai, Xicheng District.
Tel: 010-6615-5515.

Dali Courtyard

The business card of this restaurant is made in the form of a train ticket. The restaurant is adapted from a courtyard house, with an open-air yard and separated dining areas in four directions, each decorated in a different style.

The owner is the chef and the dishes are adapted Yunnan and Guizhou styles, which are delicate and tasty. Dali god's crab, for example, is placed on a banana leaf with rich flavors of mint, fresh chili and cilantro.

The place does not have a menu. It cooks according to the number of guests. The dishes change everyday. Recommended eats are the roasted spring chicken on charcoal and the oil-spray sea bass.

Opening time: 11:30am-2pm, 6:30-11pm.
Address: 67 Xiaojingchang Hutong, Gulou Dongdajie, Dongcheng District.
Tel: 010-8404-1430.

Sifangjie Yunnan Restaurant

The dishes here include traditional foods from different ethnic minorities in Yunnan. The most typical Yunnan dishes steamed chicken in a porcelain pot and cross-bridge rice noodles are authentic and tasty. There are also a number of original choices, such as dishes made from flowers, fungus, fruits and vegetables, lake fish and beef and mutton from the mountains. The restaurant's various fungus dishes are also worth trying, an example being tiger claw fungus with flattened bean curd.

Opening time: 10am-10pm.
Address: A16 Ancient barn groups, Nanxincang International Mansion, 22 Dongsi Shitiao, Dongcheng District.
Tel: 010-6409-6400.

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