Guxiangyuan Shangri-La Yak Hotpot Restaurant
If you want to taste the special cuisine of Shangri-La in Dali, you must come to this restaurant in Dali Ancient City. It is the only one in the ancient city. The environment is not as grand as imagined, but the taste is absolutely top-notch. Many restaurants use yellow beef to pretend to be yak, but this one uses real yak. You can also taste authentic Tibetan fragrant pork, various beef and lamb, matsutake mushrooms. The clear soup base brewed in the hotpot is really delicious, you can drink several bowls of just the soup. We ordered a lot of food, and basically finished everything.
Lao Guan Pea Jelly
This place is frequently visited by the local Bai people. If you want to taste authentic Bai cuisine, this is a good choice. However, the downside is the street food stall environment, with a few tables and chairs set up at the entrance. Their pea jelly is a family heirloom recipe, with the most famous being the oil jelly. Their ancestors sold it on the streets for over 50 years, gaining popularity before opening this place. Recommended dishes include raw skin, pea jelly, pig blood soup, and frozen fish. The average cost per person is around 30 yuan, making it economical and affordable.
Chen's Haishao Fish (Fifth Branch)
This is also a popular local restaurant, said to be one of the top ten gourmet restaurants in Dali. However, it is a bit far from the ancient city, so you need to take a taxi. The most famous dish is Haishao Fish, which is actually carp. The way they prepare it in Dali, the carp has a lot of bones, so I usually don't eat it often. The taste here is okay. Recommended dishes include Haishao Fish, sizzling mashed potatoes (super delicious), white-cut donkey meat, Yongping braised chicken, etc. The dining environment is good, and it is worth a try.
