In response to Hiketsu, our listings section is offered free of charge to local businesses... also, only one of the 40 candidates for a Best of Kunming Award is a paid advertiser on this site.
Hiketsu is correct in saying that many of the candidates are concentrated in one part of the city. It seems that only 14 of the 40 candidates (just over one-third) are more than a kilometer from Yunda, but that is not so surprising as the Yunda/Cuihu area is well known for its food and drink options and it is not so easy for new restaurants or bars to survive far from the center of the city.
Yuquanzhai (www.gokunming.com/en/listings/item.php?listing_id=287) - the restaurant Ahmet is referring to in the above post - has recently moved across Yuantong Jie and is now just a few meters east of Yuantong Temple. In addition to the main restaurant, it has a small noodle shop and vegetarian grocery store.
There is also Green Mountain Vegetarian Restaurant (www.gokunming.com/en/listings/item.php?listing_id=111) an Indonesian/Chinese vegetarian restaurant in Guanshang near the airport, which offers a more Southeast Asian menu and does some rather convincing fake meat. A bit of a journey for most people in Kunming, but it's a good way to get off the beaten path and try something different.
Moonlight Corner Thai Restaurant (www.gokunming.com/en/listings/item.php?listing_id=100) in the Expo Gardens near the Golden Temple in northeast Kunming is not a vegetarian restaurant, but its Thai cooks are very accommodating to vegetarians. They are happy to make virtually any dish on their extensive menu without meat, except for obvious ones like grilled chicken or fish. Their green and red veggie curries are as authentic as you'll find anywhere in China.
Check out the calendar, there's plenty of English corners coming up at TCG Nordica... also I believe there's an English corner across from Green Lake Hotel at Cuihu Park on Thursday evenings...
I can't help but agree with EK Kadiddlehopper. An efficient regional rail network would be good for many of the people in China/SE Asia/South Asia who have yet to see the benefits of their respective countries' recent opening up.
Oddly, this train may be one of Kunming's better places for a picnic. Inspired by Quester, I rode it again this afternoon with a friend, who brought a nice wine and some freshly baked bread. We hung out on the sunny side of the train with the windows open and shot the breeze as the empty Chinese New Year version of Kunming rolled by... good fun.
My favorite Tengchong-style restaurant in Kunming. Their ersi and erkuai are trucked over from Tengchong and are the real deal — Kunming ersi and erkuai do not compare.
The restaurant itself is a bit jumbled, but there are a couple of tables outside in the courtyard that are nice to sit at when the weather's pleasant.
Don't believe them when they say they don't have lufu.
Starbucks' thirst for Yunnan coffee growing
发布者That would appear to be true. There's also a new one on Dianchi Lu at the massive Nanya Fengqingyuan development.
Giveaway: Massage for two at Canaan Day Spa
发布者Congratulations to Karen Song, the first to reply that Geoffrey Chaucer was the medieval poet credited with linking St Valentine's Day with romance.
Stay on the lookout for more giveaways on GoKunming in the near future!
Yuxi-Mengzi railroad to be operational this year
发布者I can't help but agree with EK Kadiddlehopper. An efficient regional rail network would be good for many of the people in China/SE Asia/South Asia who have yet to see the benefits of their respective countries' recent opening up.
Around Town: China's last narrow gauge passenger train
发布者I suppose Billbob's first comment on this post was also inspirational.
Around Town: China's last narrow gauge passenger train
发布者Oddly, this train may be one of Kunming's better places for a picnic. Inspired by Quester, I rode it again this afternoon with a friend, who brought a nice wine and some freshly baked bread. We hung out on the sunny side of the train with the windows open and shot the breeze as the empty Chinese New Year version of Kunming rolled by... good fun.