Guidebook for Kunming

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Guidebook for Kunming

Food Scene

Bars and restaurants (incl. western food)
8 locals recommend
Wenlin Street
Wen Lin Jie
8 locals recommend
Bars and restaurants (incl. western food)
Great organic restaurant
土生食馆
Great organic restaurant
Good spicy southern Yunnan food - great location.
Yingjiang Daiweiyuan
66 Cui Hu Bei Lu
Good spicy southern Yunnan food - great location.
Great atmosphere little Chinese restaurant. Reservation recommended.
小吉坡8号
Wen Lin Jie
Great atmosphere little Chinese restaurant. Reservation recommended.
Best coffee house/bar/restaurant to hang out with expats and share information.
薩爾瓦多咖啡館
Best coffee house/bar/restaurant to hang out with expats and share information.
Kiwi-run restaurant and bakery
Paradise Jiao Western-Style Cake Coffee
168 Hong Shan Dong Lu
Kiwi-run restaurant and bakery
Plenty of acceptable Chinese restaurants here
Hongxing Homeland
Plenty of acceptable Chinese restaurants here
Lots of barbecue stalls here from 7pm. BE careful, spicy.
Kunming Flour Factory Resident Area
Hong Shan Xi Lu
Lots of barbecue stalls here from 7pm. BE careful, spicy.
Malaysian restaurant, English speaking-ish. Nice terrace.
An Erhongshan Clinics Preventive Vaccination Clinic
24 Hong Shan Xi Lu
Malaysian restaurant, English speaking-ish. Nice terrace.

Sightseeing

One of two temples really worth visiting in Kunming
Qiongzhu Temple （Northeast Gate）
One of two temples really worth visiting in Kunming
Green lake, central lake where you can see people entertain you and themselves, or just stroll between the lotuses.
翠湖
67号 Cui Hu Nan Lu
Green lake, central lake where you can see people entertain you and themselves, or just stroll between the lotuses.
Botanical garden, really nice and fun to stroll around for a bit. Connects with Black dragon pool park, which is kind of worth visiting too.
植物园
Botanical garden, really nice and fun to stroll around for a bit. Connects with Black dragon pool park, which is kind of worth visiting too.

Drinks & Nightlife

(Loud) bars and clubs. Mask is OK though. Nearby Moondog is nice and quieter too.
Kundu Night Market
179号 Guo Fang Lu
(Loud) bars and clubs. Mask is OK though. Nearby Moondog is nice and quieter too.
Good Irish pub with wide selection of beers.
O'reilly's Irish Pub
北辰商业步行街
Good Irish pub with wide selection of beers.
A slightly noisier version of the same bar up north. Open late, great beer selection. Good food, too.
Ruixiang Digital (Beimen Street)
A slightly noisier version of the same bar up north. Open late, great beer selection. Good food, too.
One of my favourite bars.
Wacang South Road
Wa Cang Nan Lu
One of my favourite bars.
Great nearby bar with English-speaking owners. Patio is nice on Sundays.
Kunming No.24 Middle School
Yi Yuan Xiang
Great nearby bar with English-speaking owners. Patio is nice on Sundays.

Everything Else

Nearest place to catch the metro (to train station or to the north)
Beizhan Tunnel
Bei Zhan Sui Dao
Nearest place to catch the metro (to train station or to the north)
Good and nearby bike place. English is rusty though, so give me a call.
Beimen Street
Good and nearby bike place. English is rusty though, so give me a call.
Buses to Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La, etc.
西部客运站(马街)
Buses to Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La, etc.
Buses to Jinghong/Xishuangbanna and Honghe.
南部汽车站
Buses to Jinghong/Xishuangbanna and Honghe.
Buses to Hekou, Wenshan
Kunming Eastern Bus Station
Buses to Hekou, Wenshan
Trains to everywhere
昆明
Trains to everywhere

Essentials

Nearest place for advanced grocery shopping.
Carrefour
35 Long Quan Lu
Nearest place for advanced grocery shopping.
Everyday until 8pm.
Hongshan South Road
Hong Shan Nan Lu
Everyday until 8pm.