Dali Courtyard: Discreet, Delightful & Delicious Yunnan
Posted: December 29th, 2012 | Author: LumDimSum | Filed under: Foodies & Dining Scene | Tags: Ai Mo Town, CityWeekend, Dali 2, Dali Courtyard, Gulou, Guloudongdajie, hutong, Middle 8, New York Times, Southern Barbarian, theBeijinger, Time Out, TIME Travel, Travel + Leisure, Yun Er Town 云洱小镇, Yunnan Cuisine | 5 Comments »
Dali Courtyard’s Discreet Entrance
A classic Yunnan favorite, Dali Courtyard is a restaurant so popular in the warm summer months that you can’t count on walking in without a reservation, a lesson I’ve learned well.
It’s a trusted restaurant among the local foreign community with a reputation to serve consistently tasty and authentic Yunnan cuisine in a charming little courtyard nestled in the hutongs.
But I was surprised to find it rather quiet in my most recent visit a few weeks back. I was convinced that hoards of hungry diners would all arrive any moment, but they never came. In one entire evening, there were a total of about 10 other people in the entire restaurant. Needless to say, it was too cold to sit outside in the courtyard (which is covered up with a temporary roof in winter months), but there were hardly any other diners even in the cozy indoor spaces.
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