Dali

Top Places to Visit

Erhai Lake Villages

Erhai Lake Villages (洱海湖山庄). . A total of 17 villages are spread along the Western shore of the Erhai Lake between Xiaguan and Xizhou. Take a tour by bike by ... more

Top Places to Eat

Marley's Cafe

Huguo Road , Dali
Phone: ☎ +86 872 267-6651

Marley's Cafe, Huguo Road (Central Old Dali Town cross with boai), ☎ +86 872 267-6651. First floor restaurant. Bai dishes. Cheap and has a narrow balcony great ...

Sun Island Cafe

324 Renmin Road , Dali
Phone: ☎ +86 872 267-6075

Sun Island Cafe (太阳岛; Tàiyángdǎo), 324 Renmin Road (Towards the East Gate), ☎ +86 872 267-6075. A couple of steps away from the main tourist avenues lies this ... more

Cafe De Jack

Cafe De Jack

82 Boai Road (博爱路82号; Bó'àilù) , Dali
Phone: ☎ +86 872 2671572

Cafe de Jack (樱花园咖啡; Yīnghuāyuán Kāfēi), 82 Boai Road (博爱路82号; Bó'àilù), ☎ +86 872 2671572. Definitely Dali's oldest Western cafe. Has a fireplace, great apple ... more

Black Dragon Cafe

No.42 Centre Square, Foreigner Street 人街中心广场42号 , Dali
Phone: ☎ +86 13330556685 / +86 872-2670535

Black Dragon Cafe (墨龙咖啡馆 mòlóng kāfēiguǎn), No.42 Centre Square, Foreigner Street 人街中心广场42号 (In the alley two doors down from Bakery 88), ☎ +86 13330556685 / +... more

Jim's Peace Cafe

Jim's Peace Cafe

Boai Road , Dali

Jim's Peace Cafe (大理吉姆和平饭店; Dàlǐ Jímǔhépíng Fàndiàn), Boai Road (With Jim's Guesthouse). Excellent Tibetan goulash, vegetarian or with yak meat. All-you-can-eat... more

Golden Local-style Noodles

Renmin Road , Dali

Golden Local-Style Noodles, Renmin Road (Near Fuxing Road, several storefronts to the left of Bad Monkey). Noodle shop that specialized in Cross-the-Bridge ... more

Top Shopping Places

Marble

Marble - Dali has exquisite marble (a little difficult to carry) which is carved into all sorts of products: vases, ashtrays, carved animals and more. The ... more

Fried Cheese

Fried cheese - You might want to try the local rushan that is a crispy snack often wound around bamboo skewers. Available at many restaurants or from street ...

Embroidery

Embroidery - You can also purchase beautiful minority embroidery (generally Miao minority from Guizhou Province) at a number of shops. The embroidered items ... more

Tie-dye

Tie-dye - The local tie-dye fashioned from dye and wax is also popular and cheap. One of the main production places is the Bai village Zhoucheng, about 40 ... more

Antiques

Antiques - There are many antique shops very close to each other on Yù'ěr Lù (玉洱路). Start at the intersection of Yěyú Lù (叶榆路) and walk west. It can be very ... more

Teahouse

Teahouse - Dali has great teahouses. Relax in a teahouse regularly, buy a little tea and you will be welcome to come back at any time, with friends, usually for... more

Top Places for Nightlife

金钻 Ktv

金钻 Ktv

金钻 KTV, (Opposite the West Gate). For those of you who are more used to Chinese style entertainment, the KTVs opposite the Old City West Gate offer a much ... more

Bad Monkey

59 Renmin Road, Dali Old Town (人民路59号; Rénmínlù)

Bad Monkey (坏猴子; Huàihóuzi), 59 Renmin Road, Dali Old Town (人民路59号; Rénmínlù), [18]. From 9AM. Dali's longest running foreign bar. It is hosted by two well-... more

Climbdali

20 RenMin Lu , Dali

ClimbDali (大理攀岩), 20 RenMin Lu, [20]. Boulder bar offers bouldering (and shoe rental), cheap beer, and information on rock climbing around Dali.  

Sun Island Cafe

Sun Island Cafe (太阳岛). A cool relaxed place where people come with music to spin. Owned by A Chun, an awesome, friendly girl from Lin Cang, this is a place to ... more

Neverland Cafe

Neverland Cafe

Neverland Cafe. On Bo Ai lu, has homemade wine and fruit wines, needs your help in advising how to blend good wines. Great baked potatoes with tuna fish topping... more

非常麻辣烫

Xiaguan, Renminjie (下关,人民街) , Dali

非常麻辣烫 (Fēicháng má là tàng), Xiaguan, Renminjie (下关,人民街) (It may be hard to find since this is deep territory, but well worth a trip into Xiaguan, so bring a ... more