Midrange
Prague Café
The food is good and fairly reasonably priced given the touristy area it is in and it has a friendly atmosphere, but the drinks are expensive. Especially green tea at ¥15/cup!
Lamu
Serves Tibetan and Yunnan food check the pages of the menu that aren't in English for this, along with some Western stuff that we didn't try. Nicely prepared and reasonable prices. Try the fried yak cheese balls - not at all greasy; actually quite light and sweet, like ricotta.
N's Kitchen
Serves western breakfast, tasty sandwiches, monster burgers, and pizzas. Free Internet and WiFi. And they have very nice bikes for hire. You could also get lots of informations of biking and hiking here. the view from the balcony is nice and you can chill out a while.
Nordic Delight
A bakery and café with very good cheese cake and coffee. Seems closed.
Country Sky
Serves both lunch and dinner and offers both vegetarian and traditional dishes at fair prices.
Qiuyuege Restaurant
Serves Naxi foods. Free live music and free Internet and WiFi.
Lijiang Gulou Restaurant
Serves Naxi and Sichuan food. The best ma-po tofu!
Adam Restaurant
A unique restaurant inside the old town. There is no menu in this restaurant. Adam, the owner will only cook when the visitors come in. You only need to enjoy the food he cooks and pay the food as your convenient. It is worth trying for the food adventure.
There are three primary types of restaurants in Lijiang: Naxi, Tibetan, and Sichuan. Some restaurants offer more than one type of food. Much Western food is also available, but more expensive. Lots of local snack-type foods available from street vendors, including:
Baba
A flat wheatbread available; a savory version sometimes served with chili sauce and a sweeter version that tastes honey-flavored.
Naxi style fried white cheese
A soft white cheese cut into slices then fried in a non-greasy batter. served with sugar sprinkled on top and very delicious only seen in restaurants.
Yak's milk yogurt
Has a bit of a different flavor than cow's milk yogurt, but very good. commonly served with honey, muesli, and/or fruit. can also be made into fruit shakes.
Fried yak meat
Served on skewers.