Yúnduān Yī Yè

Top choice in Sichuan


Laid-back, relaxed new restaurant full of sofas and with a first-floor dining room overlooking the birthplace of the 7th Dalai Lama. The menu is a meeting of east and west with classic Sichuan dishes sharing the table with steaks, pastas, fruit salads and more. If you're not hungry just pop in for one of the herbal teas.

It closes for two random days each month.


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1. Former Residence of the 7th Dalai Lama

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