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  • Saturday, May 26
    Happy day party and Barbeque with a Djembe jam session and specials including 5 yuan of all pizzas, 10 yuan cocktails, small Beer Lao 15 yuan, and big Beer Lao or Kirin 20 yuan, 3pm, free entry

Laowo Bar
老窝酒吧

Yiyuan Xiang, across from Yunnan Art Institute front gate, Kunming
昆明艺院巷,云南艺术学院正门对面
Phone: (0871) 13700640803,13708439270

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  • Bars
  • Live Music Venues

Local dive bar with large stage located across from the Yunnan Art Institute front gate - popular with Kunming's art student scene

Reviews

    • bluppfisk
      December 16, 2011
      10 reviews
      3 stars: 3
      4 stars: 5
      5 stars: 2
    • Pro: Love the squatty feeling, the fireplace in the back. Contra: A wider selection of beers wouldn't hurt. Sound systems (half) breaking down during the (pricy) concerts are a no-no.

      All in all a place I very much like to go to

    • ZuiAiBaBi
      April 11, 2011
      1 reviews
    • It would be nice if you guys can sort out some doors for the bathrooms. And refill those empty liquor bottles, a few mix drinks on the menu would be great and shouldn't be that hard for a bar. Great backyard but maybe with less holes on the floor cause people might be drunk at your bar and need a safer walking surface!
      Good potential,work on things and bring it out!
      Good luck!

    • carlo
      April 8, 2011
      1 reviews
      4 stars: 1
    • This is an interesting place.
      Nice music, atmosphere and reasonable prices.
      It's a pity they don't have a wider selection of drinks.

    • DanTheMan
      December 21, 2010
      40 reviews
      1 star: 2
      2 stars: 1
      3 stars: 2
      4 stars: 8
      5 stars: 14
    • One of the best places in Kunming to catch local music acts.

    • Danmairen
      June 1, 2009
      6 reviews
      4 stars: 4
      5 stars: 2
    • I went to Laowo Bar for the first time saturday for the Tribal Moons and others gig. It is a nice big place with a balcony surrounding the central area and the rather big stage has room to dance in front of it. The sound was great and at just the right volume that is so hard to find. You can actually have a conversation in the room if you want to,, nice.

      Small Dalis were 5 kuai so that is very reasonable but they had little else to offer in the drinks department. I saw a bottle of vodka and half a bottle of whiskey on the shelf but it obviously wasn't something they prioritized. It's all good though.

      I dont know if it was because of the bands but there seemed to be as many foreigners as locals at the place so I guess it is an expat hangout.

      I'll definately return to Laowo. It is one of the better places to go here in Kunming imo.

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