Latest Comments

• • April 26, 2011
  • First-hand account: Setting up a guesthouse in Xishuangbanna
    

    GREAT read, thanks!

    Does anyone have contact info for the Italian-owned CMS mentioned in this article?

Latest Forum Posts

• • September 26, 2011
    
  • Forums > Food & Drink > A good hamburger?
    

    I've ridden my motorcycle a few times an hour out of Kunming to Spring City Golf Course (on Yangzong Lake) just to visit the club house and have their hamburger. It is honestly one of the best I've had in China. 58 kuai gets you a huge burger with a generous amount of fresh bacon, a good 1/3 lb. of imported beef, lots of cheese, all the fixins and some thick cut fries... after typing that I am jonesing for one...

    Not to mention you can sit on the balcony and enjoy the view of the golf course and lake, well worth the trip on a nice day.

• • June 11, 2011
    
  • Forums > Living in Kunming > Go Canucks Go!
    

    Go Dallas, Go Vancouver!!!

• • June 1, 2011
    
  • Forums > Living in Kunming > NBA Finals rerun
    

    how about Friday morning live? Elliot, Lazy Bones?

• • May 19, 2011
    
  • Forums > Food & Drink > Vietnamese 'Pho' Noodles? anywhere?
    

    @Yeong - awesome, thank you so much!

• • May 19, 2011
    
  • Forums > Food & Drink > Vietnamese 'Pho' Noodles? anywhere?
    

    @lachris Not really sure I need a specific kind of fish sauce, I'll look closer in the import sections of the big supermarkets, that's one place I haven't looked, thanks

Latest Reviews

• • oyarsa
    January 7, 2012
    
  • Kunming > O'Reilly's Irish Pub
    O'Reilly's爱尔兰酒吧

    I was there for the soft opening and completely agree with Colin that it's one of the best pours of Guinness I've had in Asia.

    Went again last night for a friends' birthday and tried the fish and chips. 50RMB for the fish and chips and a pint of Carlsberg is absolutely one of the best deals in town.

    The fish and chips were a bit lean on the fish and heavy on the batter but the flavor was completely there. The tartar sauce was perfect.

    We were a large group so the fish and chips came a bit slow but I'm sure they'll figure that out soon.

    Someone at our table ordered the burger which looked amazing with thick bacon and a healthy amount of cheese. I'll definitely be going back soon for that!

    Tim is obviously passionate about the place which shows in the overall quality and atmosphere of O'Reilly's.

    Lastly, we were treated to some local raspberry framboise liqueur and some birthday gin and tonics making a perfect evening even better.

    Sláinte!

• • oyarsa
    June 2, 2011
    
  • Kunming > Dune Cafe
    沙丘咖啡馆

    Sam_KM, I haven't met you yet but you are quickly becoming my new hero. A place to get Trappist beer in Kunming, you've got to be kidding me? Incredible!

    THANK YOU!

    For those beer lovers who haven't had an authentic Trappist, I suggest you start with a Trappistes Rochefort 6 (quite a bargain at 33 kuai). These are some of the highest rated beers in the world and I am still in shock that I can get one (in an authentic trappist glass) in Kunming :)

• • oyarsa
    November 27, 2007
    
  • Kunming > Teresa's Pizza
    特蕊沙匹萨

    Anyone who's eaten pizza here knows that, relatively speaking, it's the best pizza in town. Delivery is prompt, eating there gets you nice buttered french bread with your order while you wait. I have found the staff eager to understand and helpful.

    Note to Bernie: You mess up the whole review system when you give a place 0 because you like one of their competitors better.

• • oyarsa
    November 15, 2007
    
  • Kunming > TCG Nordica
    TCG诺地卡

    One of the hidden gems in Kunming because it off the beaten path of the culture alley and Wenlin Jie, away from the hustle and bustle of the university area. It's a newly renovated art gallery and cafe. I have eaten here many times and I have never been disappointed. The art is modern and often rotated, the atmosphere is very chic modern and the Swedish meatballs rock. 4 for the food. 5 1/2 for atmosphere. Check the calendar, they have some of the best live music in Kunming too.

• • oyarsa
    October 2, 2007
    
  • Kunming > French Café
    兰白红

    I have had two extremely bad experiences with the French Cafe. The food has always been subpar and it seems they just don't try to maintain any kind of quality in the food they serve or the way they train there staff. Their coffee is decent which is about the only good thing I can say. After my last experience there I won't be going back again.

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