Apoqing Cured Rib Hotpot (Old Town Flagship Store)
阿婆情腊排骨火锅(古城旗舰店)
A highly popular cured rib hotpot brand in Lijiang. The flagship store near the North Gate of the Old Town costs about 60 RMB per person and also offers Naxi snacks.
Cured rib hotpot is the most iconic dish in Lijiang, and this restaurant ranks high on Ctrip's Lijiang Must-Eat Food List. In addition to cured rib hotpot, they offer a cured rib and local chicken combo hotpot, wild mushroom platters, and popular sides like pea shoots and Ottelia acuminata (water wildflower), as well as Lijiang baba and chickpea jelly. A small hotpot is about 58 RMB, which is enough for two people, averaging about 60 RMB per person. It gets crowded during peak hours, so arriving early is recommended. The shop is located in the upper section of Xingren on Wuyi Street, near the North Gate of the Old Town, about 200 meters (a 2-minute walk) from the Dayan Flower Alley Station of Bus 104. Other branches are located on Jinhong Road and Zhongyi in Lijiang.
Opening hours
11:00-24:00 the next day (Ctrip); Qunar lists 10:30-21:30, subject to the store on the day
Nearby sights
- Naxi Ancient Music Concert
- Sifang Square
- Lijiang Water Wheels
- Mu Mansion
- Wangu Pavilion (Lion Hill)
- Zhongyi Market
- Black Dragon Pool
- Old Town of Lijiang (Dayan)
Places to eat nearby
- No. 88 Snack Shop
- Xiaoxike Yunnan Specialty Restaurant (Naxi Courtyard Store)
- Erge Rice Noodles (Lijiang Store)
- Junziyou Wild Mushroom Hotpot & Specialty Courtyard Restaurant (Lijiang Old Town Store)
- Fuxian Xiaoguofan Yunnan Folk Flavor Restaurant (Shuhe Ancient Town Store)
- Lijiang Jinmao Hotel - Snow Mountain, Unbound Collection - Xuejingge Restaurant