Yunnan Lijiang Red Fire Pit
云南丽江红火塘
A Dian-style fire-pit restaurant diagonally across from the county passenger bus station, with cured pork rib pot upstairs and grilled meat below. It is also known for matsutake chicken soup and buckwheat cakes, and is popular with travelers on National Highways 318 and 214.
Located on the first floor of Gangdeng Hotel at No. 7 Ningjing Road in the Markam County seat, diagonally across from the passenger bus station and opposite Gatuo Hotel, convenient for staying in town. The specialty is Lijiang-style fire-pit dining: cured pork rib hotpot, cured pork trotters and dry duck hotpot. Soup simmers in the upper section of the pot, while pork belly and beef are grilled around the edges. In season there are grilled matsutake, matsutake chicken soup and matsutake and black chicken pot, served with buckwheat cakes and red-skinned potatoes. Diners call it a must-eat on the road to Tibet, and the owner is friendly. Average spend is about 50–80 yuan per person.
Opening hours
09:00–24:00
Nearby sights
- Markam Town (Gartok)
- Lawu Pass
- Rumei & Zhuka Lancang Bridge
- Hongla Mountain
- Dongda La Pass
- Quzika Hot Springs
- Yanjing Ancient Salt Fields
- Yanjing Catholic Church