Fu Zhao Lou
Wuhua, Kunming
Kunming's steam-pot chicken institution, simmering Yunnan's signature dish in a courtyard restaurant since the 1850s.
Fu Zhao Lou (House of Good Fortune) revived Yunnan's most famous dish - steam-pot chicken, cooked for hours in unglazed clay pots with no added water - and the courtyard restaurant has become the city's definitive address for it. The broth comes out clear, golden, and quietly miraculous.
The room is a restored old mansion, the menu covers the rest of Yunnan's greatest hits, and the staff will explain the steam-pot ritual to newcomers. Go for lunch, order the chicken early (it steams for hours), and add the ham, wild mushrooms, and rose cakes that complete the set.
Best for: Yunnan's steam-pot chicken in a courtyard from 1857.
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