Lijiang cuisine features wheat breads, refreshing soups, sumptuous pork dishes and locally made lychee wine. The biggest restaurant in Old Town, the Gucheng Restaurant, serves up authentic Lijiang fare and authentic Naxi specialties such as Naxi fried rice and baba (stuffed flatbreads) can be found at restaurants like the Naxi Family Café and Qinyun Naxi Specialty Restaurant and in small snack stands such as Great Stone Bridge Snack.

International dishes can be found in a number of cafés and restaurants, including the Prague Café, Well Bistro and Blue Page Vegetarian.

A sampling of local dishes:
Ash Tree Flowers 
A Li minority cold dish, this sour soup has a spicy little kick and a cooling aftertaste. 

Naxi Baba 
This yummy Naxi wheat flatbread stuffed with meat, sweet corn or vegetables can be found in restaurants and on the street. 

Chick Pea Grass Jelly (Jidou Liangfen) 
A famous local specialty of Lijiang. This snack can be enjoyed both in the summer and winter. 

Soybean Noodles (Huangdou Mian) 
Crispy, fragrant fried soybeans are added to smooth noodles with shallots, spice, oil and vinegar. The resulting soup is deliciously spicy and sour.