Two mottled wooden boats, lined up in the center of the restaurant, with a wooden ceiling and a light-revealing skylight, reveal a relaxed atmosphere everywhere, which is the first impression of Lijiang Yi and Hubu Lane.
Lijiang Yi specializes in Yunnan cuisine and Hubei cuisine. The owner, who had run a homestay in Lijiang for many years, opened the restaurant with another Hubei shareholder after coming to Shanghai. The restaurant environment is quite Yunnan-style, which makes many diners forget to leave. The long and narrow dining table, tatami mat-style seats and wooden inclined ceiling built of wooden boats have the characteristics of Lijiang Water Town, while the exquisite oil-paper umbrellas, suspended ceilings and various ethnic ornaments make the restaurant rich in ethnic style.
Lijiang pork ribs and charcoal-grilled pork neck are two word-of-mouth dishes that cannot be ignored in the store. As one of the traditional delicacies of Lijiang, Yunnan, Lijiang pork ribs are marinated with a large amount of salt, cooking wine and sugar, and then placed in a sunny place to dry for about a week. The pork ribs are stewed with mushrooms, prawns, tomatoes and cabbage in a broth, resulting in a sweet and savory broth with bacon and the bacon. The charcoal-grilled pork neck is grilled over a simmer, taking into account the charred and tender parts of the pork, and is eaten with the sweet and spicy sauce that accompanies the meal. If you want to try the Hubei cuisine in the store, you can order the Chinese duck head and Enshi farmhouse sausage, which are authentic and authentic. In terms of alcoholic beverages, the store offers a wide selection of wine, beer, and rice wine, as well as a variety of flavors of Arabic shisha. It is worth mentioning that the menu in the store is displayed in the form of photos, and the products are similar to the photos displayed, showing the transparency of the service.
Matching the Lijiang style is always a gentle and soft folk song, such as Li Zhi, Ma Di and other famous folk singers such as classic repertoire, and the occasional change of taste of foreign pop music can also make diners feel new. The cosy and laid-back environment with beautiful folk songs lingers on many diners. The layout of the restaurant is spacious and bright, the lighting is abundant, and the dining layout is reasonable and orderly, whether it is a pleasant drink or a party meal, the fly in the ointment is that the spacing between the tatami mat seats is slightly narrow, the dining privacy is not good, and the serving speed slows down significantly during the peak dining period, and diners need to be patient.
The consumer price in the store is slightly higher, and diners who come to the restaurant by car must park their vehicles in the parking lot of the nearby community, which is a little inconvenient. It should be noted that all the Thai dishes originally served by the store have now been removed from the shelves and are no longer available. Resident performances are held from 7:30 to 10:00.
