A lot of nonsense gets written about this bar, as a recent poster has pointed out. The Bad Monkey is popular with residents and visitors for all the right reasons -- good music, friendly vibe, and great baguettes.

Everyone who writes about this place either romanticises it or condemns it. It's just a good, small
local bar; there's always a lively crowd, the owners are welcoming and the music is great.

I can say that I've been a customer of The Bad Monkey for nearly 2 years now.During my 1st visit to this establishment I meet one of the now ex owners.It was a very basic place not much to say about it other than a few couches,decent music and a small selection of beer.Since September of 05 a new partner came into the picture and it has greatly improved.Everytime I visit the owners revovate something to make it better.They also now serve great snack and sandwhiches and have a large variety of beers and liquors.The staff is some of the best people I have met in my travels.They are very friendly and can always make you laugh with a good joke or funny story.This is one place I always look forward to visiting when I come to Dali.It is a great place to meet other travellers and some of the locals.I highly recommend visiting this establishment for a beer or some food or just to relax after a day of going around Lake Erhi or the mountain in Dali.

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Bad Monkey is the only bar in Dali owned by foreigners and definetly the coolest place in China.
It is managed by two completely [snip] englishmen on the run from thai authorities and makes you forget all the bad experience with these boring karaoke discos in China. The Monkey got it all:cheap beer, great music, a lot of smoke, all kinds of [snip] and easy girls.
There are big comfortable sofas where you like to [snip] and sleep until closing time the next morning but also in daytime it is the best place to get away from the busy streets . You even can just go there smoke and chill out without being pressured to order any drink. A friend of mine helped them behind the bar and got free drinks and more....

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If u like your drinks being served to u by a manically depressed anorexic chinese girl with glued on dredz then go to Bad monkey! I was sitting enjoying a drink when the 'said' owner (rich,spoilt Chengdu sorority girl)urinated on me and my girlfriend through the floorboards of unpstairs!? Essex boy sounding owner/partner was never to be seen, but the stories which circulate Dali about him are a good indicator that I DON"T want to have the pleasure of a meeting...
Warm, small selection of local beers, staff with serious depressive issues and lack of any kind of atmoushphere other than that of

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