As the saying goes，Food is the paramount necessity of the people. Catering industry is important in people’s lives；it has sustainable development prospects and high economic benefits. It is an eternal sunrise industry. Relying on existing advantageous resources and being honored as the International Gourmet City is a very important strategic task for Kunming City in the future，and it is also a major measure for the upgrading of existing industries in Kunming City. It is further one of the major projects for the improvement of people’s livelihood and plays a decisive role. This article first gives an overview of declaration standards，and development status of the International Gourmet City. Secondly，it discusses the basis and importance of the declaration of the International Gourmet City in Kunming，and analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of the construction of the International Gourmet City in Kunming. And finally on this basis，put forward the overall thinking and development goals of the construction of the International Gourmet City in Kunming.