Blog Tag - Yunnan Restaurants

Classic Yunnan Dishes in the Open Air at Courtyard 73
Yunnan, known for its rolling mountains, diverse ethnicity, and unmatched cuisine, roughly translates to “south of the clouds.” It’s appropriate then...
Do Shoppers Dream of Electric Sheep?: WTF Art Meets Endless Food Options at SKP S
The new SKP South mall in Guomao was full of rubbernecking visitors on its opening day, all of them eager to gawp at robotic sheep (not to mention...
Street Eats: Yunnan-Style Rice Noodles at Taste of Shuhe
There seems to be a growing trend among restaurants in Beijing of opening a more casual (and lower-cost) offshoot from the establishment's main venue...
Modern Yunnan Restaurant Yumricee Opens in Topwin Center
Rice noodles, or mixian, are a ubiquitous street food in Yunnan, but like many things these days they're moving from the street to the mall; and when...
DP Craving Yunnanese Eats? Try This Solid New Utown Joint
Be it Little Yunnan, In and Out, or Middle 8, we Beijingers have more than a few solid options for Yunnan food, which made us wonder how the newly...
Under Clouds Offers Elevated Yunnanese Dishes and Delicious Desserts
We find it hard to define Under Clouds, which has been open for less than a year (see our first impression here). Unlike the regular Yunnan...
Paradise Restaurant’s Humble Yunnan Dishes Transport You Back to Warmer Weather
When the weather is cooling down, the rain is endless, and the skies are grey and gloomy, a flavorful and heartwarming meal is all we want. If you...
Dazed by Flavor Yunnan Restaurant: Friendly Staff Make Up For Lackluster Dishes and Weird Space
Having just returned from that most somnolent and comfortable Chinese province, Yunnan, with a better understanding of Dai cuisine and happy...
Sad News: Hani Gejiu Closes Down After Problems with Landlord
[Update Jun 8, 2.20pm] Further conversation with Zhou confirms that her and her business partner are pulling out of the venture, but that the...
Fried Worms (and Much More) Make Yunnan Standby Middle 8th an Exotic and Delicious Destination
Many foreigners may shudder at the thought of eating worms, but they aren't considered creepy or crawly in Yunnan. Beijing's Middle 8th makes the...
Dali Courtyard
It has an all-but-hidden hutong location. It offers a fixed set of dishes instead of a menu. It requires advanced reservations. Despite what the...
A Bite of Spring in Yunnan: New Dishes at Rainbow Yunnan Restaurant
Yunnan is often referred to as the land of perpetual spring (四季如春) which for those of us stuck in equally perpetually dry and chilly Beijing seems...
Capital Bites: New Yunnan in the Hutongs, Kebabs, and Ramen
Yunnan options in Gulou just got more plentiful – look out for Hani Ge Jiu by Sue Zhou of the catering company Food Muppet. They're offering a...
First Impressions: Southern Barbarian's Authentic Yunnan Cuisine
Yunnan food has been trendy in Beijing for a while now, but the cuisine is so delectable, I doubt the market is even close to being saturated....
Lost Heaven's high-end Yunnanese folk cuisine has been attracting crowds down in Shanghai for a few years now, so it's about time that we got one up...