New Yunnan restaurant posts food pics on Flickr

You can view the photos here. Prices are included, as are dish names in both English and Chinese. We think this is a great idea. We haven't been to the restaurant yet -- but we plan on going soon ... because of the photos (not to mention the prices). Only 12 dishes are online right now -- we doubt that is the whole menu -- so let's hope they add more.

The restaurant is called Southern Barbarian, and it is up in Zhabei District, our old stomping grounds. They sent us an email back in September. Here is what it said:

... a Yunnan restaurant called Southern Barbarian, specialising in cross-the-bridge noodles 过桥米线. Our chef has just arrived straight from Mengzi in Yunnan, home of cross-the-bridge noodles.

They had a party over the weekend to celebrate their second floor "barbecue bar." The owners have another restaurant in Beijing. It's -- you guessed it -- a fish and chip shop called Fish Nation. It's thought to be the first chippy on the Mainland. If Southern Barbarian is a success, they might open a chippy down here, too. Nice.

Southern Barbarian, 1440 Qiujiang Lu, near Gonghe Xinlu. 南蛮子，虬江路1440 好，共贺新路附近. Tel: 13621797634.