Southern Barbarian 南蛮子
2/F, Area E, Ju'Roshine Life Art Space, 169 Jinxian Lu ,
Huaihai Zhong Lu
near Maoming Nanlu
进贤路169号生活艺术空间E区2楼
近茂名南路
5157-5510
Open Mon-Fri 11am-2pm,5pm-11pm; Sat-Sun 11:30am-2pm, 5pm-11:30pm
Price Y100-Y199 per couple
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You can't go wrong with Yunnanese classics like chicken wings and extra spicy soups, but take a walk on the wild side and try some lesser-known dishes like eel and mint noodles. Then wash it all down with a beer—they’ve got one of the best selections of imported microbrews in town.
Look out for a second branch opening soon in Pudong.
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I used to like this little joint before. Food is cheap, with good selction of beer. I went there again a few weeks ago, and it was really awful. I found some hair in my chicken soup. the BBQ chicken wings taste really bland. Well, since this place is just some cheap joint, we can't really complain too much I guess. However, I think this place wouldn't be a too bad choice for bringing a chick out for a cheap date.
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Maybe it depends what you're comparing the restaurant to.... But last week we were with friends at another Yunnanese restaurant and all began to speak wistfully of Southern Barbarian because it has just what we love -- great food (my favorites are the potato pancake, the fried cheese, the eggplant, and the beef on toothpick), an owner who greets us as if he appreciates return customers, in a clean non-glitzy space. I'm selfish and normally wouldn't want to rave about a place I love for fear it will become too crowded. But this particular place hits the nail squarely on the head, so I think the owner deserves to be told not to change a thing. (And I am not normally a beer drinker, but the great collection of beers converts me.) I'm headed there tonight!
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Beer and Barbie Bonanza! If like us your tastebuds were tired and your wallet thin, this is the place for you! We had a zinging mint and chilli salad, the legendary yunnan goats cheese and chargrilled aubergine with a tomato salsa. Big up for the BBQ fish and beef. And to add the sparkle to our eyes a beer selection to die for IPA? Hawaiaan aloha? Chocolate beer?? Or our favourite a special brew for the 9/11 firefighters (premium ale) The real ale flowed a treat after all the weak p... we'd had all month worth coming for this alone. I'll be back with a party next time who's up for a Xmas bash? You can book out upstairs for drinks ....Now I'm planning something big!
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By the way, the food here is great ad there's a good selection of beer.
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The other day I drank too much and forgot my wallet here. What really impressed me was that they waited for me until 2am so I could collect my wallet.
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Don't believe the hype. While the food is good it's way too overpriced for what you get. 130rmb for dinner and I was still hungry. The spicy beef on toothpicks (35rmb) wasn't spicy and only contained about 100gr of meat. The fried cheese (28rmb) was good ...but again ..tiny.
I don't mind eating in a 'hole in the wall' but I expect prices to reflect this. If you don't mind tourist traps and overpaying for your food it's worth checking out for something different.
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Absolute rip off. Do yourself a favour and go to a proper chinese restaurant, not a wetsernised one with sub-standard food and over-inflated prices.
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A fantastic restaurant. I still haven't tasted anything on the menu I don't like. My favourites are goat's cheese and bbq fish. And the beer selection is unparalleled in Shanghai. Owner is friendly too.
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Disapointing again. If you're looking for good Chinese restaurants, better not trust City Weekend.
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I'm still a fan of this place. Yes the food isn't 100% authentic but they have some good dishes that go great with beer.
The beers are not cheap but they are REAL beer and delicious, not watered down pils and lagers (read 'Snow', 'Reeb', 'tsingdao' etc)
All-in-all, I'll continue to visit this establishment for my fill of simple & comforting food washed down with a cold IPA or Belgian Ale.
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Not a fan. Been there many times, (dragged by friends) and every time I go I still cannot see what people like about it. Food is okay, but by no means a good representation of the regional food they claim to make. Quality is inconsistent. (sometimes stuff is cooked well, other times is is soggy and greasy). Beer menu is awesome, but who spends 8USD on a beer in shanghai?
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Terrible, underseasoned food (and in a Yunnan restaurant!) and overpriced. When I went, every single customer was white - the best indicator of a rip off. This is the place to get your craft microbrews, though!
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Cool menu, incredibly boring food, more expensive than it should be. With all the great restaurants on Jinxian Lu, there's absolutely no reason to go to Southern Barbarian.
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Southern Barbarian is a casual crowd pleaser. Yunnanese dishes like BBQ chicken wings, pan- fried goat cheese, and grilled eggplant score even with people who don’t usually dig Chinese food. Dishes go great with beer, and Southern Barbarian has what may be the best beer menu in the city, with a wide range of Belgian brews in all the colors of the beer rainbow, from pale ale to stout. They don’t, however, accept cards, so bring cash.
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Totally overrated. Bored waiters. Food, nothing special. Not worth spending more words on it.
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Way overrated. Food was borderline ok, but decor and cleaniness rates zero stars. Not terribly special and a bitch to find in the first place. This is one where I don't unerstand the reviews. As thekippies surmises, must be the beer selection. It isn't the food. Won't be back.
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This place is definitely geared towards non-Chinese consumers. The food tasted fine - wasn't terrible but there was really nothing special. The menu was overpriced for the portions you get, especially compared to other local restaurants. The menu was also very limited and quite plain. The mint leave salad was basically a pile of mint leaves on a plate with soy sauce and vinegar poured over them. The goat cheese was okay, but was also just a plate with slices of cheese on it. The barbeque was done Chinese style, skewered and then grilled, but was very pricey for the pithy amount you get. And the toothpick beef dish was disappointingly boring with small thin pieces of beef skewered with toothpicks maybe grilled with seasoning? But somewhat chewy and unmemorable. And again, very plain. I brought a few Chinese friends who were skeptical because of all of the lukewarm/negative reviews they saw online on Chinese sites, saying that this restaurant targets English websites for marketing focused on expats. I was more positive because of the reviews I had seen, but we were all disappointed to find that we should've listened to the reviews. They do have an interesting collection of imported beers, so maybe the appeal is as a bar? But we all agreed we would definitely not go back for the food.
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We arrived quite early, after cruising around to find the place hidden in the constructin side, and is was unexpected slow since my colleague told me that this place is always busy. Changed quick and at 7.30 all tables where full. The beer selection is amazing and to get to almost each kind of beer the right glass makes it even more amazing. Goat cheese dishes are tasty and the fried potatoe remebered my boyfriend and me at real "Swiss Roestis" from home. With a bit more smile of Service it would have been a fiver star restaurant but I still would recommend this place to everybody.
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Please note that the Maoming Nanlu entrance is shut for renovation. Please use the entrance at 169 Jinxian Lu to access the restaurant. Many thanks and apologies for the inconvenience!
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Great fried cheese! Nice beer selection at a reasonable price. They have the occasional gallery party. Fairly stark interior however.
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Really like this place a lot. Food is delicious and interesting (fried goat cheese, mint salad, whipped egg soup) and the 65 strong beer list is just awesome. Okay so they were out of five key beers, but that was forgivable. The only bad thing was the restaurant decor is bland and they didn't turn the heat on so it was cold. Sort that and this place is double platinum.
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Absolutely delicious food, reasonable prices, and an incredible beer selection, including beers from Belgium. They also make a decent mojito.
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Delicious! I love the potato pancake and mint salad! So spicy! :-q
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Southern Barbarian will be closed from Dec. 21-27, 2008 for renovations.
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Ate there last night with my husband and daughter. Very strange location but whatever, food more than makes up for it. Spicy mint salad was a little too salty (still good) and the cold peanut noodles were just ok, but everything else was fabulous. Owner was friendly, service was good. We will be going back.
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ART LABOR loves Southern barbarian. Who gives a toss what the place looks like. I like a place that doesn't need to have typical Shanghai lounge look designed by Scandinavians, Italians, Singaporeans, the 3 default design styles of every single place. Yeah the bathrooms are confusing, but thatis something the place can sort out. The food is great and cheap, as are the beers, and hey someone actually bothered to import some decent beers - why does no other place in town do this if SB can?? Even the so-called British Pub doesn't bother. It is good its not a "Destination resto" as every poseur dullard in this town would be there paying 300 kuai for appetizers and 80 kuai for beers... this is what China should be about, good food at decent prices, good service - smart and no nonsense but still friendly - more power to you guys.
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We'll Order 10
After finally navigating the maze of the art space that cloaks the location of this fantastic Yunnan restaurant, we found ourselves sitting comfortably by the window, trying to decide what to order. Everyone around the table shouted out their favorites--"Get the fried goat cheese! Ooh, and skewers"--but then came the real favorite. "The eggplant dish!" No doubt everyone else agreed. "Yes," replied a friend, "get like, 10 of those!" Ten of what you ask? A cold starter, and probably their most popular, the Charcoal Grilled Aubergine with tomato and chili (RMB18). Picture a full eggplant, roasted till it's so soft you can scoop up a spoonful in one swoop, then layered with a delicious diced tomato and chili salsa. This dish is so addictive you'll order two, and then two more washed down with a raspberry beer.
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Great place with a friendly owner. Good simple eats that are quite satisfying washed down with the best beer selection in town. Fried Goat Cheese with Pea dip was very good. BBQ meat was great with just enough spice and heat.
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one of the best places in town - hands down.
anyone who disagrees is just hearing himself talk...about toilets, or paint or something.
more good Chinese with beer we like please!
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Sorry you didn't enjoy your meal, gmcrop08. As we do authentic Yunnan food, some of our dishes do have bones -- particularly the barbeque -- but we can also recommend dishes without, if you ask.
On the question of toilets, I'm afraid you may have gone to the public toilets instead of our restaurant's private toilet (which does have soap!) And you probably saw kitchen staff from another restaurant, as our staff have their own toilet.
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i dont rate this place at all...the decor is commented as industrial..well if dirty black walls and crappy photography is your thing fair enough...its not industrial in the slick sense like say shintori -its just bare. the toilets are offputting and seeing kitchen staff in there in apron and no handsoap is definately a bad sign.
food is spicy yes but i hate picking fat and bones off food. it was really just street food with a bit of attitude. not expensive so fair enough but not a destination restaurant either. lost heaven is a bit of a circus with its orientalia agogo and subservient staff but at least you get a good dining experience and feel like youve had a nice night out ( as my mum would probably say)
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For a Saturday evening we found the restaurant very quiet, although the manager insisted that reservations were recommended, so we assumed that it get's busier later. The other diners were all under 30 and mostly couples, but tables were set for larger groups so this may not be typical of the clientele. The decoration is quite basic and with the large windows and concrete floors, I can see why it could be cold in the Winter. Most of the seating is standard high backed dining chairs, but there are a couple of tables with low tub style chairs, which are not ideal for eating (more suitable for bars, in my view).
The service was very efficient, with our order being taken promptly and drinks and food served quickly.
The cold Roasted Aubergine & Tomato and the Salt & Pepper Fried Yunnan Goats Cheese made for tasty appetisers and had a Mediterranean flavour/style (some crusty bread to soak up the sauce would have gone down a treat). The B'b'q Fish was spicy and easy to pick from the bones, the menu stated "market price" and on the final bill it was around 50rmb, which I considered to be good value. We also had Toothpick Chilli Beef (ok), ... Mushrooms with Peppers (tasty but expensive), and Street Noodles with pork (spicy broth). The drinks menu contains a larger than average number of beers, although we only sampled the Tsingtao. The food menu has certain house specials printed in bold letters, but I think the b'b'q dishes are their real speciality. I'm sure we will return to try more of both menus soon. -
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The BBQ is what you come here for. Chicken Wings and Fish were great. I would skip the Over The Bridge Noodles since you can get that anywhere. Mint salad was satisfyingly and surprisingly spicy. I'm definitely going back when the upstairs lounge opens next week.
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Interesting, the only reason I'm not giving 4 starts is the atmosphere. It's so industrial - concrete walls, concrete floors almost no decorations at all. Big, somewhat uncomfortable chairs to sit in.
But the food is really quite good. The bbq skewered food was juicy and tasted great. We also had a mushroom dish that I thought was great, but my husband disagreed. The noodle soup we ordered had good flavor. They also have a really interesting selection of imported beers. Service is great, we had a very friendly, helpful waiter. The only real problem is the location, it just doesn't add much and doesn't make you want to stay. It's not comfortable or very inviting.
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Unfortunatly I can't agree with the previous writers. From the temperature point of view the place is like any other chinese restaurant. The BBQ ribs were hardly to find on the plate and dry, the (usually chicken) broth of the typical Yunnan Soups with glass noodles and so on tasted like nothing. Only the starters (Goat cheese and aubergine) were ok. Btw, prices are double as mentioned on this side.
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The food here is absolutely out of this world. Like nothing I've tasted before in Shanghai. The service is wonderful. The staff is knowledgeable. And the beer list superb to wash down that spicy Yunnan cuisine. I will go here again and again.
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The owner is great, and the imported beer list is well priced. Mojitos for 25rmb are another bonus. Salt and pepper goat cheese, potato pancake, pork fried with preserved cabbage in lettuce leaf (sp?), mint salad, stir fired seasonal veg, are all great. I like the grilled cold eggplant app but that met with mixed reviews at our table. Beef kebab was a bit tough but well seasoned, deep fried dumplings are not bad, I found the noodle bowls (not the crossing the bridge noodles, the other ones with all the fixings already included) a bit on the bland side but the texture of the rice noodles is great. A really fun place to come for drinks and good food and a fun menu to explore.
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I just got the new Sherpa's menu and found that they deliver Southern Barbarian now! While the food is delicious in the restaurant, there's something special about being delievered amazing, spicy food to your doorstep when you're nursing a killer bout of sinus congestion. The chicken broth soup as just what the doctor ordered.
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- Take a bunch of their barbecued selections, some of the fried shredded potatoes
- Order whole lot of beer.
- Enjoy with friends. Burp!
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we wanted to visit the yunnan province, since we couldn't we checked out southern barbarian.
The owner was extremely helpful with suggesting dishes to try, and everything was great! We tried spicy yunnan roots (very unique and good), over the bridge noodles, fried goat cheese, and really tender chicken wings and pork rib skewers (honey marinade).
no problem with mosquitos for us! The location was warm and inviting, not to mention the owner's warmth and concern for his customers approval.
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even though the new location is a bit rougher - the location is still much better and wonderful food & service hasn't changed!!!!! don't miss this shanghai favorite :)
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Yeah I agree, the new digs are a step down, a little too much of an industrial feel. And definitely bring the bug spray.
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Environment lacking but good food. The eggplant was just soso but the mint salad incredible as was the beef sauteed with mint and chili and the salt and pepper goat's cheese. Prices reasonable and they don't try to gauge you....bring mosquito repellant though...
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great food, spot on review definitely worth finding. the food is terrific and the service, as mentioned above, is helpful and attentive. check out the cold eggplant starter... very nice, and the whole bbq'd fish is fantastic.
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Friendly place and great food You want to keep warm on a cold evening? Try the Southern Barbarian: the friendly owner will explain to you the various dishes, the atmosphere is very relaxed, and the playlist amazingly good. The food is surprisingly cheap (even the beer), considering its quality: try the roasted goat's cheese, the bbq beef, the fish, the rice cakes in chili oil, and the tender pork ribs... I will definitely come back!
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Best chicken wings in Shanghai! Fantastic food here -- their bbq is unbelievably tasty, especially the chicken wings and beef kebabs. Interesting dishes, including a delicious rosti-like potato pancake, and yummy wild mushroom hotpot. Definitely worth visiting!
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If you've ever visited legendary Yunnan Province, you may find yourself occasionally dreaming of pan-fried goat's cheese slices or a steaming bowl of Over the Bridge Noodles. Fortunately, with this new addition to the Chinese dining scene, you needn't cross any mountains to get your fix. Located in a nondescript neighborhood off of Metro Line 1 near the North Railway Station, Southern Barbarian is worth the effort of finding. The food is, simply put, delicious and affordable. Our feast of Over the Bridge Noodles (¥15), grilled eggplant (¥12), a crispy potato pancake (¥15), wild mushrooms with pork (¥40) and salt and pepper fried Yunnan goat cheese (¥28) put us back less than ¥120. Bring an extra sweater as in winter the minimalist space gets a tad drafty, although a few rounds of Yunnan beer could equally do the trick. With an English menu packed with yummy di she s we didn't have room to try, we'll definitely be back for more. - Courtney Woo