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Yunnanese restaurants in the greater Bay Area?

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I'd like to know if any out there know of any Bay Area Chinese restaurant that serves dishes from the Yunnan province/area of China. If there are more than one, which restaurant is best at it in your opinion?

Thank you very much.

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    1. re: rworange

      Bonus question: a selection of good pu'er, brick or patty form, without paying through the nose? The brick I brought back from Lijiang is getting small.

      1. re: bbulkow

        Ten Ren is around locally but I don't know about the prices.
        When all else fails there's always the net.

        1. re: bbulkow

          Red Blossom has several pu'erh. They will do tastings so you can pick one you like. Price ranges from affordable to not so much.

          Another place is Imperial Tea Court, but Red Blossom is my fav place in the Bay Area.

      2. As far as I know, Z & Y in Chinatown is it. There's a chain of Yunnan restaurants with 3 locations in the Los Angeles area and one in Las Vegas, but they haven't made their way up north. Also a place in Brooklyn that serves Yunnan noodles. As you can see, that cuisine is not well represented in this country.

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        1. re: Chandavkl

          Spring World in Chicago also is Yunnanese. Definitely wish Yunnanese cuisine were better represented in the U.S.!

          1. re: Chandavkl

            Z & Y makes some good Sichuan dishes (of which there are many on the menu) but for the most part I was disappointed in the Yunnanese dishes (of which there are relatively few).