The bao is great at Marble Arch’s Kurobata but really we’d quite happily order the entire menu. Where: 26-27 Lisle Street, Chinatown, WC2H 7BA So whether you’re after a beefy hit, chicken delight, or even a custard takeover, they’ve got you covered. Oh, and the best Pisco sours in town.Īfter making a name for themselves in Soho, Bun House opened up another joint, this time filling Lisle Street with fluffy steamed buns.Īs you might have guessed from their name, their speciality is the bun. What you get is fun, flavour packed dishes just waiting to be Instagrammed. Their Berners Street restaurant focuses on Nikkei cuisine which brings Japanese tradition and cooking techniques together with Peruvian ingredients.
Having been a dream of theirs for years, the restaurant is inspired by the flavours of south-east Asia and the Pacific rim, including a section solely devoted to Filipino cuisine as a nod to Jon’s heritage.įlesh & Buns is a Japanese Izakaya with a difference. Yuu Kitchen opened up back in 2016 by Australian friends Stephen Lowe and Jon de Villa, following their numerous years travelling the world, picking up techniques and processes from all over. Where: Spitafields Market, Canary Wharf and Seven Dials
If you’re more of a dumpling fan, you’ll love their ‘yumplings’ packed with original fillings and dressed with punchy oils and crunchy toppings. Today they have permanent residencies all over the capital including the Seven Dials street food market. Having started as a street food vendor back in 2010, they’ve been on one big bao adventure ever since. Serving up the jaw-droppingly good buns every time is Yum Bun. You might recognise the menu because Mr Bao is actually Daddy Bao’s sister restaurant, serving up the similar quick and easy bao dishes.Ĭhow down on the Bao Diddley, filled with 24-hour marinated chicken, fried wasabi, house kimchi and a sprinkling of coriander. If you’re in Peckham, Mr Bao is a must-try for a tasty mid-week treat. They take inspiration from Taiwanese cooking, a cuisine which takes its own influences from Japan, China, and even Spain and the Netherlands. When you’ve named yourself after the food you serve, you’ve got a lot of live up to, and BAO certainly does.Īll of their bao buns are handmade with love and passion in their bakery on the first floor of their Fitz venue, using wheat flour to create a pillow-like cloud. It wouldn’t be a bao guide without including the big boys, BAO. Where: 113 Mitcham Road, Peckham, SW17 9PE It’s worth noting that any herbivores among the group can enjoy them too as all the vegetarian options can be made vegan. We found the fluffiest bao in town with these guys.ĭaddy Bao has certainly mastered the art of delivering mouth-watering bao each and every time and a personal favourite of ours is the traditional Mr Bao layers of slow braised outdoor reared port, house pickles, roasted peanut and coriander. Boasting four venues across the city, it’s the place to go for a real bao filled feast. Enjoy a selection of dishes and feast in true Korean ‘anju’ style, which is the term used for food consumed with alcohol. If you’re looking to get a quick bao fix, head to one of On the Bab’s vendors for a mouthwatering Korean treat. London’s restaurant scene is bursting with devilishly good ice cream filled options and fusion cuisine options too. Who doesn’t love a fluffy bite of goodness filled with meat, fish or veggies, slathered in Asian pickles and spices?Īnd the versatility of the humble bun doesn’t stop there. Bao, oh bao, has London gone steam-bun mad, and quite frankly we’re all over it too.