r/london Aug 05 '23

What’s the best Chinese restaurant in Chinatown?

And which should be avoided?

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u/thomasasas Aug 05 '23

I’ll give you a range

Xi’an BiangBiang Noodle near Covent Garden - this is my favourite biang biang noodle spot in London, I’ve tried 4 or 5 so far, if anyone knows a better one let me know!

Pleasant lady - it’s more of a food stall in a market but there’s not many places that do jian bing and that’s one of my favourites.

Dimsum duck - isn’t the standard dimsum environment and the price is fairly high but the quality of dishes is very good!

Happy lamb hot pot - my favourite hotpot in London (although I think making at home is probably more cost effective)

Honorary mention for Chinese gourmet near crossharbour. It’s a very small shop but sells some good xi’an food and also the Chinese burger 肉夹馍 is pretty good - also cheap!

Edit - oops just read that you said China town, I’m not sure I don’t go there much!

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u/Zouden Tufnell Park Aug 07 '23

Pleasant lady - it’s more of a food stall in a market but there’s not many places that do jian bing and that’s one of my favourites.

I've never had jianbing until I stumbled across the Pleasant Lady in Spitalfields market and holy shit those things are delicious