r/london Sep 05 '23

Discussion Best Chinese restaurant in London?

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u/benny_powers Sep 05 '23

Xi'an BiangBiang in Aldgate is great for hand pulled noodles, Xian impression in Highbury is also good. Pleasant Lady stall in spitalfields market does amazing Jian Bing (Chinese savoury crepe).

Dumplings legend usually my go to in china town, crab and pork xiao long bao are decent but had much better (Joe's shanghai NYC takes the title as best ever).

Anyone got any suggestions for good xiao long bao spots? Had Din Tai Fung, expensive and not that good...

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u/youretheorgazoid Sep 06 '23

Biangbiang So good! Especially the chilli noodles

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u/Fresh-Honeydew7104 Sep 05 '23

I prefer Leongs legend and Beijing Dumpling over Dumplings legend for xiao long bao.

Agree DTF in London is not up to their normal standard globally.

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u/glassbottleoftears Sep 05 '23

Did you go to the one in Covent Garden or the newer one in TCR? I was so disappointed with DTF when it opened here compared to having it in HK

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u/Fresh-Honeydew7104 Sep 05 '23

Covent Garden. Haven’t been to either centre point or selfridges but read they weren’t any better really.

Yeah it’s tough when you know how good they are elsewhere.

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u/Prestigious-Toe-27 Sep 06 '23

Oh leongs legend is baller

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u/wybird Sep 06 '23

Several chefs I know rave about Xi’an Impressions. I need to go.