Best Bao Restaurants In London
London's international culinary scene is on fire and one of our favourite Asian snacks to chow down on is bao. Chances are, you've sunk your teeth into these steamed buns stuffed with all sorts of deliciousness, but do you know the best spots for it? Serving everything from soft-shell crab stuffed bao through to sticky pork-filled buns, this lot have got the goods... and they're tasty. Here's our guide to the best places for bao in London.
Last updated on 1st June 2022
You'll find Banh Bao Brothers in a newly renovated archway deep below Waterloo Station. Standing out with its pink neon lighting and funky cherry blossom trees, the menu here offers three bao variants; the 'OG' (a pork banh bao), the 'Cluck Dat' (a chicken bao) and a veggie offering - all tasting as mouth-wateringly good as the next.
Bringing a modern twist on traditional Taiwanese steamed buns, Bay Bao is serving up pillowy bites in the heart of the West End. Head to Haymarket for mushroom buns slathered in miso mayo, cod tempura with nori and pickled fennel and fried chicken topped with gochujang mayo, pickled daikon and pineapple.