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.
Best Places For Bao 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 16th November 2020
@ The Lucky Club on Every Saturday
The Lucky Club are promising to get your weekend off to the best possible start with their bottomless bao buns brunch. Sip on free-flowing drinks whilst chowing down a selection of fluffy delights - from BBQ pork to shiitake mushroom.
Sushi & Asian Tapas Afternoon Tea with Bottomless Bubbles £29.95pp and 3 other offers
As well as being a futuristic Asian restaurant, Inamo is a prime location for bao. Known as Yum Buns, their staple dish comes with fillings liks beef brisket, duck and pork. Plus you can order onstate of teh art interactive systems as you watch the chefs and challenge your friends to a game of battleships.
Not only does this Korean spot dish out some lip-smacking savoury buns, but their dessert ones are just as noteworthy. Inspired by the chimaek joints of South Korea, Wing Wing's got finger-lickin' chicken and sugary bao nuts at its core... think strawberry creme, salted peanut, yuzu meringue and more.
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.