BaoziInn - Romilly Street

Baozilnn is an 80-cover restaurant serving authentic Northern Chinese street food, and the first in London to offer all-day Cantonese Dim Sum with Sichuan and Hunan influences. Star dishes include prawn and pork wontons, Chengdu jiaozi dumplings drenched in the best quality XO sauce, incredible handmade Dan dan noodles swimming in a house-made combination of soy sauce, sesame sauce, peanut sauce, and minced pork, fried prawn brioche, crispy oyster mushrooms, salt and pepper squid, Jiaozi in hot and sour broth; sea bream in chef’s XO sauce and red braised pork belly. The Baozilnn menu features a range of regional Northern Chinese favourites – hearty, comforting, affordable, yet adventurous.

Baozilnn -人民公社, meaning “people’s canteen” has been brought to you by Barshu group, which, twelve years ago, caused a sensation on the London restaurant scene by opening Barshu Restaurant, a real game changer responsible for putting Sichuan food firmly on this city’s culinary map. Based in a converted corner townhouse, the restaurant is arranged over three floors and divided into five distinct dining spaces. Large Georgian sash windows flood the ground floor with light. Each room combines traditional elements, such as Chairman Mao-themed artwork, Asian lanterns and decorative shutters, with contemporary touches ­– sleek slate floors, exposed brickwork, aubergine coloured walls, light oak wood tables and benches and bright red upholstered leather dining chairs. The effect is a modern yet comfortable take on a Mao-style canteen.