Chinatown

Team behind The Eight and YiQi to open third Chinatown restaurant

09-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

A restaurant dedicated to hand-pulled noodles and soups is making its debut in London's Chinatown.

Latest opening: YiQi

06-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

An ex-Hakkasan and Yauatcha chef is fronting an ambitious Pan-Asian restaurant in Chinatown London.

Pan-Asian restaurant YiQi launches in Chinatown

17-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Ambitious pan-Asian restaurant YiQi has launched in Chinatown with former Hakkasan and Yauatcha chef Lum Wah Cheok overseeing the menu.

Group behind Barshu and BaoziInn to launch Eight Hundred Flavours later this month

01-Aug-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The group behind Barshu and BaoziInn will launch a restaurant that focuses on the cuisine of China’s coastal Qingdao region in London’s Chinatown later this month.

David Thompson pulls out of Chinatown restaurant

24-May-2023 By Joe Lutrario

High-profile Australian chef David Thompson and his partner TGP International are understood to have pulled out of the Chinatown site that had been secured for Thai casual dining concept Long Chim.

New pan-Asian restaurant concept to debut in London

27-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

A new pan-Asian restaurant concept is to make its debut on Lisle Street in London’s Chinatown this summer with a former Hakkasan chef overseeing the menu.

Japanese barbecue restaurant High Yaki set for Chinatown London

12-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Chinatown London-based restaurateur Alex Xu will launch a DIY Japanese barbecue restaurant in the enclave early next year.

Shaftesbury launches restaurant incubation space in Chinatown

27-Oct-2022 By James McAllister

West End landlord Shaftesbury has launched a new pop-up restaurant incubation space in London's Chinatown, with wheelcake brand Dragon Cat Café as the first occupant.

‘Serve yourself Sichuan eatery’ Zhang Liang Malatang opens in London

10-Oct-2022 By Restaurant

Chinese restaurant group Zhang Liang Malatang has opened its ‘serve yourself Sichuan eatery’ in London’s Chinatown.

Trio of Asian concepts launch in London's Chinatown

08-Sep-2022 By Restaurant

Hong Kong tearoom-style restaurant The Eight has opened in London’s Chinatown as part of a trio of food and drink launches in the restaurant hot spot.

Comfortably numb: How Shao Wei spotted a gap in the market for lesser-known Chinese food

26-Jul-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The restaurateur behind trailblazing Sichuan restaurant Barshu continues to make waves in Chinatown and beyond with restaurants that explore regional Chinese cuisine.

Maguro Group to open BBQ restaurant in Chinatown

25-Jul-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The Korean restaurant group behind London's Bullgogi, Gogi and Bunsik is to launch a Korean BBQ restaurant in Chinatown called Pochawa Grill.

Sichuan restaurant Zhang Liang Malatang to make London debut

31-May-2022 By James McAllister

A Chinese restaurant group with more than 5,000 sites across the Asia-Pacific region will make its European debut later this summer having secured a site on Shaftesbury Avenue in London.

David Thompson to launch Long Chim in Chinatown

16-May-2022 By James McAllister

Former Nahm chef David Thompson has secured a site in London's Chinatown for his Long Chim casual Thai restaurant, which is expected to launch later this year.

Chinatown's Four Seasons to launch new 'contemporary' concept

04-May-2022 By James McAllister

Chinatown's Four Seasons is to launch a new 'contemporary Chinese restaurant' this summer at The Hippodrome Casino in London's Leicester Square.

Hand-pulled noodle concept set for Chinatown London

07-Apr-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Chinatown London-based restaurateur Alex Xu will launch what’s claimed to be the UK’s first ‘live’ hand-pulled noodle concept on the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Wardour Street later this spring.

London Chinatown restaurant Tao Tao Ju uses dark kitchens to extend reach across capital

23-Nov-2021 By James McAllister

Chinatown restaurant Tao Tao Ju is to launch a further three delivery kitchens in London as it looks to extend its reach across the capital.

Bao trio confirm permanent closure of Xu

04-Oct-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Bao trio have confirmed the permanent closure of their upmarket modern Taiwanese restaurant Xu.

Sakurado brings its mille crepes to Chinatown

23-Nov-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Sakurado - the Franco-Japanese patisserie brand that specialises in mille crepe - has chosen Chinatown for its second London location.

Shaftesbury transforms part of Chinatown into 'open air food destination'

13-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

Shaftesbury PLC has temporarily transformed part of London's Chinatown into an 'open air food destination', as part of a campaign to support tenants as they reopen.

Haidilao heads to Birmingham

12-Aug-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Chinese hot pot giant Haidilao has chosen Birmingham for its third UK site and first outside of London.

Chinatown restaurants temporarily close to limit Coronavirus impact

10-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

A number of restaurants in London’s Chinatown appear to have temporarily closed in a bid to limit the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak on their bottom line.

Chinese operators count the cost of Coronavirus

18-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

Chef Andrew Wong and the Baozilnn group are among the Chinese operators to have seen a recent downturn in sales as the fallout from the Coronavirus outbreak continues.

Pachamama apologises for racist rat email

23-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

Peruvian restaurant group Pachamama has apologised after sending out an email that suggested Chinatown restaurants catch and serve rats.

Latest opening: Baozilnn London Bridge

04-Oct-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Sichuanese restaurateur Shao Wei is pushing ahead with his rollout of his most casual restaurant brand with a flagship site close to Borough Market.

"Staffing remains one of the most difficult areas of the business": Alex Peffly and Z He

30-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Two years after launching Bun House on Soho’s Greek Street, husband and wife team Alex Peffly and Z He have converted the site into a new bar and restaurant concept inspired by 1960s Hong Kong.

Big trouble in little China?

11-Jul-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Chinatown is changing. The number of Cantonese restaurants is being reduced with the introduction of more specialist, regional Chinese and pan-Asian places in a bid to attract a broader spectrum of customers. But as the big money international players...

Latest opening: Jinli Central Cross

15-Feb-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Chengdu-born restaurateur Yi Fei has opened his flagship restaurant in Chinatown's Central Cross development.

Pachamama group launches crowdfund for Chinatown restaurant

10-Dec-2018 By Sophie Witts

The Pachamama group has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the opening of its first Chinese-style restaurant next spring.

How I Got Here: Z He

06-Dec-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Z He launched Cantonese steamed bun specialist Bun House in early 2017. She will open a second Bun House early next year just down the road from the Soho original.

Yamagoya ramen moves in to Shuang Shuang site

06-Nov-2018 By Sophie Witts

Ramen restaurant Yamagoya is returning to Soho to take over the downstairs site currently home to Shuang Shuang.