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About BAO - City
BAO City, inspired by the Xiao Chi houses of Taiwan, specialising in Taiwanese Fried Chicken, BAO and Bubble Tea.
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BAOnut
Our take on a doughnut—deep-fried in tempura batter for a crisp, airy crunch. Dusted with milk powder sugar and drizzled with rich Taiwanese Hei Tang caramel. Sweet, creamy, and too good to share.
£4.00
50% off
Burnt Chilli Daikon BAO
Daikon croquette, with house-made Burnt Green Chilli sauce & soy pickled chilli served in a toasted sesame BAO.
£6.75
50% off
Classic BAO
12-hour soy braised pork belly, fermented mustard greens, coriander and peanut powder in a fluffy Gua BAO.
£6.50
50% off
Daikon BAO (v)
Fried daikon served in a Gua BAO, with pickled Daikon, coriander and house-made hot sauce.
£6.00
50% off
Fried Chicken BAO
Signature Taiwanese fried chicken in a toasted sesame BAO with Sichuan mayo, coriander, golden kimchi and house-made hot sauce.
£6.75
50% off

Yellow Chilli Chicken Rice
Highly rated
Marinated chicken in yellow chilli, fermented greens and onion relish.
£12.00
Taiwanese Style Beef Noodle Soup
Highly rated
Slow-cooked beef cheek noodles with a rich broth made using aged beef fat and our master beef stock from aged beef bones. Served with marinated beef cheek, preserved greens, coriander, and spiced beef butter.
£14.75
Lamb Dumplings
£10.00
Dan Dan Noodles (ve)
Highly rated
Minced Tofu in Dan Dan sauce with noodles.
£11.25
Soy Glazed Aubergine (ve)
£6.50
Mushroom Dumplings (ve)
£10.00
Vegan Dan Dan Rice (ve)
£9.90

Bubble Tea
Milk tea made with Hong Yu Tea and sweetened with Hei Tang Sugar. Finished with tapioca pearls and topped with a milk foam.
£5.75
Peanut Milk (ve)
Roasted peanuts, vanilla pods, light brown sugar, oat milk, oat cream
£5.50
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Peking Caramel Chicken Wing - Each
A double-fried wing glazed in a sticky Peking-style sauce with hei tang caramel, tomato, garlic, and vinegar. Finished with balsamic and pineapple for a sharp, tangy kick. Bold, smoky, and seriously addictive.
£2.50
Popcorn Nuggets - 6 Pieces
A cult, unmissable, dish. Served with Sichuan Mayo, Hot Sauce and Basil Ranch
£9.75
Popcorn Nuggets - 3 Pieces
A cult, unmissable, dish, hot sauce on the side
£5.00
Charcoal Fried Chicken, BBQ
Chicken breast marinated in soy, Shaoxing wine, garlic, and five spice, then charcoal-fired for deep flavour and crispy batter. Glazed with our house BBQ sauce and finished with a chilli-paprika spice dust. Sweet, smoky, spicy—seriously satisfying.
£11.75
Charcoal Fried Chicken, Chilli Lime
Chicken breast marinated in soy, Shaoxing wine, garlic and ginger, fried in crunchy Taiwanese batter, brushed with spicy garlic dressing, then grilled. Served with a fresh, tangy cabbage salad. Spicy, bold, and hard to share.
£11.75

Classic BAO
12-hour soy braised pork belly, fermented mustard greens, coriander and peanut powder in a fluffy Gua BAO.
£6.50
50% off
Fried Chicken BAO
Signature Taiwanese fried chicken in a toasted sesame BAO with Sichuan mayo, coriander, golden kimchi and house-made hot sauce.
£6.75
50% off
Baby BAO
A single steamed Gua Bao.
£1.50
BAOnut
Our take on a doughnut—deep-fried in tempura batter for a crisp, airy crunch. Dusted with milk powder sugar and drizzled with rich Taiwanese Hei Tang caramel. Sweet, creamy, and too good to share.
£4.00
50% off
Burnt Chilli Daikon BAO
Daikon croquette, with house-made Burnt Green Chilli sauce & soy pickled chilli served in a toasted sesame BAO.
£6.75
50% off
Daikon BAO (v)
Fried daikon served in a Gua BAO, with pickled Daikon, coriander and house-made hot sauce.
£6.00
50% off

Taiwanese Style Beef Noodle Soup
Highly rated
· Slow-cooked beef cheek noodles with a rich broth made using aged beef fat and our master beef stock from aged beef bones. Served with marinated beef cheek, preserved greens, coriander, and spiced beef butter.
£14.75
Lamb Dumplings
Boiled Lamb Dumplings in a Tiger Dressing & Chilli Oil. (8 pieces)
£10.00
Mushroom Dumplings (ve)
Soy glaze, Kow Choi Oil (8 pieces)
£10.00
Dan Dan Noodles (ve)
Highly rated
· Minced Tofu in Dan Dan sauce with noodles.
£11.25

Yellow Chilli Chicken Rice
Highly rated
· Marinated chicken in yellow chilli, fermented greens and onion relish.
£12.00
Braised Pork, ‘Lu Rou Fan’, Rice
Traditional Taiwanese rice bowl, with double cooked soy braised pork belly diced over rice with fish floss, egg and pickles
£8.75
Vegan Dan Dan Rice (ve)
Rice with dan dan sauce topped with minced tofu.
£9.90

Smacked Cucumber (ve)

£6.00
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Soy Glazed Aubergine (ve)
Aubergine with Thai Basil in a chilli garlic sauce, topped with battered crumbs.
£6.50
Green Salad, Tiger Dressing
The BAO House Salad has been on the menu since day one at BAO Soho. Grated salted duck egg is our equivalent to Parmesan, providing that salty and creamy hit. It requires a bit of time to dry out the salted duck eggs so they’re easy to grate.
£5.75
Yu Shiang Eggs
Yu Shiang Boiled Egg, Dodington Cheese
£3.75
Potato Fries, Confit Garlic Mayo
Potato fries, served with a confit garlic mayonnaise.
£4.00
Taiwanese Style Edamame (ve)
Edamame seasoned with cracked black pepper, vinegar, sesame oil and garlic.
£4.75

Sichuan Mayo (v)

£1.25
Hot Sauce (v)
Our signature house-made Hot Sauce. Perfect for fries or spicing up the Classic BAO.
£1.25

BAO Book
Part manifesto, part cookbook, our first book — BAO — is a declaration of our intentions, what’s important to us and an explanation of why and how we do the things we do and cook the dishes you love.
£30.00