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About BAO - Kings Cross
BAO King's Cross, inspired by the Xiao Chi houses of Taiwan, specialising in Taiwanese Fried Chicken, BAO and Bubble Tea.
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Mango & Salted Coconut Tea

£5.75
Vegetarian
Peanut Milk (ve)
Roasted peanuts, vanilla pods, light brown sugar, oat milk, oat cream
£5.50
Vegan
Caramelised Brown Sugar 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.
£5.50
Vegetarian
Blueberry, White Chocolate & Matcha

£5.75
Vegetarian

Taiwanese Chicken Nuggets - 6 pieces
A cult, unmissable, dish. Served with Yu Shiang Mayo, Hot Sauce and Basil Ranch
£9.75
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Peking Caramel Chicken Wing - 1 piece
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

Classic Bao
Currently sold out
£4.95
Fried Chicken Bao
Signature Taiwanese fried chicken in a toasted sesame Bao with Sichuan mayo, coriander, golden kimchi and house-made hot sauce.
£5.95
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Prawn Shia Song Bao
Chopped prawns with celery and carrot served in a deep-fried Hot Dog Bao with a Taiwanese sweet mayonnaise.
£5.95
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Daikon Bao
Fried daikon served in a Gua Bao, with pickled Daikon, coriander and house-made hot sauce.
£3.95
Vegetarian
Burnt Chilli Daikon Bao
Daikon croquette, with house-made Burnt Green Chilli sauce & soy pickled chilli served in a toasted sesame Bao
£4.25
Vegan
Baby Bao
A single plain steamed Gua Bao
£1.50
Vegetarian

Yellow Chilli Chicken Rice
Highly rated
· Marinated Chicken in Yellow Chilli, Fermented Greens, 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

Taiwanese Style Beef Noodle Soup
A rich, salty beef soup served with all the classics. Noodles made by us using the especially imported 12% gluten flourSlow Cooked Beef Cheek, Beef Butter, Fermented Greens, Coriande
£14.75
Tofu 'Dan Dan' Noodle
A balanced explosion of spiciness, garliciness, sourness and saltinessSichuan Spiced Tofu, Chilli Oil, Coriander
£11.75
Lamb Dumplings - 6 Pieces
Boiled Lamb Dumplings in a sesame chilli crisp dressing. (6 pieces)
£8.00
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Mushroom Dumplings - 6 pieces
Soy glaze, Kow Choi Oil (6 pieces)
£8.00

Smacked Cucumber
Cucumber in a garlic, vinegar and spicy dressing.
£6.00
Vegan
Potato Fries
Potato fries, served with a confit garlic mayonnaise.
£4.00
Vegetarian
Taiwanese Style Edamame
Seasoned with cracked black pepper, vinegar, sesame oil and garlic.
£4.75
Vegan
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
Vegetarian
Soy Glazed Aubergine
Aubergine with Thai Basil in a chilli garlic sauce, topped with battered crumbs.
£6.50
Vegan
Yu Shiang Eggs
Rich Clarence Court eggs topped with Yu Shiang mayo—made from doubanjiang, garlic, and fermented chilli— plus finely grated Doddington cheese. Creamy, punchy, and full of umami.
£3.75

Hot Sauce
Our signature house-made Hot Sauce. Perfect for fries or spicing up the Classic Bao
£1.00
Burnt Chilli Sauce
Our house-made Burnt Chilli Sauce. A medley of smokiness, sweetness and a spicy tang served with a full-bodied texture.
£1.00
Confit Garlic Mayo
Our in-house Confit Garlic Mayo.
£1.00

BAO Oolong Beer
Our Classic BAO Beer brewed with Braybrooke Beer Brewery. An aromatic, light amber lager with pleasantly bitter tea-like qualities.
£6.80
Taiwan Beer

£5.60
Coke

£3.50
Diet Coke

£3.50
BAO Midnight Beer
Our Midnight Beer made with Braybrooke Beer Brewery. A dark beer taking inspiration from the old-school stouts of London and the dessert favourite, Horlicks.
£6.80