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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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Wasted Ragu Ramen
Surplus bread noodles, rich chicken broth, Taiwanese mushroom ragu, jammy egg, radish greens, peas, nori. £1 from every Wasted Ragu Ramen is donated to The Felix Project.
£15.00

BAO Meal for 2
The classic BAO Meal for 2. Get a starter and then choose two Bao's, Xiao Chi and a main for £35.
£35.00

Prawn Dumplings, Soy Chilli Oil 6pc
Boiled prawn dumplings in a soy chilli oil 6pcs
£9.25
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Taiwanese Beef Noodles Soup
A rich, salty beef soup served with all the classics. Noodles made by us using the especially imported 12% gluten flour. Slow Cooked Beef Cheek, Beef Butter, Fermented Greens, Coriander
£14.95
Tofu, 'Dan Dan' Noodles
A balanced explosion of spiciness, garliciness, sourness and saltinessSichuan Spiced Tofu, Chilli Oil, Coriander
£12.25
Vegan
Lamb Dumplings, Sesame Chilli Crisp 6pc
Boiled Lamb Dumplings in a sesame chilli crisp dressing. (6 pieces)
£8.50
Mushroom Dumplings, Kow Choi 6pc
Boiled Mushroom Dumplings in a Kow Choi Oil (6 pieces)
£7.95
Vegan

Chi Shang Rice

Charcoal Grilled, Yellow Chilli Chicken Rice
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£12.50
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
£9.95

Taiwanese Fried Chicken 5pc.
A cult, unmissable, dish. Served with Hot Sauce.
£9.25
Charcoal Grilled, Fried Chicken Breast
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.
£12.75

Classic Braised Pork Bao
12-hour soy braised pork belly, fermented mustard greens, coriander and peanut powder in a fluffy Gua Bao
£5.75
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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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Beef Short Rib Bao
Slow-cooked beef short rib, pickles, crispy shallots and egg emulsion in a fluffy Gua Bao
£6.75
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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.
£6.75
Daikon Croquette Bao
Fried daikon served in a Gua Bao, with pickled Daikon, coriander and house-made hot sauce.
£4.95
Vegetarian
Burnt Chilli Daikon Bao
Daikon croquette, with house-made Burnt Green Chilli sauce & soy pickled chilli served in a toasted sesame Bao
£5.50
Vegan
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
Vegetarian
Baby Bao
A single plain steamed Gua Bao
£1.50
Vegetarian

Smacked Chilli Cucumber
Cucumber in a garlic, vinegar and spicy dressing.
£5.95
Vegan
Potato Fries, Confit Garlic Mayo
Potato fries, served with a confit garlic mayonnaise.
£4.00
Vegetarian
Soy Glazed Aubergine, Crispy Tempura
Aubergine with Thai Basil in a chilli garlic sauce, topped with battered crumbs.
£7.00
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Massaged Seasonal 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.
£5.00
Vegetarian
Yu Shiang Eggs, Doddington Cheese
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.
£4.00
Black Pepper Edamame
Seasoned with cracked black pepper, vinegar, sesame oil and garlic.
£5.00
Vegan
Pickles
Pickled Taiwanes Cabbage and Radish
£3.50
Golden Kimchi (ve)

£4.00
Soy Boiled Egg (v)

£2.50

Sichuan Mayo
Our house-made Sichuan Mayo with spicy Sichuan sauce.
£1.50
Vegetarian
Burnt Chilli Sauce
Our house-made Burnt Chilli Sauce. A medley of smokiness, sweetness and a spicy tang served with a full-bodied texture.
£1.50
Confit Garlic Mayo
Our in-house Confit Garlic Mayo.
£1.50
Hot Sauce
Our signature house-made Hot Sauce. Perfect for fries or spicing up the Classic Bao
£1.50
Homemade Chili Oil (ve)

£1.50

Brown Sugar Bubble Milk 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
Peanut Milk (ve)
Roasted peanuts, vanilla pods, light brown sugar, oat milk, oat cream
£5.50
Vegan
Mango & Salted Coconut Tea
Currently sold out
£6.00
Vegetarian
Blueberry, White Chocolate & Matcha

£6.00
Vegetarian

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