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About BAO Noodle Shop - Shoreditch
BAO Shoreditch Noodle Shop, inspired by the beef noodle shops of Taiwan, specialising in bowls of noodles, made in-house using specially imported flour, BAO and xiao chi snacks.
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Beef Short Rib Bao
£6.50Mama Yu Malay Curry Chicken Bao
£6.95Taiwanese Fried Chicken 5pc.
£8.95Prawn Shia Song Bao
£6.50Grilled, Fried Chicken Breast
£12.50Mushroom Dumplings, Kow Chow Oil 6pc
£7.75Soy Glazed Aubergine, Crispy Tempura
£6.75BAO Oolong Beer
£6.80BAO Midnight Lager
£6.80Lamb Dumplings, Sesame Chilli Crisp 6pc
£8.00
Dream Drinks
Brown Sugar Bubble Milk Tea
Milk tea made with Black Mountain tea and sweetened with Hei Tang sugar from Taiwan, finished with tapioca pearls and topped with milk foam.£5.50VegetarianHouse Roasted Peanut Milk
Roasted Peanuts, Vanilla Pods, Brown Sugar, Oat Milk, Oat Cream£5.50VeganMango & Salted Coconut Tea
£5.75VegetarianBlueberry, White Chocolate & Matcha
£5.75Vegetarian
Taiwanese Fried Chicken
Taiwanese Fried Chicken 5pc.
A cult, unmissable, dish. Served with Hot Sauce.£8.95PopularGrilled, 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.£12.50Peking Caramel Chicken Wings 2pc
Double-fried wings 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.£5.00
Bao
Classic Braised Pork BAO
12-hour soy braised pork belly, fermented mustard greens, coriander and peanut powder in a fluffy Gua Bao£5.50PopularFried Chicken Bao
Signature Taiwanese fried chicken in a toasted sesame Bao with Sichuan mayo, coriander, golden kimchi and house-made hot sauce.£5.95PopularPrawn Shia Song Bao
Chopped prawns with celery and carrot served in a deep-fried Hot Dog Bao with a Taiwanese sweet mayonnaise.£6.50Beef Short Rib Bao
Slow-cooked beef short rib, pickles, crispy shallots and sichuan mayo in a fluffy Gua Bao.£6.50PopularMama Yu Malay Curry Chicken Bao
A special collaboration with Mama Yu! Malaysian crispy chicken, mayo, cucumber and Mama Yu’s signature curry chilli oil.£6.95Daikon Croquette Bao
Fried daikon served in a Gua Bao, with pickled daikon, coriander and house-made hot sauce.£4.95VegetarianBurnt Green Chilli Daikon Bao
Daikon croquette with burnt green chili sauce and soy-pickled chilli in a toasted sesame Bao£5.50VeganBAOnut
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.£4.00VegetarianBaby BAO
A single, plain, steamed Gua Bao.£1.50VegetarianFish Black Bao
Currently sold out£6.75
Noodles, Rice & Dumplings
Lamb Dumplings, Sesame Chilli Crisp 6pc
Boiled Lamb Dumplings in a sesame chilli crisp dressing. (6 pieces)£8.00Mushroom Dumplings, Kow Chow Oil 6pc
Boiled mushrooms in kow choi oil (6 pieces)£7.75VeganPrawn Dumplings, Soy Chilli Oil 6pc
Boiled Prawn Dumplings in a Soy Chilli Oil 6pc£8.50Taiwanese Beef Noodles Soup
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.£14.75Tempura Aubergine, Kelp Noodles Soup
Aubergine Fritters in a Kelp Broth with noodles.£13.75VeganRare Beef Rump, Kelp Broth, Noodles, Soy Cured Egg
Rare beef rump noodle with thin slices of aged rump cap for dipping into a soy-cured egg. Served in a light kelp broth with ginger and spring onion garnish.£13.75Tofu, 'Dan Dan' Noodles
Noodles dressed in dan dan sauce which is a mixture of chilli oil, soy, vinegar, fermented greens topped with minced tofu.£11.75VeganBraised Pork, 'Lu Rou Fan' Rice
Traditional Taiwanese rice bowl, with double cooked soy braised pork belly diced over rice with fish floss, soy cured egg and pickles£8.75
Xiao Chi Snacks & Sides
Smacked Chilli Cucumber
Spicy smacked cucumber with chilli oil.£5.50VeganPotato Fries, Confit Garlic Mayo
Fries with confit garlic mayo for dipping.£4.00VegetarianSoy Glazed Aubergine, Crispy Tempura
Aubergine with Thai Basil in a chilli garlic sauce, topped with battered crumbs.£6.75VeganMassaged 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.£5.00VegetarianYu 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.£3.75Black Pepper Edamame
Seasoned with cracked black pepper, vinegar, sesame oil and garlic.£4.75Vegan
Drinks
BAO Oolong Beer
Our Classic BAO Beer brewed with Braybrooke Beer Brewery. An aromatic, light amber lager with pleasantly bitter tea-like qualities.£6.80Diet Coke
£3.50Coke
£3.50Taiwan Beer
£5.60BAO Midnight Lager
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
Dips
Hot Sauce
Our signature house-made Hot Sauce. Perfect for fries or spicing up the Classic Bao£1.50Sichuan Mayo
Our house-made Sichuan Mayo with spicy Sichuan sauce.£1.50Burnt 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
Merchandise
Retail Noodle
The box contains four portions of plain noodles ready to be cooked and dressed with sauces of your choice. Wheat flour and Noodle machine sourced from Taiwan. Comes with instructions on how to cook.£6.00BAO 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