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About BAO - Marylebone
BAO Marylebone, inspired by the Xiao Chi houses of Taiwan, specialising in Taiwanese Fried Chicken, BAO and Bubble Tea. Michelin Bib Gourmand 2016-25.
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Beef Short Rib Bao
£6.75
Charcoal Grilled, Yellow Chilli Chicken Rice
£12.25
Prawn Shia Song Bao
£6.75
Prawn Dumplings, Soy Chilli Oil 6pc
£9.25
Taiwanese Fried Chicken 5pc.
£9.25
Char Siu Charcoal Bao
£6.95
Mushroom Dumplings, Soy Kow Choi 6pc
£7.95
Taiwanese Beef Noodles Soup
£14.95
Braised Pork, ‘Lu Rou Fan’, Rice
£9.95
Sanbei Tofu Bao
£6.95

Limited Special

Friend of BAO and author, Lydia Pang's new book is called Eat Bitter 吃苦. A Chinese proverb. To endure hardship in order to taste sweetness. To mark the launch of her new book, we've got a new special Bao.

Char Siu Charcoal Bao
Glazed Pork Belly, Char Siu Sauce, Taiwanese Sweet Mayo, Pickled Cucumber and Cabbage, Black Charcoal Bao
£6.95

Noodles & Dumplings

Taiwanese Beef Noodles Soup
Highly rated
· 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, Coriander
£14.95
Prawn Dumplings, Soy Chilli Oil 6pc
Boiled Prawn Dumplings in a Soy Chilli Oil 6pcs
£9.25
Lamb Dumplings, Sesame Chilli Crisp 6pc
Boiled Lamb Dumplings in a sesame chilli crisp dressing. (6 pieces)
£8.50
Mushroom Dumplings, Soy Kow Choi 6pc
Soy glaze, Kow Choi Oil (6 pieces)
£7.95
Vegan
Tofu 'Dan Dan' Noodles
Minced Tofu in Dan Dan sauce with noodles.
£12.25
Vegan

Rice Dishes

Charcoal Grilled, Yellow Chilli Chicken Rice
Highly rated
· Marinated chicken in yellow chilli, fermented greens and onion relish.
£12.25
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

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

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 Sichuan mayo in a fluffy Gua BAO.
£6.75
Popular
Classic Braised Pork Bao
12-hour soy braised pork belly, fermented mustard greens, coriander and peanut powder in a fluffy Gua Bao
£5.75
Popular
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
Sanbei Tofu Bao
Tofu croquette, sanbai glaze, confit garlic mayo and Thai basil
£6.95
Vegetarian
Burnt Green Chilli Daikon Bao
Daikon croquette, with burnt green chilli sauce & soy pickled chilli in a toasted sesame Bao.
£5.50
Vegan
Daikon Croquette Bao
Fried daikon served in a Gua Bao, with pickled Daikon, coriander and house-made hot sauce.
£4.95
Vegetarian
Crispy 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 steamed Gua Bao.
£1.50
Vegetarian

Sides

Smacked Chilli Cucumber
Spicy smacked cucumber with chilli oil
£5.95
Vegan
Potato Fries, Confit Garlic Mayo
Potato fries, served with a confit garlic mayonnaise.
£4.00
Vegetarian
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
Soy Glazed Aubergine, Crispy Tempura
Aubergine with Thai Basil in a chilli garlic thickened soy sauce, topped with battered crumbs. Served at room temperature
£7.00
Vegan
Black Pepper Edamame
Seasoned with cracked black pepper, vinegar, sesame oil and garlic.
£5.00
Vegan
Yu Shiang Eggs, Doddington Cheese
Yu Shiang Boiled Egg, Dodington Cheese
£4.00

Dips

Sichuan Mayo
Our house-made Sichuan Mayo with spicy Sichuan sauce.
£1.50
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
Hot Sauce
Our signature house-made Hot Sauce. Perfect for fries or spicing up the Classic Bao.
£1.50

Dream Drinks

Brown Sugar Bubble Milk Tea
Currently sold out
£5.50
Popular
Peanut Milk (ve)
Roasted peanuts, vanilla pods, light brown sugar, oat milk, oat cream
£5.50
Vegan
Mango & Salted Coconut Tea TA

£6.00
Vegetarian
Blueberry, White Chocolate & Matcha

£6.00
Vegetarian

Drinks

Diet Coke

£3.50
BAO Oolong Beer

£7.00
Coke

£3.50
Taiwan Beer
Classic Taiwan Beer, crisp and refreshing.
£5.75

Convni Store

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