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
£6.75Taiwanese Fried Chicken 5pc.
£9.25Prawn Shia Song Bao
£6.75Braised Pork, 'Lu Rou Fan' Rice
£9.95Prawn Dumplings, Soy Chilli Oil 6pc
£9.25Fish Black Bao
£7.00Taiwanese Beef Noodles Soup
£14.95Tofu, 'Dan Dan' Noodles
£12.25Grilled, Fried Chicken Breast
£12.75Mushroom Dumplings, Kow Chow Oil 6pc
£7.95
Meal Deals
BAO35 Combo
£35.00
Noodle Dishes
Taiwanese Beef Noodles 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.£14.95Tofu, 'Dan Dan' Noodles
Highly rated· Noodles dressed in dan dan sauce which is a mixture of chilli oil, soy, vinegar, fermented greens topped with minced tofu.£12.25VeganRare 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.£14.50Tempura Aubergine, Kelp Noodles Soup
Aubergine Fritters in a Kelp Broth with noodles.£13.75Vegan
Rice Dishes
Chi Shang Rice
Braised 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£9.95
Taiwanese Fried Chicken
Taiwanese Fried Chicken 5pc.
A cult, unmissable, dish. Served with Hot Sauce.£9.25PopularGrilled, Fried Chicken Breast
Highly rated· We marinate chicken breast in soy, garlic and ginger to build flavour from the inside out. It’s fried in our crunchy Taiwanese batter, brushed with a vibrant spicy garlicky zingy dressing, then fired over charcoal to bake all that flavour in. Served over a crunchy cabbage salad tossed in chilli, lime and fish sauce adding freshness to the dish.£12.75
Dumplings
Prawn Dumplings, Soy Chilli Oil 6pc
Boiled Prawn Dumplings in a Soy Chilli Oil 6pc£9.25Lamb Dumplings, Sesame Chilli Crisp 6pc
Boiled dumplings with a lamb filling served with a sesame chilli crisp£8.50Mushroom Dumplings, Kow Chow Oil 6pc
Shiitake & oyster mushroom dumplings, soy chilli glaze and kow choi oil£7.95Vegan
Bao
Fried Chicken Bao
Signature Taiwanese fried chicken in a toasted sesame Bao with Sichuan mayo, coriander, golden kimchi and house-made hot sauce.£5.95PopularBeef Short Rib Bao
Slow-cooked beef short rib, pickles, crispy shallots & Sichuan mayonnaise£6.75PopularClassic Braised Pork BAO
This is the original BAO – the one that started it all. It’s inspired by the traditional gua bao from Taiwan and was the dish that sparked the idea to start BAO. The flavours are all about balance: rich, soy-braised pork belly, tangy fermented mustard greens, fresh coriander, and a hint of sweetness from the peanut powder.£5.75PopularPrawn Shia Song Bao
Chopped prawns are combined with celery, water chestnut, carrot, then tossed through with a mixture of cornflour and egg white to create a fluffy texture. Served in a hot deep fried hot dog bao and a taiwanese sweet mayonnaise£6.75Fish Black Bao
Fried pollack, with shredded cabbage, hot sauce, NG secret sauce and lemon mayo.£7.00Burnt Green Chilli Daikon Bao
Daikon croquette with burnt green chili sauce and soy-pickled chilli in a toasted sesame Bao£5.50VeganDaikon Croquette Bao
Fried daikon served in a Gua Bao, with pickled daikon, coriander and house-made hot sauce.£4.95VegetarianBAOnut
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.£1.50Vegetarian
Sides
Smacked Chilli Cucumber
Spicy smacked cucumber with chilli oil.£5.95VeganPotato 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 thickened soy sauce, topped with battered crumbs. Served at room temperature£7.00VeganMassaged 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.£5.00VegetarianBlack Pepper Edamame
Edamame seasoned with cracked black pepper, vinegar, sesame oil and garlic.£5.00VeganYu 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
Dips
Sichuan 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.£1.50Hot 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
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£5.50VeganBlueberry, White Chocolate & Matcha
£6.00VegetarianMango & Salted Coconut Tea
£6.00Vegetarian
Drinks
Diet Coke
£3.50Coke
£3.50Taiwan Beer
£5.75BAO Oolong Beer
£7.00
Merchandise
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.£30.00Retail 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.£6.00
