BAO Noodle Shop

Walk into BAO on Redchurch Street in Shoreditch and you're immediately hit with the smell of slow-cooked broth and the sound of woks clattering. It's tight, loud, and unapologetically no-frills—exactly how it should be. You're here for the noodles: silky hand-pulled ones that arrive in deeply flavoured broths, each one a proper bowl that demands your full attention. The menu leans traditional Taiwanese, which means you're getting recipes that actually taste like something, not Instagram bait. Prices hover around the mid-range, so you're not breaking the bank for genuinely good food. It gets rammed, especially evenings, but that's because word's out.