BAO Soho

Modern Taiwanese Xiao Chi House in Soho

Address: 53 Lexington St, Soho, London W1F 9AS
Phone: +44 20 3019 2200
Hours: Mon–Thu 12:00–15:00 & 17:00–22:00; Fri–Sat 12:00–22:30; Sun 12:00–21:00

Menu prices: £3.50–£9.95 · £ · Median main: £5.95 · 16/16 with a published price

The original BAO on Lexington Street since 2015 — fluffy Taiwanese bao, xiao chi snacks and rice dishes. Michelin Bib Gourmand 9 years running. Walk-ins only.

Bao

• Classic BAO — £5.75

  12-hour soy braised pork belly, fermented mustard greens, coriander and peanut powder in a fluffy Gua BAO
• Fried Chicken BAO — £5.95

  Signature Taiwanese fried chicken in a toasted sesame BAO with Sichuan mayo, golden kimchi and house hot sauce
• Short Rib BAO — £6.75

  Slow-cooked beef short rib, pickles, crispy shallots and egg emulsion in a fluffy Gua BAO
• Prawn Shia Song Bao — £6.75

  Taiwanese prawn mix, fermented green chilli, Taiwanese sweet mayo, coriander
• Daikon BAO — £4.95

  Fried daikon in a Gua BAO with pickled daikon, coriander and house hot sauce
• Green Monster — £5.50

  Daikon croquette with burnt green chilli sauce and soy pickled chilli in a toasted sesame BAO
• Burnt Garlic Mackerel BAO — £6.95

  Cured mackerel tempura with burnt garlic mayo, Yu Shiang sambal — only at BAO Soho

Sides

• Sweet Potato Fries — £5.75

  Sweet potato chips in tempura batter with pickled plum ketchup
• Smacked Chilli Cucumber, Basil Ranch — £5.95

  Smacked cucumber in garlic, vinegar and chilli dressing with basil ranch
• Soy Glazed Aubergine, Crispy Tempura — £7.00

  Fried aubergine and Thai basil in chilli garlic sauce with tempura crumb
• House Salad — £5.00

  House salad with grated salted egg
• Yu Shiang Eggs, Doddington Cheese — £4.00

  Clarence Court eggs with Yu Shiang mayo and Doddington cheese
• House Pickles — £3.50

  Pickled Taiwanese cabbage and radish

Rice

• Soy-Braised Pork Belly Rice — £9.95

  Double-cooked soy-braised diced pork belly, pickled radish, jammy egg, Chi Shang rice

Seasonal

• Moon Face BAO — £6.00

  Mid-Autumn special — bun filled with salted egg custard
• Westholme x BAO Grilled Sacha Wagyu BAO — £7.50

  North Australian wagyu striploin in shacha sauce with braised shallots and daikon pickle