The second branch of Cha Cha Moon brings wonton noodles to Whiteleys
London's best noodles
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By Time Out Editors
Posted: Wed Apr 15 2009 -
We've untangled the capital's udon, ramen and pho to bring you our favourite places, restaurants and noodle houses to eat noodles in London
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Cha Cha Moon
Unit 205, Whiteleys Shopping Centre, Bayswater, W2 4YN
Noodle dishes from all over China and South East Asia can be found at the new branch of Alan Yau's stylish hit. Read more
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Inn Noodle
25 Oxford Street, Oxford Street, W1D 2DW
This buzzing pit stop attracts the punters with its theatrical hand-pulled noodles, made fresh daily. Read more
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Satay House
13 Sale Place, Paddington, W2 1PX
The Malaysian mee goreng (stir-fried egg noodles) is a wok-fragrant must-try. Read more
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Toku at Japan Centre
212 Picaddilly, W1J 9HX
Try the char siu (barbecued pork) version of ramen (noodles).
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Tomoe
62 Marylebone Lane, W1U 2PB
A Japanese cafe where the kitsune udon is thick and bouncy.
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13 comments
Wagamama is vile. It is to Asian food what McDonald's is to American food. Actually, that's not fair. At least McDonald's is A) American and B) cheap.
I agree with DonDon! Hare & Tortoise serves one of the best Curry Laksa in the central London area....
I normally go to the one in Brunswick Center!
I highly recommend Thanh Binh in Camden Town! It is run by a Vietnamese family who have been in the business for almost 10 years. The place is small and cozy, the food is delicious. My favorite dish is the Pho which is made with real beef/chicken stock and good quality ingredients.
It's definitely my favorite Vietnamese in London! And trust me when I say this, I have tried more than 30 other places before...
I'm amazed that Pho has not been included on the list. It is THE most authentic taste of Vietnam and uses the freshest, best quality ingredients, miles better than any of the other restaurants listed above especially Song Que who's pho is appalling in tatse and quality of beef.
Wagamama is good, but it's something of a common-sense choice - if you're familiar with London and like asian noodles chances are you know about it anyway. Plus it's not really a London thing, they have Wagamamas everywhere.
How can you have this list and not include Wagamama?
Inn Noodle used to be good, but the Baywater branch went halal (removing the tasty dishes) and the Oxford Street branch is now rebranded, which doesn't bode well. According to Time Out:
http://twitter.com/TimeOutEatDrink/status/2436531150
Curry Laksa @ Hare & Tortoise
Fujiyama is horrible! You are better off taking a short walk around the corner, Ichiban sushi/noodle bar rocks.
INN NOODLE is the spot.. hands down
Mmmmh, not too sure about Fujiyama, surly service, disgusting noodles especially when compared to Wagamama, and not even able to wipe table before serving, yuck, yuck, yuck!
I say Hare & Tortoise, a Japanese/Chinese restaurant that serves up dishes such as sashimi or sushi and udon to roast duck on rice and other popular chinese/orient dishes at really, really reasonable prices. And there are many a plenty with where they are located from bloomsbury and south kensington to ealing broadway.
Fantastic
Fujiyama in Brixton should be featured here too. People line up to get a table in this south London japanese cafe.