This Chinese noodle bar near Leicester Square tube is cheap, fast and open into the early hours. The main attraction is the hand-pulled noodles, which are made to order. There are two types: la mian (which are stretched repeatedly and end up looking like fat spaghetti), or the dao xiao mian (where the dough is formed into a long loaf, then strips of dough are quickly sliced off the loaf directly into boiling water). These are served in three variations: in a soup, dry, or fried. The hundred-plus permutations include: vegetable with seafood; chicken or duck; pork, including pig's ear and stomach; and beef.
Time Out tip
This place is open until 2am during the week and 5am on Friday and Saturday night.
Order this
The beef brisket, crispy siu yok or fried pork chop with noodles (soup option!) are eternally popular. For a meatless meal, the spicy peanut noodles always deliver.