Mandarin Kitchen

Dubbed as ‘London’s Halal Chinatown’, the region between Queensway and Bayswater is famously a bustling East and South East Asian centre of authentic Chinese, Malaysian, Filipino and Thai establishments. Mandarin Kitchen has long been one of the most iconic and much loved staples of this hub, paying tribute to Cantonese cuisine since 1978. It began as a project between Helen Li, who worked as a waitress at the Chinese restaurant that existed before in its space, and seafood trader Stephen Cheung who would visit her there after work. Their menu offers an extensive array of Southern Chinese classics to be enjoyed in a fancier round table setting that feels like a welcome and peaceful retreat from the busy streets outside.