BAO Soho

"Bao have launched Rice Error. A delivery service specialising in rice boxes filled with confit pork belly, prawn and kimchi, roasted chilli chicken, or 40-day aged black pepper beef. They’re also doing Taiwanese fried chicken, and a bunch of ice cream tubs. Order here." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak

"A few questions will cross your mind as you wait in line for a seat at Bao’s tiny original Soho restaurant. The first is whether it’s worth it, and the answer is yes. Yes, yes, and one more confit pork belly bao, please, yes. The second is how much Taiwanese fried chicken is too much fried chicken? Here the answer is never enough. Finally, you’ll wonder, dessert? No prizes for guessing what we think about the deep-fried bao with Horlicks ice cream. Come alone, come with a friend and, most importantly, come hungry." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak

"What to get:Molten chocolate bao and a couple of negroni pouches. ’Wassup wassup wassup! Victoria Park 2k21, can I get a ‘whoop whoop’ from the crowd!’ - you to the four bemused squirrels circling the remnants of your salted egg custard bao. Granted there’s a limit on the amount of fun you can have sat on a patch of dead grass wishing you were at a festival, but the fun little baked goods from Bao will definitely help lift the mood. Throw in a couple of their premade signature Umeshu negronis and you’re onto a winner." - heidi lauth beasley

"London’s favourite Taiwanese restaurant has launched it’s own delivery service which, in true Bao style, looks and tastes fantastic. Rice Error is available from their Borough and Fitzrovia locations (with Kings Cross and Hackney incoming). The cha shao pork belly rice box is particularly mouthwatering and we’re happy to report that their famous fried chicken travels well. Very well." - oliver feldman, heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak

"Bao is a cool, cult restaurant with consistently excellent Taiwanese food, impeccable branding, and a KTV room in their Borough Market restaurant, that makes it the perfect place for every situation. It was founded by Erchen Chang and brother-sister duo, Shing Tat and Wai Ting Chung, and their confit pork bao is one of London’s most iconic dishes. Plus, it’s now easier than ever to get your Bao fix with restaurants in Soho, Shoreditch, Borough Market, and King’s Cross." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna