After branching out into noods with BAO Noodle Shop in Shoreditch, the Taiwanese chain has opened a second one south of the river. Officially part of the Arcade Food Hall inside Battersea Power Station, BAO Noodle Shop Battersea actually operates as a standalone site with its own dedicated entrance and even a private karaoke room. You can see all the noodle action at the counter that wraps around the large open kitchen, otherwise there’s plenty of room at the communal tables. The signature beef short rib and rare beef rump noodle soups, the aubergine & kelp soup, and the dan dan tofu noodles from the Shoreditch site are also on the Battersea menu, as are a selection of classic bao and small plates like eel & smacked cucumbers, Taiwanese fried chicken, and boiled cull yaw dumplings. There are a few exclusives that you can’t get over in East London, including the Danzai Noodles in a pork and shrimp broth topped with prawns and pork mince, the deep-fried tofu & sanbei sauce bao, and delightful little cheese croquettes with hot sauce & plum ketchup. With warming noodle soups to keep you going when the weather turns and cold drinks like peanut milk and shaved ice strawberry daiquiris to cool you down in the heat, plus all the faves we’ve come to know and love delivered with consistency, BAO Battersea really does tick all the boxes.