Cafe Kowloon

Not content with opening wonton noodle soup bar Wonton Charlie’s in the arches by London Fields station, hospo group 6 of 1 opened modern Cantonese kitchen Cafe Kowloon just behind it. The team is took inspiration from Hong Kong’s dai pai dong vendors, dim sum houses, and cocktail bars to create a contemporary spin on the city’s rich food culture. That means dishes like grilled curry fish ball skewers; steamed scallops with glass noodles and XO; beef tendons served two ways; wok-fried monkey head cheung fun in shiitake XO; prawn toast with crispy prawn heads, spring onion sauce and Hong Kong chilli oil; smoked half chicken with spring onion and ginger oil; Iberico secreto char siu with bitter leaf and grapefruit salad; and Hong Kong French toast with peanut butter crème pâtissière, condensed milk and roasted peanut powder.