Bao Soho is a street-food stop in Soho, London.
Editorially verified August 24, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Guided tour · 3.5 hours
Discover the diverse food scene of London's West End on a guided tour. Taste Soho after dark with global bites, cocktails, and rock ‘n’ roll history in London’s most v...
Guided tour · 3 hours
Join us for a food tour through Soho and Chinatown, two of London’s liveliest culinary hotspots, where you’ll skip the planning and enjoy tasting delicious internation...
Guided tour · 3 hours
Taste Mediterranean, Indian, Chinese, and British flavours on a guided Soho and Chinatown food tour with pre-booked tables, a set menu, and fascinating local stories.
Address: 53 Lexington Street, London W1F 9AS
Padella's hand-rolled pasta counter at Borough Market in London, opened 2016 by Tim Siadatan and Jordan Frieda, the budget-priced (£8-15) fresh pasta.
TryHand-rolled fresh pasta
TipUse the Padella app for the virtual queue at 12:00 sharp; otherwise 60 minutes on Saturday. The Shoreditch sibling has same kitchen.
Kappacasein's grilled cheese counter inside Borough Market in London, trading since 2002, runs the city's most-photographed cheese toastie made.
TryAged cheddar grilled cheese
TipCounter only. The 09:00 Saturday queue runs 45 minutes. Order the raclette plate if the cheese toastie line is too long.
The Nguyen family's Vietnamese counter on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton London, opened 2016, runs bánh mì, pho and small-plates from a Saigon street-food.
TryBánh mì sandwich and pho
TipBánh mì at £8 is the marquee handheld; pair with a Vietnamese iced coffee. Closed Mondays; weekend lunches walk in without waiting.
Dishoom's bacon naan roll counter on Boundary Street in Shoreditch London, served from breakfast service since 2012, the morning Bombay-cafe sandwich.
TryBacon naan roll
TipWalk-in only for the breakfast rolls before 10:00. £6.50 a roll; chai £3. Faster than the dinner queue all week.
Mathew Carver's all-cheese counter in Camden Market's North Yard, opened 2017 and now trading as Pick and Cheese, runs British cheese plates.
TryGrilled cheese
TipWalk-up at the counter for grilled cheese; the £30 tasting menu at the back runs full evenings only with a booking.
The Brick Lane Beigel Bake bakery in east London, trading since 1974, runs hand-rolled bagels and salt beef sandwiches from a 24-hour counter.
TrySalt beef bagel
TipOrder at the counter, pay at the till. Salt beef bagel with mustard is the orthodox order. £6 cash-or-card, queue runs 15 minutes after midnight.
