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"A first permanent restaurant from a top-tier Cantonese roast-meat brand will open in Brixton Village in early March, expanding beyond its kiosk/takeaway sites in Liverpool Street and Camden. Best known for char siu (barbecue pork), siu yuk (crispy pork belly) and roast duck, the new site will feature dining-in-only Hong Kong family-style dishes meant to encourage shared eating — including typhoon shelter prawns; lotus leaf rice with Chinese sausage, steamed chicken, shiitake mushrooms and chestnuts; and steamed minced pork with preserved vegetables. Seating will accommodate 25 covers indoors with extra space under a covered terrace, and the menu also includes roast duck and char siu lai fun noodle soups (lai fun being a chewy rice noodle served in broth). The team emphasizes a rich broth built from dozens of roasted duck bones infused by a 48-hour marinade and says the move aims to recreate Wan Chai–style roast meat cafes in London neighbourhoods and entice people back to dining out after operating largely as a delivery-first business since opening in 2019." - Adam Coghlan