"The truth is, the best noodles are the ones nearest to home, the ones which nightcap a potentially disastrous evening and send anyone off to bed with a smile. So in this spirit, the best noodles in London are available on Southampton Way at Happy Valley at about 11.30 pm when the drunks are congregating outside and an older bald guy has finished his cigarette break and is back at the wok seasoning a generation’s worth of chow meins. Crispy noodles with black bean sauce please." - Jonathan Nunn