Tucked behind a matte black facade in Chinatown, Chuan is a Sichuan fusion restaurant offering hearty dishes that weave together culinary traditions and personal history.
"A Classic Order: Prawn cheung fun Queues for London restaurants are commonplace these days but Royal China on Baker Street is one of the OG spots that’s had a line outside long before any TikTok algorithm. The more casual sibling to Royal China Club across the road, this legendary Cantonese restaurant channels the atmosphere of a dim sum convention, an airport terminal, and a wedding you’ve crashed—all at once. Slippery char siu cheung fun and wonderfully textured turnip cake should be on your table, and a bowl of crispy chilli beef never goes amiss. " - jake missing, heidi lauth beasley, rianne shlebak
"We thoroughly recommend avoiding the queue at Madame Tussauds and instead, going for a stroll in Regent’s Park before joining the lunchtime line at Royal China. This legendary Baker Street restaurant channels the atmosphere of a dim sum convention and a wedding you’ve crashed, all at once. Slippery char siu cheung fun and wonderfully textured turnip cake should be on your table, and a bowl of crispy chilli beef never goes amiss. Although, frankly, everything hits. It doesn’t take bookings on weekends, hence the bustle of families and friends at the door." - jake missing
"Crab meat spinach dumplings, sautéed scallop, and 25% off (up to £5 per person) Mondays to Thursdays throughout the whole of October are just three things you can get from both Royal China Club’s Baker Street and Canary Riverside locations." - rianne shlebak
"Film Pairing:John Wick 3 (Netflix) “If you’ve ever seen any of the John Wick films, then you’ll know that John Wick is not a man to be messed with. He’s loved, he’s lost, he’s avoided multiple lynchings. John Wick is an all-or-nothing guy. As in, he’ll kill all and nothing is safe from being transformed into a weapon of murderous potential in his hand. So with that in mind, we’d be terrified to see what he could do with a pair of chopsticks from Royal China. But his unforgiving approach is helpful when ordering from this stalwart Chinese spot. Just as he picks off bodies on screen, you’ll want to be picking off cheung fun, siu mai, and prawn rolls. All the dim sum menu, and some more. Show no mercy. He certainly doesn’t.” - JM" - oliver feldman, heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak
"Branches of Royal China all over London are open for delivery and takeaway. You should know that all the food at Royal China is great, but it’s the dim sum that we go back to again and again. Happily their Baker Street branch is delivering the full range." - oliver feldman, heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak
