Yi-Ban
Chinese restaurant · Silvertown ·
Traditional dim sum and Cantonese cuisine with unique airport views
Traditional dim sum and Cantonese cuisine with unique airport views
"Big round tables covered with hands pawing for another glistening cheung fun, and luminous chilli beef staining the pristine white tablecloth is a go-to birthday scene for many people. But in Docklands, Yi-Ban sets itself apart from other Cantonese restaurants with the spectacle of planes taking off and landing in the background. You’ll just need to ensure a safe journey for the juicy pork dumpling travelling from the table to your mouth." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley
"Yi-Ban is a vast dining room that serves excellent-value dim sum in a completely unique setting. At this big Docklands restaurant, you’ll see a Boeing 787 taking off from City Airport mid-gnaw of crispy chilli beef. While things vary between decent and delicious—steamed crystal dumplings and pork buns are the way to go—the view is never in doubt. The combination of whirring jet engines, XO sauce-slathered cheung fun, and lazy susans is a good one." - jake missing, heidi lauth beasley, rianne shlebak
"Yi-Ban is a vast, white tablecloth dining room that serves moreish and excellent-value Cantonese food in a completely unique setting. At this big Docklands restaurant, you’ll see a Boeing 787 taking off from City Airport mid-gnaw of crispy chilli beef. While things vary a little—classics like steamed crystal dumplings, pork buns, and sweet and sour are the way to go—the view is never in doubt." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, daisy meager, sinead cranna
"While dishes oscillate between decent and delicious at Yi-Ban, the USP of this big Cantonese restaurant in Docklands is never in question. It’s smack bang opposite London City Airport, so not only will you enjoy lurid, crunching crispy chilli beef, but you’ll also get to see a few Airbus A318s take off and land while you’re at it. Safe steamed bets like crystal dumplings and pork buns are the way to go, and the dim sum is generally very nice." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing
"An affordable, roomy dim-sum option notable not just for price and scale but also for striking views toward London City Airport, making it a recommendable choice for cheap, scenic dim-sum service." - Jonathan Nunn
