British Produce Meets Chinese Noodles at This New Spot
The vibe of San Hao is “From London, For London”A second branch of Noodle Inn just opened in the capital but there’s more hot on its heels, with the arrival of San Hao, opening in Chinatown (on the old Wan Chai Corner site) in December. The 120-cover spot, coming from the team behind YiQi, The Eight and Dozo, will specialise in handmade noodles and fried dumplings, reimagining traditional Chinese dishes through the use of local British ingredients, like Berkshire pork, heritage tomatoes and salsify.Chef Daren Liew (ex-Hakkasan, Duddell’s and Nanyang Blossom) is leading the San Hao kitchen, doing dishes like:
Hakka Berkshire pork noodlesred prawn noodles with heritage tomatoes, dates and chilli oilspicy sa cha beef brisket noodles new-age ‘cappuccino’ chicken noodleshot ‘n’ spicy roasted yellow chilli grouper noodlesmala beef sheng jian bao rattan pepper seafood sheng jian baoSpeaking about the opening, founder Keng Leong said: “San Hao is about craftsmanship and connection. We want to show that Chinese cuisine and British produce share a common respect for seasonality, balance, and depth of flavour. Every ingredient has a story — we just tell it through the language of noodles.” Now that’s a language we can defo understand.Key InformationOpening date | December 2025Address | 3 Gerrard Street, London W1D 5PDFor more information | @sanhao.ldn
