Lanzhou Noodle Bar

“Seating is casual, so be prepared to share a table with strangers.”

Rea Kim★★★★★

I think the number of photos I’ve attached speak for themselves. As a university student, over the past two years I’ve been coming here for a meal where I know I won’t be disappointed. Their noodles are perfect. I order the sliced beef, knife cut noodles in soup every time. Never once have I even been slightly disappointed. London restaurants have the tendency to decrease in quality (or sometimes even quantity) over time. Not here. Here, I sometimes wonder if the bowl is bottomless or if they have increased their meat portion per bowl. The beef is always so soft and tender, the noodles the p

L A4★★★★★

Absolutely loved my visit to Lanzhou Lamian Noodle Bar in Leicester Square! The hand-pulled noodles were some of the freshest and most authentic I’ve had in London — you can actually watch them being made right in front of you, which adds to the whole experience. The beef noodle soup was rich, flavourful, and comforting, with perfectly chewy noodles and generous portions. Everything came out really quickly despite how busy the restaurant was. The atmosphere is lively and authentic, giving proper Chinatown street-food vibes. What really stood out was the value for money considering the centra

M.A. C.★★★★★

You don't come here for atmosphere, you come here for absolutely stomach & soul satisfying food! Service was fast, and my friend and I were pretty much in and out in 30 mins. Even though there is a line outside we didn't wait that long (around ~10mins or so). The portions are huge for the price, so worth it. I had beef slice lamian with soup broth, I recommend it. Deep flavour.

Rory Pollitt★★★

Fantastically quick service and very polite staff. The food was alright but the salt and pepper chicken was very small and chewy (it was 60% batter) and while the portion of Kung pao noodles and sauce was a good size, I think I counted 6 prawns? The pork and beef that my friends had were much better. We did end up sitting outside due to limited seating indoors.