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Signal score

Strong, consistent praise across multiple sources.

A neon-lit homage to 1980s Taiwan and Wall Street, featuring expansive sharing plates, whisky cabinets, and cinema-themed private karaoke rooms.

Cuisine

Taiwanese

Price

££

Neighborhood

City of London

Location

2-8 Bloomberg Arcade, London EC4N 8AR, United Kingdom

Ordering Strategy

If visiting the main dining room, focus on the new large sharing plates (duck, fish, pork neck). For the full experience, book a KTV room to access exclusive party menus like the fried chicken bucket.

What to order

Safe first

Classic Pork Bao

Regarded as "outstanding" and a "top notch" signature, this bun offers the perfect mixture of sweet and savory with a cloud-like texture and crunchy peanut topping.

Hungry

40-day aged beef with Taipei butter rice

Considered "one of the best things you can eat," this substantial dish features ruby-red beef with a caramelized bark and a confit egg yolk made for bursting into a silky sauce.

Wildcard

Prawn Shia Song Bao

Described as a "mini fried doughnut dog" packed with succulent prawns, it provides a unique "sweet-on-sweet hit" balanced by fragrant coriander stalks.

Wildcard

Peanut Ice Cream Roon Bing

A large, shareable spring roll-esque dessert filled with ice cream and coriander that offers a unique Taiwanese finish to the meal.

What to skip

Skip
XO Sweetcorn with Spiced Beef Butter— Reviewers noted this as their least favorite dish, finding the pairing of corn and beef butter less successful than the rest of the menu.

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Signal Score

77
Strong SignalStrong, consistent praise across multiple sources.Agreement 85%0 Elite · 2 Editorial · 10 mentions

Signal score reflects how strong and consistent the review coverage is, not a star rating.

Top critic: Andy Hayler (80%)

Editorial Weight 58 pts

Authority + depth + recency

Agreement 9 pts

How aligned the critics are

Coverage 10 pts

How many real review signals exist

Public Signal 0 pts

Google rating + volume

Boosts 0 pts

Manual boosts + hidden gem

Review signals

0 Elite · 2 Editorial · 5 total signals

Public signal

— (0 reviews)

Good to know

This location features two specific karaoke rooms: a smaller 10-seater inspired by 'Wall Street' and a 22-seater modelled on 'Taipei Story'.

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