Close Menu
Hospitality InteriorsHospitality Interiors
  • News
  • Articles
    • Interviews
    • Opening Shots
    • Products
    • Profiles
    • Projects
    • Resources
    • Trends
  • Magazines
    • Design Destinations: April 2025
    • Issue 119 – May/June 2025
    • Issue 118 – March/April 2025
    • Design Destinations: Feb 2025
    • Issue 117 – Jan/Feb 2025
    • Issue 116 – Nov/Dec 2024
    • Issue 115 – Sept/Oct 2024
    • Issue 114 – July/August 2024
    • All Recent Issues
  • Sponsored Content
  • Email Newsletters
  • About Us
    • Advertise
    • Contact Us
LinkedIn X (Twitter) Instagram
Hospitality InteriorsHospitality Interiors
Subscribe to Magazine
  • News
  • Articles
    • Interviews
    • Opening Shots
    • Products
    • Profiles
    • Projects
    • Resources
    • Trends
  • Magazines
    1. Design Destinations: April 2025
    2. Issue 119 – May/June 2025
    3. Issue 118 – March/April 2025
    4. Design Destinations: Feb 2025
    5. Issue 117 – Jan/Feb 2025
    6. Issue 116 – Nov/Dec 2024
    7. Issue 115 – Sept/Oct 2024
    8. Issue 114 – July/August 2024
    9. All Recent Issues
    Featured

    Hospitality Interiors: Issue 119 – May/June 2025

    13 May 2025
    Recent

    Hospitality Interiors: Issue 119 – May/June 2025

    13 May 2025

    Design Destinations: April 2025

    14 April 2025

    Hospitality Interiors: Issue 118 – March/April 2025

    24 March 2025
  • Sponsored Content
  • Email Newsletters
  • About Us
    • Advertise
    • Contact Us
LinkedIn X (Twitter) Instagram
Subscribe to Magazine
Hospitality InteriorsHospitality Interiors
News

BAO Fitzrovia announces opening date

Katie SherryBy Katie Sherry19 April 20163 Mins Read
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

The team behind BAO, Erchen Chang and siblings Shing and Wai Ting Chung, are to open their second restaurant on Windmill Street, Fitzrovia on the 15th June. Following on from the success of the original BAO Bar in Hackney and the first permanent restaurant, BAO, which opened in April 2015, the new Fitzrovia location will feature a familiar yet greatly expanded menu of new dishes, plus a full drinks offering of cocktails, wine, and sake.

“We were overwhelmed by the success of BAO Soho, but the small space always meant we would be restricted in the amount of dishes we could offer,” says Wai Ting Chung.

“Taking on a new site allows us to cook a new exciting range of dishes and gives us the opportunity to design a different environment in which to experience BAO. We are extremely excited to feature more of a bar element to BAO too, with an emphasis on cocktails and wine.”

Using the same tick style ordering system as BAO Soho, the Fitzrovia menu will have all new Xiao Chi – small eats – including cured ribcap, pickles and fermented chilli bean dip; beef cheek and tendon sausage; oysters with green chilli pickle; and crispy bird’s feet with hot sauce. There will also be a brand new selection of sharing dishes, with many of them cooked on the kitchen’s charcoal grill. These will include quail stuffed with pig’s blood; crab, rice broth; ox heart with schezuan dressing; and cuttlefish squid, sausage with xo.

BAO Fitzrovia will champion rice as a key ingredient, sourcing it from Chi Shiang in Taiwan, which is famed for its premium crop and is known as the champagne of rice. This will be used in rice bowls such as beef shortrib with scallop and beef tea and baby garlic.

The signature bao will be handmade every day at the restaurant and will retain old favourites such as the classic, lamb, and fried chicken bao, with a couple of new additions such as gold coin chicken (pork belly, chicken liver pate, and chicken skin) and spring onion, liver parfait and roe. To accompany, sides will include iced kai lan (chinese vegetable with a nori dipping sauce and flavoured ice) and shredded cabbage with granita dressing.

A greatly expanded drinks menu will feature six original cocktail creations such as Koxinga (yuzu, lemon, gin); Headhunter (whisky, vermouth, benedictine, kummel, black pepper); and Izu Dancer (sake, umeshu, almond milk, rose water, orange peel). There will also be classics such as Negronis and Whisky Sours, as well as a list of sakes, whiskies and wines including a Pet Nat poured by the glass. Also new to the drinks menu will be a range of milkshakes with flavours such as papaya; almond; toasted rice; banana and condensed milk.

Occupying a corner site on Windmill Street with large glass windows, the interiors have been designed by Shing Tat Chung, working with Katy Manolescue’s Article Studio. The ground floor will be white, modern, and minimal in its design and will feature a U-shaped wooden dining bar with space for 26.

The basement level will have a very different feel, with space for a further 19, and stools at the open kitchen’s counter and metallic walls that make the dining room almost an extension of the kitchen. Plates and pottery will be handmade by the same designer as BAO Soho but Fitzrovia will feature new custom patterns and designs made exclusively for BAO.

Previous ArticleDeveloper seals deal to bring £15m Hotel Indigo development to Durham city centre
Next Article KOJAWAN London by Blue Sky Hospitality
Katie Sherry

Read Similar Stories

House of Rohl and 1508 London unveil render of WOW!house Principal Bathroom

14 May 2025

Amtico at CDW 25: Three days of floorled inspiration (and a little fizz)

13 May 2025

Clerkenwell Design Week 2025

12 May 2025
Latest Content

House of Rohl and 1508 London unveil render of WOW!house Principal Bathroom

Amtico at CDW 25: Three days of floorled inspiration (and a little fizz)

Clerkenwell Design Week 2025

Sponsored Content

Amtico at CDW 25: Three days of floorled inspiration (and a little fizz)

13 May 2025

Redefine guest bathroom experiences with timeless, refined enclosures from Majestic London

12 May 2025
Get in Touch
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Subscribe
© 2024 Lewis Business Media. All Rights Reserved.
Lewis Business Media, Suite A, Arun House, Office Village, River Way, Uckfield, TN22 1SL

Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | Terms & Conditions

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “ACCEPT ALL”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent.
Cookie SettingsREJECT ALLAccept All
Manage consent

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously.
CookieDurationDescription
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement1 yearSet by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category .
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics1 yearSet by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Analytics" category .
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional1 yearThe cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary1 yearSet by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Necessary" category .
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others1 yearSet by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to store the user consent for cookies in the category "Others".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance1 yearSet by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to store the user consent for cookies in the category "Performance".
PHPSESSIDsessionThis cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed.
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
CookieDurationDescription
_ga2 yearsThe _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.
_gat_gtag_UA_31822138_191 minuteSet by Google to distinguish users.
_gid1 dayInstalled by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads.
CookieDurationDescription
OAID1 yearThis cookie is set when an AdsWizz website visitor have opted out the collection of information by AdsWizz service or opted to disable the targeted ads by AdsWizz.
SAVE & ACCEPT
Powered by CookieYes Logo