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The chef behind Xi'an Impression (and its spin-off Biang Biang Noodles), Wei Guirong, has opened her first solo restaurant; the Chinese Shaanxi dishes and noodles will no doubt be much in demand.

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£34
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Hand-made and pulled noodles are the stars of the show” at this “authentic” canteen in a side-street near Russell Square, offering “fantastic Xi’an cooking” from chef-proprietor Wei Guirong. It attracts an “odd but pleasing mix of mainland Chinese businessmen & students, with tourists and the odd culinary adventurer” – and is much easier for most to visit than its sibling, Xi’an Impression near Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium.

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£32
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4
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2
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2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Excellent Xi’an hand-pulled noodles” (“pasta-like noodles with chillies to make your eyes water”) “at reasonable prices” ensure that chef-proprietor Wei Guirong’s central London canteen, “tucked away in a narrow pedestrian street near Russell Square”, is always “buzzing”. It is a sibling to Xi’an Impression near Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium.

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£32
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3
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3
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2
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Exceptional, hand-pulled biang biang noodles” are the star turn at this “no-frills diner” near Russell Square, where an “unprepossessing” exterior gains access to a menu of “subtle, interesting and authentic regional Xi’an cuisine”. “The prices are very reasonable for the West End.” Proprietor Wei Guirong also runs Xi’an Impression near Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium.

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£24
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4
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Down a sidestreet near Russell Square – “a new place opened by the chef of Arsenal’s Xi’an Impression, Wei Guirong, which is slightly more spacious, but where the menu is almost the same”. “It’s a simple setting, with the most amazing Shaanxi food”: “great hand-cut noodles” are the headline option.

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13 Cosmo Place, London, WC1N 3AP

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Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£7.30 £9.70 £0.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £19.30
Filter Coffee £3.50
Extras  
Service 12.50%
13 Cosmo Place, London, WC1N 3AP
Opening hours
Monday11:30 am‑9:45 pm
Tuesday11:30 am‑9:45 pm
Wednesday11:30 am‑9:45 pm
Thursday11:30 am‑9:45 pm
Friday11:30 am‑9:45 pm
Saturday11:30 am‑9:45 pm
Sunday12 pm‑9 pm

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