We head to Noodle Inn, a viral sensation that, apparently, is serving up the best noodles in London.
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00:00Soho has a new hotspot and now it's a viral sensation.
00:05The Noodle Inn on Old Compton Street has been dubbed
00:08the best Chinese restaurant in the capital.
00:11With Noodle Inn opening at 12,
00:13I thought heading down for 12.15
00:15would mean avoiding the queues, but how wrong I was.
00:18It was a 50 minute wait
00:20for most customers arriving at that time.
00:23Luckily though, because I was riding solo,
00:26I managed to sneak in ahead of the queue
00:28and sit front and center right by the kitchen.
00:31There was just a sheet of glass
00:33to prevent steam from filling the restaurant
00:36between the counter seats
00:37and where the noodle magic happens.
00:40But it made for quite a showing,
00:42watching the masters at work carving noodles
00:44into a pan full of boiling water.
00:48The white noodles known as bang bang noodles
00:50are a Xi'an specialty.
00:51And honestly, as you step into this place,
00:54it really does feel like you could be
00:56in a buzzing restaurant,
00:57tucked away down an alley in China.
01:00The smells and spices transported me to the Far East,
01:04but for me, the food is the second best thing
01:06about this place.
01:07What makes this place worth visiting
01:09above anything else is the atmosphere.
01:12I asked a waiter for the best thing on the menu
01:15and without hesitating,
01:16she told me to get the beef shin wide noodle.
01:19And let me tell you guys, it did not disappoint.
01:23I'm not the best with chopsticks and I won't lie,
01:24it's pretty difficult separating the beef shin
01:27and mixing it in with the long chewy noodles and chili oil,
01:30but a mouthful of everything together is heavenly.
01:33I was eating by around 12.30
01:35and personally felt this was a little bit too early
01:38for something this decadent.
01:40I can imagine on a late night when it's raining outside
01:43and it's acceptable to have a cold beer,
01:45this will genuinely be one of the best feeds in London.
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