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Good Friend

4.5 (22 reviews)
InexpensiveChicken Shop, Bubble Tea
Closed 12:00 pm - 7:00 PM

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Vanessa L.

Popcorn chicken was surprisingly tasty and crunchy. They had a variety of seasonings to choose from. Definitely a great snack to get on the go. They were also pretty busy and had a line.

Garlic popcorn chicken
Kimberly C.

This popcorn chicken is fire!! It's so popular for a good reason! The chicken pieces are bite size and every bit is so yum. The popcorn chicken was around 7 pounds and I got it with garlic seasoning. It tastes fresh and the meat is super juicy. I love the crispness of the breading as well, although it does lean towards the saltier side. I would def come back again and again.

Strawberry Fruit Tea with Boba (pass don't bother).
Duy T.

Come for the chicken and pass on the tea. We found this place on accident walking to our place for dinner and being the fried chicken loving girl I am, I had to try it. The only reason I gave them 4 Stars was because the tea was ok. They are 5 for their popcorn chicken. They expect you to know what you want so be ready to order when it's your turn. They except Credit Card with Chip/Apple Pay which is rare in Chinatown (all the good places usually cash only). We got the popcorn chicken and it was made to order. When they called your number, there is a counter full of spices for you to choose from. We got chili. It was perfectly cooked and seasoned. Crispy with no fatty hidden pieces or oily. I would go here again. I want to try there XXL next time. It is a huge Taiwanese Chicken Fried Chicken steak! For the tea, we picked the standard milk tea and strawberry fruit tea. They were watered down and no strong flavor. The boba were hard and almost at the point of their duration before you have to toss it. The tea is a definite pass. You can walk a few feet and get Happy Lemon. Happy snacking.

Karin B.

Look no further. In comparison to what I'm used to out in California, this joint offers the best Taiwanese style popcorn chicken in London. You can choose to spice it up with a slew of spices or seasonings, but honestly it tastes just as great plain.

fried chicken breast
Andie B.

So I probably go to Good Friend at least once a week. There are a few different places in central London that do this style of Taiwanese fried chicken but Good Friend is truly the best. They always have consistent quality, the flavors are wonderful and they're suuuuuper affordable.

Lots of spices to choose from so you can customize your chicken just they way you want it.

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Biju Bubble Tea Room - Hong Kong Milk Tea + Assam Black Milk Tea

Biju Bubble Tea Room

3.8(152 reviews)
0.2 miSoho
£

Super fast drinks! Order on digital menu and out comes the drink. Boba was soft and sweet. Great…read morespot to get a drink while enjoying sights of London Eye and Big Ben.

Hmm, well, in retrospect, I'm not exactly sure why I decided to pop into this boba place, seeing…read morethat 1. I'm from San Francisco (one of the boba meccas on the West Coast) and 2. I never really got into the whole boba hype when I was growing up. Still, the prospect of boba on the other side of the Atlantic piqued my interest when I was in the neighborhood... First things first: you'll definitely feel the dollar-to-pound conversion when you peruse the menu. While I am no stranger to paying extra for some of the fancier toppings (like jellies), I was a little disappointed to see that even the boba tapioca balls cost an extra £0.50. (Maybe this is normal outside of the States, where the drink is known as "milk tea" instead of "boba"? Because otherwise I find it hard to believe that boba can be sold without, well, the boba...) I went with the Assam black milk tea because I find that choosing the most basic of milk teas is the best way to evaluate a boba spot. It wasn't as sweet as the basic black milk teas that I usually can find in the U.S. (understandable, as most drinks in the U.S. are probably sugarier). The boba was fresh (to be expected, as I had pay extra for it...) At the end of the day, I had paid £4.50 for the regular size of some pretty average tasting boba. The shop itself is pretty tiny, though the seating is pretty hip-looking.

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Biju Bubble Tea Room - Restaurant hours on door.

Restaurant hours on door.

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Hong Kong milk tea with boba

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CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice Soho - medium black milk tea with pearls

CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice Soho

4.4(5 reviews)
0.1 miBloomsbury
££

coco is a taiwanese boba chain that's located all around the world. it's nostalgic for me since it…read morewas the first real good boba i had in tapei during 2012 and now whenever i go to a new country, i always look forward to trying a new coco! this location is in chinatown. it's usually quite crowded with a queue but the employee at the cash register was very matter-of-fact and efficient. our drinks did take awhile, but it was understandable. there is not really any indoor seating, so take your drinks to go. // black milk tea with pearls 25% sweet 25% ice // the coco here is definitely more expensive than the US as well as with the currency conversion but we were craving good milk tea in london. the black milk tea was pretty good at this location and had a good balance. the pearls were also good consistency and i always get 25% sweet at coco. a taste away from home :)

I am so addicted to Coco's milk tea. I used to just get a medium cup, but ever since I realized I…read morecould totally down a large, I haven't looked back. I always get the same thing - their jasmine milk tea with boba - and is delicious each time. So perfectly delicious and not too sweet (I get mine with normal sugar levels and no ice). They have a frequent visitor card where you can get a free drink after every 8, but their app really really sucks and it always takes forever to load. I've missed out on logging a few drinks because of this. But - I've now learned the trick! Just take a screenshot of the QR code for your account and voila! Woot. One day I'll venture out and try another flavor, but for now I still go for my tried and true.

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CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice Soho - Mango green tea with boba

Mango green tea with boba

CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice Soho - Medium black milk tea with pearls

Medium black milk tea with pearls

CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice Soho - Medium black milk tea with pearls

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Medium black milk tea with pearls

Good Friend - chickenshop - Updated May 2026

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