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Sichuan Popo

4.8 (16 reviews)
Open 12:00 pm - 11:00 PM

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Steamed rice not included :(
Jasna R.

Some of the best Sichuan food I've had, comparing with new York city. Service is attentive, restaurant is clean and comfortable, food comes out fast and delicous! We came on a Monday night and there was no wait. We ordered for 2 people. Left feeling full and satisfied but not bloated. Food isn't overly greasy, just fresh and yummy. Popo's fried fish fillet: 10/5. Sooo good. Fried and battered with chili dry rub. Amazing. Popo's seasonal stor fried pak choy: 4/5, standard good vegetable stir fry, just the right serving size. Biang biang noodles with beef: 5/5. Awesome noodles. Needed a bit more chili oil. Chili oil was amazing. Complimentary chili oil if you ask for it: 10/5. Some of the best chili oil I've ever had! Smokey, full of flavor and numbing effect. Steamed rice £3 not included with main dishes. This would be a minus star for me. Should be standard with any legit Asian restaurant. But it was good and generous for a single serving, at least. Hope to come back sometime...

Hand made thin noodles with braised beef in broth
Amanda R.

I'd move to London just to eat here every week! Seriously, it's been so long since I've had delicious, authentic Sichuan-style cuisine and this was perfect. It's also conveniently located right across from Stamford Bridge, so you can have a bite before a game. Service was also quick and friendly. I would recommend ordering something with the handmade noodles... they're amazing! I love a good rice noodle, but my bf ordered the same thing as me except with the handmade noodles and I think those were the perfect option.

Rice, Mapo tofu, spicy fish fillet, salt and pepper squid, Biang biang beef noodles
Tom Y.

Sichuan popo deserves more recognition because the food here is authentic and delicious. I'm from Flushing, New York, and I grew up eating all kinds of Chinese food- especially Sichuan/Szechuan food. This place is a wonder. All the staff are Chinese, polite, and extremely accommodating. The Biang Biang beef noodles were the highlight. The noodles were perfectly cooked, seasoned, and spiced. The beef melts in my mouth. Simply amazing *chefs kiss*. The mapo tofu was spicy, flavorful, and soft. The salt and pepper squid were seasoned well, though some pieces were larger than others. The rice was fluffy and fragrant. The spicy wontons were tender, juicy and flavorful. And lastly, the fish was spicy, tender, and fresh. As we enjoyed our meal, it was a delight to watch the community with their dogs stop by the front of the shop to drink water left behind by staff. Adorable

Evan R.

Great great great! Got here mid afternoon and there weren't a lot of people, but the food was wonderful! We got the Sweet and Sour Ribs to start and they were great. I got the number 42 and it was incredible! I have a terrible spice tolerance but the spice was just perfect for me. The noodles were cooked to perfection and everything was great!

Hans W.

I live in Los Angeles and I like to think we have pretty good Chinese food but this exceeded my expectations. Got some wontons and mapo tofu on a whim and it was amazing. Pretty reasonably priced and probably some of the spiciest Chinese food I've ever had which is a good thing given how badly some places pretend to do Sichuan

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This place seemed very popular with locals. Fine service, a huge menu with tasty food, and a cozy interior.

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We got the stir fried beef dish, green beans, egg fried rice and beef soup - everything was tasty and came out quickly.

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Jin Jiang

Jin Jiang

5.0(1 review)
7.6 miSt Johns, Deptford

Jin Jiang is the kind of authentic Szechuan that is hard to find yet incredibly rewarding. You get…read morea bevy of usual dishes expertly prepared alongside what they call "adventurous dishes" which is the genuine Chinese cuisine which tends to scare off white people. Those adventurous dishes are what make this gem so amazing. Trust me when I say your taste buds will thank you for taking the path less traveled. If you check out the included photo you'll see a wide assortment of flavors on display, from spicy dumplings swimming in delicious hot oil to aromatic spicy crab, which was a surprise hit. Yes, there are spicy dishes a plenty at this place, but you'll also find plates suitable for milder tongues as well. The entire menu is packed with delicious food which will satisfy just about anyone in your group. Indoor dining isn't happening these days, but during my previous visits to Jin Jiang I always found the service to be friendly and attentive while the atmosphere was quite comfortable. Seriously, this is the kind of rare find (outside of your local Chinatown) that I want to support through these tough times because I love restaurants that work hard to expand the Chinese cuisine experience beyond the same boring stuff that has sadly become synonymous with takeaway. Give them a try if you're looking for something different. They just might become your new favorite Chinese.

From the owner: We make the nice and delicious traditional Chinese food for all customers! We do Hot Pot, dry hot…read morepot,grilled fish and all spice Szechuan cuisine, We are new management with same chef! Look forward to your coming

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Jin Jiang
Jin Jiang
Jin Jiang - What an incredible spread from this lovely place. Pork, beef, chicken, crab, & even kidney. No one was hungry after this feast.

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What an incredible spread from this lovely place. Pork, beef, chicken, crab, & even kidney. No one was hungry after this feast.

Barshu - Spring rolls

Barshu

3.9(128 reviews)
3.1 miBloomsbury
£££

Listen, if you don't know what putting your mouth through a paper shredder feels like, try the…read moreSichuan pork in chilli at Barshu. Barshu has been serving what I can only imagine is authentic Sichuan fodder, (for surely you couldn't make this stuff up) for a good 20 years. It sits a stone's throw from Chinatown, north of Shaftesbury and it's worth the short detour from the mainly Cantonese Gerrard St and its environs. Intimate and intricate, the space and the wooden carvings that adorn it. It gives a sense that the proprietors want to give you a flavour of their beloved Sichuan culture as well as their food. And they don't hold back. There's no catering for those of a nervous culinary disposition here. The menu is unfathomably and reassuringly long. If you will make use of every part of your animal, that's will happen. Pig's feet stand next to Pig's ears who listen intently to intestines as they growl that nobody is being brave enough to eat them. Sichuan pepper and chilli feature heavily in many dishes. Two things I can confirm. The pork is most definitely in chilli. And the Dandan noodles are most definitely, as described, legendary. I spent the weekend trying and failing to create the same unctuous loveliness that arrived in a bowl in front of me. A more comforting, yet powerful concoction it would be hard to produce and for under a tenner, an absolute bargain. The noodles are fresh, soft, chewy. We could be in italy were the noodles not smothered in a minced pork and sesame paste concoction that adds to the velvetiness. Smoother than the cream in a Twinkie, word up. the Pork in Chilli came on a plate they snaffled from Wimbledon ladies champ Iga Swiatek once she'd finished brandishing it in celebration. In amongst a million dried chillies which have been fried with Sichuan pepper, you'll find hard nuggets of pork. They have been incinerated and infused with the flavours of the chillies and pepper that engulfs them. To eat a nugget is to be met with an initial pleasant fragrantness followed by a mouth who's only means of protest is to find another one and do it all over again. The treasure hunt through the chillies is fun. Just when you think you've picked every last nugget, a little rustling around reveals another, and another, and another. By the time your mouth can take no more, it's numb and that means you can start on the chillies. It's a mission but it's worth it. Rather like a Dostoyevsky book, I'm not sure anyone's actually finished one of these but everyone declares their love for it nonethelessless. You might describe it as a statement dish, were your mouth able to make any statement at all. Don't panic. The sensation dies down after about 20 minutes alongside two or three beers which the house are happy to bring you quickly. If that doesn't quench the flames, Shaftesbury Ave has a handily placed Fire station. After the madness you are then left with a very pleasant feeling. One that says you've been out, eaten something bold, interesting, mad. And you're ready for action. Step back out into the Soho night and go get some. there's plenty around and if you've dined at Barshu, you are well primed to crack on.

After lots of fish and chips, we were dying for some spicy food while in London. Barshu answered…read moreour prayers (at least mine for sure). Their Szechuan-style cooking reminds me of Spicy City in San Diego. Their Fragrant Chicken in a Pile of Peppers (we called it popcorn chicken in peppers) was great but had very few chicken bits. We loved their Barshu Smacked Cucumbers. It has some sort of peanut-flavored sauce and a perfect cool down from the spicy dishes. Barshu is a popular spot and only allows you 90 minutes to dine. Since it's London, their prices are on the high side with a small portion.

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Barshu - Intricate and intimate surroundings

Intricate and intimate surroundings

Barshu - Sweet and sour chicken

Sweet and sour chicken

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Sichuan Garden

4.0(2 reviews)
46.1 mi

I believe this restaurant is a satellite branch of the larger one on Queens Road, which I haven't…read morebeen to, so I can't compare them. This one was newly opened and hadn't seemed to have really caught on yet when we went. I was at first let down by the menu that seemed to have the traditional Englishified options of chow mein and what have you, but when I turned the menu over I happily found some more authentic fare. I forget the exact name of what I ordered, but it was a very spicy chicken and noodle dish where the chicken contained bits of bone so there was some deft mouth work involved eat through it. I didn't mind this, having lived in Hong Kong for several years and being much used to the remove-meat-in-mouth-and-spit-out-bone procedure, but consider yourself warned if that's not your idea of a good time. I appreciated that it was authentically spicy, but it couldn't have been more authentically seasoned overall and less oily. I didn't regret my meal and found it decent and filling, but it didn't excite me enough to return.

They cook really Chinese food, delivery is very busy . Eat in should been wait long time, next…read moretime I would to order takeaway . Notice that order the really Chinese food is on the back of the menu with Chinese and English language . In the front is English food. Recommend kongpao chicken, double cooked pork, beef in chilli oil soup, and a lots of veggie dish. It is very good restaurant.

Ma Po

Ma Po

4.4(7 reviews)
6.5 miSurrey Quays, Bermondsey, Rotherhithe
££

Crammed full of London Chinese, MaPo is serving up spicy and interesting Sichuan dishes in an…read moreunspicy and uninteresting location (Surrey Quays). A rather empty conversion of an old Vietnamese place on the main road gives an echoey room full of noisy contented diners and intriguing oily aromas. With no booking we had a short wait on NYE 2013 before getting our table for two and ordering coke and Tsinghua. The main menu was completely ignored in favour of the all-you-can-eat hotpot deal which weighs in at £18 per person. Spicy broth and clear broth came along with plates an plates of mostly frozen meat, mushrooms and seafood. Nothing tasted like good quality and the service followed the Chinese London pattern of being borderline aggressive, but hey, we weren't in Surrey Quays for fine dining and locally-sourced ingredients; we were here to stuff our faces with as much cheap and super-spicy stuff as we could. Deal with it. So bottom-less spicy hotpot does exist in London after all. It's not that good but still awesome that it exists. Don't eat for 2 days and then come here and don't stop eating for hours. That's how Elites do it!

The restaurant was a bit of a disappointment visually, the outside looks nice bit the inside is…read morevery plain and looks like if it wasn't finished in terms of decoration. The food quality was ok we had mini wok and Chrissy duck. The wok was "fun" because we got the good on an actual wok and it was large but it was a bit greasy bit that might be because we went with lamb option. The crispy duck was nice and good size. Surprisingly they have many milk shake options and they tasted very nice, definitely recommend them especially if you order something spicy.

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Ma Po - Dumplings in chilli oil

Dumplings in chilli oil

Ma Po - Stir Fry Beef with black bean sauce + hot and sour soup (lunch special £6)

Stir Fry Beef with black bean sauce + hot and sour soup (lunch special £6)

Ma Po - Braised beef brisket with turnip

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Braised beef brisket with turnip

Sichuan Popo - szechuan - Updated May 2026

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