Chinatown

The second-biggest Chinatown in the UK, for dim sum, hotpot and late suppers.

Behind the arch on Faulkner Street are a couple of dozen restaurants and bakeries, from Cantonese roast-meat counters to Sichuan hotpot and bubble tea. It is central, indoors once you pick a place, and open late. Good for a group that cannot agree.

When it works

Mostly under cover, so light rain is fine. Best afternoon, evening, night.

Good for groups, a date and locals' favourite.

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