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WHERE TO EAT The best Cha siu bao in the world (according to food experts)

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Recommended by Daniel Ang and 15 other food critics.
"His signature Baked Bun with Barbecued Pork is seriously the best I ever eaten. Very similar to a bolo bao, the sweet pastry covered bun is light and fluffy, with skin so thin, and saucy char siew pork within almost oozing out. Supercrazygood!"
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The Eight

MacauChina
2/F Grand Lisboa
Recommended by Andy Hayler and 9 other food critics.
"I liked the witty touch of a fluffy barbecued pork char sui bun carefully prepared in the shape of a hedgehog."
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Mott 32

Hong KongChina
Standard Chartered Bank Building
Recommended by Chris Dwyer and 4 other food critics.
"Their ‘Signature crispy sugar coated BBQ Spanish Teruel pork bun’ took as long to read as it did to dispatch, thanks to three glorious crispy domes filled with faultless char siu."
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Recommended by Anita Lau and 1 other food critic.
"My son received his own order of cha siu bao, or, barbecue pork buns. I saw how he literally closed his eyes after taking the first bite and knew he will never eat another cha siu bao outside of Hong Kong again."
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Ding Dim 1968

Hong KongChina
59 Wyndham Street
Recommended by Ale Wilkinson
"The favourite dish award, naturally, goes to the baked BBQ pork bun, with its crispy, sugary top and sweet, sticky filling."
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Recommended by Georgia Kral and 2 other food critics.
"Must-Try: A classic of Chinese dim sum, the roast pork bun has distinct barbecued sweetness."
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Recommended by Libby Soh and 1 other food critic.
"Bun – Fluffy, not stodgy at all, light, airy. Meat – Incredibly flavourful, smoky, tender."
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Yauatcha Soho

LondonUnited Kingdom
15-17 Broadwick St
Recommended by Lucy Hitchcock
"I love a steamed bun, and if you’ve ever had the pleasure of tasting one, you’ll understand that Char Siu Bao are possibly the best thing you’ll ever order from a Dim-Sum place. The dough is sweet, light and fluffy, filled with sticky BBQ pulled pork."