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We are proud to announce the launch of the new selection of coloured Xiao Long Bao (soup dumplings) at Shikumen, Shepherd’s Bush.

Shikumen’s XLB, also known Shanghai dumplings, have fast become their signature dim sum dish following praise from critics across the board. Fay Maschler wrote “Xiao Long Bao are a test of the skill of a dumpling chef and here they were delicately pleated, surely at least 18 times, lusciously drenched in stock, superb.” Giles Coren; “I rolled the dumpling into a spoon, nipped it with my teeth and drank the hot, rich stock…the soup dumpling was delicious” and Tom Parker-Bowles; “the great xiao long bao, whose beautiful broth is only just contained by…miraculously thin pastry”.

Now guests at the Shanghainese restaurant can try a new selection of four naturally-coloured varieties with individual fillings:

Yellow (coloured with carrot); Chicken and Cheese filling
Green (coloured with spinach); Crab filling
Pink (coloured with beetroot); Szechuan Spicy Pork filling
Black (coloured with bamboo charcoal); Lobster and Truffle
Diners can order a 5-piece selection to try one of each colour including the original Xiao Long Bao with Minced Pork.

If you would like further information on Shikumen’s new offeringplease do not hesitate to contact Krista Booker

Coloured XLB & Pricing:
Yellow (coloured with carrot); Chicken and Cheese filling (£6.20)
Green (coloured with spinach); Crab filling (£7.80)
Pink (coloured with beetroot); Szechuan Spicy Pork filling (£6.20)
Black (coloured with bamboo charcoal); Lobster and Truffle (£8.80)
Diners can order a 5-piece selection of each colour (including the original Xiao Long Bao with Minced Pork) and this is priced at £12.80.

About Shikumen:
Shikumen is an affordable Chinese fine-dining restaurant with a large flagship located in the Dorsett Hotel on Shepherd’s Bush Green now in it’s second year of trading with a second smaller location in Ealing’s Hotel Xanadu.

Since opening Shikumen has received encouraging reviews online such as “(I) have been here three times now, what an amazing restaurant!…The duck is to die for, honestly the best Chinese in London”, “This is proper food, beautifully cooked, elegantly presented” and “If there is a better Chinese restaurant in this part of west London, I have yet to find it”.

Shikumen has also received positive praise from The Evening Standard (Fay Maschler), The Times (Giles Coren), The Financial Times (Nicolas Lander), The Mail on Sunday (Tom Parker-Bowles), Timeout (5 stars) and they have been awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand award for outstanding food at a reasonable price.

Shikumen is so called after the traditional Shanghai stone house architecture of the 1940s whose stone gate houses were the gateway to the East. Ingredients are carefully sourced to bring diners produce of the highest quality served for exceptional value for money and you will see this reflected in the pricing of signature dishes such as Peking Duck carved at the table and served in two servings (whole £48.50 half £26.50) and the homemade dim sum such as Shanghai Xiao Long Bao (£5.20), Fried Dough Stick Cheung Fun (£4.50) and Cream Custard Bun (£3.80).

Shikumen Shepherd’s Bush Address:
Shikumen Shepherd’s Bush
Dorsett Hotel
58 Shepherd’s Bush Green
London
W12 8QE