Canton Element｜Red Lion St Cantonese

Student noteA Cantonese restaurant on a small residential street in Holborn — the poster calls it a hidden gem that's close to uni but not widely known. The dry-fried beef ho fun and salted egg yolk chicken wings get a special mention, with fish-fragrant aubergine and tofu pot and Shanghai xiaolongbao also good — roast duck rice is just so-so. Comments from Cantonese locals say it's cheap and authentic. Easy to walk in without waiting when it's quiet.