Yauatcha
Filed under: Food in London
On a lazy bank holiday Monday nothing beats Dim Sum. After a late start we headed down town to one of our favourite spots, Yauatcha, Alan Yau’s achingly stylish take on Chinese finger food. I’ve loved this place from its inception despite it being notoriously difficult to get a reservation. Today, however, we lucked out and managed to secure a table upstairs in the teahouse, a refreshing change from the cavernous confines of the basement where we usually eat.
Whilst I could sit and wax lyrical all day about the steamed prawn dumplings with chives, the magnificent buns filled with sweet barbeque pork, and my personal favourite prawn cheung fun, this is not the focus of my post. Instead it is to express my uncontrollable glee at seeing row upon row of iridescent macaroons, not witnessed since my last trip to Laduree back in March.
Yet whilst Yauatcha’s macaroons might bear a fleeting resemblance to their French counterparts they are unique in flavour. Lemon cashew, lychee raspberry, black bean to name a few, afford them an Oriental twist. They might not have the lightness of touch that the French provide but are still a worthy treat.
Yauatcha
15-17 Broadwick Street
Soho
London, W1F
Tel: 020 7494 8888
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Those do look fantastic! When I was last there, I had a dissapointing pastry–looked stunning, and tasting of nothing in particular. Wish I’d brought home a box of those instead!
Comment by tejal 05.01.06 @ 9:47 pmYAUATCHA - MACARONS - TASTE - CRAP. The flavours combinations sound wonderful at the counter, but taste horribly undefined in reality, falling some way short of Sketch (still my benchmark for London) or Laduree (which costs three times what Sketch costs). This is an endemic problem which seems to affect all the Pat. at Yauatcha… Looks fantastic but tastes like cardboard. In this respect it is authentic to the ersatz western Pat. found in cake shops across mainland China! The packaging and the photography is wonderful though.
Comment by Jon Tseng 05.02.06 @ 12:55 pmBut their Dim Sum taste good!
Comment by Damo 05.02.06 @ 1:37 pmI experienced the pleasures of Yauatcha at the taste of london festival. Not only did the desserts look amazing….but they tasted just as good (if not better). I also took home some macaroons & have now become addicted.
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Hi, I have been meaning to pay you a visit. Aren’t these macarrons gorgeous? The packaging and all have made me stare with desire. Beautiful pictures you took as well.
Comment by valentina 05.01.06 @ 4:23 pm