Wolvercote, Malaysian Restaurant Guide

2022 Review: “So good – writing this now makes me crave their tofu noodles!” – this Oxford institution takes a culinary tour tracing the voyages of China’s legendary fifteenth-century admiral Zheng, with a handful of dishes from each of Sichuan, Canton, Malaysia and Singapore. There’s now a smarter branch in Chelsea.

“Popular cafe-style Malaysian” which opened in Summertown three years ago, serving “genuine” southeast Asian cooking at very good prices. In his March 2025 review, Giles Coren of The Times advised readers to ignore the Chinese dishes and choose the “authentic Nonya (Malaysian) standards, done brilliantly and cheaply”.