A few weeks ago my best foodie friend Ros & I spent a very wholesome Saturday wandering around Chinatown + Soho and eating everything we thought looked good. We had a few ideas of stuff we wanted to eat from things we’d seen on instagram, but for the rest we just ate whatever we came across. This was one of my favourite days I’ve had in a long time, it was so nice to walk around and discover new things, and a great way to spend time with one of my favourite people.

Our first stop was one we’d both seen aaaall over Instagram and Tik Tok – Bunsik for Korean corn dogs. We had to see if it was worth the hype. There was a bit of a queue when we got there but it went in no time. We ordered the half and half (£4.8 – half mozz, half sausage corn dog) and the potato mozzarella (£5.9 – full mozzarella corn dog rolled in little potato cubes before frying) and got both topped with ketchup and the spicy mayo. Obviously we had to take some cheese pull videos which I can confirm is a very embarrassing thing to do in the middle of a very busy London. So the verdict: these are absolutely worth the hype. My favourite was the potato mozzarella as I really liked the potato on the outside and I’m not a huge hotdog fan. Ros was more of a fan of the half and half – she preferred the coating and having some hotdog in there. The spicy mayo was the perfect addition too – it gave the perfect amount of kick. If you don’t trust our word, we got food compliments from people walking past. The perfect start to our day, and the perfect hangover cure for me.

Our next stop was over to Yolkin – a place you might know from their famous macaron ice cream sandwiches. They are absolutely delicious, but not the reason we were there this time. I’d seen on their Instagram a few weeks earlier a creme brulee crepe. We got there and couldn’t see it anywhere on the menu. We left and I immediately searched their insta thinking I’d got the place wrong or it was a temporary special – but no, it was there and no mention of it being temporary. The lovely brave Ros went in and asked, and they had it! Just not on the menu – we felt very VIP ordering a secret item. This came as a cone of crepe, filled with a deliciously thick & creamy custard and a bruleed sugar top (it was hard to photograph, please don’t judge). This was also really incredible – as a person that would happily eat a litre of custard I was very pleased. The crepe was really tender and the sugar added some bitterness and a much needed crunch.

After this, we thought we should space out the eating by stopping off for a coffee. Ros had spent the morning telling me just how good Vietnamese coffee is so the obvious choice was to head for Vietnamese coffee. Ros googled it and came back with a place called Bahn Mi Keu Deli. We headed here and it turned out to be a place I’d walked past thousands of times and always thought looked great but never went. We’ll definitely be returning to try the food as everything looked amazing. I got an ice coffee and Ros got the drip coffee. I can confirm Ros was not lying, Vietnamese coffee really is incredible. It almost tasted chocolatey! Stopping off for a mid-day drink is one of our top tips for a foodie day to space out the eating a bit and for a toilet break.

Coffee finished, we headed over to Ji Chicken Shop for some popcorn chicken. This place is super cool – you can pick from a huge batch of seasonings to flavour your chicken, anything from matcha to cheese to cumin. We opted for a simple garlic and it was delicious! The chicken was super crispy on the outside & tender on the inside, and really cheap for the amount we got!

We took our chicken and walked over to our next and final destination Old Chang Kee Covent Garden for some curry puffs. This place was on such a busy street but was so empty – it definitely should’ve had queues out the door. We only got the signature chicken curry puff and split it – but since, we’ve both had regrets we didn’t try everything, it all sounded delicious. The puff was heavenly: the curry was creamy rich and so flavoursome, the pastry was so flaky and crispy (I can see why they have the title of the best pastry in London).

This rounded off our fabulous foodie day, and we really had the loveliest day. We got to eat so much delicious stuff and spend hours chatting. I can’t think of a better way to spend a day! Now for our favourites:

We ended up being exactly the same but my 1 &2 were very close and Ros’ 2 & 3 were very close. That being said, we really recommend everything we had. This is your sign to take your pals and go for a foodie walking day around London! Let me know what you eat in the comments if you do