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  1. Flesh and Buns

    New York-style Pan-Asian

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    A long communal table runs the full length of this basement bar in Covent Garden, with the kitchen at one end and the bar at the other, which tells you something about the priorities. You can drink without eating, though the steamed hirata buns are presumably why anyone learns the name. Sake anchors a drinks list that covers warm, cold, seasonal, and speciality pours, and the room fills quickly with people who dress like they have opinions about fermentation.

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    • Steamed hirata buns

      “Flesh and buns refers to the signature steamed hirata buns that can be filled with a meat of your choice.”

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    41 Earlham Street, London, WC2H 9LX, United Kingdom · London
    Hours

    Open now, until 11 PM

    • Monday Noon to 10 PM
    • Tuesday Noon to 10 PM
    • Wednesday Today Noon to 11 PM
    • Thursday Noon to 11 PM
    • Friday Noon to 11 PM
    • Saturday Noon to 11 PM
    • Sunday Noon to 9 PM
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    +44 (0)207 632 9500
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