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Beijing street food cafe in [[Locale Brixton|Brixton]] Village Market.  It opened in 2011, having originated as a supper club, and in late 2013 it [https://www.brixtonblog.com/2013/12/mama-lan-brixton-vs-clapham/19025/ opened a second branch] in [[Locale Clapham|Clapham]].

It's a small unit, with only a few seats inside and a dozen more outside (in the covered market space). Fresh flowers sit in glasses of water on the sturdy wooden tables, along with bottles of soy sauce and black vinegar [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/13194676113/ photo].

The menu is short and focused, featuring noodle soups, dumplings, fried snacks, and salads [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/13194721743/sizes/l photo]. As of early 2014, it's all [https://twitter.com/MamaLans/status/429251657898024961 available for takeaway]. Drinks include several types of tea, plus cocktails and mocktails, Tsing Tao beer, and wine [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/13194868464/sizes/l photo of drinks menu].

[[bob]] visited on a Sunday afternoon in March 2014.  When I arrived around 3pm there were plenty of free seats outside.

Spicy chicken wings (&pound;5) [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/13194876723/ photo] were nicely crispy, not at all greasy, and had a decent chilli kick to them. Pork and Chinese leaf potstickers (&pound;4.50) [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/13194884653/ photo] were also very good, with nice chewy wrappers suitably browned on the bottoms; the filling was juicy and not at all dry. Seaweed salad (&pound;3.50) [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/13195014764/ photo] came dressed with chilli oil and sprinkled with sesame seeds.

Peppermint and ginger tea (&pound;2.50) [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/13194764403/ photo] was made with a peppermint teabag and chunks of fresh ginger, with rock sugar provided to sweeten it.

[[bob]]'s verdict: The chicken wings were possibly the best I've had for some time.  I'd go back just for those alone.

See also:
* [https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/restaurants/mama-lan-review-7427954.html Evening Standard review]
* [https://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/mamalan-3 Time Out review]
* [http://bellaphon.blogspot.com/2011/10/mama-lan.html Bellaphon's review]
* [https://eatinbrixton.com/2019/02/28/mamalano/ Eat In Brixton review]
* [http://eatlovenoodles.blogspot.com/2011/10/beijing-dumplings-mama-lan.html Eat Noodles Love Noodles review]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20150418092410/http://helengraves.co.uk/2012/10/the-fried-chicken-at-mama-lans-brixton/ Food Stories review]
* [http://lizzieeatslondon.blogspot.com/2012/12/mama-lans-brixton.html Hollow Legs review]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20120112174459/http://www.hownottodoafoodblog.com/2011/11/mama-lan-brixton-village-sw9.html How Not To Do A Food Blog review]

<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[bob]], March 2014. Opening hours taken from Mama Lan's website, March 2014.</div>

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