Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 6 and Version 5 of Oriental City
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==== Getting here ==== [[Colindale Station]] is closest; [[Burnt Oak Station]] is also within walking distance, but as it's one stop further out than Colindale it's probably less useful. If you're driving, it's worth knowing that they have a [http://flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/1337894903/ free car park]. |
Large South-East Asian mall and community centre in North London, reasonably close to Colindale Station.
Oriental City is due for closure and redevelopment, but will remain open until May 2008. The search is currently (July 2007) on for temporary premises to house the community while redevelopment takes place.
Food court
The (covered) food court on the ground floor is a proper food court, with stalls arranged around the edges, and chairs and tables in the middle. You can have Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Malaysian, Indian, you name it. Select your favourite dishes from as many stalls as you like, and collect them when your number comes up.
Specific recommendations: there are two dim sum places, and the one that's called "Dim Sum House" has a better selection than the other. (Although their "Shanghai style" pork dumplings are not in fact soup dumplings; my quest continues. --Kake)
Highlights
- The food court, of course!
- Other food places, including a cafe that does bubble tea, and a sushi bar.
- The Japanese crockery shop.
- The Japanese supermarket — all kinds of interesting vegetables, sushi-grade fish, meats, noodles, rice, spices, oils, vinegars, exciting things in packets.
- The durian shop. Located outside the main building, for reasons that will be obvious to anyone who's ever come within smelling distance of durian.
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