The Cambs Chinese restaurant that constantly has queues out the door

People queuing outside of a Chinese restaurant
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As Chinese New Year celebrations will be happening at the end of January, you might already be planning how you are going to spend the holiday. Luckily, Cambridgeshire has a few spots that might be good to fulfil your cravings for Chinese cuisine this Lunar New Year.

Noodles Plus on Mill Road is just one of the many Chinese restaurants found in the city of Cambridge but it may be one of the hardest to get into. The unassuming restaurant is quite easy to walk past when you are in a rush.

However, the one thing that catches your attention is the constant queue outside. The odd one or two people will get lucky and walk straight inside the restaurant but it is most likely that you will have to wait at least around 20 minutes to get to the door.

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There are a couple of photos of the dishes the restaurant serves stuck to the window, which does give you something to look at while waiting to sit down. Although, if you are hungry, you may feel like the photos are taunting you.

Owners Dong Huang and Hui Yan Li opened Noodles Plus ten years ago and have turned the quirky little restaurant into a must-visit spot for anyone in the city. The restaurant is cash only so make sure to bring some with you to avoid disappointment.

Noodles Plus serves up a range of dishes including bowls of noodles with different sauces and meats to top them with and warming soups with wontons and vegetables. However, the restaurant is known for its Shanghai Xiao Long Bao, which are dumplings filled with a hot soup and meat or vegetable filling.

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You can get six of these soup dumplings for £9 and they come with soy sauce, chilli oil, and finely cut ginger to go alongside the meal. A warm bowl of soup or a couple of dumplings might be enough to beat the January blues and a nice way to celebrate Chinese New Year.

When a restaurant's customers are loyal enough to wait in the cold for a while, the food inside has to be good. Noodles Plus can be found at 24A Mill Rd, Petersfield, Cambridge and is open from 12pm to 9:30pm on Wednesdays to Sundays.