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Chinatown is for life, not just for Chinese New Year

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Troubled times Today, rising business rates and central London rents make this a demanding and competitive place to do business. Families have moved out of the area and chain restaurants and larger-scale brands are starting to feature, alongside restaurants serving a wide range of cuisines in addition to the Chinese food for which the area is known. With a few exceptions, the non-food businesses that reflect the area’s Chinese heritage have closed. Tourists still come; there is little to decode what they experience when they get here or to keep them here past mealtimes and a few photos…

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