China Town research

For the scene between the boss and the protagonist, I ideally need to find a restaurant with an open kitchen to be able to film some cooking. The place also needs to look authentic, as this will make the trailer look more aesthetically pleasing.

I am looking for a classic Chinese place, e.g. red and gold colouring with warm, low lighting. This will make the footage look atmospheric and 'mysterious'.

After Google searching open kitchen restaurants, I found two places in China Town:
1. Open Kitchen Bar and Restaurant
2. London Chinatown Restaurant

I had a look at them both, and decided that neither place had the look that I was going for.

I then searched 'traditional Chinese restaurants in London Chinatown', and found a place called 'Barshu Resaurant', which looked ideal.

This place is reasonably spacious, which will allow room for a camera and a tripod without invading other people's space. The room is lit with warm lightbulbs, both yellow and orange, and the walls are a dark colour which helps build an atmosphere, as well as there being embellishments such as an intricate wooden wall design.

On the Google review, it says that it is busiest at 9pm - I will therefore try and film as early as possible, which will be around 6 - 7pm.