Eden Noodles Cafe Westgate is a Chinese restaurant on Kohuhu Lane in Westgate, Auckland, its name pointing to Sichuan dan dan noodles. It holds a 3.8 Google rating from 74 reviews, with diners praising the prawn noodle soup with chicken broth, fresh ingredients, tidy surroundings and easy QR-code ordering.
The heart of a Sichuan noodle house is mala — the tingly, tongue-numbing heat of Sichuan peppercorns paired with chilli, which builds through the bowl rather than announcing itself in the first mouthful. At the better noodle shops, broths are simmered in house and chilli oil fried fresh, and that depth shows most clearly in a simple soup noodle. Don't be shy about asking for the spice level to be adjusted either; good kitchens will dial it up or down, and regulars often start mild to gauge the base flavours before committing.
For northwest Aucklanders after a warming, good-value bowl, this cafe sits handy to the Westgate shopping hub.