Pop-ups in London - 29th Nov - 6th Dec 2024

   

Ben Smith at Pasero, N15 - The final week of the Welsh chef, cooking a very tempting menu, inc mussels, and duck ragu, plus a roast this Sunday - Ends Sun 1st 

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Ben Smith at Pasero, N15 - The final week of the Welsh chef, cooking a very tempting menu, inc mussels, and duck ragu, plus a roast this Sunday - Ends Sun 1st 

Future Temple's Indan Pop-up in Shoreditch - Walk-ins only for this Indian lunch, wth great food and community - Sun 1st, 12 noon - 4pm 

GweiLo at Forno, E8 - Back for one night only, with a set menu inspired by recent travels in China, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea - Fri 29th 

LaLot at Dan’s in Dalston - Eric’s roving Vietnamese pop-up comes to Dalston this week, with two nights at Dan’s, a wine bar and shop - Fri 29th 

Pretty Decent Beer Co’s new taproom in E3 - A new *permanent* bar in Bow Wharf, opening this weekend as a preview to next week’s full opening - Open all weekend 

Rachel’s supper club at Tuck Shop, Hackney Wick - A seasonal supper club, with autumnal flavours - Sat 30th at 4.30pm and 7pm 

Rice Paddy at The King & Co in Clapham - Regional Thai, including a different curry every week - Mon-Sat (with the pub’s own roasts on Sundays)

Saucy Bastr*ds at The Newman Arms in Fitzrovia - Excellent smash burgers, wings and more - just minutes from Oxford St - Daily

Swirl in E10 - A new bar from the team behind Arch Deli, this is near to Leyton Midland Road, and will have food from Partisan on the opening night - Opens Fri 29th

Pop-up Shopping 

Ikea’s Hus of FRAKTA pop-up shop in Oxford Street - at 216 Oxford Street - Daily til March 2024

Neon Army’s Pop-up at Fenwick in Brent Cross - Get Claire Rodrigues Lee’s sparkly fashion accessories this weekend  - Fri 29th - Sun 1st

Raye’s Pop-up Shop in Regent St  - Their 11th pop-up shop, focussing on new, innovative brands in food, drink, wellness and beauty - Daily

Winter Specials 

The Chalet at Somerset House, WC2 - Jimmy Garcia’s Alpine Winter pop-up has a new home, with a restaurant at Somerset House decked out with skis etc - and lots of fondue to eat - Daily

Fire & Fromage by Jimmy’s Pop-up on the South Bank - Open for the winter from the end of October, with street food, warming drinks, and bottomless raclette - Daily 

Pop-ups in Bars & Cafes

081 Pizzeria - Serving at The Smugglers Tavern in Warren St, Fitzrovia - Mon-Sat 

75Slices - A new pizza offering for the Three Colts, Exale brewery’s pub in Bethnal Green - Daily 

Afuego Burger - Yassir’s latin American burgers and Tacos at The Belle Vue, by Clapham Common tube - Daily 

Afuego at Westow Tap, Crystal Palace - A new pop-up in SE19, with Afuego bringing their taco & small plates menu - Daily 

Alby’s Pizza at the Gipsy Queen, NW5 - A new pizza offering at the popular pub - with a special launch night offer on Thurs 7th - Mon-Sat

Arepatoire - Popping up at Jamboree, the bar and music venue in King’s Cross all summer, serving their Italian/Colombian fusion dishes - Weds-Sun 

Bando Belly - Rich flavours of the Caribbean, America, and Southeast Asia at The Duke of Edinburgh in Brixton - Daily 

Bang Bang Burgers - Big fat burgers now serving at the Ladywell Tavern at SE13 - Daily 

Bing Bong Pizza at You Call The Shots, Hackney - Rich’s ‘NY Nonna’ style pizzas - Weds-Sun 

Boca Chica at The CLF Art Lounge in Peckham - Weds-Sun

Boca Chica - Caribbean food at the Priory Arms in Stockwell - Daily 

Canto 73 at Fantail, N1 - A weekly supper club in Islington with Chef João Ferreira Pinto serving up a seven course supper club every Friday and Saturday night - Fridays and Saturdays 

Carter’s - A new modern British residency at The Crooked Well in Camberwell, SE5 - Tues-Sun 

Cowboys Pizza - Now serving at Next Door Records, a bar in Uxbridge Road, W12 - Thurs-Sat 

Cucina Rustica - Serving Mediterranean pub grub menu at The Pembroke Pub SW5 - Daily 

Cue Point - The ‘Smokers & Jokers’ are the kitchen at the Orbit Beers’ taproom in SE17 - Thurs-Sun 

Dinner for One Hundred - Pizzas and more, serving at The Perseverance in Bloomsbury - Daily  

Dough Hands Pizza at The Spurstowe Arms - Dough Hands is back, and in the kitchen at the Spurstowe in Greenwood Road, E8 - Weds Sun 

The Dragon Flame at The Star by Hackney Downs - Slow cooked meats, smash burgers, dry-aged steaks, Sunday roasts and more - Daily 

Essi at The Adam & Eve, E9 - Greek/Australian cooking - including a Sunday Roast - Daily 

Filthy Buns at The Three Compasses in Dalston - Daily

Gasoline Grill at The Standard in King’s Cross - A one month pop-up with including a specially created burger - Daily

Gengellys - Chefs Larry and George cooking classic pub grub at The Earl of Derby in Nunhead, SE14 - Daily

Gorka at Italo Vauxhall - Gorka is two chefs, both called George, cooking at the Italo delicatessen in Bonnington Square, SW8 - Tues-Fri evenings 

Haveli at Westow Tap in Crystal Palace - Chef Sachin’s Indian cooking comes to SE19, with street food, curries, sides and lots more - Daily 

Lil Watan - With love from Beirut - serving a Lebanese menu at The Royal Oak in Borough - Daily 

Liu Xiaomian at The Jackalope in Mayfair - Tues-Fri

Lucky’s Hot Chicken - Lucky’s (aka Senseless Heat) at the Mikkeller Brew Pub in Exmouth Market, EC1 - Daily 

Maiz Azul - Mexican dining at Hacha Bar in Dalston (Tues-Sat), and in Brixton Village (Weds-Sat) 

MAMAPEN - Cambodian cooking & BBQ at The Sun & 13 Cantons - a real coup for the pub - Weds-Sat - lunch & dinner  

Meltdown Cheeseburgers at The Miller, SE1 - Now open at the popular pub in SE1 - Mon-Sat 

Mondo Sandwiches at The Grove House Tavern in Camberwell - Mon-Sat + Sunday Roast 

Ms Lee’s Kitchen at The Rose & Crown, NW5 - Ms Lee is bringing her Korean fusion menu to Kentish Town - Tues-Sun 

Original Flava at The White Horse in Peckham - Craig & Shaun McAnuff have brought their super-popular Caribbean cooking to the White Horse - inc a Cari-British Sunday Roast - Tues-Sun 

Pahlevan Persia - A Persian restaurant popping up in Brockley, SE4 - Thurs-Sat 

Papi’s Munchies - Serving fine pizzas in the back garden of the North Star Pub in Leytonstone, E11 - Tues-Sun

Park & Kim - Chef Jay Morjaria is erving Korean Inspired American classics - burgers, sandwiches and more - at Callooh Callay in Shoreditch - Weds-Sat 

Pastore Pasta at All Good Beer in Hackney Downs - Weds-Sun

Patty & Pickle - A new burger in town- plus deep fried pickle fritters now serving at the Star of Bethnal Green in E2 - Daily

Rack City Ribs - Serving ribs and more at the country music bar The Dukes Highgate - Tues-Sun 

Rack City Ribs at The Golden Lion in Camden - Keon’s BBQ is now at two sites - The Duke’s Head in Highgate, and now this backstreet put in Camden - Daily 

Rake at The Gun, E9 - A celebration of British classics and long forgotten recipes from chefs Jay Claus, Peter Ward and Syrus Pickhaver (ex Acme Fire Cult, BRAT and Quo Vadis) - launches Sat 13th 

RAPS at Queen of The South - Tinie Tempah’s chicken brand RAPS has a new residency, at Queen of The South pub in Tulse Hill, SE27 - Daily 

Rocco at The Montpelier in Peckham - Harbourside dining comes to SE15 with chef Vivienne Duffy’s Rocco, with oysters, roasts and BBQ - Serving daily 

Sayer St Burgers at Howl and The Moon, Hoxton - Smash burgers, wings & more - Daily 

Short Road Pizza at Three Colts, E2 - Expect thin & crispy pizza, Italian-American inspired bar snacks, naughty dips - Tues-Sun 

Sireli - Armenian cuisine at Filly Brook in Leytonstone, E11, with flatbreads, lamb merguez sausages, salads and more - Weds-Sun  

Tiella - Rustic Italian - at The Compton Arms - Weds-Sun 

Turo Turo - Filipino street food at The Queen’s Head in Holborn - Mon-Fri 

Wilde’s Deli at The Old Nun’s Head in SE15 - Salt beef, bagels and more ‘Jew-ish’ deli food - Tues - Sun 

Yogi’s Sri Lankan Kitchen - Now serving lunches at Trampoline in Angel - Weds-Sun, 12pm-3pm

Brewery Taprooms with Guest Chefs

Carl Tel at Renegade Urban Winery, E17 - A new chef at the big wine warehouse in E17 - cooking 4 days a week, inc a Sunday Roast -  Thurs-Sun 

From The Ashes BBQ at the Five Points Courtyard in Hackney - Thurs-Sun

It's Not Big Dough - Pizzas at the Pretty Decent Beer Co's new taproom in E17 - Tues-Sun

Oh My Dog - London’s best hot dogs now serving at High Hill Tap, the Hackney Brewery taproom in Lockwood Way, E17 - Thurs-Sun

Street food at Signature Brew in E17 - Daily

Sho Foo Doh - Japanese okonomiyaki At the Pretty Decent Beer Co taproom in Forest Gate, E7  - Thurs-Sun 

Whole Beast at the Exale brewing taproom, E17 - Fire cooking at the big taproom on the Blackhorse Beer Mile - Starts Sat 2nd, Thurs-Sun 

Yagi Izakaya at The Kernel Taproom in Bermondsey -  serving Japanese-style bar food at the Kernel’s taproom - Thurs-Sun 

Pop-up Restaurants & Bars

Deeney’s - Deeney’s have taken over the cafe at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow - Tues-Sun daytimes  

Saucy Bast*rds on Upper Street - Chef Zeus’s excellent burgers (+ wings and more) at the former 12:51 site at 107 Upper St, N1 - Tues-Sun 

Slow Burn - A ‘vegetables-focused casual popup restaurant‘ at The Atelier in Blackhorse Lane, E17 - Fri-Sun

Supra Burger - A new-ish burger pop-up in Queen’s Park, in collaboration with, and within Cocotte, on Salusbury Road, NW6 - Daily 

Street Food Markets 

Between The Bridges - bars & food near the London Eye - Daily

Kerb at the South Bank - 4 top traders & a bar from Two Tribes - Daily

Maltby Street Market near London Bridge - Saturday & Sunday 

Southbank Centre Food Market in Waterloo - Fri-Sun

Upper Street Market - A new market just off Upper St, Islington - Sat & Sun

The Urban Food Fest in Shoreditch - Saturdays

Venn Street Market in Clapham - Saturdays

Vinegar Yard in London Bridge - Weds-Sun

Victoria Park Market in E2 - Saturdays and Sundays

Wapping Docklands Market - Saturdays 10am-4pm