Best DIY meal & burger kits delivered to London and the UK

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Been missing your favourite street food spots or restaurants? Well a lot of them are making it very easy for you to make some of their signature dishes without leaving home.

Burgers, buns and hot-dogs

Sticky BBQ buns from Flank

Tom Griffiths' Flank has a kit that combines ox cheeks and pretzel crumble. Just create your slider, dip it in their BBQ sauce and then finish off with a second dip ion the pretzel crumb. It even comes with chips included.

Delivery range: Nationwide delivery 

How to order: Order from Flank

Chicken burgers from Chick n Sours

Now you can recreate some of the best chicken burgers in London at home. These kits feature two of Chick n Sours best - The General and the K-Pop. The All-In kits also feature wings, tenders, slaw and watermelon salad. 

Delivery range: Nationwide delivery 

How to order: Order from Chick n Sours

Burgers and Corn Ribs from Fallow

Will Murray and Jack Croft's Fallow has been a big hit on Heddon Street and they also have this special DIY kit. Alongside their burger, you can make their signature corn ribs (and a playlist is included too). 

Delivery range: Nationwide delivery 

How to order: Order from Fallow

Pulled pork rolls from Pitt Cue

There may not be an actual Pitt Cue restaurant right now, but you can still get their amazing pulled pork buns delivered. This kit includes slider buns, Pitt Cue pulled pork shoulder, slaw, special Pitt Cue sauce and more.

Delivery range: Nationwide delivery 

How to order: Order a Pitt Cue bun kit

Lobster rolls from Burger & Lobster

Yes, you can order the burgers too - but for us, it's all about these lobster rolls. The kit has the rolls, vac-packed lobster, dressing and garlic butter sauces to pour over - not to mention a little box to perch it in. 

Delivery range: Nationwide delivery 

How to order: Order from Burger & Lobster

Also see: Lobster rolls from Adam Handling

Dirty Bones

What you can make: Dirty Bones signature, available here in kit form, is the Mac Daddy - a burger with pulled short rib beef and mac & cheese sauce. Alongside that, there's also a Lamb Fries kit (skinny fries and lamb belly), a vegan chilli cheeseburger and their own cocktails. 

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order online

Shake Shack

What you can make: The Shake Shack kit has a huge bonus in that it's a way to get your hands on their amazing potato buns. Those are paired with the burgers, lettuce, tomato and - of course - their Shack Sauce. 

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order online  

Burger and Beyond

What you can make: It’s surprisingly easy to make your own version of Burger & Beyond’s Bacon Butter Burger with their easy kit. For £25 you’ll get enough for four burgers - including demi brioche buns, dry-aged minced beef, pancetta, American cheese, burnt butter mayo and pickled onion. But that's not all - as you can also get more burgers and plenty of sites, including truffle or poutine tots - so it's very much a one-stop shop. We tried them out here. 

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order from Burger and Beyond.

Bleecker

What you can make: One of the best burgers in town in delivering at-home versions every Friday. It's all about their mighty cheeseburger, delivered in either single or double form and they've just added the bacon double cheeseburger kit. Not only that, but you also get a full bottle of Bleecker sauce. 

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order a Bleecker kit

The Venimoo from Mac & Wild

What you can make: Mac & Wild's Venimoo burger (which combines venison and beef patties) has been voted as one of London's best burgers. This kit has everything you need to make four of them, and there's a video to watch to show you how to make it just right. Alternatively, how about the brunch burger kit which combines burger, bacon, black pudding and a couple of mini cocktails too. 

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order a Venimoo

Patty & Bun

What you can make: Patty & Bun have teamed up with their meat supplier to bring you boxes of two of their most popular burgers - the Ari Gold and the Smokey Robinson cheeseburger. Everything you need is in the box - and they also have a vegan burger box. 

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order from Patty & Bun  

MEATliquor

What you can make: MEATliquor's kits are all about their hot-dogs. There's a choice of a beef dog  - Big Apple beef hot dog topped with beef chili, cheddar cheese, white onions, pickled jalapeños & French’s mustard and a vegan version too. They're also selling bottled cocktails - so you can now get a House Grog delivered. 

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order online  

Buns from Flesh & Buns

The Bone Daddies spin-off have several bun kits on offer. These include crispy piglet belly (including a version that comes with a bamboo steamer), Japanese fried chicken and - their newest one - miso aubergine bao. 

Delivery range: Nationwide delivery 

How to order: Order from Flesh & Buns

Special dishes, meals and more

Cauliflower Shawarma from Berber & Q

This kit from Berber & Q is one of their signature dishes, featuring a whole cauliflower, roasted in shawarma-spiced butter, drizzled with tehina, pomegranate molasses, topped with green chilli, pine nuts, pomegranate seeds, chopped parsley and sprinkled with rose petals. All that and pita to go 

Delivery range: Nationwide delivery 

How to order: Order from Berber & Q

Butter Chicken Curry from Kricket

Kricket's at-home kit has everything you need to re-create their butter chicken curry. The dish in question is tandoori free-range chicken in buttery makhani sauce garnished with fenugreek and ginger, served with burnt garlic tarka dal, ghee pilau rice, black pepper papads & mango chutney.

Delivery range: Nationwide delivery 

How to order: Order from Kricket

Udon noodles from Koya

Koya have launched Koya Mail which allows you to get their Omiyage boxes delivered with enough udon noodles and broth for two generous portions. It comes with a recipe card and all you have to do is get creative with the additions. 

Delivery range: Nationwide delivery 

How to order: Order from Koya

Biryani from Empire Biryani

Empire Biryani is from the same people behind top Indian restaurant Gunpowder, who are sending out these ready-made biryanis (lamb and mushroom versions) that just need putting in the oven and both look and taste amazing. They also have a few extras alongside. 

Delivery range: Within the M25

How to order: Order from Empire Biryani

See also: For more excellent Biryani (delivering nationwide) then head over to Asma Khan's Darjeeling Express.

Chicken from Sidechick

This chicken delivery service is a spin-off from Patty&Bun and they have a trio of marinated chickens on offer - piri piri, Za'atar or butter and herb. Each kit comes with a spatchcocked chicken and dips.

Delivery range: London delivery

How to order: Order from Sidechick

Wings from Randy's Wing Bar

Randy's have two chicken wing kits - either buffalo or Kansas BBQ. You can add an Old Fashioned cocktail or two and you can even order on subscription for a monthly wing fix. 

Delivery range: London delivery

How to order: Order from Randy's

Fondue and raclette kits from Provisions

Islington cheese and wine shop Provisions has put together a kit that's ideal for wintry weather. The raclette kit comes with raw milk raclette and morbier cheese alongside cured artisan meats. There's a fondue mix for more melted cheesy goodness.

Delivery range: London and nationwide delivery (fondue mix only)

How to order: Order from Provisions

Chargrilled oyster kit from Decatur

If you've been missing the Southern-US-style chargrilled oysters from Decatur - now you can get them in a kit.  These have everything you need for recreating them at home (although you might want to get an oyster knife) and they also sell shrimp boil kits. Also keep an eye out for their shrimp boil kits which are hugely popular. 

Delivery range: London postcodes N, SE, SW, EC and E

How to order: Order oyster kits

Brisket buns from Smokestak

What you can make: Well-known for their excellent barbecue, Smokestak have two bun kits on offer - 15-hour beef brisket and native breed pulled pork. Their milk buns are included and best of all, you can add on as many of their smoked meats - all vacuum packed - as your fridge can take. You can even get their sticky toffee pudding delivered.

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order from Smokestak

Bacon Naan from Dishoom

What you can make: Dishoom's meal kit is based around one of their most popular dishes - the bacon naan. This comes with everything you need - smoked streaky bacon, three naan doughballs, tomato-chilli jam, fresh coriander and cream cheese. There's even loose-leaf Darjeeling tea, chai spices and fresh ginger slices so you can brew a Masala Chai.

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order Bacon Naan Kits

Bread making kit from PAUL

What you can make: Yes the lockdown turned quite a few of us into much better bakers, but if you need a helping hand, then the PAUL kit should do the trick. They include flour, yeast, scrapers, a bread proving basket and more. They're perfect if you fancy trying baking bread but need a little helping hand. 

Delivery range: London postcodes

How to order: Order bread making kits

Vegan Reuben kit from Rudy's

What you can make: Camden's Rudy's is delivering vegan version of a range of comfort foods. So there's a Grilled Chick’n Caesar Burger, a Broccoli Mac ‘n’ Cheeze and their "Dirty Burger box". But particularly unique is their vegan reuben kit, featuring vegan pastrami, sliced cheeze, pickles, sauerkraut, grilled and crispy onion and Russian and creamy ‘cheese’ dressing.

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order vegan reuben kits

Kabab kits from Berenjak

What you can make: Berenjak is delivering Persian Kabab Kits featuring Lamb Koobideh Kabab and 2 x Chicken Jujeh Kabab, to be wrapped in the included Lavash flatbread and they even come with reusable skewers. Plenty of extra herbs are included too. 

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order Kabab Kits

Pitas from Shuk

What you can make: Shuk in Borough Market specialises in Tel Aviv style pitas and now they're delivering to your door. There are two kits - a lamb meatball or fish tagine version, which comes with the pitas and all the spices you'll need. They also have babka kits on offer. 

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order pitas

Lamb and brisket Nacos from Cue Point

What you can make: Cue Point delivers BBQ food that mixes Afghan cooking with BBQ influences from Argentina, Texas, Guyana,  Brazil and more. As well as a brisket bun kit, they also have these kits which let you create your own Nacos, which are a "soft, fluffy Afghan naan" (and a vegan option is available too).

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order a Naco kit

Mother Clucker DIY strips

What you can make: This pack features the Mother Clucker tea brined chicken strips and everything you need to make their buttermilk coating. Alongside that, you'll find hot sauce and mayo as well as their cajun spice for your chips. 

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order Mother Clucker strips

Classic Baos from BAO

What you can make: BAO are delivering locally through their Rice Error service, but if you're out of their delivery range, these at-home kits look like a must. Choose from the classic pork bao or the vegetarian daikon bao and you'll get everything you need to recreate those steaming hot baos right in your own kitchen in minutes. 

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order a meal kit

Salt beef bagels from Monty's Deli

What you can make: If you’ve been missing the chewy, meaty deliciousness of a Monty’s Deli salt beef or pastrami bagel during lockdown, then this kit is for you. It contains everything you need to make those at home. Choose either (or even both) their pastrami or their salt beef (sizes start at 350g) and you’ll get it vac-packed - along with a pack of six part-baked bagels.

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order a bagel kit

Pizzas from Pizza Pilgrims

What you can make: As most of us don’t have a pizza oven in our garden (unlike many of the London chefs on Instagram) Pizza Pilgrims have come up with a cunning kit to help you replicate the intense heat of said ovens. Their margherita kit involves you using a combo of your frying pan and grill to get the desired effect. It includes everything from doughballs to flour for dusting and their amazing tomato sauce.

Delivery range: Nationwide via their website, also available on Deliveroo in London. 

How to order: Order a Frying Pan Pizza kit

See also: Passo - Old Street Italian Passo has two kits on offer - a margherita and also a spicy salami version. 

Philly cheesesteaks from Passyunk Avenue

What you can make: Passyunk Avenue have been delivering throughout the lockdown, but if you're a little out of their Deliveroo zone, there is the option of their cheesesteak kits. Each kit features rib-eye steak, your choice of cheese and their own buns (and they also have kits to make their wings).

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order online

Poke from Island Poké

What you can make: If your lockdown is anything like ours you'll have probably piled on the pounds in the first few weeks. To get back to a slightly more healthy lifestyle the DIY poke bowl from Island Poke (£32) is just the ticket. Each kit comes with enough ingredients for four portions - two of their Classic Ahi tuna bowl with fresh sashimi grade tuna, a pineapple salsa, wakame seaweed and crispy shallots and two of their Yuzu Lomi Lomi salmon bowl with fresh sashimi grade salmon, mango chunks and edamame. They also throw in a tub of sriracha mayo too.

Delivery range: All London postcodes within the M25

How to order: Order your poke

Paella from Arros QD

What you can make: When top chef Quique Dacosta opened Arros QD in London, the signature dishes at this Fitzrovia restaurant were the paellas. Now you can order almost everything you need to make one at home. This kit  (£75-£100 - feeds six) not only includes the paella rice and a choice of stocks - Valencian, seafood, poultry, game and vegetable but also the pan to make it in. You just need to add the meat/fish or veggies.

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order from Arros QD 

Bacon buttie from Le Swine

What you can make: All bacon sarnies are not equal and the ones from City-based Le Swine are definitely top tier. The kits (£12 for two) supply you with old fashioned middle bacon sourced from pure breed Berkshire and Middle White pigs from small scale farmers in Lancashire, Clarence Court duck eggs, bacon butter, milk and onion buns, fresh sage, selection of homemade ketchup pots. Better still they include a voucher for a free bacon sandwich from their mobile "ambulance". 

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order from Le Swine  

Dessert

Hot donut sundaes from Treats Club

What you can make: These packs from Treats Club come with donut bites that are ready to be fried (each has an Oreo inside). These come with syrups and toppings (Salted Chocolate Sugar, Boys Tears’ marshmallow fluff and more) and everything else you need to make one of their full-on donut sundaes. 

Delivery range: Within the M25 + Essex

How to order: Order from Treats 

Grilled cookie dough from Chin Chin

What you can make: When your USP is the magic trick of creating ice-cream using liquid nitrogen in front of your customers, then pivoting during the lockdown is tricky. However, CHIN CHIN labs now have a couple of options, our favourite of which is this gooey cookie dough dessert (£8.95). All you need is vegetable oil and water. The kits are dairy-free, suitable for vegans and £1 of every kit sold goes to the UCLH Covid-19 Emergency Staff Support Fund.

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order from Chin Chin 

Pancakes from Where the Pancakes Are

What you can make: Wake up at the weekend, smug in the knowledge that you have everything you need in the kitchen to whip up a stack of buttermilk pancakes. Thre are two kits on offer - the Brunch Box with added bacon or the gift box which has Prosecco to go alongside your finished pancakes. 

Delivery range: Nationwide

How to order: Order from Where The Pancakes Are  

Photo by Milly Fletcher

Chocolate babka from The Good Egg

What you can make: If you feel that you're ready to ramp up your baking skills, The Good Egg's chocolate babka kit could be just the thing. For £24.98 you'll get the key ingredients to make this sweet, yeasty bread. The only thing you need to supply is the milk (or milk alternative) and a few bits of kitchen equipment. 

Delivery range: Deliveries take place on Fridays within an 8-mile radius of their Stoke Newington restaurant.

How to order: Order from The Good Egg  

See also: Chocolate babka kits from Middle Eastern restaurant Shuk. 

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