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- A Christmas-themed bar is popping up in London for summer
Does December 25th seem impossibly far away at the moment? Well, you'll get a chance to get your festive fix in August as a new, hidden Christmassy bar is popping up in London.
It's being set up by DesignMyNight, who are taking over Merchant House in the City with a speakeasy-style bar that's "hidden behind a secret toilet door". Head inside and they're promising to turn the tiny 12-seater space into one that's decked out with tinsel, baubles
... - Urchin, Dorian's follow-up restaurant, is popping up in Greece for the summer
There's no question that Dorian is one of London's hottest restaurants - getting a table at a decent time in the dining room is a near-impossible task if you don't plan your dinners months ahead. Now the owner behind that, Chris D'Sylva, is getting ready to open a second restaurant in nearby Holland Park.
Urchin is going to be a Japanese bistro. As D'Sylva explained in an interview with trade title Caterer it
... - Eggbreak is popping up in Shoreditch with all the eggs you'll ever need
Until now, the egg-centric Eggbreak has only been in Notting Hill - but now it's getting ready to pop up in Shoreditch.
It'll be in the Hoxton Shoreditch for the whole of the summer. The hotel and restaurant are owned by the same group, so it's an obvious crossover. This version of Eggbreak will also be taking reservations, unlike the original. As for what's on
... - Sainsbury's are putting on a bargain picnic venue the weather can't spoil
There's no getting away from the fact that, so far, it has been a dismal summer. And there's one activity that the poor weather is guaranteed to mess with which is the great British picnic. Luckily for us, the supermarket giant Sainsbury's has come up with a wheeze that for one weekend at least means Londoners will be able to picnic without worrying about rain stopping the fun.
They're putting up a
... - Corinthia London is taking its Velvet bar outdoors with a Campari popup this summer
Back in the dark days of Covid when London was coming out of its second lockdown The Corinthia London surprised us all by discovering a hidden garden rooftop space for a summer pop-up by its celebrity restaurateur and chef Tom Kerridge.
Now they've decided to revisit that space with
... - Cavita is taking over the menu at Shoreditch's Seed Library for tacos and tostadas
Ryan Chetiyawardana's Seed Library bar in Shoredirch has had some notably great residencies since it opened, with recent takeovers including My Neighbours The Dumplings and Norman's Café. Their next team-up looks just as good, with Cavita the next place to take over the food menu for three months.
Chef Adriana Cavita's restaurant in Marylebone, celebrating
... - Bubbledogs is back for a summer-long alfresco pop-up at 45 Park Lane
The major revamp of Kitchen Table in 2020 also saw the end of its sibling restaurant Sandia Chang's Bubbledogs. The two-Michelin-starred Kitchen Table dramatically expanded, taking over the space that formerly Chang's hot dogs and Champagne spot. Bubbledogs popped back up briefly from time to time, but now it's making an extended return, hitting up the 45 Park Lane terrace for a
... - Lee Westcott is popping up at Bottle + Rye in Brixton
His time at Birch in Croydon was cut short, but Lee Westcott is staying in London for his next two ventures. He's apparently on the hunt for an East London pub but before that happens, he's setting up shop in Robin and Sarah Gill's Bottle + Rye in Brixton for a six-week
... - Grape & Fig are bringing their Insta-hype grazing boards to Regent Street
It seems like only yesterday that you couldn't move on social media for photos of extraordinary grazing and charcuterie boards. Well now one of the UK's most popular accounts has decided to parlay its fame into opening a central London pop-up.
Grape & Fig caterers is run by Romford-based sisters Toria and Catherine Smith and they've been well ahead of the curve doing grazing boards for
... - TĀ TĀ Eatery's TOU returns, bringing sandos to Borough Market
Ana Gonçalves and Zijun Meng of TA TA Eatery are bringing back their spin-off TOU, this time as a residency in Borough Market.
They're taking over the upstairs room at the Globe Tavern, which they're pitching as a "1970s Japanese Americana-inspired sando bar". Previously seen at the original incarnation of Arcade Food Hall, they'll be bringing their truly great Ibérico Pork
... - Easter Sunday sorted with a Crisp Pizza x Charles Bryant collab
His previous pop-ups have seen queues snaking down the riverside in Chelsea but now chef Charles Bryant is hoping to top those with an Easter collaboration that's bound to be a sellout.
This Easter he's joining forces with the folks at Crisp Pizza in Hammersmith for an Easter Sunday roast sub that sounds seriously good. It features slow-cooked rare breed pork, crackling, beef fat roasties, pork fat gravy,
... - Barra Bourgogne launches as a Spanish-Burgundy pop-up in Highbury
Exciting news for North Londoners - we're bringing you news of a new pop up that will satisfy both lovers of Spanish flavours and the wines of Burgundy.
After a successful soft-launch weekend in early March the team behind Barra Bourgogne, comprising chef Iain (formerly of Stoke Newington’s Jolene) and
... - Ixta Belfrage is popping up at The Standard and bringing her king prawn lasagne
The Standard has had a run of impressive pop-ups and residencies, and that's continuing into spring as chef Ixta Belfrage takes over their restaurant Isla for three months.
Having worked for five years with Yotam Ottolenghi in his Test Kitchen and also a runner-up for best debut cookbook at the Fortum & Mason Awards, Ixta will draw on inspiration from
... - A Petrossian caviar cafe and shop is popping up at The Savoy
The latest pop-up to take over the shop space in The Thames Lobby at The Savoy, following their Gucci one, is by caviar specialists Petrossian. The Parisian-based caviar merchants have opened a shop and cafe serving up an array of luxe food. You'll find it through the first section of the lobby, down the stairs just before you hit the Beaufort Bar.
Outside the shop are a handful of
... - Le Gavroche is popping up at Wimbledon
If you didn't manage to get hold of a ticket in the Wimbledon draw (and don't fancy the queues) there is one other way of ensuring a seat at this year's Championships. Seats have just gone on sale today for Le Gavroche at The Lawn, a pop-up restaurant overseen by Michel Roux and his team who'll be at Wimbledon for the duration of the event.
A seat at the restaurant run by Keith Prowse, Wimbledon's Official
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