Pop-up

• KFC are opening an omakase restaurant in Waterloo - for one day

  

  You've got to admire the marketing bods at KFC; whatever they're paying that team is paying dividends. Last year their chicken-fuelled pub in Hammersmith for the World Cup was the talk of the town. This year they've gone one better. To promote the arrival of the teriyaki burger in their

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• Lobster roll pop-up kicks off Café Pier's takeover programme in Chelsea

  

  Last month we reported on the revival of an early 20th century cabmen's shelter in Chelsea which had been turned into the diminutive Café Pier. Now the riverside spot is about to get its first pop-up.

  Chef Charles Bryant is going to be the first one to take over the space with

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• 310 Portobello is The Pelican and Straker's Notting Hill summer pop-up

  

  They're two of the hottest places in West London right now and over the course of the summer The Pelican and Straker's have taken over the spot on Portobello Road that was Pizza East for a pop-up.

  The menu is short and sweet serving up dishes like fritto misto and aubergine parmigiana together with the fabulous flatbreads that customers have raved about in reviews of Straker’s and which the chef will be

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• Big Penny Social creates Walthamstow-on-Sea with a big city beach

  

  Can't quite make the time to get away to the beach this summer? Well if you're near Walthamstow, the beach is coming to you. 

  Big Penny Social have created Walthamstow-on-Sea (or at least "on reservoir") by dumping a tonne or so of sand in their backyard. They're even adding beach huts, which you can book for up to four people for the entire session (lunch or

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• Outcrop sees the AngloThai and Luca teams pop up at 180 Strand

  

  14/7/22 - updated with new photos of Outcrop

  We've been waiting for the opening of AngloThai by John and Desiree Chantarasak but while it looks like we'll have to wait a while longer for that, they will in the meantime be popping up with a restaurant on The

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• Anya Hindmarch's Ice Cream Project is back - this year's flavours include Branston pickle and petit pois

  

  Last year, the launch of Anya Cafe's ice cream pop-up from Anya Hindmarch caused a bit of a stir. Rather than use plain old flavours like vanilla, they had mayonnaise, ketchup and even Lee and Perrins Worcestershire sauce.

  Well, it proved to be something of a hit (TikTok certainly helped) and now they're back with another helping for

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• TĀTĀ Eatery is back, popping up for a one-month residency at The Sea, The Sea in Hackney

  

  it's been a while since we've seen something from TATA Eatery, with the team more recently helping to launch Mr Ji in Camden. But now they're back for a one-month appearance, popping up at The Sea, The Sea in Hackney in a team-up with Resy. Run by Zijun Meng and Ana Gonçalves the menu for this run is "inspired by Meng’s personal journey through mindfulness

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• A Wes Anderson diner is coming to 180 Strand

  

  If you're maybe getting a little weary of the Wes Anderson TikToks that have been proliferating of late, it's not about to stop any time soon. The director has another film coming out this month, Asteroid City, and there will be a special pop-up to celebrate. 

  Taking place in 180 Strand (which will also see ...

• Walkers takes over Max's Sandwich Shop for a week

  

  There are few greater culinary delights out there than the simple pleasures of a good crisp sandwich. You've probably got strong feelings about the bread (sliced white, surely?) and the crisps (obviously ready salted) but until now this has been a treat reserved for late-night snackage at home.

  Now, for one week only, the folks at Walkers are taking over sandwich shops the length and breadth of the

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• Lilith & Co is a Diablo IV pop-up shop selling "goremet chocolate"

  

  A new pop-up with a difference is about to hit London. Opening as part of the launch of the game Diablo IV (a big deal if you're into gaming),  Lilith & Co will be an over-18s-only chocolate shop offering what they're calling "goremet chocolate". Lilith is one of the main characters in the game, in case you're not familiar. 

  Inside the shop, they'll

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• En Root bring their plant-based Indian food to Tulse Hill's Railway Tavern

  

  They only recently launched at The Ritzy in Brixton, but now the Indian-inspired and plant-based food of En Root has opened up in another new home, The Railway Tavern in Tulse Hill.

  They've just taken over the kitchen there and this makes it their fourth

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• Top Mexico City taqueria Cariñito Tacos is popping up in London at Oranj

  

  Having already nailed down one of NYC's coolest roving restaurants as a pop up, Shoreditch wine bar Oranj is keeping the momentum going with their next residency. They've persuaded one of Mexico City's best taquerias to make the journey to London for a month.

  Cariñito's been wowing foodies in Mexico for the past few years with their short but great menus and handmade tortillas. The 'hipster taqueria' uses

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• Katsu & Buns are popping up with just that in Islington

  

  Katsu & Buns are doing right what is says there in the name - katsu curry and bao buns. They've been delivering for a while but are now getting a pop-up space in Islington at The Chapel Bar Terrace. 

  The main menu features small plates and a special bao menu on Saturdays. So you'll find things like:

  • Ebi Katsu - lightly coated king prawns, sweet chili
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• Tesco opens a pop-up pub, The King in the Castle, for the Coronation

   

  4/5/23 - Updated with photos of the pub

  It’s not often we have cause at Hot Dinners to speak of Tesco-related matters, but when the supermarket chain and retailer starts veering into dining-out territory, we feel it’s our duty. Tesco is opening a pub in honour of the King’s Coronation. Yes, you read that right.

  Called The King in the Castle, it’s only a

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• Veuve Clicquot are bringing back their Sunny Side Up Cafe, this time to Piccadilly Circus

  

  Last year, Champagne house Veuve Clicquot caused quite the stir with their breakfast cafe pop-up in Soho. Now the team behind that are back with a new offering, this time in Piccadilly. The 2023 iteration of the Sunny Side Up Café will be part of their

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