One-offs, limited editions, special menus and more are hitting London restaurants all the time. We'll be updating this page regularly with the very best special new dishes as they appear, so you can make sure to grab them before they're gone.
The Seafood Bar x Santa Maria's Lobster thermidor pizza
Having launched on National Pizza Day this seafood special is a collab between Soho's The Seafood Bar and pizzeria Santa Maria. The £20 pizza is made with a lobster-infused tomato sauce and topped with buffalo mozzarella, buttered lobster, prawns, grana cheese, thermidor sauce and tarragon. It's available only at Santa Maria's Islington branch.
When: 9 - 23 February 2025.
Ruben’s Reubens fennel sausage ragu toastie at The Drop and Two Drops
A really good bar should have some excellent bar food to go with the drinks and at The Drop in King's Cross and Two Drops in Battersea that need is firmly being met by a guest toastie from Ruben's Reubens. Ruben himself describes this as "A rich sausage ragu meets a crisp, cheesy toastie. Two comfort foods collide making this a real winter warmer.”
When: 4 February - 30 March 2025
The confit chicken sandwich at Story Cellar
This limited lunchtime-only treat sees Michelin-starred chef Tom Sellers offering a serious upgrade to your normal sandwich options. Rotisserie chicken is the big thing at his casual Covent Garden spot so the sandwich is stuffed with confit chicken thighs, crisp chicken skin, homemade chicken fat mayo along with plum chutney and pickled cucumber. The bread is brioche and the sandwich comes with a side of extra chicken jus for dipping and your choice of house fries or a side salad.
When: On until the end of February.
The Big Matt at Hawksmoor
The tribute burger that was apparently voted No 1 Burger in the World back in 2023 is back at Hawksmoor as a lunchtime special. The Big Matt - a tribute to you know what from Hawksmoor's exec chef Matt Brown, is a stack of two dry-aged beef patties, double American cheese, Hawksmoor special sauce, shredded lettuce, onions and homemade pickles and comes with beef dripping fries on the side.
Acme Fire Cult x Broadwick Soho
Dalston's Acme Fire Cult has come to Soho thanks to a collab with Bar Jackie at Broadwich Soho. Chef Andrew Clarke has teamed up with them for a special limited edition Pinsa Romana topped with coal roast leeks with pistachio romanesco, a version of a signature dish at Acme Fire Cult. Here's how he says they make it: "We use leeks instead of the traditional calçots, as these leeks are available all year round. They are grilled directly on the coals, so they blacken on the outside and steam in the middle. We remove the blackened exterior and serve the sweet centre, that we pair with a green romesco sauce made of pistachios, almonds, green pepper and Jalapeno. We make a leek oil from the excess leek tops, to dress the dish and finish with crushed pistachios, whipped tofu and hibiscus salt."
Sounds worth a try.
When: Until 31 March
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