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.
Matcha croissants at Pophams
London Fields, Islington and Victoria Park
Pophams have teamed up with matcha-maker JENKI for their latest special edition. This features layers of their buttery, laminated croissant dough, filled with a rich anko jam (like classic adzuki red bean paste) and JENKI Matcha white chocolate namelaka, a ganache-like cream made with matcha sourced from the foothills of Uji, Japan. They've also shaped the croissant into a mochi-like shape.
When: 8-16 March 2025
Alley Cats x Giorgio Bargiani gin martini pizza
Marylebone and Chelsea
Alley Cats have teamed up with Giorgio Bargiani from The Connaught Bar for a twist on the vodka sauce pizza. The pizza features Fords gin, an extra dry vermouth, a creamy, gin tomato base, fior di latte mozzarella from Molise, fresh basil and Calabrian chillies. And to help finish off those crusts, there's a Negroni Dip, featuring honey pickled jalapeños.
When: Until the end of March 2025
The Pesto Parm menu at Shake Shack
Various locations
The new Shake Shake specials have arrived and they've gone a bit pesto mad. New to the menu for just a couple of months is the Chicken Pesto Parm Burger (crispy chicken breast over rocket, topped with Parmesan and pesto mayo) and the Pesto Parm Fries (Crinkle cut fries topped with Parmesan and pesto mayo). Thankfully, they haven't put pesto in the shakes, but there is a very tempting-sounding pistachio shake that's also being added to the menu for the duration.
When: Until May 22 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 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 2025
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