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For British Pie Week (2-8 March 2026), it's time to pick out some of the best pies to be had in our fine capital, from the downright decadent to humble (but still delicious) pie & mash shop versions.
Pie Week specials
There are plenty of one-week-only specials going on menus across London for British Pie Week. Here's our pick of the best out there.
The Jugged Hare (Moorgate, All week) - You're always assured of some good game at City restaurant The Jugged Hare and for Pie Week there are three game-focused pies on offer - Braised Norfolk Rabbit & Offal, Scottish Blackface Lamb Suet Pudding and Wild Boar, Black Pudding & Ham Hock pâté en croute with brandied prunes.
Chalk Freehouse (Chelsea, 2-8 March) - Tom Kerridge's London pub is having a Battle of the Pies with Kerridge's Bar and Grill. Both restaurants will have the two pies on offer. The Chalk's offering is slow-cooked shoulder of West Country pork with black pudding and spiced cauliflower, served with curried gravy. Kerridge's is braised brisket and onion pie with horseradish mash and parsley liquor. Every time one is ordered, it counts as a vote and the winning pie will then stay on the menu.
Roti King x Willie's Pies (Delivery and retail) - The two have teamed up to bring Roti King's beef rendang into pie form. The pie is slow-braised beef cooked in Roti King’s aromatic spice blend with coconut milk, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves, finished with toasted spices, all in a shortcrust base with a golden puff pastry lid. There's a mushroom rendang version too.
Mount St Restaurant (Mayfair, 2-8 March) - Chef Jamie Shears is teaming up with Chantelle Nicholson of nearby Apricity for a pie week special. It's a Durslade Farm lamb, celeriac and black badger pea pie, finished with a wild garlic liquor, which comes with mash and greens (£98 for two).
The Wolseley (City of London, 2-8 March) - The City branch of The Wolseley is introducing two special pies made with M.Manze. There's a meat-based pie (rump of beef and smoked bone marrow) and a vegetarian pie (curried lentils, roasted root vegetables and mushrooms), both in M.Manze pastry and served with mash, parsley liquor and chilli vinegar.
The Pig's Ear (Chelsea, 2-8 March) - This Chelsea pub from The Gladwins is putting on a set menu that's ALL pies. £70. It starts with their marmite and mushroom eclair, then their signature Pate en Croute. You'll then have a choice of the Sussex beef and mushroom pie or a truffled cauliflower pie and there's a secret pudding pie to finish (£44)
The Connaught Grill (Mayfair, 2-8 March) - In addition to their usual seabass en croute, the Connaught Grill are putting on four extra pies for pie week. They include the short-rib steak and onion pie above, a Cornish turbot en croute, white asparagus wellington and, for dessert, a rhubarb and apple pie.
And more...
- Roe (2-6 March) - Chef Nokx Majozi, currently Chef in Residence at Fallow is seving up a limited-edition “secret pie” with just 20 available each day at lunch from Monday 2 to Friday 6 March.
- The Blue Stoops (All week) - chef Jacob will be making a Pâté en Croûte as well as a Venison and Marrow Pie to celebrate British Pie Week at this Chelsea pub.
- The Camberwell Arms (5 March) - Pie Night is a one night only celebration of all things pie with dishes including dayboat fish pie; Sladesdown chicken, hedgerow mushrooms & Tamworth ham hock pie and their signature Hereford beef, Guinness & bone marrow pie, encased in a suet crust.
- Cubitt House (2-8 March) - Once again for Pie Week, they're introducing special pies across seven of their pubs, all great collabs, including Aurelien Durand, Head Chef of The Draper’s Arms (boeuf bourguignon pie), Updown chef Oli Brown, (rabbit, pancetta & nettles pie), M. Manze's Slow-cooked mutton pie and Robin Gill's beef & Guinness pie. There will be a different guest pie on the menu at all the pubs, every day of the week.
- Holborn Dining Room (2-8 March) - They'll have some limited-edition pies on for the week, including hand-dived scallop & lobster and even a traditional shepherd’s pie.
- Rosi at The Beaumont (Mayfair, 25 February - 11 March) - Their special pie menu is led by Culinary Director Lisa Goodwin-Allen and features a gala pie with piccalilli and little gem, a butter pie with triple-cooked chips and curry sauce and a classic banoffee pie for dessert.
- The Wigmore (Marylebone) - Their special pie is on all month long, featuring minted lamb shank with caramelised baby pearl onions and Chantenay carrots, all in pastry and served with mash, Bloody Mary salt triple-cooked chips and charred hispi cabbage wedges. It's £70 for four people and they'll only be making six a day.
London's best pies
The pork pie at Fallow
St James's - 2 St James’s Market, London SW1Y 4RP
Formerly in charge of pies at Holborn Dining Room, Nokx Majozi has made the move to Fallow as their new chef in residence. As part of that, Fallow's pie game has become very good indeed. Nokx has one pie on the menu at all times, the pork pie with walnut ketchup, so that's always worth getting. But if you head to Fallow for lunch on Friday, she'll also have a different pie on the specials board. Previous pies have included the Steak & Oyster pie and a Burger Pie - but only 20 are made every day, so you need to get your order in quickly.
Lincolnshire Poacher Cheese & Potato Pie 26 at Holborn Dining Room
Holborn - 252 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EN
While its two biggest pie creators, Calum Franklin and Nokx Majozi, have moved on, Holborn Dining Room remains an excellent place for a pie or two. There's a Pie Room private dining room in the restaurant and a special pie section of the menu too. At the time of writing, there are four pies on the menu, as well as a monthly special. The potato pie is always a winner, though.
Lobster pie at Mount St Restaurant
Mayfair - First Floor, 41-43 Mount St, London W1K 2RX
The dish to order at this Mayfair spot is 100% the lobster pie which arrives at your table with a lobster head protruding from the buttery pastry. It's then scooped into bowls revealing a rich bisque sauce and generous amounts of lobster meat.
Also see - The Audley pub downstairs is from the same team so if you're after a more affordable dish, try their chicken, ham and leek pie.
Beef pie at Manze's
Southwark - 87 Tower Bridge Rd, London SE1 4TW
The original Manze’s pie and mash shop was founded here on Tower Bridge Road in 1903 and is still doing a roaring trade today. All pies are made from scratch on-site, starting with the beef which is minced using only prime cuts. As for the liquor, apparently, it includes a ‘special secret ingredient’ which they’re not about to divulge now. We love the Manze website, which bigs up the fact that Jim Davidson is a regular and also boldly states ‘It is also said that David Beckham eats here when he is in England.’ Well, you can’t blame a place for trying.
Always-on pie at The Drapers Arms
Islington - 44 Barnsbury St, London, N1 1ER
This much-loved gastropub in Islington always has a pie on. At the time of writing it was a suet crust beef and mushroom pie. But, there's more. "Best thing about our suet crust pies?" they say is that "People eat them steadily every week, whether it’s hot, cold, wet or dry... which is why we picked it as the always-on dish that triggers a £1 payment to Action Against Hunger." Nice one.
Sea bass en croute at The Connaught Grill
Mayfair - The Connaught, 16 Carlos Pl, London W1K 2AL
Secreted away inside The Connaught is the beautiful grill where this always-on sharing dish is a great option for groups. A spectacular-looking fishy dish your only heartbreak will come in destroying that elaborate pastrywork when it comes to eating it.
Cheese and onion pie at The Hero
Maida Vale - 55 Shirland Rd, London W9 2JD
This pub from the team behind the Pelican features pub food downstairs and a grill menu upstairs. There are pies in both sections (including a chicken leek and tarragon pie for two downstairs) but it's this vegetarian option that's the real winner. Inside here, you'll find a gooey concoction of Cheddar, Stilton and Red Leicester making it the cheesiest of cheese pies and an absolute must-have.
Macaroni pie at The Shoap
Islington - 406 St John St, London EC1V 4ND
Glaswegian Gregg Boyd, the man behind this shop and cafe at Angel, had previously been trading under his Auld Hag brand before The Shoap became a big hit. Come for a pint of Tennents and one of his amazing pies. You can, of course, get the classic Scotch pie, but it's the classic macaroni pie that really gets homesick expats excited.
Steak and kidney pie at The Guinea Grill
Mayfair - 30 Bruton Pl, London W1J 6NL
There's been a pub on this spot since the 15th century and happily, The Guinea still looks fabulously unreconstructed. The steak and kidney pie is an always-on dish that's so important the pie's recipe is kept in the pub safe. The suet lid is baked onto the pie filling and - nice touch - is always served with a ruff. They also have a beef, Guinness and oyster pie that's excellent.
Chicken, mushroom and Champagne pie at Bob Bob Ricard
Soho and the City
The deliciously OTT Bob Bob Ricard will never be out of vogue. Only they would take something as down-to-earth as a chicken and mushroom pie and elevate it to decadent heights by cooking the filling in champagne, topping it with a pretty patterned crust, then serving it with truffle gravy. Even better (if you're a vegetarian), they also do a Champagne and truffle humble pie made with Jerusalem artichokes, mushrooms and celeriac in a truffle and Champagne veloute.
The seasonal pie at The Marksman
Hackney - 254 Hackney Rd, London E2 7SJ
Head to Hackney's The Marksman and the one thing that's guaranteed to be on the menu all year round is a pie. Every pie is for two people and the current pie, at the time of writing, is a chicken & preserved cep affair.
See also: Their sibling restaurant Lasdun at the National Theatre, which also has a pie on its menu.
"Today's pie" at Quo Vadis
Soho - 26-29 Dean Street, London W1D 3LL
There's always a pie by chef Jeremy Lee on the beautifully designed Quo Vadis menu. It changes regularly - it might be something like a chicken and rabbit velouté or a guinea fowl, hare and bacon effort that Nigella Lawson previously described as 'sublime'.
Cow pie at Parlour Kensal
Kensal Rise - 5 Regent St, London NW10 5LG
Inspired by The Dandy, Desperate Dan's famous cow pie with bone marrow is the dish you want to order at this Kensal Rise gastropub. It's huge, so you'll definitely want to share. There's also the Redefine Cow Pie for vegetarians, using Redefine pulled 'beef' and a parsnip instead of bone marrow.
Willie's Pies
This mainly delivery pie shop was created by Will Lewis who has worked in the kitchens at Brat, St. John Bread and Wine and Rochelle Canteen. His pies range from traditional to modern takes, like beef shin, smoked bacon & Tring ale or braised pork, fennel & oregano. They come fresh or frozen (if delivered) if you want to get stocked up for the future.
Delivery range: Delivers across London, or find them in some football stadiums
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