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Pop-ups and residencies in London are getting more interesting by the week. Now you'll see some excellent food popping up everywhere from disused restaurant spaces to residencies in pubs across town. We're rounding up some of the best below.
Tom Brown is popping up at Galvin La Chapelle this month
18-24 May (Borough) - The Salt Yard Group is 20 years old this year and kicking off their anniversary series (curated by Lee Westcott) is chef Patrick Powell, who has created a Mediterranean menu that includes Iberico pork schnitzel with pickled chilli and anchovy and mussel escabeche with grilled bread and aioli.
26 May (Brixton) - Prue Leith will be speaking at a special afternoon tea event at The Clink in Brixton, with a menu that includes freshly baked scones served with Prue’s own marmalade. Tickets are £55.
26 May (City of London) - At Galvin La Chapelle, their chef director Arturo Granato is teaming up with chef Tom Brown for one night which will be hosted by Chris and Jeff Galvin. Dishes include Lobster Toast with lardo and crispy chilli oil and Duck Liver Parfait with spicy cherries and popcorn crumb. Tickets are £125.
28 May (Mayfair) - Pavyllon London’s Counter Culture series is back, teaming up with Florence Mae Maglanoc, chef-founder of Donia for a six-course dinner, mixing flavour-led Filipino cooking with Pavyllon’s French cuisine. Tickets are £95. Dishes include scallop kinilaw and crispy pork belly lechon with signature Donia liver sauce.
30 May (Marylebone, 12-3pm) - Bleecker are bringing over Alvin Cailan, founder of Eggslut, and he'll be cooking up the Double Thin and Crispy, a burger he’s built with the Bleecker team and on offer for one day only.
30 May (Cambridge Heath) - Chef Diarmuid Goodwin (ex Sager & Wilde) is teaming up with Guzzle for an early summer feast with a spotlight on Irish producers. Dishes include spring lamb stuffed with wild herbs like sorrel, alongside hay-smoked baby potatoes and scallions grilled in chive butter. Will Gee and the team from 107 will be behind the low-intervention wine list. Tickets are £65.
2 June (City of London) - The first Sundown Supper at The Culpeper sees them bringing in ex-Native chef Ivan Tisdall-Downes a chef who, like the Culpeper, champions low-waste cooking, ethical sourcing and the very best of British produce. Dishes include chalk stream trout with elderflower beurre blanc. Tickets are £85.
2 June (Clapton) - At Paml Deli, Jones Crumpets are launching Crumpet Conversations, which is combining sweet and savoury crumpet canapés alongside wines from Amie Wines, along with a wellness talk that's all in support of mental health charity Maytree. Tickets are £35.
3 June (Hoxton) - Miami taco restaurant Coyo Taco is launching in London later this year but first they'll be popping up in Hoxton for one day only, from 6-9pm, giving out hundreds of tacos and frozen margaritas for free.
5-6 June (Notting Hill) - NYC supper club Bad Neighbor is popping up at Straker's with a menu of "comforting, transatlantic dishes". There are five courses, although the dessert course itself comes in four parts, including madeleines, strawberry and elderflower cruller and more. Tickets are £95.
6-7 June (Soho) - Soho Food Feast is back. Founded by Margot Henderson, this year's line-up includes The Devonshire, Mountain, Lina Stores, Andrew Edmunds, L’Escargot, Ducksoup and Gunpowder. It's one of the best events of the season and tickets are only £20.
8 June (Soho) - The next pop-up at The Palomar sees them teaming up with cooking influencer Jacob White with dishes including duck croquettes with hoisin mayo and cherry vinegar reduction and an elderflower martini.
9 June (Battersea) - Tozi is is teaming up with Pinot & Picasso at Battersea Power Station. You'll have an evening of cicchetti, cocktails as you unleash your creativity on the terrace with all paints and materials supplied. Tickets are £45.
Leo at Renegade Urban Winery
Where: Walthamstow - 7 Lockwood Way, London E17 5RB
When: 8 January - July 2026
Chef Richard Eversden, who is also behind catering business Cura, is launching his new residency, Leo at Renegade in Walthamstow. Here, he'll be cooking seasonal British and European dishes that are designed to pair well with Renegade's wines. The menu includes dishes like buttermilk wings and black pepper caramel, slow-cooked pressed lamb with ajvar and fennel and pecorino mac croquettes.
Macchina at Hometipple
Where: Walthamstow - 34 Orford Road, London E17 9NJ
When: Ongoing
What was once Pasta Slut has now been renamed to Macchina and as part of that, they've taken over the kitchen at Hometipple. They're Sicilian-influenced, so will be serving up the bowls of pasta that they've previously been best known for alongside some classic Sicilian dishes.
Chick 'n Sours at The Big Chill
Where: King's Cross - 257–259 Pentonville Rd, London N1 9NL
When: Ongoing
Chick 'n' Sours are back, taking over the food menu at The Big Chill, its first ongoing home since closing the restaurants. The Chick 'n' Sours favourites will be back, including Kung Pao Disco Wings, the K-Pop Fried Chicken Sandwich and one of our all-time personal favourites, their Szechuan Aubergine. A selection of their sour cocktails will be on the menu too, including an exclusive Big Chill Sour.
Alessio's pizza at The Smuggler's Tavern
Where: Fitzrovia - 28 Warren St, London W1T 5ND
When: Ongoing
The latest pizza residency at this pub features Neapolitan pizzas with a crisp twist. Alongside classic pizzas, you'll find their truffle and mushrooms (also available as arancini) and a hot honey pizza.
Paddywok
Where: Deptford - The Artworks Creekside, 3 Creekside, London SE8 4SA
When: Ongoing
This residency is all about Spice Bags. For those of you who've not been lucky enough to try one before, the Irish spice bag is a mixture of chips, crispy chicken, peppers and onion coated in a mixture of Chinese spice and chilli. Heaven.
Short Road Pizza at Three Colts Tavern
Where: Bethnal Green - 199 Cambridge Heath, London E2 0El
When: Ongoing
Chef Ugo has pizza in his blood - his nonno owned a pizza restaurant in Naples so he ought to know his way around a pizza oven. Here in Cambridge Heath, he and partner Kate are serving up an Italian-American menu - think Romana-style pizza with Chicago Thin Crust. There are snacks and small plates too including farinata (the Ligurian chickpea flatbread).
Rake at The Compton Arms
Where: Islington - 4 Compton Ave, London N1 2XD
When: Ongoing
The latest Compton Arms residency comes over from their sister pub, The Gun. Rake is run by two chefs who have a lot of key experience: Jay Claus (ex-Peckham Cellars and Quo Vadis) and Syrus Pickhaver (ex-Zebra Riding Club and Acme Fire Cult). Their menu focuses on whole beast butchery and sustainable Cornish fish and they're keen on looking at classic British recipes through a modern lens.
Mamapen at Sun & 13 Cantons
Where: Soho - 21 Great Pulteney St, London W1F 9NG
When: Ongoing
Mamapen is billed as London's only Cambodian restaurant, led by chef Kaneda who left an advertising career to become a chef, and has worked at Aqua Kyoto, Flank and From the Ashes before this. His goal with Mamapen is to champion Khmer food in London with dishes including Khmer fried chicken bun, panko pork toast and sour pineapple curry. Chefs with pop-ups here have gone onto big things so this is definitely one to watch.
Mondo Sando at the Grove House Tavern
Where: Camberwell - 26 Camberwell Grove, London SE5 8RE
When: Ongoing
Sandwich slingers Mondo Sando serves up a roster of sarnies that include the Mondo Frango (chargrilled peri-peri chicken thigh, pea salsa verde, peri mayo, potato matchsticks, shrettuce) alongside burgers and sides.
Filthy Buns at the Star of Kings
Where: King's Cross - 126 York Way, London N1 OAX
When: Ongoing
Filthy Buns, led by exec chef John Gladwell, is now settling down for a residency in the at a new pub following their start on the street food scene. Expect plenty of beer cheese.
Liu Xiaomian at the Jackalope
Where: Marylebone - The Jackalope, 43 Weymouth Mews, London W1G 7EG
When: Ongoing
This was originally a street food stall, started by Charlene Liu and her flatmate Liu Qian, serving up a Sichuan menu based on Chongqing food. Expect a variety of Chongqing noodles, daily chef's specials and more.
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