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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.
Oh Gee at The Hoxton
Where: Hoxton Shoreditch - 81 Great Eastern St, London EC2A 3HU
When: Until 31 December 2024
South Korean chef Byung Tae Ahn won the Netflix show K-Chicken War and also has a very popular New Jersey restaurant 101 Chicken. Now he's popping up in London with a new Korean fried chicken restaurant. It'll feature hits like his 101 potato crisp chicken alongside a smash burger, crispy spring onion pancakes and more.
Calum Franklin at Cut
Where: Mayfair - 45 Park Ln, London W1K 1PN
When: 17-21 September 2024
Since leaving the Holborn Dining Room, pie master Calum Franklin's main efforts have been at his new restaurant in Paris, Public House. Now he's bringing a taste of his Parisian adventures to London with a special menu at Cut at 45 Park Lane. Yes, there will be pies.
Chino Gonzalez at Naughty Piglets
Where: Brixton - 28 Brixton Water Ln, London SW2 1PE
When: Until end September 2024
Popping up at Brixton's Naughty Piglets is Chino Gonzalez, a chef who's worked in kitchens both in the south of France and south America. His menu will feature "eclectic Argentinian tavern-style dishes" including seabream and ceviche orgie with honeymoon tomatoes and puffed quinoa.
Natty Can Cook at The Greyhound
Where: Peckham - 109 Peckham High Street, London, SE15 5SE
When: Ongoing
Nathaniel Mortley has taken over the kitchen at The Greyhound for a menu of "elevated Caribbean food". The chef built his Natty Can Cook business after spending time at HMP Brixton and working in The Clink. For the residency, he's bringing together his Jamaican family recipes with French culinary techniques, for dishes like soft shell crab with scotch bonnet & tomato veloute and plantain cake with white chocolate ganache, chocolate soil and lime chantilly.
Duvale's at Riverside East
Where: Stratford - Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 5 Thornton St, London E20 2AD
When: 7 September - December 2024, Thursday - Saturday Evenings
Jamie Duvale, who's previously worked with Claude Bosi and Gordon Ramsay, is taking over the menu at Riverside East. Here he's putting together a menu of sharing plates with a focus on low waste and British ingredients. Dishes on the menu include parmesan croquettes, lamb koftas, cod supreme and curry sauce and a bread and butter pudding from "yesterday's pastries".
Gasoline Grill at The Standard
Where: King's Cross - 10 Argyle Street, London, WC1H 8EG
When: 12 August - 22 September 2025
The hugely successful (and highly rated) Gasoline Grill from Copenhagen is coming to London for a one-month pop-up at The Standard in King's Cross. They'll be bringing over their smash burgers as well as putting on a special surf & turf burger specially for London.
Rake at The Gun
Where: Homerton - 235 Well St, Homerton London E9 6RG
When: Ongoing
This residency at The Gun comes from three chefs, Jay Claus, Peter Ward and Syrus Pickhaver, who have worked at top restaurants like Quo Vadis, BRAT and Acme Fire Cult. The focus here is on both whole beast butchery and sustainable Cornish fish as well as their own takes on English and French classics. Dishes include beer-battered cockles + clams, "Chicken-Fried-Dory" (buttermilk-fried fish) and a garibaldi millefeuille. The Gun's main dining room has also been given a light refurb with this latest residency.
Najma Lebanon at InterContinental London Park Lane
Where: Mayfair - One Hamilton Place, Park Ln, London W1J 7QY
When: Until the end of October 2024
After popping up here in 2023, Najma is back for another residency. On the menu, expect Middle East-influenced dishes that are ideal for sharing. Dishes on the menu here include a Shish Tawouk of marinated chicken thighs with beetroot hummus, Minted Lamb chops with za’atar-spiced chips and there's even a baklava table for dessert where you can head over to to take your pick of homemade bites.
Mamapen at Sun & 13 Cantons
Where: Soho - 21 Great Pulteney St, London W1F 9NG
When: Ongoing, until June 2025
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.
Joseph Denison Carey at Boundary
Where: Shoreditch - 2-4 Boundary Street, Shoreditch, London E2 7DD
When: 5 July - September 2024, Tuesday - Saturday evenings only
Joseph Denison Carey has time at The Water House Project, Pidgin, and Caravel under his belt, as well as his own supperclub The Bread + Butter Supperclub. At Boundary, he has a menu of small and large sharing plates that includes leek Tart served with Béchamel Sauce and more.
Bubbledogs at 45 Park Lane
Where: Mayfair - 45 Park Ln, London W1K 1PN
When: 10 May - 29 September 2024
Sandia Chang and James Knappett's Bubbledogs is back for an extended residency, hitting up the 45 Park Lane terrace for a summer-long take over. Expect new hot dogs, as well as Cut restaurants's mac & cheese and Bubbledogs' buffalo chicken wings.
Carter's at The Crooked Well
Where: Camberwell - 16 Grove Ln, London SE5 8SY
When: Ongoing
Carter's is a new residency set up by Ballymalloe-trained Franc Carter who's brought a menu of Modern British food to the pub. The menu adapts throughout the week, featuring dishes like Wookey Hole panisse wirh asparagus, aioli, salsa verde and parmesan alongside pork schnitzel, gnocchi with oyster mushrooms and ginger cake for dessert. Plus they do some absolutely great-looking pies.
Daccappo 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 Roman twist and you can order square pizzas by the slice her too. Look out for non-pizza specials like their fried cacio e pepe balls as well as their "slice and stuff" pizza style sandwiches.
Fowl
Where: St James - Norris St, St. James's Market, SW1Y 4RJ
When: Ongoing
Opposite their restaurant, Fallow have launched a long-term pop-up called Fowl. Described as a "chicken shop like no other" there's chicken in pretty much everything, from the butter to the salads, pies and more. They'll also be collaborating with top chefs for limited-edition dishes.
Ruben's Reubens
Where: Peckham Arches - Blenheim Grove, London SE15 4QN
When: Throughout summer 2024 (Friday - Sunday)
After a successful residency in Brixton, Ruben Dawnay's next appearance is at Peckham Arches where he'll be throughout the summer months. Expect lots of smoked meats and sausages.
Jackson Boxer at The Corner Restaurant
Where: Selfridges, 400 Oxford St, London W1A 1AB
When: Ongoing
Jackson Boxer (Brunswick House and Orasay) has taken over the corner restaurant, which has in the past seen residencies from Adesse and NYC chef Grant Clark. Under Boxer, the restaurant will be serving an "exclusive experimental, seasonal menu".
Haveli at The Gipsy Queen
Where: Kentish Town - 166 Malden Road, London, NW5 4BS.
When: Until late 2024
The latest residency at The Gypsy Queen is all about Indian street food with dishes like chilli paneer, Indian fried chicken, butter chicken, South Indian prawn curry and more on the menu.
William Fisher and Jin Park at The Hawke
Where: Hackney - 235 Victoria Park Rd, London E9 7HD, United Kingdom
When: Ongoing
Formerly at the Compton Arms with Belly, chefs William Fisher and Jin Park are now in charge of the menu at The Hawke in Victoria Park. Expect a menu led by seasonal ingredients and recent dishes have included cod with fuet, nahm Jim and sorrel as well as crispy lamb with carrot, mint, cucumber and chickweed.
Tiella at The Compton Arms
Where: Islington - 4 Compton Ave, London N1 2XD
When: Until 20 December 2024
Taking over the kitchens at The Compton Arms will be Tiella, run by chef Dara Klein. She was last seen at Sager + Wilde as sous chef, with experience at Trullo and Brawn under her belt. The brand-new residency will be all about traditional, rustic Italian food.
Angelo Sato at Artesian
Where: The Langham, 1C Portland Pl, London W1B 1JA
When: Ongoing
Humble Chicken's Angelo Sato is in charge of the menu at Artesian and it's one that Sato says "is inspired by my Japanese heritage, incorporating the likes of shiso, miso, katsu curry and nori."
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.
Tigre Tacos
Where: Holborn - Gunmakers, 13 Eyre St Hill, London EC1R 5ET
When: Ongoing
Up until now, Tigre Tacos have been popping up with their food truck at the alfresco Nine Lives Alley. This is their permanent residency at Gunmakers in Clerkenwell. There'll be baja fish and camarones tacos among the dishes on the Mexican menu.
Filthy Buns at the Three Compasses
Where: Dalston - 99 Dalston Lane, London E8 1NH
When: Ongoing
Filthy Buns, led by exec chef John Gladwell, will be settling down for a residency in the 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 chefs specials and more.
16 September - Who's Cooking Dinner is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The charity event at The Dorchester raises funds for Leukaemia UK and includes chefs Clare Smyth, Tom Kerridge, Francesco Mazzei, Jeremy Lee. Tickets start at £1,750 for a pair or £8,500 for a table of 10.
18 September - if you want to level up your homemade pesto skills book in for the Square Mile Farms pesto making masterclass as part of Regent Street's Future of Food festival. Tickets are £10.50.
19 September - The London Oyster championships return to Bentley's Oyster Bar & Grill with two key prizes up for grabs - Speed Shucking or Best Dressed. Darina Allen, rapper and food enthusiast Professor Green and chef Richard Corrigan will be judging and spectator tickets are £30.
25 September - The Laundry in Brixton is hosting a Rock & Oyster evening with Wright Bros offering freshly shucked oysters paired with Nyetimber and music by local DJ Cyndi Handson Ellesse. Tickets are £10.
25 September (St James) - Caviar House are having a caviar masterclass and tasting experience. Tickets are £265 and include everything from the caviar to the Champagne, vodka and canapes served alongside it.
9 October (Battersea) - Henrique Sá Pessoa is teaming up with The Dorchester chef Tom Booton at Joia for a special dinner with each chef showcasing three unique dishes. Dishes include tuna tartare with red cabbage and seaweed from Henrique and squid bolognese with grated chourico from Tom. Tickets are £120.
22-24 November (Tobacco Dock) - The Waitrose Winter Food & Drink Festival is back, featuring Cookery School masterclasses, From our Kitchen where you'll be able to preview their Christmas offering, a live broadcast of the Nik Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett podcase and lots of food and drink suppliers. Get tickets here.
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