Special dishes
- Special dishes and limited editions in London's restaurants
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.
- Fastelavn's carnival of cream buns hits Ole & Steen
If you've never tried a Fastelavn Festival Bun, or are an expat Dane wanting a hit of home, then this month Danish bakers Ole & Steen are the place to go.
- Stormzy is the first person to do a UK McDonald's Famous Order
A few days ago Stormzy posted a receipt from a McDonald's on his Instagram stories leading to a McFlurry of speculation (sorry) on what that meant. Well, it turns out that he's the first person in the UK to create one of the burger chain's Famous Orders. The concept's been going for a while now in the States where folk like Travis Scott or Mariah Carey reveal their favourite menu orders at McDonald's. Mariah's partial to a
... - London's 2024 Christmas food specials - pizzas, cocktails, croquetas and more...
From brussels sprout pizzas to Bailey's dessert baubles - it's time for our guide to all the Christmassy specials that are hitting London restaurants now.
- Simon Rimmer and Tom Kerridge team up for a charity Sunday Brunch burger
If you fancy trying the combined culinary efforts of a TV host and Michelin-starred chef then you'll need to head to Chelsea this month. Sunday Brunch host Simon Rimmer and chef Tom Kerridge have pooled their creative talents to create a burger that's being sold throughout November for charity.
‘The Everyday Sunday Brunch’ burger is a beast of a burger and features a patty topped with cheese, Lyonnaise
... - Alley Cats Pizza are putting Thomas Straker butter dough balls on the menu
What happens when two viral food businesses get in bed with each other? We're about to find out as Alley Cats pizzeria has just joined forces with TikTok butter merchant (and restaurateur) Thomas Straker.
If you haven't been to Alley Cats already it's easy to find it when meandering through Marylebone - it's the place with the perma queue outside. For the rest of the month, they'll be adding Straker's Burnt
... - Don Koko kicks off pizza vs taco evenings with a What Willy Cook vs SG Lewis face-off
Updated 10/5/24 with soft launch info
Friday nights in Camden are kicking off. Starting this summer Cafe KOKO - the Italian eatery attached to the iconic music venue - is having a series of face-offs between pizza and tacos. The menu, created by the restaurant's Executive Chef Andreas Engberg (La Petite Maison, The Arts Club) sounds great, but we're particularly interested in the limited edition slices and tacos
... - Restaurants with wild garlic dishes on their menu in London
Ramsons, wild garlic - call it what you will this forager's favourite is all across London menus at the moment. We've picked a selection of restaurants serving it up right now.
- Real Housewives of Clapton have a January special with Yard Sale pizza
If their Insta feed was literally the only thing keeping you sane over the Christmas hols, then you'll be glad to hear that meme mistress The Real Housewives of Clapton now comes in pizza form.
The Insta account has teamed up with Yard Sale Pizza for a January collab that is 100% something we can get behind. The Glut & Glory is "a half-and-half 18” monster" that will work whether you're hitting 2024 on a health kick or carrying on as
... - Shake Shack are doing an Ikoyi burger - for one day only
One of London's best restaurants is going into business with US burger folk Shake Shack for a one-day-only special. Two Michelin-starred restaurant Ikoyi (also No 35 on the World's 50 Best Restaurants List) normally costs £300 per person if you want to eat there. But for a single day, anyone can pop into Shake Shack and order the burger they've collaborated on.
The Ikoyi burger will be a cheeseburger topped with
... - Yard Sale and Chuku's are teaming up for a jollof-base pizza
Having hit the news for securing a $10k donation from Beyoncé after she performed just up the road, Tottenham restaurant Chuku's is keeping up the heat with a new collaboration with Yard Sale Pizza. And we'll confess, we fancy this a LOT.
The ‘Lagos Heat’ pizza, which hits Yard Sale's Tottenham and Walthamstow branches this month is topped with spicy, smoked Lamb Asun (peppered with ginger, garlic, red
... - Where to get coronation chicken in London's restaurants
It's the dish that was created back in 1953 for the late Queen's coronation lunch. Now coronation chicken is a ubiquitous part of any summer buffet spread. For the upcoming Coronation festivities, we've done some digging to find out which restaurants are serving up special twists on it this week.
- Easter specials at London's restaurants, bakeries and cafes
This Easter London's chefs, bakers and mixologists have been inspired to create some very special seasonal dishes and drinks. Here's what's on offer.
- You can get A Stranger Things sushi at Sushi Shop
We're some way from the final season of Stranger Things arriving but there are little things to keep us going in the meantime. As well as an upcoming London play fans are about to get a special sushi box inspired by the show.
Yes, Sushi Shop is teaming up with Netflix and is launching The Upside Down Box in all of its UK shops. For a limited time only (that's six weeks), there
... - Mince on toast is back for The Quality Chop House's 10th birthday
Although it's arguably one of its best known dishes, the famous mince on dripping toast isn't always on the menu at the Quality Chop House.
The dish itself went viral in 2017 when a video on the US site Eater proclaimed it to be a 'quintessential British comfort classic' - a claim that many, including reviewer Jay Rayner, ...