Pop-up

  • Selfridges is putting on a Coach bags and It's Bagels pop-up on Oxford Street

    coach and it's bagels at selfridges

    If you're not paying attention the next time you wander in and out of Selfridges you might be forgiven for wondering if you've somehow managed to transport yourself to NYC instead. That's because the Oxford Street department store has designed a fortnight's Big Apple experience with Coach and It's Bagels.

    The idea is to celebrate the two brands' New York roots and as part of that, the entrance to the store will

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  • The legendary Charles Pan-Fried Chicken from Harlem is popping up in London

    The legendary Charles Pan-Fried Chicken from Harlem is popping up in London

    Truffle Burger scored a coup last year when they brought over NYC's 7th Street Burger for a pop-up and now they're at it again.

    This time the burger company are launching a summer series of special pop-ups in their South Bank location and are kicking things off with another London-first-timer from NYC. This time it's the turn of legendary Harlem institution Charles Pan

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  • KitKat is bringing back a Blockbuster video pop-up to Soho

    KitKat is bringing back a Blockbuster video pop-up to Soho

    9/4/25 - updated with a look at the store

    It's been a while since we've had a mad pop-up in Soho, but this next one certainly qualifies. It comes from KitKat and, for reasons which we can't quite put together, they've decided to celebrate it with a Blockbuster store on Greek Street. 

    Apparently (in a recent survey) Blockbuster was recently voted one of the top five

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  • A Cornish fisherman's pub has landed in London outside The Ambassadors Theatre

    the pickled crab theatre pub in London

    Covent Garden has a new pub, but this isn't any ordinary pub. It's a little slice of Cornwall come to town, themed with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button play currently on at The Ambassadors Theatre.

    The Pickled Crab is a custom-built Cornish pub that can be found in the street outside the theatre, and is based on the fictional boozer on the Cornish coast where Benjamin "meets the only woman he will ever

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  • The best food and restaurant pop-ups and events in London right now

    The best pop-ups and events in London 

    Hot Dinners rounds up some of the best food and restaurant pop-ups and events around town at the moment.

  • There's a three month Guinness pop-up bar coming to The Ned

    guinness bar at the ned

    We're impressed by the perfect timing behind the new Guinness pop-up experience that's coming to The Ned. On for three months, they've chosen the perfect time of year to launch it, just in time for St Patrick's Day.

    The Guinness Bar will take over the Long Bar on the lower ground floor of The Ned. They're describing it as an immersive experience so there'll be all kinds of Guinness paraphernalia and old Toucan posters.

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  • In-N-Out popped up at Park Royal for just one day

    in n out pop up london park royal

    Updated 5/2/24 with revised date

    After a clever hoax last summer when London foodies were given to thinking that In-N-Out were going to be opening in Camden, we spotted that they were doing another of their one-day-only pop-ups.

    According to Londoner Katie Bellwood ...

  • Bowls with soul, trying the Ivan Ramen pop-up at The Ned

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    For just two months Londoners can try a special menu by Ivan Orkin of NYC's Ivan Ramen being served up at The Ned. We went along for a slurp.

  • Get monogrammed croissants at the Louis Vuitton x Murakami pop up in Soho

    Louis Vuitton x Murakami pop up cafe soho london

    Two years after they launched a pop-up with Japanese artist Kusama at Harrods with its own patisserie counter, Louis Vuitton are back at it again. They've just opened a pop-up in Soho to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of their partnership with another Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.

    The Louis Vuitton x Murakami pop-up has taken over the old Fiorucci store on Brewer Street for a month.

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  • Ditch your lame lunchtime sarnies for a free piping hot quesadilla courtesy of Tortilla today

    tortilla quesadilla giveaway

    A new survey has revealed that the UK is tired of cold, limp sandwiches. This is where Mexican restaurant group Tortilla comes in. They're taking to the streets of London to give city workers a lunchtime glo-up, giving away hundreds of free quesadillas.

  • Top St Albans pizzeria Gracey's is popping up in Battersea

    Top St Albans pizzeria Gracey's is popping up in Battersea

    London's pizza game has improved immeasurably in recent years, but there's also a pizzeria just north of the M25 that everyone's been talking about. Gracey's in St Albans has been getting rave reviews, but not every Londoner wants to travel that far for their pizza fix. 

    But now that's changing as Gracey's have come to London instead. While they've done quick pop-ups before, this is a

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  • The viral sensation Spud Bros is popping up in London

    The viral sensation Spud Bros are popping up in London

    They have become a massive viral hit on TikTok, with enormous queues developing around their Preston truck and now Spud Bros have arrived in London.

    Their original Preston baked potato truck, despite being a fixture of the town's Flag Market for 70 years, surged in popularity when Jacob and Harley Nelson took over the promotion of the social feed. Going for a more irreverent tone,

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  • The Aldi Pigs in Blankets restaurant is back

    The Aldi Pigs in Blankets restaurant is back

    Last year, Aldi launched a pigs in blankets restaurant with unlimited servings of the Christmas staple. It must have been a success because they're back at it again, this time in Shoreditch.

    As before, they will be serving up unlimited portions of pigs in blankets (as well as a glass of prosecco) although you are limited to an hour. This year, they're promising six courses which will include a Pig in

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  • Friends of Ours are popping up for six months at the Serpentine Gallery

    friends of ours brunch pop up serpentine

    They're responsible for serving up one of Shoreditch's most popular brunch menus. Now Friends of Ours are hoping to bring that same joy to West Londoners. This weekend they launch a six-month pop up brunch restaurant inside the Serpentine North Gallery's Zaha Hadid building.

    The new restaurant will take over from what used to be a Benugo, serving up the Friends of Ours brunch-with-a-twist dishes for a

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  • Andrew Wong announces a residency at The Donovan Bar in Mayfair

    Andrew Wong's food is coming to The Donovan Bar in Mayfair

    If you've been struggling to get a table at A Wong, even more so since it won the second Michelin star, now there's another way to try chef Andrew Wong's food. He's just teamed up with The Donovan Bar in Mayfair for a three-month residency (and two more big-name chefs are lined up behind him). 

    Brought in by Brown's Hotel Chef Director Adam Byatt (also responsible for Trinity in

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