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It's been 30 years since Magnolia Bakery first opened in New York. It was catapulted to fame after appearing in Sex and the City a few years later and is still something of a pilgrimage for anyone visiting New York for the first time. But now you don't even have to do that, as the bakery is coming to London - kind of. 

As the Chelsea Flower Show kicks off, the courtyard of The OWO is to be festooned with flowers and its courtyard spot Cafe Ciel is taking the opportunity for a Magnolia Bakery team-up. They'll have a special kiosk in the courtyard where they'll be selling Magnolia's

It might have somehow escaped your notice to date that there's a new Star Wars film coming out. But in the next few weeks, that movie is going to be hard to miss. And where there's a big new film, there's a pop-up. So as The Mandalorian and Grogu gets ready for release, Londoners will have a chance to visit the Grogu Café, popping up in Shoreditch.

Given that it's all centred around the green-tinged character formerly known as "baby Yoda", it makes sense that this will be a matcha café. So they've teamed up with Bread Ahead, Bubble CiTea and PerfectTed on the food and drink front.

If you've been online at all over the bank holiday weekend, you can't have failed to see stories and posts of the epic queues for people wanting to visit the Korean food market in King's Cross. Such was the allure of the influencer Rollin Lee-curated festival that the space quickly became overwhelmed, having to switch to ticket-only mid-weekend. Foodies were complaining of having to spend five hours queuing (although anyone who spends five hours queuing for street food might want to rethink their priorities).

All that being said, if you didn't manage to get into the festival (or

If you're wandering through Covent Garden over the next couple of days and spy a gaggle of people beside what looks to be a huge Italian Renaissance-inspired fresco, then you should head on over. Because this is actually an optical illusion artwork, commissioned by the Peroni beer brand that's going to be serving free beer to Londoners for the next three days.

The Il Fresco di Peroni is part artwork, part optical illusion, part bar and took over 520 hours to paint by a team of 13 artists over 65 days. You can step into the scene, sit at the table for an aperitivo and then get a

It's been a while since we've had a big brand launching a mad pop-up in town, but here comes Heinz to change that. This week, they're holding a one-day pop-up in Shoreditch to launch their new Ranch Sauce. 

They'll be taking over Shoreditch newcomer Vincenzo's and for one day it'll be "Ranchenzo's". Apparently, it's all about how people love dipping their pizza crusts in ranch sauce, so as a part of that, there will be a one-day-only pizza that's "just crust". That is, as you can see from the photo above, either a pizza with the centre cut out or a very, very big dough ball. You

 We love a clever brand activation here at Hot Dinners, and the folks at fashion house Louis Vuitton have been busy over the past few weeks creating a very special pop-up for Londoners. The Louis Vuitton hotel is opening for business today on Berkeley Square and will be open to visitors for the next two months.

The couturier has used the 130th birthday of the brand's iconic monogram this year as a reason to go big with celebrations. To that end, they've taken over a whole house in Mayfair that used to be home to the private members' club Morton's.

What particularly

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

It's been a while since the last pop-up/takeover of The Standard (that was Pecking House last July), but now a new overseas restaurant is taking over. This time it's PaperBoy from Paris, which is inspired by "the spirit of the 90s" and is almost as well-known for its collabs as its food. 

The food at PaperBoy is sandwich-led, with options including their fried fish bun with white sauce, a fried chicken roll and a tuna tataki sandwich with cabbage, spicy mayo and bulldog sauce. They also do breakfasts, including an egg Benedict and omelette bun alongside fish and meat plates and

Up until now, the very, VERY good Jupiter Burger (from Greg Boyce, one of the people behind Dom's Subs) has only been available in Netil Market in London Fields. That's great in summer but less so in this so-called "spring" we're having. However, for two weeks they'll be actually going inside, taking over Pasero in Tottenham. 

Very much In-N-Out inspired, Jupiter Burger uses beef from Hill & Szrock butcher on Broadway Market, Martin's potato rolls (our own favourite) and their chips are from the legendary Pierre Koffmann's potatoes. You can expect the same tight menu that's

For the past five years, it's been a must-try on the well-worn tourist trail in Bangkok. Now travel vlogger Mark Wiens' Bangkok hit Phed Mark is coming to London for a two-month pop-up. The London branch will take over the downstairs floor of Platapian, the Thai restaurant in Soho by restaurateur Nam Parama Raiva.

"I’ve been a big fan of Phed Mark for a long time," Nam says, "and I always recommend it to anyone visiting Bangkok."

A quick primer on Phed Mark if you weren't already aware of it. The restaurant, which is a collab between Wiens, Iron Chef Gigg Kamoi, former

We're not sure whether it's a sign of the end of times, or the natural order of things, but everyone's obsession with matcha has finally landed at Greggs. The chain is launching a range of iced matchas in store tomorrow, and they've got some fun stuff planned to promote it.

The new range, which they say is "bringing matcha to the masses", consists of three drinks - straight iced matcha as well as a vanilla and strawberry version.

As you might imagine, they're going big for the launch and opening their own pop-up Pilates studio in London for a weekend. Greggs: Matcha &

Back in September 2025, a fire at the former Television Centre in White City meant that one of London's best restaurants Endo at The Rotunda was forced to close, less than a year after a major refurbishment, no less. 

But while the restaurant remains closed, Endo himself will instead be launching a new pop-up at Annabel's in Mayfair. Annabel's will be calling the restaurant "Endo, Upstairs at Annabel's" but Endo himself refers to it as "Untitled". Regardless, you

If you're a fan of Netflix's Emily in Paris, and we know there are a lot of fans out there, you'll want to try and nab tickets to this exclusive Series 5 screening, because it comes with some pretty special pastries.

Bake Off The Professionals judge and pastry chef Benoit Blin has created some special pastries for the London screening of the first episode (the day

She's known for her graphic, cheery clothes featuring giant croissants and cherries worn by the likes of Katy Perry and Lena Dunham. Now, West London-based fashion designer Olivia Rubin has taken her love of baked goods a step further. One month after teaming up with Waitrose to design a croissant bag for life, she's gearing up to open her own bakery.

But before you get too excited, the upcoming bakery is only going to be a

We can file this one away as an experience that seems absolutely tailor-made for us. We like chips. We like martinis. So, obviously, a pop-up that combines the two immediately had our attention. 

Both of these elements are coming together in a special pop-up from Grey Goose vodka, who are opening a two-day pop-up in the heart of Soho called The Grey Goose Chip Shop. Unlike lots of these