Best Pop-Ups in London
From one-day-only immersive experiences to the coolest restaurant collabs, never miss one of these one-off wonders ever again. This is our up-to-the-minute guide to the best London pop-ups to check out.
The London pop-up scene has completely changed over the last few years, going from people taking over an empty shop to test the waters of running a physical space to brands creating totally immersive and incredibly detailed mini-worlds. Lots of the pop-ups that appear in the capital are seasonal, with rooftop bars and outdoor cinemas appearing in the summer. Food pop-ups in London have always been popular, with lots of chefs running restaurant residencies before going out on their own, and these usually last a while so you have plenty of time to check them out. Other London pop-ups open in the blink of an eye though, so it pays to keep your eyes peeled as you walk around the city.
Given their transient nature, keeping track of pop-ups in London can be tricky – some of them are only around for a day – so we’re here to bring you the best pop-ups in London today, the best free pop-ups in London and all the food pop-ups in London that are coming your way.
Roti King x Morley’s: Two London Heavyweights Come Together
Roti King and Morley’s are linking up for what might be the most London pop-up of the month. Bossman Mamak lands in Brixton Village from 9th – 12th April, bringing Malaysian night-market cooking together with South London’s fried chicken royalty for one very limited run. We’re talking dishes like Wings & Nasi Lah – nasi goreng with three Morley’s wings, sambal and a fried egg; Boss, Ayam Dua! – Morley’s two-piece chicken with fries dusted in Roti King spice and a peanut sauce dip; Sedap Wrap – Morley’s chicken tenders stuffed into roti canai with achar salad; and KL Dirty Fries topped with shiitake mushroom rendang, spring onions and red chillies.
Jimmy Garcia Is Doing Rotisserie Chicken on the South Bank
It’s not summer in London without a pop-up from Jimmy Garcia (this will be his tenth year doing it) but instead of bringing back his BBQ Club, he’s launching a new rotisserie concept. Rotate by Jimmy will celebrate rotisserie cooking, with a menu of rotisserie chicken served by the quarter, half or whole bird; chicken caesar baps; charred cauliflower; chicken-dripping potatoes; truffle fries with Old Winchester cheese; charred corn ribs with lime and chilli salt; heritage tomato and basil salad; and dips like smoky BBQ, salsa verde, buffalo-style sauce, gravy, and blue cheese. The space itself has also had a redesign, with a weather-proof cabana and riverside views for all the tables.
Work Up a Sweat at Selfridges at This Barry's Pop-Up
FP Movement, the activewear brand from Free People, is teaming up with iconic fitness studio Barry’s for a new collab collection, a limited-edition smoothie, and a six-week pop-up at Selfridges. The activewear collection will feature nine signature FP Movement styles, including the Good Karma Leggings, Carpe Diem Shorts, and Go To Sports Bra, and these will be on sale at Selfridges and over 60 Barry’s locations. The limited-edition FP Movement smoothie, made with coconut water, blue spirulina and blueberries for hydration and immunity support, will be available at the Fuel Bar in select Barry’s studios for a month. And if you wanna put the new activewear through its paces, Barry’s and FP Movement are taking over the Ultra Lounge at Selfridges with weekly classes for six weeks.
Bangkok's Phed Mark Is Popping Up in London
If you want pad kaprao – the popular Thai street food dish made with stir-fried meat or seafood, holy basil, rice and crispy fried eggs – in Bangkok, Phed Mark is one of the best places to get it. For two months this spring, Phed Mark will be taking over Soho’s Platapian, the Thai restaurant run by Nam Parama Raiva, which opened on the old Patara Soho site last summer. As per Restaurant magazine, the Phed Mark menu, available in Platapian’s downstairs space, will be available on a walk-in basis. Starters, like spring rolls and pork satay, will come from Platapian, with pad kaprao taking centre stage as the main offering, which will come in beef, chicken or veggie versions and varying spice levels. Phed Mark will also be doing a London special of stir-fried mama noodles with lobster, holy basil and a fried egg, especially for the takeover too.
Endo Kazutoshi Is at Annabel's and Non-Members Can Book
After a fire caused his White City restaurant Endo at The Rotunda to close last year, sushi master Endo Kazutoshi isn’t staying out of the kitchen until it reopens as he’s running a five-month pop-up in Mayfair. And he’s not taking over any old space as he’s cooking at exclusive members’ club Annabel’s, which is opening to the public for the first time. Yes you can book a spot at Endo’s pop-up, officially called ‘Endo, Upstairs at Annabel’s’ but which he’s calling ‘Untitled’, even if you’re not a member of Annabel’s – but you’ll have to shell out £245 for the omakase menu. You’ll also have to give up your phone and skip the perfume if you want to dine there as per Endo’s strict rules.
After doing pop-ups around east London since the start of 2025, Fresh Hot Pizza is taking over the kitchen at The Fox in Haggerston. James Fox started Fresh Hot Pizza after working at the likes of Crisp, Dough Hands and Ria’s, and has been selling out his own thin and crispy pizzas, topped with the likes of pepperoni, banana peppers & hot honey and stracciatella & brown butter crumb ever since. With The Fox getting a new lease of life thanks to the team behind Hoxton boozer Howl at the Moon, and the fact that pubs have been successful proving grounds for a number of other pizza concepts, this is a great pairing.
Supper club Ling Ling’s, run by Jenny Phung and her partner James Shepherd, has done various pop-ups and residencies across London, including a stint at The Gun on Well Street and at The Bluecoats pub in Tottenham. Now it’s got a new long-term home at Godet in Canonbury. Jenny draws inspo from her Chinese heritage, her family and her travels for her dishes, which serve as her memories on a plate, and she loves to feed people the kind of food that she wants to eat. The menu at Godet will include spicy beef tartare; Sichuan hibiscus octopus; turnip cakes with a soy pomegranate glaze; mala beef ragu with udon noodles; steamed prawn, chicken & Thai basil wontons; and matcha tiramisu, with a traditional Chinese family meal on offer on Sundays.
Following a debut in the City, spice bag specialist Scaldy, run by Max Spiro, is now in residence at Peckham pub The Red Bull. The famous Irish takeaway dish is the focus of the menu, available in the classic spice bag combo (fried chicken, chips, wok-fried veg and a Chinese spice mix), with beef and with tofu. You can also tuck into chicken balls, spring rolls, gyoza, spiced fries and Munch Boxes, a pizza-sized box with two spice bags, chicken balls, spring rolls and curry or satay sauce – that should blow away any hangovers.
After closing its restaurants back in May, the Chick ‘n’ Sours crew has been on the events circuit this summer and now it’s coming home to roost with a residency at Big Chill in King’s Cross from 17th September. The full Chick ‘n’ Sours menu will be on offer at Big Chill, including the kung pao disco wings, the K-pop fried chicken sandwich, the chicken toast with fish sauce caramel, the Szechuan aubergine and the pickled watermelon salad. That’s the chick, now for the sours – you’ll be able to get the Chick N Club #4 (with vodka, crème de mûre & raspberry vinegar), the Mexinese (with tequila, lime, vanilla & ginger) and the Big Chill Sour (with vodka, elderflower, violet & lemon). If you get down there early, from 17th – 21st September, you can bag 50% off food too.
Sho Foo Doh, the Japanese street food brand run by Fumio Tanga, had a long residency at bar and arts space Filly Brook in Leytonstone a few years ago, and now it’s back for another run. Sho Foo Doh specialises in Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki, with pork belly, kimchi & cheddar and squid & prawns among the varieties, and the residency menu also includes dishes like sesame panko-crusted cauliflower with soy garlic; vegan dan dan udon; tonkatsu with house plum sauce; sprats tempura with grated daikon; and tuna tostada wth avo, wasabi mayo and crispy gyoza skin. It’s izakaya food so it’s perfect to be eaten with a few bevs.
Alim Nayil has taken his acclaimed Kingston pizza shop Patio Pizza to Peckham for a residence at The Greyhound. Alim founded Patio Pizza in 2020; after throwing pizza parties at university and working in his dad’s pizzeria, he began researching dough before landing on a hybrid style that blends New York crispiness with Neapolitan chew. At The Greyhound, Alim is serving a short menu of pizzas, including N’Duja, Pepperoni and Funghi, alongside rotating specials like the Lupita (a pistachio pesto base, courgette, ricotta, lemon zest, crispy coppa and mint oil). There are sides like boneless wings, mozzarella sticks and garlic bread on offer, plus house-made dips for your crusts.
Seouls of Mischief Is Doing Korean Burgers at Pretty Decent Beer Co
Mexican-Korean fusion spot Mexican Seoul has teamed up with neighbours Pretty Decent Beer Co. to put its spin-off burger concept inside the Victoria Park taproom. Seouls of Mischief is doing Korean-inspired burgers like the beef, umami seasoning American cheese, ssamjang mayo and oi-muchim pickle Seouls of Mischief and the buttermilk fried chicken, “gochu-gang” sauce, perilla leaf, oi-michum pickle and daikon slaw “Gochu-Gang”. There are sides like pajeon hash browns, tteokbokki bites, loaded fries and crispy chicken skin chick-charrones, and it all goes down a treat with one of PDBC’s Czech side pour beers.
Dough Hands Has Gone South of the River for its Next Residency
Dough Hands founder Hannah Drye has been slinging her London-style pizzas – regenerative flour dough and light, crispy bases – at The Spurstowe Arms in London Fields and now she’s giving south Londoners a chance to get in on the action by taking a second residency at the Old’s Nun’s Head in SE15. The menu features her signature 12″ pizzas topped with the likes of pepperoni, jalapeno and parmesan; nduja, hot honey and stracciatella; and soy-roast mushrooms, taleggio, tarragon and garlic, with her house-made hot sauce available for dipping, plus some exclusive specials in the works too. Dough Hands is cooking at the pub every day except Sundays as that’s being reserved for roasts.
Rake, run by Jay Claus and Syrus Pickhaver (who have worked at the likes of Quo Vadis, Brat and Acme Fire Cult), has made the move to the Compton Arms in Islington from The Gun in Hackney. Rake is all about classic British cookery with a focus on whole animal butchery and sustainable Cornish fish. The menu will change seasonally but you can expect dishes like oysters rarebit; beer battered cockles and clams; braised squid, ale and potato pie; ray wing tenders on a crumpet; salsify and Scotch broth; beef ribeye with onion rings; and treacle tart with clotted cream and ice cream. There’ll also be roasts and veggie stargazy pies with all the trimmings on Sundays and on Arsenal match days, Rake will be doing Cumberland sausage hot dogs with French dip gravy.
Viral Jacket Potato Sensations Spud Bros Have Popped Up in London
With their videos going viral on TikTok and people from all over the world visiting their jacket potato truck in Preston, the Spud Bros (aka Jacob and Harley Nelson) have come down to London to bring their social media-famous spuds to the capital. Popping up on Archer Street in Soho, Spud Bros Express is serving the same giant baked potatoes topped with the likes of cheese, beans, chilli and tuna mayo. The Spud Bros seem just as popular down south, with lengthy queues forming at the pop-up, so if you don’t mind waiting in a line for a potato, head on down.
Dine Inside a Disused Tube Carriage at Supperclub.tube
Ever fancied dining on a disused Victoria line train? Rest assured, this retired TFL carriage is not the pollution filled, chewing gum laden sweatbox you’re used to on the commute home from work. Oh no, it’s a 1967 refurbished carriage which has been promoted to fine dining status with tables, linens, fine silverware, a curated playlist and dimmed lights to create an intimate atmosphere. Onboard you’ll be greeted with a welcome drink then seated for a 6-course meal from Colombian head chef Beatriz Maldonado Carreño. Expect dishes like sweetcorn dumplings with smoky corn salad and queso fresco; ceviche Ecuatoriano, that’s hake and prawns cured in lime and chilli; and an asado of beef and roasted corn fed chicken with chimichurri, and cassava chips.
