From winter-proofed rooftops to one-day only immersive experiences and the coolest restaurants, 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.
King's Cross St Pancras 
King's CrossPut your putting skills to the test at the new nine-hole Club Golf course in Coal Drops Yard. Designed by Baker & Borowski, the course pays homage to rave days of King’s Cross and its iconic clubs Bagleys, The Cross and The Key. It’s only around for six weeks, so hurry on down if you fancy a round. You can pre-book tickets for a fiver or just rock up on the day.
19th February - 29th March 2020
Stoke NewingtonThurston Moore, lead singer of Sonic Youth, has teamed up with comic artist Edwin Pouncey aka Savage Pencil and Soho Music and Zippo Records owner Pete Flanagan to open Ecstatic Peace Library in Stokey. It’s a record store, bookstore, art gallery and radical culture centre all rolled into one, meaning you’ll be able to pick up vinyl, posters, art, music memorabilia and vintage t-shirts, with Moore and Savage Pencil selling records from their own personal collection.
5th February - 14th March 2020
Old Street Old StreetRavneet Gill and Nicola Lamb, who between them have worked at the likes of St. John, Black Axe Mangal, Ottolenghi and Dominique Ansel NYC, have teamed up to create pop-up bakery PUFF. Running out of PASSO in Shoreditch every Sunday, PUFF will be serving up treats like vienoiserie, flatbreads, mille-feuille, frangipane tarts and hot rice pudding with rhubarb & custard. Sweet.
9th February - 1st March 2020
Leicester SquareGizzi Erskine is popping up at St Martins Lane Kitchen for three months with The Nitery, inspired by the bohemian restaurants that popped up in Paris and Atlantic City in the early 20th century. The menu will showcase Gizzi’s take on French, American and British food, with dishes including devilled eggs with roast chicken crackling; oysters with yuzu kosho granita; iced roast beetroot & buttermilk soup with raw red prawn; steak tartare with bone marrow dripping on marmite toast; flagoelet dauphinoise with goat cutlets; Calasparra rice with woodfired shellfish; and chocolate mousse with Horlicks cream. On Sundays, The Nitery will serve up a roast complete with a carvery station, a dessert trolley and a cheese trolley.
13th February - 30th April 2020
Wandsworth TownFulham’s Thameside beach has had a hygge ski chalet makeover, taking inspo from the Alps. Expect fur-lined cabins, lodges, igloos and even a hot tub to dip into as well as winter games, street food and warming bevvies from the Moose Bar. DJs and musicians will also be dropping by to get the party started.
Until 29th February 2020
Liverpool Street Liverpool Street Liverpool StreetIgloos have made their way ten floors up to the Aviary rooftop. Talisker Whisky has joined the party to transform the space into their Scottish homeland, with rustic elements in the igloos, wild whisky cocktails and specially curated food platters.
Until 12th April 2020
Canary WharfGet your apres-ski on in Canary Wharf this winter at alpine bar Off Piste. As well as an interactive screen showing footage of the Northern Lights and Rocky Mountains, there are also five cabins to cosy up in, with sourdough pizzas from Radio Alice, beers from Pravha and hot cocktails to ward off the cold.
Until 29th February 2020
Shoreditch High StreetQueen of Hoxton has gone green for winter, turning the rooftop into the Emerald City. Once you’ve climbed up the yellow brick road to the rooftop wigwam, there are fire pits to cosy around, Kansas-style food to feast on, hot and cold green cocktails and a whole load of events including witch academy classes, winter witch craft markets and big green clothes swaps.
Until May 2020
Covent GardenAfter popping up a couple of years ago, Glossier is back in town with another IRL store stocked full of goodies. As well as all the classic products, you’ll be able to test out newbies like the Glossier Play line, Futuredew oil-serum and Pro Tip eyeliner plus shop a London exclusive umbrella (with a fiver of each one sold going to the Young Women’s Trust). The space itself, inspired by traditional British social clubs, looks pretty mega too with secret doorways, floral patterns and a Glossier rooftop installation.
Until end of 2020
HomertonAfter popping up at The Hive in Cambridge Heath, Flat Earth Pizza, created by Rich Baker and Sarah Brading, has now set up shop at The Plough in Homerton, slinging pizzas Thursdays to Saturdays. The menu changes every month but what remains the same is their awesome pizza dough which is made using a combination of flours from E5 Bakehouse and Gilchester’s organic heritage stoneground flour. The heritage grains are free from any chemicals or mass market alterations so this is a pizza that you don’t have to feel too guilty about eating. Toppings are inventive too, with a range of fermented, foraged and wild ingredients – there’s blue cheese and pickles, nettle pesto with walnuts and elderberry balsamic, kimchi fiorentina, and garlic mushrooms with tarragon and pickled mushrooms. There’s vegan cheeses available too thanks to a collaboration with vegan cheese maker Kinda Co, and any leftover veg gets blitzed up to make crust dippers, so it’s low on food waste too.
Until July 2020
BankCourchevel has come to the City as Coq d’Argent has popped two festive Lodge d’Argent chalets on the rooftop. The huts are kitted out with faux-fur blankets, and fairy lights, and you can cosy up with Hennessy cocktails, alpine-inspired small plates, and cheese and charcuterie sharing platters.
Until 29th February 2020
