Pop Up
Founded by Nicole Compen, raye the store is a concept grocery store that showcases products across food, drink and wellness that all have a clear purpose and strong design. The latest edition of the pop-up shop in Spitalfields features products from a whole host of innovative brands, 80% of which are vegan and 90% of which are from the UK, including TCHA, The Oh Collective, Wear ‘Em Out, Candour Wine, Radiant Foods and Sunny & Luna. There’s also an ice cream bar from Araw London, stocked with a range of the brand’s inventive flavours such as Puto Bumbong (a traditional Filipino rice dessert), Ube Halaya (purple yam), Basque Cheesecake and Roasted Banana with Tahini Fudge.
Following the Poon’s supper club at Carousel for Chinese New Year, Amy Poon is popping up at No. 23, its incubator space next door, with Poon’s Wontoneria. At lunchtimes, the Wontoneria will be serving up a range of Poon’s signature handmade wontons in chilli vinegar dressing, including pork & bamboo shoot; chicken thigh, woodear mushroom, water chestnut & ginger; and jackfruit, tofu, cabbage, carrot, woodear mushroom & water chestnut, with a wonton noodle bowl on as a daily lunch special. You’ll also be able to pick up some of those cult Poon’s sauces, like the WO Sauce, Chilli Vinegar Dressing and Extraordinary Chilli Oil. From 21st June, the Wontoneria will be running a dinner service, featuring the wontons (of course) plus dishes like wok-fried wind-dried pork sausage; piggy ear terrine with garlic vinegar; youtaio (Chinese churros) with Poon’s WO Sauce; pickled carrot, cucumber, radish & rice wine vinegar; and Ode to Fuschia, chilled silken tofu, avocado & century egg. You’ll be able to pair those with Pooña Coladas, yuzu chilli crystal margs and sparkling Darjeeling whisky highballs.
SELFRIDGES X LOANHOOD SWAP SHOP
- Monday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Sunday: 11:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Selfridges has teamed up with online clothes exchange community LOANHOOD to launch a Swap Shop at their Oxford Street flagship. From 10th July, Selfridges shoppers can drop by with their pre-loved clothes and trade them in for tokens which they can then use to ‘shop’ a curated selection of secondhand pieces. A team of experts will be at the totally circular concept to value the items brought in by customers, and you’ll be able to exchange up to five pieces worth a value of £50 – £300. This will mark the first time Selfridges has ever run an initiative like this and it may be the last; the pop-up is on for just three weeks, so don’t miss out.
REAL HOUSEWIVES OF CLAPTON X LA CAVE
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Wednesday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Thursday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Friday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Saturday: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Sunday: Closed
It’s the city’s favourite meme account and essential reading for anyone spending time in East London, and now @real_housewives_of_clapton is becoming really real with a limited-time collab at La Cave in Holborn. The subterranean bar that specialises in low-intervention wine has teamed up with RHOC to put together a menu inspired by the Instagram account’s tongue-in-cheek, satirical posts about London in the 2020s. Expect to see the likes of the Housewives’ Dinner (skewered Perelló olives, pickle chilli, Ortiz anchovies), Crisp Sandwich (focaccia, truffle mayo, Torres truffle crisps, prosciutto, rocket, fresh mozzarella), and Beans On Toast (sourdough toast, Mutti tomato, white beans, garlic & herbs) on the menu. Of course, there’ll be plenty of orange and biodynamic wines to pair it all with – chin chin!
ANYA HINDMARCH'S ICE CREAM PROJECT
- Monday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Just like last year, Anya Hindmarch’s playful spirit is out in full force this summer with the return of her Ice Cream Project concept store, which is serving up scoops of Heinz Tomato Ketchup, Warbutons Crumpets. Bird’s Eye Petit Pois, Branston Pickle and Kikkoman Soy Sauce and Heinz Mayo flavoured ice creams. Yes really. The idea behind what is surely the wackiest ice cream parlour in town is to celebrate Anya Hindmarch’s fave brands (a nice tie-in to her latest accessories collection) by taking products that would typically be found in the pantry and putting them in the freezer instead. And if you’re not feeling so adventurous, you can get scoops of Rice Krispies, Coco Pops, Ambrosia Rice Pudding, Ribena, KP Salted Peanuts, McVitie’s Digestives and Tiptree Lemon Curd flavoured ice creams instead.
The Summer Screen is back at Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens this July, screening free movies every Tuesday at 7pm throughout the month. The programme includes Frozen, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Grease, so there’s something for all the fam to enjoy. There are deckchairs and blankets available but you’re encouraged to bring your own, and you can also BYO snacks and drinks too – though there will be food and drink traders on-site if you want to buy anything extra. It’s totally free to attend but if you want to be sure of a spot, you can sign up to reserve one, and you’ll also be entered into weekly giveaways too.
LUSH X ASTEROID CITY GIFT SHOP
- Monday: 12:00 – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday: 12:00 – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday: 12:00 – 6:00 PM
- Thursday: 12:00 – 6:00 PM
- Friday: 12:00 – 6:00 PM
- Saturday: Closed
- Sunday: Closed
To celebrate the release of Wes Anderson’s new Americana adventure, Asteroid City, Lush have brought a pop-up to town inspired by the highly anticipated movie. The pop-up cafe and gift shop mimics the legendary filmmaker’s signature style, with plenty of pastel colours and nostalgic features. Inside, you’ll get to shop the new exclusive Lush x Asteroid City (which includes a themed bath bomb, soap, shower gel and shower jelly) collection before it hits the stores, take plenty of pics and grab a FREE slushie. Wes fans definitely don’t wanna miss this one.
A pop-up urban farm created in partnership with Square Mile Farms, one of our Local Heroes, has opened at 109 Fleet Street providing over 1000 salad bags of fresh greens for free. The farm, the first Square Mile Farm open to the public, uses hydroponic technology to grow the produce, using 90% less water than traditional farming, making the greens super sustainable as well as local. The farm will be open until the end of June but you can head down on 14th and 21st June to harvest parsley, kale, sage and basil.
The cult pop-up shop by eco-friendly fashion campaign Love Not Landfill is back this summer and stacked with fashion picks curated by some of the most style-savvy influencers and charity shops. Each influencer has teamed up with a charity to select up to 500 pieces from donations to add to their collection: Char Ellesse has teamed up with Shelter, Demi Colleen with FARA, Lina Mar with Cancer Research UK and Nantida Intajak with Hurr Collective. At the limited-time store, you’ll be able to shop fashion-forward charity shop gems and ‘retired’ designer pieces, saving them from landfill and donating vital funds to partner charities as you refresh your wardrobe.
SHELTER BOUTIQUE AT BRIXTON VILLAGE
For eight weeks, homelessness charity Shelter will be popping up at Brixton Village with a shop selling a curated selection of pre-loved clothes, from high-end finds and vintage one-offs. The Shelter Boutique will be open from Thursday to Saturday each week and guests will be able to shop a range of books and music alongside sustainable fashion and accessories. Of course, all proceeds will go towards tackling housing injustices across the UK and supporting Shelter’s vital work in providing expert advice, face-to-face support and legal guidance to people facing housing issues or homelessness.
SEX AND THE CITY IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE
To mark a quarter of a century of Carrie Bradshaw and co., a brand new immersive experience is landing in town that’ll give Londoners the chance to become a part of famous scenes from Sex and the City. ‘And Just Like That…It’s Been 25 Years, A Sex and the City Experience’ will feature recreations of Carrie’s notorious apartment, so you’ll get to take pics on her Brownstone stoop, inside her wardrobe and typing with her laptop – and, of course, you’ll be sipping on Cosmos at the same time. Tickets are on sale now for £5, but the experience is only running for six days so if you want to live out your Sex and the City fantasy, grab yours now.
THE SELFRIDGES 'STOCK MARKET'
- Monday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Sunday: 11:30 AM – 6:00 PM
The Corner Shop at Selfridges has announced its latest pop-up, this time a valuing, repair and exchange service modelled after the London Stock Exchange. The Stock Market has transformed the ground level of the department store into a ‘trading floor’, complete with data-filled screens reminiscent of those found at the LSE. Guests will be able to bring along items from their wardrobe to be valued by Selfridges’ ‘stockbrokers’ (which you can sell for store credit) who’ll advise on how to increase that value by upcycling, whether through hand-beading moth holes or customising with frills and applique. You’ll also be able to repair and restore items with a helping hand from SOJO, The Handbag Clinic, Vintage Threads, and SneakersER.