Pop Up
HAPPY ENDINGS X PAVILION SOFT SERVE BAR
Not content with doing the best ice cream sandwiches in the land, Happy Endings is making it a soft serve summer with a pop-up soft serve bar at Pavilion in Victoria Park. They’ll be doing different soft serve flavours (it started with tres leches and raspberry sorbet with sprinkles) each week and thanks to a two flavour twist machine, you’ll be able to mix and match your ice creams. If you really want to double down, all the Happy Endings ice cream sarnies will be available too. The kiosk will open Thurs -Sun for the rest of the summer, we’ll see you there.
BAOHAUS AT NEIGHBOURHOOD
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: 12:00 – 9:30 PM
- Wednesday: 12:00 – 9:30 PM
- Thursday: 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Friday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Saturday: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Sunday: 12:00 – 9:30 PM
Eddie Huang, the American author (he’s best known for Fresh Off The Boat, which was turned into a successful sitcom), TV personality and chef, launched Taiwanese steamed bun shop Baohaus in NYC in 2009, followed by a second location in LA, and now he’s bringing it across the pond for a London pop-up. At the end of May, Baohaus will take up residency at Neighbourhood in Islington (with home delivery also available) for 13 weeks, serving up a menu featuring many of the signature dishes that made a splash in at the NYC location, like the Chairman Bao (braised pork belly with Haus relish, crushed peanuts, Taiwanese red sugar & cilantro), the Manager’s Meal (red cooked pork belly, minced pork stew and Birdhaus fried chicken served with Haus relish & cilantro) and the Uncle Jesse Bao (organic fried tofu served with Haus sauce, Haus seasoning salt, crushed peanuts, Taiwanese red sugar & cilantro).
JIMMY'S BBQ CLUB
- Monday: 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Tuesday: 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Wednesday: 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Thursday: 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Friday: 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Saturday: 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Sunday: 12:00 – 11:00 PM
It’s not summer in London without a BBQ pop-up from Jimmy Garcia, so he’s bringing his BBQ Club back to the Southbank. The club is serving up a six-course menu, including dishes like BBQ asparagus with house labneh, scallop with burnt lime butter & sobrasada, BBQ chicken supreme with coal fired leeks & wild allium emulsion, and beer braised bone marrow & beef cheek doughnut with flat iron yakitori, and you’ll be involved in the cooking, with at least one element of each course coming from the Big Green Eggs on each table. The restaurant will also be doing Sunday lunch barbecue-style with slow-cooked lamb shoulders, grilled veggies and summer salads. If you’re after something a little more casual, the club’s two bars, rooftop terrace and garden patches will be offering a street food menu featuring burgers, lamb kebabs, BBQ trout, halloumi fries, chicken wings and tomato & burrata salads, so you can just walk up, grab your goods and find a sunny spot to sit in.
KERB PRESENTS: THE TABLE
- Monday: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Sunday: Closed
KERB is back at the National Theatre this year with an open-air market of street food vendors, but this time they’re changing things up a little. From May, KERB will unveil London’s longest banqueting table, an immense 70-metre long installation that seats 200 diners. Guests will get to tuck into food from eight of KERB’s best independent street food traders, including Santa Bifana, Eat Lah, Papelon, Sen Noods and Big Kid Ice Cream. There’ll also be open-air bars serving up the likes of craft beers from South London’s Gipsy Hill Brewing Co., soft drinks from Bow’s Square Root Soda, mixed drinks made with East London Liquor Co. spirits, sharing cocktail pitchers of KERB faves and boozy fruity slushies for when the temps hot up.
ADEJOKÉ BAKARE AT GLOBE TAVERN
This spring and summer, West African chef (and the brains behind Chishuru, which is relocating from Brixton to central London) Adejoké Bakare is taking over the upstairs space at the Globe Tavern until the end of July. Ahead of reopening Chisuru – this time in Fitzrovia – Bakare will be in the Globe’s kitchen alongside industry friends Anna Higham (formerly of Lyle’s and soon-to-open Quince Bakery) and Sirichai Kularbwong (of Singburi), among others, cooking up a set menu inspired by her childhood and Nigerian dining traditions. Highlights from the sample include the likes of Sinasir (rice and coconut pancakes with summer squash puree), Abacha Mmri (cassava, young coconut and Scottish hand-dived scallops with a coconut dressing) and celeriac cake (with pumpkin seed sauce, endive and rice). As for drinks, expect wines from independent French producers as well as Chishuru’s cocktails.
In honour of Record Store Day on 22nd April, Soho Radio is popping up at Soho Space for five days with a programme of live shows, recorded special guests and Ballantine’s True Music alums spinning sounds from around the world. The pop-up also features vinyl pressing and crate digging sessions, with plenty of Soho Radio merch, music mags and books for sale too. Stop by one of Soho’s many record shops, including Phonica Records, Third Man Records, Sister Ray, Reckless Records and Sounds of the Universe on Record Store Day itself for special releases and live performances.
RUBEN'S REUBENS AT RYE BY THE WATER
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: Closed
- Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Thursday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Friday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
- Saturday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
- Sunday: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Robin Gill’s Brentford-based bakery and grill Rye By The Water is hosting Ruben Dawnay of Ruben’s Reubens for a barbecue residency this summer. Ruben has been making his reubens since the start of covid when he would smoke meats in his parents’ garden in Brixton during lockdown. The sandwich business was inspired by his Polish-Jewish background and has already picked up a large and loyal following through a series of pop-ups. This latest residency, which will run Thurs-Sun throughout the summer, kicks off on April 15th with a party supported by Brixton Brewery and catered by Ruben and Robin who’ll both be on the grills – plus, there’ll be live performances from Brixton-based artists including the Brixton Chamber Orchestra.
PRADA CAFFE
- Monday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Thursday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Friday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Sunday: 11:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Jimmy Choo, Dior and Louis Vuitton have all had a go and now it’s Prada’s turn to pop-up at Harrods with Prada Caffe. Inspired by iconic Prada stores around the world, including the first ever boutique opened at Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan way back in 1913, the pop-up is bringing some Italian elegance to London, with black & white flooring, pale green interiors, Japanese porcelain and Prada motif-embossed glassware. The food and drink is just as stylish, with Italian coffee, poached eggs, and avo toast available for breakfast, and everything from veal tonnato to saffron risotto for lunch, alongside classic Italian cocktails. Only got a few moments to spare between all that shopping? You can pick up pizzette, tramezzini (Italian finger sarnies), tiramisu, gianduja cake, and pistachio praline to takeaway too.
Sustainability-focused pop-up 00.thestore is back for spring with a new shop full of planet-conscious brands, including Mirror.Water, Dala, Daige, Yogi Bare, HANX, Neat Clean, Suri, Boody, Carbon Theory, and Frisbee Ceramics. There’ll also be panel discussions and workshops featuring industry experts, brands and activists to encourage conversations around sustainability.
VINTERIOR X SELFRIDGES FURNITURE 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
For the first time, you’ll be able to shop a curated collection of vintage homeware pieces at this Selfridges pop-up. A collaboration with pre-owned furniture marketplace Vinterior, the limited-time shop will be in-store at Selfridges on Oxford Street until July, alongside an exclusive collection that you’ll be able to shop online. The pop-up will feature one-of-a-kind items, including classic mid-century modern furniture and must-have icons (e.g. the mushroom lamp and togo sofas), from brands such as Ercol, G-Plan, Ligne Roset and more. Plus, prices start as low as £25 for home accessories & art and £150 for lighting & furniture.
HILDA AT ARRAY
- Monday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Thursday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Friday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Saturday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Sunday: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Clothing and lifestyle store Array is one of our fave shops in Stokey and it’s getting even better this spring as vintage queen Hilda is popping up inside. Her eponymous biz is all about finding and curating the best vintage gems from across the country, and for each day of the pop-up she’ll be showcasing a capsule edit of the best vintage she can get her hands on. Secondhand fashion fans, you won’t wanna miss this.
MIFFY IN CHINATOWN POP-UP SHOP
Not content with being Mulberry’s latest muse, iconic bunny Miffy is popping up in Chinatown with its first dedicated UK shop, in a nod to the Year of the Rabbit. The store will be filled with all things Miffy, from design-led gifts, limited-edition drops and products that have been sold in the UK before. Of course, there’ll be plenty of photo ops, including a Miffy character greeting everyone on opening day to a giant 2-metre Miffy lamp, and the shop will play host to various themed events throughout its duration too.