London Pop-ups
Detailing all of the pop-up restaurants, pop-up bars, pop-up shops, pop-up galleries, and pop-up gigs in London, complete with maps. Please send any tips to dan.calladine@londonpopups.com or via twitter - I'm @LondonPopups
Friday, 8 August 2025
Pop-ups in London - 8th - 15th August 2025
Friday, 1 August 2025
Pop-ups in London - 1st - 8th August 2025
Thursday, 31 July 2025
LondonPopUps Weekly Newsletter - Thurs 31st July 2025
Tapari, Steven Chen, and the Kerb Social Club - 31st July 2025
In the subject line -
Tapari - Chefs Anna and Swapnil will be cooking a Nepali set menu at Ancestrel Wines, SE23 this Sunday, inc Stir fried goat marinated in Nepali spices - Sun 3rd (also the pic)
Steven Chen - The Taiwanese-Filipino is cooking for a month at at Naughty Piglets, Brixton; expect a menu of prawn toast, grilled octopus and more -Tues-Sun
Kerb Social Club - A new *permanent* bar and venue from Kerb, in Spitalfields Market, with food by Oh My Dog (hotdogs), Cutie Pies (pizza) and Only Jerkin (chicken) - open daily from Fri 1st
Last week's top link - Rice Paddy at Mabel, Penge - Sadly called off for last week - but the Thai BBQ has been re-scheduled for Thurs 7th
A slightly quieter week this week but still lots of goodies - some new, some returning - and lots of reasons to get out and explore somewhere new in our beautiful city.
Recent Highlights
The Cheese Bar in Camden - #NotAPopup - but a re-working of their Camden restaurant to the popular ‘sushi conveyor belt, but with cheese’ Pick & Cheese format that works so well in Seven Dials Market. I first met Mathew from The Cheese Truck when they did a pop-up in Clapham about 10 years ago, and can still remember my first bite of their toastie! Since they they have opened 4 restaurants (including one in Berlin) and it was great to try the conveyor belt concept again (I was invited to the pre-launch night). I’d forgotten what a magical experience it is to see the plates coming round the room towards you, and the combinations are very creatively done - e.g. Cornish gouda paired with a small piece of clotted cream fudge. Yum! Now open daily, and their ‘bottomless plates’ night on Wednesdays is only £20 in the Camden restaurant for the first month.
https://www.instagram.com/pick_and_cheese_/
Book via - https://www.thecheesebar.com/camden/
Chef Norman Musa at The King & Co in Clapham - A return visit to Norman’s ‘Makan Makan’ Malaysian residency to try more of his dishes. This time round I had the prawn laksa - a special but I’m told it will be on for the rest of the run - the Kerabu salad, with kale, coconut & pomegranate seeds, and a classic Chicken Kari - with a side of rice. Hurry - this one ends on Sun 10th - Daily
& it looks like - https://www.instagram.com/p/DMuTqK6Mb8_/
https://www.instagram.com/chefnormanmusa/
Book via - https://www.instagram.com/thekingandco/
Swilipino at Swirl, E10 - Chef Tintin cooks a fusion of Swedish and Filipino dishes, reflecting her heritage, and I’ve been putting up listings of her events for years. I finally got to eat her food last weekend at Swirl, the wine bar near Leyton Midland station, and it was well worth the wait. Lovely dumplings - confusingly called ‘potstickers’ on the menu - and then a big bowl of beef in burnt coconut sauce. Watch out for Tintin’s next pop-ups (she will be at the ESEA centre this Saturday https://www.instagram.com/wednesdays_fun/p/DMKpB50sufH/ )
https://www.instagram.com/swilipino/
https://www.instagram.com/swirl_e10/
As always, please check out my map of the pop-ups; they would all really appreciate your support, along with the rest of the hospitality sector.
Please let me know what I’m missing.
Definition of ‘Pop-up’ - Essentially something temporary (‘go now or miss it’, or an external chef taking over the kitchen of another venue (which is the majority of these, and a growing trend).
The listings this week are broadly arranged by date - ones you can visit today at the beginning, things you need to wait til Saturday for are lower down.
The list has been collated from the past week or so by endlessly scanning Twitter & Insta, reading newsletters, stalking chefs (not literally), enjoying the colder weather, and also reading things that PRs and (more often) chefs & their friends send me. Please keep sending me your tips and invites - DM-ing on Instagram works best (@londonpopups) or mention me on Twitter (also @londonpopups) - I don't always notice posts on the feed (but I'm pretty good...)
Friday, 25 July 2025
Pop-ups in London - 25th July - 1st August 2025
Friday, 18 July 2025
Pop-ups in London - 18th - 25th July 2025
The Real Pasta Slut at The Hare & Hounds, N1 - A new regular Sicilian Sunday from chef Hayley - Sundays from 20th
Tuesday, 15 July 2025
The Oasis pop-up shop in Carnaby Street, Soho
An Oasis pop-up shop has opened at 5-7 Carnaby Street, London, open daily til Sunday 3rd August and selling a good range of merch from T-shirts and other clothing - including the collab with adidas - plus records, posters, and more.
It's a big shop, next door to the North Face shop, and opposite the Puma shop, and quite close to where Liam Gallagher's Pretty Green shop used to be a few years ago.
There is even a big picture of the What's The Story? album cover for fans to pose in front of.
Not surprisingly it is very popular and can get very busy. I'd recommend booking a slot (seriously - but it is free) to ensure that you can get in.
From the 'Soho' Instagram post -
Now open on Carnaby Street 🎸📍 @oasis is officially back in Soho - right where it all began.
To celebrate the band’s comeback tour, a brand-new pop-up fan store has opened. Shop exclusive merch, the @adidasuk Originals x Oasis collab, limited-edition vinyls and prints.
Update - so how well is the shop doing..? This Tweet from Sun 27th July 2025 claims that -
"Went into the #oasislive25 pop-up shop in Carnaby St.
Asked the person at the till, out of curiosity, how much she reckons they take in a day.
She knew the answer. On Friday (first Wembley gig), they took over £220,000. That's just in one day!"
Where - 5-7 Carnaby Street, London, W1F 9PB
Reservation link - recommended! - here