London Pop-ups

The Dragon Flame are now in the kitchen at The Tavern on The Hill, the independent pub at 318 Higham Hill Rd, E17, serving their BBQ & fire-cooked food on Tuesdays to Sundays (including a Sunday Roast).

The Dragon Flame was founded in 2021 by chefs Georgi Vlaykov and Diotima Vila who bring their experience and passion for food to create a wonderfully tasty menu. When I visited I went to see them in the back yard, where they cook over charcoal; when I was there they were spit roasting three big rolls of pork belly.

The food is fantastic, particularly the meats! I ordered the BBQ Rotisserie Pork (how could I have anything else, having seen it cooking?), with a side of their home made beef pastrami on beef fat potatoes. Both were sensationally good, especially the pork!

A shout out as well to the pub: A big, friendly boozer, with beers from Wild Card brewery, brewed a few hundred meters away, including cask beer for less then £5 a pint.

When - Tuesdays to Sundays

Where - The Tavern on the Hill, 318 Higham Hill Rd, London E17 5RG

Reservations - here

The Dragon Flame on Instagram

The Tavern on the Hill on Instagram

Friday, 17 March 2023

Pop-ups in London - 17th-24th March 2023

Moon Cheese Toasties - Serving Weekends at Maltby St Market in SE1 - Sat & Sun

See all the pop-ups on my map

New & This Weekend Only

Danny Jack - A pop-up Sunday Roast at Studio Z in Brixton, following two sold-out dates in February - Sundays 19th & 26th March

Hannah’s Hungry - St Patrick’s Day at the Lowline Tap off the Wandsworth Road, SE17 - Stout & Steak quesadillas, and potato pancakes - Fri 17th

Mav in the Kitchen - a one week plant-based Indian pop-up at The King & Co in Clapham - Ends Sat 18th

Muvs All Day - Joey & Krishanthi are holding some weekend supper clubs at their site in Tooting - Sat 18th

The Original Kaieteur Kitchen - A new Guyanese weekend residency at Little Louie in SE1 - Fri & Sat

Pop-ups in Bars & Cafes

081 Pizzeria - Serving at The Smugglers Tavern in Warren St, Fitzrovia - Mon-Sat

Albys Pizza - Now serving at Mother Kelly’s in Vauxhall, SE1 - Tues-Sat

Bang Bang Burgers - Big fat burgers now serving at the Ladywell Tavern at SE13 - Daily

BBQ Dept - BBQ, buns, chicken and sandwiches at The Derby pub in Oval - Daily

Belly's seasonal European cooking at The Compton Arms in N1 - Weds-Sun

Boca Chica at The CLF Art Lounge in Peckham - Weds-Sun

Boca Chica - Caribbean food from the Dominican Republic at the Priory Arms in Stockwell - Daily

Buena Onda - Fine Mexican food including small plates & tacos at the Tap In bar in Elephant & Castle - Weds-Sat

Chris Wright - Serving a Japanese-inspired menu at the Kanpai sake brewery in Peckham - Weds-Sun

Cue Point - The ‘Smokers & Jokers’ are the kitchen at the Orbit Beers’ taproom in SE17 - Thurs-Sun

Cue Point - The British Afghan smokehouse at God’s Garden the new ‘winter garden’ by Regent's Park - Weds-Sun

Dinner for One Hundred - Pizzas and more, serving at The Perseverance in Bloomsbury - Daily

Double Barrel HC - Now shaking the pans at The Shrub & Shutter cocktail bar in Brixton - Thurs-Sat

Dough Hands Pizza - Excellent pizzas in the house at Three Colts in Bethnal Green - a new bar from Exale Brewing - Fri-Sun

The Dragon Flame - BBQ - at the Tavern on the Hill in E17 - includes a Sunday Roast - Tues-Sun

En Root - Plant-based dining in the cafe at The Ritzy, Brixton - Daily

Filthy Buns at The Three Compasses in Dalston - Daily

From The Ashes BBQ - Taking over the kitchen at The Ram in Wandsworth, SW18 - Thurs-Sun

Ha’s Đặc Biệt - New York based Vietnamese food pop up at Oranj in Shoreditch this March - Weds-Sun

The Gnarbecue - Cooking their plant-based menu at the Old Nun’s Head in SE15 - Mon-Sat

Hausmate - Small plates, steaks and burgers serving at the Star by Hackney Downs in E5 - Daily

Henry Freestone - Cooking dinner at Pasero, the new neighbourhood restaurant in Tottenham, N15 - Weds-Sat

Ivan Mazemen - Ivan Orkin aka Ramen Junkie, a New York chef, is popping up for 6 weeks at Neighbourhood, at 77 Upper St, N1 - Tues-Sun

Jack Lury's February residency at Annapurna Cafe in Brixton/Camberwell - Weds-Sat

Jam Shack - Now serving their excellent Caribbean cooking (& jerk Sunday Roast) at Elmo’s in South Woodford, E18 - Tues-Sun

Konbini Kids - Bringing their ‘Japanese convenience store food’ to the Rose & Crown in NW5 - Tues-Sun

Klose & Soan at Unwined in Waterloo - Weds-Fri

KraPow at Three East London Pubs - Daily

Lil Watan - With love from Beirut - serving a Lebanese menu at The Royal Oak in Borough - Daily

Ling Ling’s - Chinese cooking at The Gun in Well St, Hackney - Weds-Sun

Little Bao Boy - Northern bao bakers now in the kitchen at Sun & 13 Cantons in Soho - Tues-Sun

Liu Xiaomian at The Jackalope in Mayfair - Tues-Fri

Liu Xiaomian - at Aldgate Tap, 1 Aldgate Square, 3 lunchtimes a week for spicy noodles - Weds-Fri, 12-2.30pm

Los Gorditos - Colombian flavours in mouthwatering tacos - now serving at the Gipsy Queen in NW5 - Mon-Sat, with roasts on Sundays

Luke’s Cider - A new cider bar at Georgian Village in Wood Street, E17 - Fri & Sat

Maiz Azul - Mexican dining at Hacha Bar in Dalston (Tues-Sat), and in Brixton Village (Weds-Sat)

Mama Chen’s - Cooking at The Gantry hotel in East Village, E20 - Thurs-Sun

Mex Tacos - Serving tacos at the Little Louie cafe and bar in Elephant Yard, SE1 - Fri & Sat

Moon Cheese - ‘Out of this world’ cheeses toasties - Popping up at The Lockdown Room in Canning Town - Daily til 5pm

Mondo Sandwiches at The Grove House Tavern in Camberwell - Mon-Sat + Sunday Roast

Mondo - Sandwiches & grills at The White Horse in Peckham - Daily

Oh My Dog - Excellent hotdogs, burgers and more at The King & Co in Clapham (with roasts on Sundays) - Mon-Sat

Only Food & Courses - at The Cheshire Cheese, just off The Strand, with bar snacks & supper clubs - Tues-Fri

Papi’s Munchies - Serving fine pizzas in the back garden of the North Star Pub in Leytonstone, E11 - Tues-Sun

Passa Passa - Afro Caribbean small plates for sharing now serving at JUMBI in Peckham - Tues-Sun

Pastore Pasta at All Good Beer in Hackney Downs - Weds-Sun

Pop-ups at The Golden Anchor Pub in Nunhead - Weds, Thurs, Fri & Sun

Rack City Ribs - Serving ribs and more at the country music bar The Dukes Highgate - Tues-Sun

Rajiv’s Kitchen - Rajiv is cooking Nepalese at Louie Louie in SE17 for one month only - Thurs-Sat

Retan - Seasonal British food to go with Renegade’s wines - including a roast on Sundays - Weds-Sun

Ruben’s Reubens - Running the bar menu at the Seed Library at 100 Shoreditch High Street - Weds-Sun

Sho Foo Doh - Japanese okonomiyaki, donburi & more at All My Friends in Hackney Wick - Weds-Sun

Slap & Pickle - Now serving daily at the Sebright Arms in E2 - famously great burgers and loaded fries - Daily

Tangy’s Tasty Stuff - SE Asian fusion menu inc gyoza and curries at Filly Brook in Leytonstone - Weds-Sun

Turo Turo - A new Filipino residency at the music bar Zebrana in Soho - Weds-Sat

Turo Turo - Filipino street food at The Queen’s Head in Holborn - Mon-Fri

Two Dogs Down at The Bread & Roses in Clapham - Daily

White Men Can't Jerk at The Duke of Edinburgh in Brixton - Daily

Whole Beast - BBQ & fire cooking at The Fat Walrus in New Cross - Weds-Sun

Wingman’s Chicken - Now serving at Market House bar and club in Brixton - Daily

Brewery Taprooms with Guest Chefs

Auld Hag - Scottish street food at the Exale Tap off Blackhorse Lane, E17 - Thurs-Sun

Street Food at the Brew by Numbers Brewery in SE16 - Sat & Sun

It's Not Big Dough - Pizzas at the Pretty Decent Beer Co's new taproom in E17 - Tues-Sun

Maize Blaze at Howling Hops Brewery in Hackney Wick - Daily

Oli Baba’s - Middle Eastern street food at High Hill Tap in E17 - Thurs-Sun

Street food at Signature Brew in E17 - Daily

Pop-up Restaurants & Bars

Alter - Chef Andy Hogben’s plant-based residency at Leman Locke in Aldgate, E1 - Tues-Sat

Deeney’s - Deeney’s have taken over the cafe at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow - Tues-Sun daytimes

Dragon Cat Cafe - Bubble tea and wheelcakes from a takeaway hatch in Chinatown - Daily

Fire & Fromage - at Jimmy’s Popup on the South Bank (near the BFI) with bottomless raclette - Weds-Sun

Slow Burn - A ‘vegetables-focused casual popup restaurant‘ at The Atelier in Blackhorse Lane, E17 - Fri-Sun

Tendril Kitchen - A 3 month pop-up from the ‘mostly’ vegan fine dining restaurant, off Regent St - Tues-Sun

Street Food Markets

Between The Bridges - bars & food near the London Eye - Daily

Kerb at the National Theatre - 6 Street Food Trucks - Weds-Sun

Maltby Street Market near London Bridge - Saturday & Sunday

Southbank Centre Food Market in Waterloo - Fri-Sun

The Urban Food Fest in Shoreditch - Saturdays

Venn Street Market in Clapham - Saturdays

Vinegar Yard in London Bridge - Weds-Sun

Victoria Park Market in E2 - Sundays

Friday, 10 March 2023

Pop-ups in London - 10th - 17th March 2023

Enak - Indonesian street food (including great curries) now trading on Sundays at Crystal Palace food market - Sundays

See all the pop-ups on my map

New & This Weekend Only

The Dragon Flame - BBQ - at the Tavern on the Hill in E17 - includes a Sunday Roast - Tues-Sun

Enak - Indonesian street food (including great curries) now trading on Sundays at Crystal Palace food market - Sundays

Little Sambol - A plant-based 5 course regional Sri Lankan supper club at Omni in Peckham - Sun 12th, 2pm & 6pm

Mezzo Italian Street Food - A Porchetta pop-up in at Catalyst Roasters at 48 Grays Inn Road - Fri 10th, 6pm-9pm

Mystic Borek - Serving central European treats outside Allpress Espresso in Dalston Lane - Sat 11th, 11am-3pm

Pop-ups in Bars & Cafes

081 Pizzeria - Serving at The Smugglers Tavern in Warren St, Fitzrovia - Mon-Sat

Albys Pizza - Now serving at Mother Kelly’s in Vauxhall, SE1 - Tues-Sat

Bang Bang Burgers - Big fat burgers now serving at the Ladywell Tavern at SE13 - Daily

BBQ Dept - BBQ, buns, chicken and sandwiches at The Derby pub in Oval - Daily

Belly's seasonal European cooking at The Compton Arms in N1 - Weds-Sun

Boca Chica at The CLF Art Lounge in Peckham - Weds-Sun

Boca Chica - Caribbean food from the Dominican Republic at the Priory Arms in Stockwell - Daily

Buena Onda - Fine Mexican food including small plates & tacos at the Tap In bar in Elephant & Castle - Weds-Sat

Chris Wright - Serving a Japanese-inspired menu at the Kanpai sake brewery in Peckham - Weds-Sun

Cue Point - The ‘Smokers & Jokers’ are the kitchen at the Orbit Beers’ taproom in SE17 - Thurs-Sun

Cue Point - The British Afghan smokehouse at God’s Garden the new ‘winter garden’ by Regent's Park - Weds-Sun

Dinner for One Hundred - Pizzas and more, serving at The Perseverance in Bloomsbury - Daily

Double Barrel HC - Now shaking the pans at The Shrub & Shutter cocktail bar in Brixton - Thurs-Sat

Dough Hands Pizza - Excellent pizzas in the house at Three Colts in Bethnal Green - a new bar from Exale Brewing - Fri-Sun

En Root - Plant-based dining in the cafe at The Ritzy, Brixton - Daily

Filthy Buns at The Three Compasses in Dalston - Daily

From The Ashes BBQ - Taking over the kitchen at The Ram in Wandsworth, SW18 - Thurs-Sun

Ha’s Đặc Biệt - New York based Vietnamese food pop up at Oranj in Shoreditch this March - Weds-Sun

The Gnarbecue - Cooking their plant-based menu at the Old Nun’s Head in SE15 - Mon-Sat

Hausmate - Small plates, steaks and burgers serving at the Star by Hackney Downs in E5 - Daily

Henry Freestone - Cooking dinner at Pasero, the new neighbourhood restaurant in Tottenham, N15 - Weds-Sat

Ivan Mazemen - Ivan Orkin aka Ramen Junkie, a New York chef, is popping up for 6 weeks at Neighbourhood, at 77 Upper St, N1 - Tues-Sun

Jack Lury's February residency at Annapurna Cafe in Brixton/Camberwell - Weds-Sat

Jam Shack - Now serving their excellent Caribbean cooking (& jerk Sunday Roast) at Elmo’s in South Woodford, E18 - Tues-Sun

Konbini Kids - Bringing their ‘Japanese convenience store food’ to the Rose & Crown in NW5 - Tues-Sun

Klose & Soan at Unwined in Waterloo - Weds-Fri

KraPow at Three East London Pubs - Daily

Lil Watan - With love from Beirut - serving a Lebanese menu at The Royal Oak in Borough - Daily

Ling Ling’s - Chinese cooking at The Gun in Well St, Hackney - Weds-Sun

Little Bao Boy - Northern bao bakers now in the kitchen at Sun & 13 Cantons in Soho - Tues-Sun

Liu Xiaomian at The Jackalope in Mayfair - Tues-Fri

Liu Xiaomian - at Aldgate Tap, 1 Aldgate Square, 3 lunchtimes a week for spicy noodles - Weds-Fri, 12-2.30pm

Los Gorditos - Colombian flavours in mouthwatering tacos - now serving at the Gipsy Queen in NW5 - Mon-Sat, with roasts on Sundays

Luke’s Cider - A new cider bar at Georgian Village in Wood Street, E17 - Fri & Sat

Maiz Azul - Mexican dining at Hacha Bar in Dalston (Tues-Sat), and in Brixton Village (Weds-Sat)

Mama Chen’s - Cooking at The Gantry hotel in East Village, E20 - Thurs-Sun

Mex Tacos - Serving tacos at the Little Louie cafe and bar in Elephant Yard, SE1 - Fri & Sat

Moon Cheese - ‘Out of this world’ cheeses toasties - Popping up at The Lockdown Room in Canning Town - Daily til 5pm

Mondo Sandwiches at The Grove House Tavern in Camberwell - Mon-Sat + Sunday Roast

Mondo - Sandwiches & grills at The White Horse in Peckham - Daily

Oh My Dog - Excellent hotdogs, burgers and more at The King & Co in Clapham (with roasts on Sundays) - Mon-Sat

Only Food & Courses - at The Cheshire Cheese, just off The Strand, with bar snacks & supper clubs - Tues-Fri

Papi’s Munchies - Serving fine pizzas in the back garden of the North Star Pub in Leytonstone, E11 - Tues-Sun

Passa Passa - Afro Caribbean small plates for sharing now serving at JUMBI in Peckham - Tues-Sun

Pastore Pasta at All Good Beer in Hackney Downs - Weds-Sun

Pop-ups at The Golden Anchor Pub in Nunhead - Weds, Thurs, Fri & Sun

Rack City Ribs - Serving ribs and more at the country music bar The Dukes Highgate - Tues-Sun

Rajiv’s Kitchen - Rajiv is cooking Nepalese at Louie Louie in SE17 for one month only - Thurs-Sat

Retan - Seasonal British food to go with Renegade’s wines - including a roast on Sundays - Weds-Sun

Ruben’s Reubens - Running the bar menu at the Seed Library at 100 Shoreditch High Street - Weds-Sun

Sho Foo Doh - Japanese okonomiyaki, donburi & more at All My Friends in Hackney Wick - Weds-Sun

Slap & Pickle - Now serving daily at the Sebright Arms in E2 - famously great burgers and loaded fries - Daily

Tangy’s Tasty Stuff - SE Asian fusion menu inc gyoza and curries at Filly Brook in Leytonstone - Weds-Sun

Turo Turo - A new Filipino residency at the music bar Zebrana in Soho - Weds-Sat

Turo Turo - Filipino street food at The Queen’s Head in Holborn - Mon-Fri

Two Dogs Down at The Bread & Roses in Clapham - Daily

White Men Can't Jerk at The Duke of Edinburgh in Brixton - Daily

Whole Beast - BBQ & fire cooking at The Fat Walrus in New Cross - Weds-Sun

Wingman’s Chicken - Now serving at Market House bar and club in Brixton - Daily

Brewery Taprooms with Guest Chefs

Auld Hag - Scottish street food at the Exale Tap off Blackhorse Lane, E17 - Thurs-Sun

Street Food at the Brew by Numbers Brewery in SE16 - Sat & Sun

It's Not Big Dough - Pizzas at the Pretty Decent Beer Co's new taproom in E17 - Tues-Sun

Maize Blaze at Howling Hops Brewery in Hackney Wick - Daily

Oli Baba’s - Middle Eastern street food at High Hill Tap in E17 - Thurs-Sun

Street food at Signature Brew in E17 - Daily

Pop-up Restaurants & Bars

Alter - Chef Andy Hogben’s plant-based residency at Leman Locke in Aldgate, E1 - Tues-Sat

Deeney’s - Deeney’s have taken over the cafe at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow - Tues-Sun daytimes

Dragon Cat Cafe - Bubble tea and wheelcakes from a takeaway hatch in Chinatown - Daily

Fire & Fromage - at Jimmy’s Popup on the South Bank (near the BFI) with bottomless raclette - Weds-Sun

Slow Burn - A ‘vegetables-focused casual popup restaurant‘ at The Atelier in Blackhorse Lane, E17 - Fri-Sun

Tendril Kitchen - A 3 month pop-up from the ‘mostly’ vegan fine dining restaurant, off Regent St - Tues-Sun

Street Food Markets

Between The Bridges - bars & food near the London Eye - Daily

Kerb at the National Theatre - 6 Street Food Trucks - Weds-Sun

Maltby Street Market near London Bridge - Saturday & Sunday

Southbank Centre Food Market in Waterloo - Fri-Sun

The Urban Food Fest in Shoreditch - Saturdays

Venn Street Market in Clapham - Saturdays

Vinegar Yard in London Bridge - Weds-Sun

Victoria Park Market in E2 - Sundays

Dough Hands Pizza at The Three Colts Tavern in Bethnal Green

Dough Hands Pizza, founded by Hannah Drye, is now cookign at the new Three Colts Tavern, 199 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 0EL, serving Fridays to Sundays (Wednesdays to Sundays from April 2023).

I've been a fan of Hannah's pizzas since trying them at pop-ups last year. She would turn up for the night with her portable pizza ovens in her car, and cook. Now she has got 'proper' pizza ovens, and the pizzas taste even better - try the Flamin' Mo, or the Carbonara-ish - really tasty, imaginative toppings and combinations.

Three Colts is the first pub from Exale Brewing, based on the Blackhorse Beer Mile in E17. They bring the same beers and the same great hospitality found in their taproom to this large, modern bar, and it works brilliantly.

When - Fridays to Sundays (& Weds-Sun from April)

Where - Three Colts Tavern, 199 Cambridge Heath Road, London E2 0EL

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Dough Hands Pizza on Instagram

Three Colts Tavern on Instagram