Pop-Up
Our editorial coverage of pop-up restaurants, bars, and foodservice concepts across the UK, highlighting temporary ventures that drive innovation, test new markets, and energise the hospitality scene. From chef-led residencies and street food collaborations to branded F&B activations and seasonal takeovers, we explore how pop-ups are used strategically for brand building, menu development, and operational experimentation. Ideal for restaurateurs, bar operators, and catering professionals looking to stay ahead of emerging concepts and agile formats within a fast-moving sector.
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Aug- 2021 -26 AugustRestaurants
Yucatan Ldn pop-up to open at The Richmond Club
The Richmond Club has announced the opening of a one-week kitchen pop-up with Yucatan Ldn, led by founder and head chef Spencer Wellman. Running from Saturday 28 August for one week, Wellman will be bringing the taste of Southern Mexico to the club. To celebrate this pop-up, the club will…
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20 AugustRestaurants
The Avocado Show set to launch London restaurant
The Avocado Show is set to open a new London restaurant in September 2021, located in the Mayfair-Soho area on Princes Street near Oxford Circus. Founded by friends Ron Simpson and Julien Zaal, the concept took off in Amsterdam and soon expanded to Brussels and Madrid. With London “atop its…
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5 AugustCoronavirus
Too Good To Go launches The Restaurant Revival campaign
Too Good To Go, the world’s largest surplus food app, has announced the launch of a new initiative designed to support independent restaurant businesses who had to close due to “pressures of the pandemic”. The ‘Restaurant Revival’ campaign will help two restaurants get “back on their feet” and reopen in…
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Jul- 2021 -19 JulyNews
Chow Down launches permanently in Leeds
Chow Down, a food festival and pop-up space, has announced that it will launch permanently in Leeds. The pop-up first opened last year, running for 10 weeks at Temple Arches in Leeds. The group has since taken over the site on a permanent basis. The news comes as Chow Down…
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May- 2021 -10 MayRestaurants
Trio of new F&B lettings secured at St Christopher’s Place
BMO Commercial Property Trust, managed by pan-European property investment and asset management specialist BMO Real Estate Partners, has completed a trio of new lettings at its St Christopher’s Place central London estate. San Carlo Restaurant Group has now agreed to take 6,000 sq ft of space on a 15 year…
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Apr- 2021 -9 AprilFeatures
An al fresco reopening is a tail of two fortunes
The time is nearing for Boris Johnson’s roadmap to recovery to finally facilitate the reopening of the hospitality industry, with outdoor venues once again allowed to return to trading on 12 April. The easing of restrictions is without doubt greatly anticipated by all involved, but does the four-staged strategy perpetuate…
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Mar- 2021 -19 MarchRestaurants
Founder of Wing Shack Co to open new pop-up business
The founder of Wing Shack Co, Josh Jarvis has announced plans to launch a new brunch pop-up shop in London this March. Eggs ‘n’ Stuff will open on Holloway Road between 8am and 4pm for collection and delivery, and serves yolk-based rolls such as, Hash Brown, Egg and Cheese and…
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Feb- 2021 -9 FebruaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Creams seeks to expand franchise operations
Dessert café brand Creams has announced it is seeking like-minded franchise partners to further roll-out its franchise operation nationwide. Key development areas that have been identified by the group include The Midlands, Yorkshire, North East, North West and Scotland. The “tried and tested” operation, with its own Gelato factory and…
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Sep- 2020 -1 SeptemberComment
The coronavirus diaries: Andrei Lussmann
I decided to open the estate gradually to enable us, as a team, to understand the market now; how people were feeling about dining out and how operationally we have been able to adapt to new measures. We opened St Albans and Harpenden on 4 July and have since followed with…
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Jul- 2020 -20 JulyNews
The coronavirus diaries: DASH
Due to open the last week of March, DASH, a vegetarian healthy fast-food restaurant, was ready to make its debut. We had our new shop windows with branded decals, our ordering counter, coffee machine and kitchen downstairs all set up — we were in the most incredible prime position just…
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