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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Feb- 2020 -10 FebruaryComment
From market stalls to brick walls: how pop-ups are riding the bricks-and-mortar wave
Ka Pao With a name and menu that packs a punch, Ka Pao is Glasgow’s latest permanent resident. The new restaurant and bar features the same team who opened rustic Glaswegian site Ox and Finch back in 2014, a restaurant that has garnered much critical acclaim in the city. The…
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Jan- 2020 -31 JanuaryRestaurants
Bonnie Gull shutters Soho site
Soho-based seafood restaurant Bonnie Gull has announced its closure today (31 January), after three years of trading. Announcing the closure on Instagram, the restaurant said: “Sometimes great things too must end. This week we say goodbye to our beloved Bonnie Gull Soho after 3 glorious years of oysters, grilled fish…
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21 JanuaryRestaurants
Monsieur Le Duck announces closure
Gascon-inspired restaurant Monsieur Le Duck has announced the closure of its London Clerkenwell site after less than a year. The restaurant, which started out as a pop-up premises in Spitalfields in November 2018 confirmed its closure on Instagram. It said: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have to leave our current…
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Nov- 2019 -25 NovemberRestaurants
Nigerian pop-up restaurant Chuku’s announces first permanent site
Nigerian pop-up restaurant, Chuku’s has announced the opening of its first permanent site in Seven Sisters, Tottenham. The restaurant run by brother and sister duo, Emeka and Ifeyinwa Frederick is set to open its doors in February 2020. The founders have described the dining experience at the new restaurant as…
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13 NovemberRestaurants
Lucky & Joy set to launch first permanent site
Lucky and Joy has announced the launch of its first permanent site, which is set to open in Clapton later this month. The team behind the Chinese-inspired concept announced that bookings are now being taken for their soft launch, before the new restaurant officially opens its doors on 29 November. …
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Sep- 2019 -19 SeptemberPeople
Chef Luke Selby to host pop-up dining experience at National Theatre
The National Theatre has partnered with Sauce Supper Club to deliver a pop-up dining experience at the theatre’s House Bar and Restaurant from 9-10 October 2019. The event will be curated by celebrated chef, Luke Selby and his brothers Nathaniel and Theodore. For the first time, the supper club will…
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9 SeptemberAwards & Events
M Restaurants reveals winner of Young Chef of the Year competition 2019
M Restaurants has revealed the overall winner of the 2019 Young Chef of the Year competition at a winner’s dinner held at M Victoria Street. From 16 finalists, Matthew Hurry from Laurent Café Royal claimed pole position after being awarded the most points from paying customers and guest judges at…
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Aug- 2019 -15 AugustRestaurants
Tom Sellers launches Story by the Sea pop-up
Tom Sellers has closed his Michelin-starred London establishment, Restaurant Story, and taken the entire team to the Cornish Coast, to launch a six- week residency in Carbis Bay titled Story by the Sea. Located at the Carbis Bay Estate, set on the privately-owned Blue Flag beach, visitors can book for…
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6 AugustFeatures
Could non-alcoholic pubs ever catch on in the UK?
It goes without saying that Brits love a drink. People in the UK get drunk more than anywhere else in the world, according to a study released by Global Drug Survey (GDS) in May of this year, with respondents saying that, on average, they got drunk 33 times in the…
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Jun- 2019 -25 JuneAnalysis
Why are chain restaurants losing customers?
After the recent news of Jamie Oliver’s restaurant chain going into administration, concerns have been raised that the food industry is on a steep decline. Food and drink chain establishments such as Carluccio’s, Byron Burger and Gourmet Burger kitchen have also closed down some of their stores to cut costs,…
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