Food & Drink Pop-Ups Not To Miss In London
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Chef residencies, supper clubs and pop-up bars to book this month
If you’re a foodie living in London, you’ll never be short of things to do (and eat). Alongside the constant stream of exciting new restaurant openings, there are endless supper clubs, collaborations and events to get your teeth stuck into. But which ones are worth your time and money? Here, we bring you a rolling round up of London’s best food and drink pop-ups. There’s plenty going on this season, including a takeover from one of New York’s most exciting bars, mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival, and a Marie Antoinette-inspired cakes and cocktails menu.
Food & Drink Pop-Ups In London: Autumn 2025
The Berkeley x Manolo Blahnik
Knightsbridge hotel The Berkeley has long been known as one of London’s most chic hotels, but it’s about to get a whole lot more stylish thanks to a collaboration with Manolo. To tie in with the V&A’s Marie Antoinette exhibition, the hotel is joining forces with the shoe designer to create a Queen-themed cakes and cocktails menu. Available in the pink-hued Snug, the offering will include drinks like The Versailles Spritz (a blend of Grey Goose Vodka, Lillet Blanc and Provence rosé) and the Manolo’s Martini (a twist on the classic featuring orange blossom – a nod to Marie Antoinette’s daily ritual of bathing in orange blossom scented water). These will be paired with suitably pretty (and tasty) cakes.
When? From 19 September 2025
Where? Wilton Pl, London SW1X 7RL
BOOK: the-berkeley.co.uk
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Osip x Claridge’s
Merlin Labron-Johnson is the brainchild behind Somerset’s most acclaimed restaurant-with-rooms, Osip. And now he’s bringing his farm-to-table ethos to London, taking over Claridge’s chef’s table experience L’Epicerie as part of the hotel’s Kitchen Supper Series. With space for just 14 guests, it’s set to be a one-of-a-kind, intimate dinner focused around Labron-Johnson’s produce-led, seasonal style of cooking.
When? 29 September 2025
Where? Brook St, London W1K 4HR
BOOK: £250pp, claridges.co.uk
Stages of Nature At Kitchen Table
The majority of restaurant menus are seasonal nowadays, but what about our cocktails? Well, James Knappett’s Michelin-starred Kitchen Table is showcasing how to align our drinks with the seasons in a new weekly series. Led by bar manager Amin Azil, the 90-minute experience will see four cocktails paired with canapés, each made using British produce and reflecting the eatery’s low-waste ethos by incorporating off-cuts. To kick off in October, the menu includes Grape Punch (made with grape brandy and Pinot Gris) and a Foraged Gin and Tonic (a mix of foraged tonic water, Heritage Old Tom and gooseberry).
When? Begins 7 October 2025 and runs weekly
Where? 70 Charlotte St., London W1T 4QG
BOOK: sevenrooms.com
Tom Booton At The OXO Tower
Tom Booton left The Dorchester’s Grill restaurant after six years, but this autumn you can try his food at another of London’s most iconic venues, the OXO Tower. The chef is hosting a three-day pop-up at the rooftop restaurant, showcasing his take on elevated comfort food: think tableside beef tartare, saddle of lamb with BBQ belly kebab, and desserts of cherry bakewell trifle. All this, while soaking up skyline views of the capital and the River Thames.
When? 19 – 21 September 2025
Where? Barge House St, London SE1 9PH
BOOK: oxotowerrestaurant.com
Dante Takes Claridge’s
There’s lots going on at Claridge’s this season. As well as its supper club series, the hotel is hosting one of New York’s most esteemed cocktail bars, New York hotspot Dante. Tap into the Manhattan spirit with one of its famous martinis, paired with plates of tuna sashimi, pappardelle al ragu, and NY strip on the bone. Finish with a decadent soft serve sundae, which is topped with candied fudge, chocolate and pecans. Dante is one of a string of NY-inspired foodie pop-ups arriving in London this year.
When? Until January 2026
Where? Brook St, London W1K 4HR
BOOK: claridges.co.uk
Circus Pizza x Mai Sake At Panzer’s
Pizza and sake may not be the most obvious pairing, but it’s one you should definitely try. And what better time to do it than on International Sake Day? Circus Pizza, part of long-standing St John’s Wood deli Panzer’s, is partnering with Mai Sake to host a two-hour guided tasting. Pizzaiolo Kit Delamain and sake sommelier Erika Haigh will present four premium sakes alongside creative pizzas, such as a donburi-inspired Steak Pizza and a sweet Matcha Custard Pizza.
When? 30 September 2025
Where? 13-19 Circus Rd, London NW8 6PB
BOOK: £35, panzers.co.uk
Mid-Autumn Festival At The Peninsula London
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival which falls on the eighth month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Traditionally, it’s marked by eating mooncakes: round, symbolic pastries made with a variety of fillings. These have long been a tradition at The Peninsula Hotels, first perfected at the Hong Kong location in 1986, and crafted to perfection with a buttery golden crust and custard centre. Available to buy at the London hotel, this year’s collection includes flavours like lotus seed paste and tea-infused varieties, as well as mini chocolate egg custard mooncakes. Meanwhile, in the hotel’s Canton Blue restaurant, a six-course tasting menu is on offer featuring dishes like steamed lobster dumplings and sautéed Atlantic king prawns with salted egg-yolk (with mooncakes for dessert, of course).
When? Mooncakes available until 8 October 2025, Canton Blue menu available from 29 September – 12 October 2025
Where? 8/F, The Peninsula, 1 Grosvenor Pl, London SW1X 7HJ
BOOK: peninsula.com
