London’s best pop-ups

Londoners have fallen hard for the sour, sticky, spicy flavours of Korean cuisine, but most of us stick to a few familiar classics like kimchi and bibimbap. Take your obsession a step further at Jung Festival, the UK’s first festival of Korean food, which'll assemble a mouthwatering line-up of indie traders and brands to introduce you to new dishes and new flavours. Head to King’s Cross’s Canopy Market for a free-entry market with names including Chickenhaus, Hoho London, Kiwa and Hongdae Pocha, who’ll serve up delicious dishes inspired by Korea's rich culinary traditions. 

Baghdad-born and London-raised writer and chef Suzie Bakos is throwing a Middle Eastern supper party to celebrate Easter at Mother in Shoreditch. Expect a stacked, family-style sharing menu that begins with crisps and hot sauce before some kubbah haleb (beef or mushroom fried dumplings), labneh with fennel, apple, hot honey, nuts, herbs and chilli oil, then the main event of roast lamb with saffron rice, toasted pine nuts and sultanas, served alongside a fattoush salad, with kunafe to finish. DJs from the region will be playing SWANA sounds throughout the night.

Munch your way through dishes from the great and the good of the capital’s restaurant scene at this sprawling culinary festival in the picturesque surroundings of central London’s Regent’s Park. New Syrian brunch joint Aram, hyped Dalston gastropub The Prince Arthur and masters of Pan-Pacific cuisine Los Mochis are among the restaurants peddling plates and appearing at the event for the first time this year. If you’re not in a food coma by the end, there’ll also be kitchen masterclasses, chef talks and tastings to get involved with. Our advice? Have some Rennies on hand. 

Feeling thirsty? Desperate for a funky sour, cheeky saison or a fruity IPA? You’re in luck. The Capital’s biggest beer celebration is back for 2026, taking place at Southwark Park, for four-hour sessions of non-stop-beer-drinking bliss. Set over two days, you’ll get to sample London’s best beers as well as some international standouts, including our faves Gipsy Hill, Verdant, Deya and more. Hungry? The food line up is pretty serious too, this year featuring Meltdown Cheeseburgers, Bone Daddies and Chick N’ Sours. A ticket gets you a four-hour session and access to more than 800 beers from over 100 brewers, and there are group discounts available too. All the beer is included in the ticket price. Happy drinking, folks.