London’s best pop-ups

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. Guy Ritchie’s gastropub Lore of the Land, Japanese-Korean joint Akira Back 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 2025, taking place at events warehouse Magazine London, 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 £64.50 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. 

Feeling peckish, but low on funds? Newly opened London food hall, Market Place St Paul’s, is giving away no less than 1000 free dishes until June 12. Each day there’ll be 100 free plates or drinks up for grabs from one of the market’s 10 vendors, which include fresh slices from Free Wheelin Pizza, juicy burgers from Argentinian Grill, wraps from Duck Shed and hand-crafted sushi rolls from Australian brand Rolled. Hungry punters must be signed up to Market Place’s loyalty program to claim one of the freebies, and it’s first-come-first-served, so expect queues. See a full itinerary of which dishes will be given out when below.  Mon Jun 2: Free Wheelin Pizza, 100 free slices  Tue Jun 3: Street Latin, 100 free tacos  Wed Jun 4: Opa, 100 free souvlaki wraps  Thur Jun 5: Argentinian Grill, 100 free burgers  Fri Jun 6: Rolled, 100 free sushi rolls  Sat Jun 7: Tikka Nation, 100 free chicken tikka loaded fries Sun Jun 8: Market Place Bar, 100 free slushies  Mon Jun 9: Duck Shed, 100 free duck salads  Tue Jun 10: Hot Scotch, 100 free wings  Wed Jun 11: Thai House, 100 pad thai  Thur Jun 12: Libby’s, 100 cinnamon buns (from 8am)