The Christmas List

Christmas pop-ups to put on your radar. 

It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas, and in order to get the best presents, you’ve got to plan ahead (who else will be queuing fiendishly early for the Aleksandr the Meerkat toy, now that the pre-order list at Harrods has closed? We need him – simples!).

In the same vein, the restaurant scene can be murder come the festive season – especially if you’re after something a little different. This year’s crop of experiential pop-ups have already unveiled themselves, and include a beautiful rooftop alpine chalet at The East Room, called The Clubhouse Shoreditch, serving Eristoffee Vodka, cheese fondue, and tartiflette (potatoes, onions, bacon and Reblochon cheese, mmmm), beside a roaring fire, and a restaurant-cum-shop courtesy of UJ’s own Rosie Lovell, who’ll be providing warm, simple dishes and cutely categorised gift options.

Elsewhere the bohemoth of bling – Sketch – will be dazzling up The Royal Academy of Arts (a space inhabited by Bistrotheque’s Flash last year) with a 70-seater patisserie serving Pierre Gagnaire menus. There’ll be an outdoor area (brrr - rugs and hot water bottles will be provided), an oyster bar and a crêperie, whilst the coinciding art exhibition - Earth: Art of a Changing World, has informed the locally sourced ingredients and recycled furniture.

So, keep a wary eye on reservation openings, and put some mince pies by the fireplace – because nobody wants tears come morning.

by MaM

Info
The Clubhouse Shoreditch but bookable for non-members for 20-40 guests from 30th November-end of February.
The East Room is open to non-members Mon-Fri for lunch 12pm-3pm, Sunday brunch and lunch 11am-5pm, and The Dining Room & Terrace is open daily for dinner bookings.

Rosie's Christmas Pop-Up 10th-24th December, 1 Granville Arcade, Coldharbour Lane, SW9 8PR Booking Now

Sketch at The Royal Academy of Arts From 3rd December for two months.

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