What to do This Weekend: 1st – 3rd December
Now it seems that the countdown to the weekend is running alongside the countdown to Christmas, 1 day and 25 respectively! Which also means that our weekend ideas are getting increasingly Christmas-led, great news if you’re as excited as we are about Christmas, but if you’re bored of the whole thing don’t worry, there’s bottomless brunches and burgers on offer here to go with your bah humbugs! Either way, make the most of London this weekend.
Mint Leaf City
Bhangra beats and bottomless cocktails
Two of the best things in life, Bollywood and brunch, are combining at Mint Leaf with their final Bollywood brunch of the year this Saturday. Food, entertainment and cocktails come together with spicy food Desi and Bhangra beats and cocktails including bottomless “Sex on the Goa”, and with the live DJ on hand entertainment in the form of Bhangra inspired lip sync battles and dance offs.
Saturday 2nd December
Where: 12 Angel Court, Lothbury Bank, The City, EC2R 7HB
Website: Click for tickets
Pear Tree Cafe
Battersea Park Market
Why not go Christmas market shopping in Battersea Park? The Pear Tree Christmas Market is a lovely place to go and browse through 30 stalls selling artisan food and drink and handmade luxury gifts. Of course there’ll be carol singers, plus a personalised hamper service over the weekend. The barbecue will be lit from midday serving pig in blanket hotdogs with prunes, pancetta and balsamic onion and brussel sprouts and chestnut skewers with date syrup.
Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd December
Where: Lakeside Cafe, Battersea Park, Battersea, SW11 4NJ
Website: www.peartreecafe.co.uk
SAMPLE Christmas at Greenwich Peninsula
Eat, drink and shop in Greenwich Peninsula
There’s a new bit of London, Greenwich Peninsula, and it’s set to host what it’s billing as ‘London’s most creative festive experience’, SAMPLE. The festive edition of SAMPLE will be packed with fashion, food and foliage, providing Londoners the opportunity to shop, eat, drink and celebrate while sampling the best produce from a collective of London’s most renowned and emerging creatives. This weekend they will be adding a late-night food and drink market accompanied by live music, performances and DJ sets.
Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd of December
Where: The Gateway Pavilions, Peninsula Square, Greenwich Peninsula, SE10 0SQ
Website: www.greenwichpeninsula.co.uk
Regent Street
Regent Street Customise Your Christmas Studio
Regent Street are putting on their ‘Customise your Christmas’ studio with a ‘Scandinavian Narnia’ escape for shoppers at 70 Mortimer Street including a complimentary gift wrapping service on all shopping by professional gift wrappers (yes, that’s a thing), a calligrapher will be on hand to sort your Christmas labels and there will be refreshments and a relaxation area available too. What’s more there’s a ‘Letters to Santa’ area for your epistle to St Nicholas and a letter box which will apparently send your missivestraight to Lapland (presumably once there it’ll be redirected to The North Pole, where Father Christmas actually lives). And don’t worry, there’s things for Children too, with biscuit painting and a short workshop in biscuit decorating.
Every Friday and Saturday throughout December
Where: 70 Mortimer St, Marylebone, W1W 7RY
Website: www.regentstreetonline.com
Brixton Rooftop
Hangovers Cured The Mexican Way
Get brunching over at LOSTACOS with their Lazy Bottomless Brunch featuring the famous Huevos Motuleños, at the South Pole Saloon at Brixton Rooftops. The heated covered market. All things taco will be central at this popup and perfect for the morning after a big night and inspired by the famous hangover breakfasts of the Yucatan Peninsula.
Launches Sunday 3rd December
Where: Brixton Rooftop, Pope's End, Brixton, SW9 8JH
Website: www.brixtonrooftop.com
Battersea Arts Centre
Craft at Battersea Arts Centre
Those crafty guys over at Battersea Arts Centre are putting on a special Christmas craft fair. Wander along and choose creations from a range of independent designers, makers and artisans who will be touting their hand crafted gifts and baked goods. A gingerbread man decoration workshop, Father Christmas’s Grotto, Merry Reggae BBQ and live music will all combine to make this a fun and craft-filled event.
Saturday 2nd December, 10am – 6pm
Where: Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, Battersea, SW11 5TN
Website: www.bac.org.uk
Bhendi Bazaar
Cinnamon Bazaar's Secret Pop-Up
Intimacy is key at Cinnamon Bazaar’s new pop-up, hidden away up a narrow staircase that leads to the top floor, Bhendi Bazaar takes bookings for just 8-12 people at a time. Antique day beds, low tables and pink drapes complete the relaxed feel as renowned chef, Vivek Singh, takes diners on a culinary adventure with his specially created eight-course feast. Dishes include Bengali-style holiday lamb curry and Punjabi chicken butter masal with an exclusively vegetarian thali feast available serving vibrant dishes like Jaipur okra curry, Punjabi vegetable samosa and Mughlai mushroom curry. Co-collaborators The East India Gin Company and Franklin & Sons Tonics and Mixers will be handling the drinks side including creating three bespoke cocktails.
For December only (lunch and dinner).
Where: 28 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden WC2E 7JS
Website: www.cinnamon-bazaar.com
