Taste Of London: London’s Biggest Food Festival Is Back
Summer festival season is here, and for food lovers, the biggest and best one has officially opened, featuring an all-star line-up with some of the best chefs in the world. Celebrating its 20th year, the Taste of London Festival returns from Wednesday 12th to Sunday 16th June, welcoming visitors to a decadent lineup of dining, drinking, and celebration.
In partnership with Taste of London
Featuring five glorious days of feasting at Regent’s Park, Taste of London is your one-way ticket to London’s hottest restaurants. From the UK’s best chefs and exclusive culinary experience to DJs and live entertainment, this is the ultimate foodie festival to book this summer.
What to expect at Taste of London
Chefs and Restaurants
The sheer variety of delicious food on offer means five full days is barely enough to cover everything. Expect a dream collection of over 120 delectable dishes, from exclusive, never-before-tasted eats to London’s latest and greatest.
New to the festival for 2024 is elegant steakhouse Le Petit Beefbar, The Shard’s Oblix featuring an array of urban rotisserie and grill-inspired dishes, and Kolamba showcasing Sri-Lankan style home cooking with a vibrant blend of curries, sambols, and rotis.
Other fan favourites include Chai Wu, the Harrods restaurant from the team behind Dim Sum Terrace, BBQ and Smokehouse heroes, Hotbox, and long-standing Mayfair hotspot Roka offering Japanese Robatayki dining. Calling this food heaven might be underselling it.
If this sounds tempting, it only scratches the surface of iconic spots that will be at the festival. For a full list, head to Taste Of London’s website.
Expect a dream collection of over 120 delectable dishes, from exclusive, never-before-tasted eats to London’s latest and greatest
Drinks and Cocktail Bars
All that food needs something to wash it down with. Perfect for its summer setting, Piper-Heidsieck will bring back its champagne bar and masterclasses from one of the oldest champagne houses in France. Meanwhile, Schweppes will be serving up refreshing creative cocktails topped off with its iconic tonic, and El Jimador Tequila will be on hand to serve the freshest tequila cocktails in town. Learn more about these and the other drinks options via the Taste of London website.
Coffee fans will also be well cared for, as exclusive sponsor illy will be sharing a world of coffee enrichment with interactive masterclasses hosted by its Università del Caffè. Alongside the masterclass sessions, illy will host several activations serving up a summer menu of coffee delights, from coffee cocktails to delicious coffee waste-led desserts and cold brew.
Experiences and Pop-ups
Back with a new look for 2024, VIP guests will have access to complimentary snack bars with intimate tastings, garden games and wine tastings.
Alongside more food and drink than you could ever consume, there’s a range of entertainment, experiences and pop-ups going on throughout the week. Firstly, elevate your experience by booking into the VIP lounge. Back with a new look for 2024, VIP guests will have access to complimentary snack bars with intimate tastings, garden games and wine tastings.
The fiery adventure at The Taste Fire Pit also returns for 2024 and will be taking centre stage in the middle of the festival. hosted by DJ BBQ and Simon the Butcher. Drop by for flame-fuelled chef demonstrations hosted by some of London’s favourite chefs. This year’s line-up includes restauranteur and BBQ master Ben Tish, 2023 World Food Championship finalist and British Afghan BBQ live fire pit master, Mursal Saiq, Michelin-starred Andy Beynon, and former BuBubala head chef and meat-free pioneer, Helen Graham.
This is the unmissable experience of the summer for any foodie – book your ticket now to avoid missing out.
TASTE OF LONDON RETURNS WEDNESDAY 12TH – SUNDAY 16TH JUNE