--- title: Star Wars Pop Up Restaurant in London description: Eat, drink and may the Force be with you canonical: https://time.com/4306827/star-wars-pop-restaurant-london/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-04-25T21:26:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:41:34.203Z og:title: This Is the Star Wars Restaurant You're Looking For og:description: Eat, drink and may the Force be with you og:url: https://time.com/4306827/star-wars-pop-restaurant-london/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7132a64988d95c4f/69889099cf40a89ec5c42f9c/star-wars-london-uk.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Star Wars: The Force Awakens European Premiere - London og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Is the Star Wars Restaurant You're Looking For twitter:description: Eat, drink and may the Force be with you twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7132a64988d95c4f/69889099cf40a89ec5c42f9c/star-wars-london-uk.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Is the _Star Wars_ Restaurant You're Looking For > Sponsored content. 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The original Star Wars trilogy is skywalking back into theaters._ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Apr 25, 2016 9:26 PM UTC  Storm Troopers attending the Star Wars: The Force Awakens European Premiere held in Leicester Square, London on Dec. 16, 2015. Storm Troopers attending the Star Wars: The Force Awakens European Premiere held in Leicester Square, London on Dec. 16, 2015. Ian West—PA Wire/PA Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Apr 25, 2016 9:26 PM UTC You may want a [lightsaber](http://time.com/4306977/daisy-ridley-lightsaber-dueling/) drink from the Mos Eisley cantina, but you don’t have to go to a galaxy far, far away to enjoy it. Instead, just hop a plane to London. The Fork Awakens—a new _Star Wars_\-themed pop-up restaurant, which will open in London for six nights from June 23—will be set “in Darth Vader’s kingdom” and [promises](http://www.designmynight.com/london/whats-on/something-a-little-different-events/the-fork-awakens) a dining experience fit for a Sith Lord, a Rebel Commander, or even a golden god adored by the Ewoks. After a _Star Wars_\-themed welcome cocktail, the dining experience “will take Foodtroopers into an immersive journey through time and space, with many familiar encounters and interactive adventures along the way.” The four course interactive meal includes items like hutt dogs and “special spacefood,” but sadly, there appears to be no [Pizza the Hutt](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPZ4yah3ROU) on the menu. Tickets include a cocktail, four-course interactive meal, “set design,” and entertainment for £55 (around $80). Attendees are forewarned that the canteen where the dinner will be held has “strong drinks, hot tunes, and occasional outbreaks of shocking violence.” In light of that, guests may want to BYO lightsaber. Get tickets [here](http://www.designmynight.com/london/whats-on/something-a-little-different-events/the-fork-awakens). \[H/T [Mashable](http://mashable.com/2016/04/25/star-wars-restaurant-london/#lDZ3EnTKM5qQ)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4306827/star-wars-pop-restaurant-london/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4306827/star-wars-pop-restaurant-london/"},"headline":"This Is the Star Wars Restaurant You're Looking For","datePublished":"2016-04-25T21:26:21.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:41:34.203Z","description":"Eat, drink and may the Force be with you","url":"https://time.com/4306827/star-wars-pop-restaurant-london/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink","restaurants","movies","Star Wars","Travel","london","food and drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7132a64988d95c4f/69889099cf40a89ec5c42f9c/star-wars-london-uk.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7132a64988d95c4f/69889099cf40a89ec5c42f9c/star-wars-london-uk.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Star Wars: The Force Awakens European Premiere - London","caption":"Star Wars: The Force Awakens European Premiere - London. 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