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Restaurateur Des McDonald will launch his third pop-up restaurant at Selfridges; On the Roof with Vintage Salt on May 1. Open for five months, Vintage Salt will kick off Selfridges’ ‘Great British Outdoors’ campaign.
This British summer restaurant, bar and terrace is inspired by a Cornish fishing village, where diners can enjoy a unique British seaside dining experience high above the streets of London.
The Drift Bar, located on the terrace, will have a separate entrance accessed via the Boardwalk which will be lined with nautical ropes guiding the way.
A wooden beach hut will serve an extensive list of chilled reds, rose,
