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An Isle of Dogs ramen bar is com­ing to London

16 Mar 2018

Words by Hannah Strong

Young boy in spacesuit with two dogs wearing baseball uniforms in old-fashioned setting.
Young boy in spacesuit with two dogs wearing baseball uniforms in old-fashioned setting.
Wes Anderson’s new film is get­ting its very own food-themed pop-up exhibition.

Good news for fans of dogs and Japan­ese noo­dles: a Wes Ander­son-themed pop-up is com­ing to the cap­i­tal. To cel­e­brate the release of canine caper Isle of Dogs in the UK, 20th Cen­tu­ry Fox are host­ing a spe­cial exhi­bi­tion of orig­i­nal sets and pup­pets from the film.

In addi­tion, a life-size recre­ation of one of the sets – a noo­dle bar – will be serv­ing up tra­di­tion­al Japan­ese ramen from chef Aki­ra Shimizu, as well as Sake cock­tails dur­ing spe­cial late-night hours. For the Wes super­fans, spe­cial lim­it­ed edi­tion Isle of Dogs t‑shirts will also be avail­able to buy.

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Isle of Dogs was pre­dom­i­nant­ly filmed in East Lon­don, but this is the first time the pub­lic will be able to exam­ine Anderson’s lat­est hand­i­work in close quar­ters. The exhi­bi­tion includes 17 orig­i­nal sets for your perusal, while a spe­cial­ly-curat­ed sound­track will play Alexan­dre Desplat’s score as well as music from the films of Aki­ra Kuro­sawa, and music from The West Coast Pop Art Exper­i­men­tal Band.

And the best part? It’s free admis­sion and will be open to the pub­lic from Fri­day 23 March until Thurs­day 5 April. That’s plen­ty of time to pop in before (or indeed after) Isle of Dogs hits cin­e­mas on 30 March.

You can find the pop-up at The Store X, 180 The Strand, 11am to 7pm Sat­ur­day to Wednes­day, with spe­cial late-night open­ing hours 11am to 10pm Thurs­day and Friday.

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