Chowpatty Summer Pop-Up Bar Now Open on London’s Southbank Beach!

In need of a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/london">London</a> beach outpost to quench your thirst after a day of digging your toes into the summer sand? Then look no further than the <a href="http://dishoom.com/southbank-pop-up/" target="_blank">Chowpatty Beach Bar</a> on London's Southbank where you'll find an eclectic mix of found and reclaimed materials alongside tasty drinks and downright delicious adult beverages. The pop-up bar and restaurant, designed by <a href="http://www.honestentertainment.co.uk/portfolio/" target="_blank">Honest Entertainment</a>, is a much more carousing version of its more sophisticated older brother <a href="http://dishoom.com/" target="_blank">Dishoom</a> on St. Martin's Lane. You'll also be pleased to discover a bright collection of recycled materials like <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/shipping-pallets">shipping pallets</a>, vintage posters, rolled up newspaper walls and much more.

Located at the Queen Elizabeth Hall Terrace at Southbank Center, the idea was to bring Bombay’s famous Chowpatty Beach to London for a summer party.

In fact, they even shipped in 48 tons of sand for the temporary restaurant.

Design of the pop-up beach bar was inspired by the Hindi term 'Jugaad', which means 'making do', ‘reusing’ or ‘creative improvisation’.

Most of the materials for the restaurant were either recycled, found or secondhand and then reinvented to create colorful, welcoming and exciting atmosphere.

As you approach the beach bar, you'll see a structure built from colorfully painted shipping pallets and wide booth seats constructed from reclaimed railway sleepers.

Inside the shipping pallet theme continues, but here transitions to white walls for the kitchen, delivery window and other surfaces.

One wall is made from tightly rolled up newspapers and brightly colored barrels act as stools.

The bar's fascia is a confetti explosion of recycled plastic and old jars are transformed into lights.

Tables, chairs, and other odds and ends were found second hand and each item cleverly displays a tag telling the story of the origins of materials that have been re-fashioned.

Bright and cool colors abound presenting a relaxing and refreshing environment.

The Dishoom Chowpatty Beach Bar on the Southbank opened up on May 13th and will be serving up tasty and authentic Bombay treats until October 4th.