Made for partnerships
Profiles are for residencies, pop-ups, concessions and independent kitchen partnerships — not temporary chef shifts.
Free UK food-operator directory
Find the food operator your pub kitchen needs
Discover independent chefs, kitchen teams, street-food brands and pop-ups that are open to pub opportunities. Review their menus and experience, then contact them from their profile — free, with no account required.
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Independent food, ready for pubs
A better way to discover who is out there
Built for residencies, pop-ups and kitchen partnerships — not shift cover.
Browse openly
No account or sales call
Contact privately
Your message goes to the operator
For pub owners and operators
From search to conversation in three steps
PubKitchens is a public directory, so you stay in control of the process from the first search onwards.
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Browse the directory
Search by preferred city, food style and intended kitchen use. No login is needed.
- 02
Review the food business
See each operator's story, sample menu, photos, experience and current opportunity status.
- 03
Contact them directly
Send a private enquiry from their profile. If there is mutual interest, take the conversation forward together.
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Meet independent food operators
Every directory profile includes a menu and food photography before it appears here.
For chefs and food operators
Give pubs a proper reason to contact you
Publish one polished page for your food business, with your menu, photography, experience, preferred cities and current opportunity status. Share it anywhere and let pubs discover it in the directory.
Free to create and publish
Menu and photo portfolio
Private contact relay
Pause directory visibility any time
Clear by design
A directory, not an agency
PubKitchens helps the right people discover one another. It does not manually match, vet, recruit or negotiate for either side.
User-controlled availability
Operators choose whether they are open, considering opportunities or keeping their page online as a portfolio only.
Private first contact
Contact details are not published. An enquiry is relayed to the operator, who decides whether to respond.
Agreements stay direct
Pubs and operators carry out their own checks and handle contracts, licences, insurance and payments themselves.
Optional market research
Understand pub markets by city
Explore public venue and area data for local context. These records are not adverts and do not mean a pub has a kitchen available.
120 pubsLondon
Greater London
£1,000 – £4,500/moPop. 9.8M
73 pubsManchester
North West
£750 – £2,000/moPop. 2.8M
67 pubsBirmingham
West Midlands
£750 – £2,000/moPop. 2.7M
Pub records use public sources such as Food Standards Agency data and are provided for research only.
Find your next food partnership
Browse operators for free, review their work and start a direct conversation.
Frequently asked questions
What is PubKitchens?
PubKitchens is a free, self-serve directory of independent chefs and food operators who are open to pub residencies, pop-ups, and other kitchen partnerships. Pubs can browse published profiles and contact operators directly.
Who can create an operator profile?
Independent chefs, kitchen teams, food brands, street-food traders, caterers, pop-ups, and other food businesses can create a profile. The directory is intended for independent commercial partnerships with pubs, not temporary shifts or employed chef roles.
How does contact work?
A pub can send a message through the contact form on a published profile. We relay the sender's details and message to the operator without displaying the operator's email address publicly. The operator decides whether to reply.
Is it free?
Yes. It is free to browse the directory, create and publish an operator profile, and send a contact request. PubKitchens does not charge a commission on arrangements made through the platform.
Does PubKitchens match or vet people?
No. PubKitchens does not manually match, recruit, interview, endorse, or vet operators or pubs. Profile information and availability are supplied by users. Both sides should carry out their own checks before making a commitment.
Are the pub pages available kitchen opportunities?
No. Pub pages use public venue and area data for research. Food Standards Agency data records a business's hygiene rating or inspection result at the inspection date; it does not show that a kitchen is available or that the pub wants an operator. PubKitchens does not contact those pubs on your behalf.
What happens if a pub and operator want to work together?
They take the conversation forward directly. The parties are responsible for their own due diligence, permissions, licences, insurance, food-safety arrangements, contracts, and payments. PubKitchens is not a party to their agreement.