Modern European

From the same stable as Salt Yard and Dehesa, this serves tapas-style dishes in a refurbished pub setting. Their teeny Iberico pork and foie gras burgers are worthy of the trip here alone.

This wine-focused laid back eaterie has been a huge success since it opened in Farringdon. The sister restaurant has 60 covers and a wine store alongside so you can buy what you've tried. There's 25 wines by the glass and a 285 bottle list.

Opening on the site of the former Eat and Two Veg, this modern European brasserie is the first London opening for popular Belgian restaurateurs Julie and Luc Van Oostende who currently run Cafe Theatre in Ghent.

The restaurant offering at the Whitechapel gallery promises 'no fuss cooking with an eclectic take on seasonal ingredients'. Early diners had service issues - but most approved of the pared-down design of the dining room.

This is the original Caravan, where they built a reputation of creating some of the finest brunches in town. Having their own coffee roastery means the coffee are second to none.

Often cited as one of the most romantic restaurants in London, this Soho stalwart is also a great old-fashioned bistro with a decent wine list. If you're looking for somewhere to be flatteringly lit by candlelight - this is the spot.

This is a joint venture between top chef Philip Howard, best known for Elystan Street, and his business partner Rebecca Mascarenhas. The chef here is Mark Kempson, who worked with Howard at The Square. This has slowly become a Kensington institution, a laid-back neighbourhood restaurant, but one that has a Michelin star.

Popular wine bar Terroirs expands into its basement with larger tables and set meal times to create a more traditional restaurant.

People have been eating and drinking on this very part of Piccadilly since Elizabethan times and the current listed interior dates back to 1873. It used to be part of Marco Pierre White's empire but has been taken over and looks to be regaining something of its former glory. Head chef is Artan Hasa.

This wine bar, off-licence and restaurant has five, count them, Enomatic wine machines which apparently retail for around eight grand each, just so that Londoners can enjoy one of 40 wines by the glass. Beware the oh-too-handy credit card system which allows self-service! Apparently the food's not bad, either.

There's only one menu on offer here at John McClement's restaurant - an 18 course tasting menu for dinner. It's a tiny, intimate dining room, so booking is essential.

Run by Chris Corbin and Jeremy King, this is the jewel of their restaurant empire. A London institution that has an extremely loyal clientele and often the hangout of media types and celebs, it also serves a cracking breakfast.