Restaurant Reviews

118-120 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 5EP

60 Threadneedle Street, London EC2R 8HP

Raymond Blanc's first London branch of his Brasserie Blanc chain. This 4000 square foot venue features an outside dining area and, as Blanc explains, serves 'simple, high quality food that comes as close as possible to the meals that my mother prepared for me at home in Besançon'.

62 Goodge Street, London W1T 4NE

Once known as Barrica, this is now the Fitzrovia outpost of Spanish tapas bar Copita, owned by former wine shipper Tim Luther. This tapas spot has been fairly quietly building a loyal audience in London's media heartland for its standout tapas and excellent sherry list.

37 Pimlico Road, London SW1W 8NE

This new gastropub comes from the owners of previously lauded gastropubs The Thomas Cubitt and The Pantechnicon. This is their first pub with rooms in Pimlico. There's a wood-fired oven for pizzas and roasts and 4 en-suite bedrooms.