London Restaurants - Mayfair, Belgravia

20 Queen Street, London, W1J 5PR

There are a few Cafe Muranos across town - but this is the main Michelin-starred flagship restaurant of Angela Hartnett. It's high-end Italian dining but with a relaxed vibe.

The Dorchester, Park Lane, London W1K 1QA

Alain Ducasse is one of France's most celebrated chefs and he's done pretty well over here too. This restaurant at The Dorchester hotel, serving up fine French food, is features Chef Patron Jean-Philippe Blondet, as the man interpreting Ducasse for the London scene. There's a distinct effort for dishes here to be lighter than the normal rich Michelin fare.

400 Oxford St, Marylebone, London W1A 1AB

Caprice Holdings - the people behind The Ivy restaurants, Sexy Fish and lots more - are behind this in-your-face restaurant at Selfridges. And, like Sexy Fish, this has a big old Damen Hirst installation front and centre.

10 Heddon Street, London W1B 4BX

Sarap started life as pop-ups and residencies, then a restaurant in Brixton followed by this flagship restaurant in Mayfair - the latest to take over the 10 Heddon Street location. This restaurant sees what they call an "evolution"of their Filipino menu, with the signature dishes being their Lechon suckling pig.

6-8 Mill Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 2AZ

This Mayfair pub is best known for its pies - having won the British Pie Awards three times. It's also now run by the same people behind The Guinea, so there's an expanded menu as well as access to all the wines on The Guinea's list. Look out for the secret roof terrace at the back.

10 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London W1K 6JP

Gordon Ramsay's first new restaurant for years in London has been inspired by 1930s Tokyo drinking dens - it's taken over the spot where Maze was on Grosvenor Square.

25 Heddon Street, London W1B 4BH

The classic Moroccan restaurant in Mayfair by Mourad Mazouz has been given a new lease of life with an extensive makeover. The food is French Med with hints of North Africa and there's a cracking bar downstairs from top barman Erik Lorincz.

39 Maddox St, London W1S 1FX

17-19 Maddox St, Mayfair, London W1S 2QH

Atul Kochhar's first new restaurant after Benares is this Mayfair spot focusing on lesser-known Indian dishes.

The Grosvenor House Hotel, 86-90 Park Ln, Mayfair, London W1K 7TN

Fresh from Dubai comes Ruya and chef Colin Clague, bringing some of the region’s finest traditional food given a contemporary, sophisticated twist that's well suited to the restaurant’s ritzy location.

44 Elizabeth St, Belgravia, London SW1W 9PA

The Thomas Cubitt is the one of the Belgravia outposts for the Cubitt House Group, situated in a Regency townhouse. It combines a ground-floor pub with a more upmarket upstairs dining room.

34 Dover Street, London W1S 4NG

With restaurants in all the key globetrotting hotspots - NYC, Miami, Dubai etc - a London branch was way overdue for this upscale international chain.

19 Berkeley St, Mayfair, London W1J 8ED

In the heart of Mayfair, high end Bocconcino serves up classic Italian cuisine - everything from homemade pasta and freshly made pizzas baked in the wood-fired pizza oven, to the highest quality seafood.

Carlos Place, Mayfair, London, W1K 2AL

Top NYC chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, who has a Michelin star or three to his name, has taken over one of the restaurants at Mayfair#s prestigious Connaught hotel. He's pulled together the Mayfair equivalent of a neighbourhood restaurant - mixing everything from caviar to pizza.

26 Albemarle St, Mayfair, London W1S 4HY

The man behind Casa Cruz in Notting Hill, Juan Santa Cruz, has come into Mayfair with this small plates affair that's VERY glam.

3 - 9 Heddon Street, London W1B 4BD

Following the success of Bread Street Kitchen in the City, Gordon's set his sights on Mayfair for a follow-up.

16 Bury Street St James's, London SW1Y 6AJ

One of Mayfair St James’ finest dining establishments has had a refresh – except this is far more than a new lick of paint. Quaglino’s, the iconic restaurant and late-night venue, has undergone a full-scale renovation under the direction of D&D London and Russell Sage studios.

33 St. James's Street, London SW1A 1HD

This sees Angela Hartnett taking over the site in St James which used to hold Gordon Ramsay's original Petrus restaurant (and where she was Head Chef). Expect "regionally focused dishes, at an accessible price-point, in a relaxed and informal atmosphere – the kind of restaurant I would enjoy eating in every day".

140 Park Lane, London W1K 7AA

This is the restaurant for the Marriott Park Lane. It aims to concentrate on the "best of London’s street food" and this is represented by mixing several international cusines that hark from distinct areas of London (those would be the "Lanes" of the title). That means Vietnamese (Kingsland Road) Indian (Brick Lane) British (Portobello Road) and Lebanese (Edgware Road).

9 Regent St, London SW1Y 4LR

This ramen restaurant specialises in Hakata tonkotsu ramen noodles with a recipe created by chef Kanji Furukawa, who was born and raised in Hakatan. Varieties include wWasabi, piri piri and their signature Shoryu version. Traditional sushi, sashimi and starter dishes are also available.

St. James's Hotel and Club, 7-8 Park Place, St. James's, SW1A 1LS London

William Drabble moved from Aubergine to head up this self-styled 'intimate' restaurant at the St James's Hotel and Club. The menu may be 'modern-French' but the provenance of the food is all British. The dining room has just had a major refurb from Russell Sage Studios, giving it a new bar area and extended dining room.

118 Piccadilly, Mayfair, London, W1J 7NW

Arjun Waney, one of the people behind Zuma, ihas opened this Peruvian restaurant in Piccadilly, with influences from all over South America. It's a more high-end affair that recent Peruvian restaurants with a private members' bar, dining area and terrace. The downstairs restaurant and bar is open to everyone and is run by Sanjay Dwivedi, formerly at Le Caprice and The Ivy and who has been spending time in the kitchens of Lima such as Cala, Astrid and Gaston. Expect plenty of ceviches and tiraditos and anticuchos or grilled skewered meat, including ox heart with parsley and ají rocoto, and parrillada dishes such as pechuga de pato – duck breast with lúcuma, soya sauce and coriander shoots.

50a Berkeley Street, Mayfair, London W1J 8HA

Russian restaurateur Arkady Novikov has launched three restaurants in one on this Berkeley site - a restaurant serving Asian seafood, another serving an Italian menu and a 'Far Eastern-themed bar'. Novikov owns a multi-million dollar restaurant empire in Moscow so expect plenty of bling. The chef for the Italian room Stefano Stecca comes via Zafferano and the Brunello restaurant at the Baglioni hotel in Kensington.

29 Clarges Street, Mayfair, London W1J 7EF

The folks behind Goodman are on a mission to offer Londoners the kind of Lobster experience you get on the east coast of America. They hope to offer the cheapest lobster in the UK, thanks to their tank which can take a tonne of lobster at a time.

3-4 Portman Mews South, London W1H 6HS

An Indian street cafe with an urban London feel with small Indian bites including "bun tikka" and "bun kebab" - essentially Indian styled burgers- and a larger restaurant with bigger plates downstairs.

17 Bruton Street, London W1J 6QB

Hakkasan Mayfair is the second site of the very successful Chinese restaurant originally set up by Alan Yau. The new location is on Bruton Street and while it features a lot of the old favourites from Hakkasan on Hanway Place, the team created some new signature dishes for the Mayfair site. It's very much a celeb hangout too.

23 Connaught Street, London W2 2AY

This Marylebone restaurant evokes the style of Argentinean steakhouses, with a stripped-back brick interior. On the menu, there's a big focus on the grill with plenty of Argentine steak, including a selection to share with Provelone cheese. The wine list is a great source of Argentinean reds and they also have a sunlit conservatory out the back.

Intercontinental Hotel, 1 Hamilton Place, Park Lane, London W1J 7QY

TV chef Theo Randall has been runngin this restaurant for well over a decade and before that, he was the head chef of The River Cafe. Even better than having his name over the door, in practice, Theo is in the kitchen for most of the services here - which is something you can't always expect in other big-name chef restaurants.

23 St James's Street, London SW1A 1LP

51 Upper Berkeley Street, London W1H 7QW