26 Devonshire Road, Chiswick, London W4 2JJ

Nick Gibson, owner of Islington gastropub the Draper's Arms, has a loyal North London following and is aiming to replicate his local gastropub success over in Chiswick. The dining room seats 70 with space for 16 more in the bar and a good-sized garden. Head chef is David Philpot, whose previous experience includes Dean Street Townhouse and Le Caprice, New York.

135 Kensington Church Street, London W8 7LP

Kiosk K2024, The Balcony, Westfield London, Shepherd’s Bush, London W12 7SL

Unit 12, Brixton Village, London SW9 8PR

10a Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5AE

11a Northington Street, London WC1N 2JF

15 Lowndes Street, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 9EY

Classic Italian, Michelin starred restaurant in Knightsbridge that is popular with the wealthy locals.

St Martin's Courtyard, 23 Slingsby Place, London WC2E 9AB

42-43 Dean Street, London W1D 4PZ

Cay Tre in Shoreditch/ Hoxton is felt by many, including Mark Hix, to be the very best Vietnamese restaurant in town. Also owners of the successful Viet Grill, they've been expanding lately - first with the recent Keu, and now with a flagship restaurant right in the centre of Soho. Expect a restaurant with a bright look, to challenge the vogue that contemporary Asian restaurants must be dark and moody, and more of a small-plates approach than the original Cay Tre offered.

136 Upper Richmond Road, London SW15 2SP

9 Camp Road, Wimbledon Common, London SW19 4UN

Michelin starred chef Claude Bosi has joined up with his brother to set up this pub/restaurant in the heart of wealthy Wimbledon. This has a more British state of affairs from a place that steers more towards restaurant than pub.

1A Argyll Road, London W8 7DB

2 Bellevue Road, Wandsworth Common, London SW17 7EG

This Wandsworth institution is run by Bruce Poole (in partnership with Nigel Platts-Martin). It's been serving a classical French menu with Mediterranean influences since 1995.

56 Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4SA

Chiswell Street Dining Rooms is part of the ETM Group, the same people behind The Botanist. It's based within what used to be the old Whitbread Brewery building and offers a modern British menu which is particularly strong on game.

1st Floor, Design Museum, 28 Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD

37 Hoxton Square, London N1 6NN

Red Dog Saloon is billing itself as 'the most authentic American BBQ restuarant in the capital'. That's fighting talk - particularly as it's not far from Jamie Oliver's Barbecoa - so what do they have to back up this claim? It's all in the pit apparently - the kitchen's hickory and mesquite-burning smoker, which was imported from the American BBQ Company.

6 Maiden Lane, London WC2E 7NA

With everything Norman (and partner Richard Beatty) opens turning to gold, da Polpo is one of the hottest tickets in town. It's a little bigger than Spuntino or Polpetto with room for 70 diners and there's a meatball section on the menu.

157 Old Brompton Road, London, SW5 0LJ

71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6EA

The Savoy Hotel, Strand, London WC2R 0EU

The main restaurant at The Savoy is one of three in the hotel and the real crown jewel. There's a 1920s feel to the room and classic French cuisine on the menu.

9 Park Walk, West Brompton, London SW10 OAJ

49 Columbia Road, Shoreditch, London E2 7RG

This East London restaurant has become something of a perennial favourite, often cited as among one of the best in town. Expect a hyper seasonal menu and pay particular attention to the excellent wine list. They now also have a store onsite.

86 Fulham Road, London SW3 6HR

71-73 Palace Gardens Terrace, London W8 4RU

6 New Quebec Street, London W1H 7RQ

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.

115 Chancery Lane. London WC2A 1PP

23 St James's Street, London SW1A 1LP

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.