21 Artillery Lane, Spitalfields, London E1 7HA

Canto Corvino comes from people behind the popular Manicomio restaurants. This modern Italian restaurant boasts an extensive Italian wine list, weekend brunches and more.

89 Kingsland High Street, London E8 2PB

Chef Brett Redman (from Elliot's and The Richmond) is set to open a new Japanese yakitori restaurant in Dalston. The restaurant draws upon the rich tradition of Tokyo yakitori joints, bringing this hugely popular variety of Japanese street food to east London.

1 King's Boulevard, London N1C 4BU

This used to be the first-ever gym in London - a huge imposing building just outside St Pancras. Expect plenty of German food, humongous sausages and Bavarian beer on the menu. It's brasserie-style downstairs and more of a fine-dining approach upstairs.

93 Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 0AS

This sees the former market stall go to the next level. They'll be serving bagels, stuffed pitas, fried chicken, short-rib pastrami and lots more. And expect a good brunch offering too, all with a Middle Eastern touch.

50 Stoke Newington Road, London N16 7XB

Rudie's is billed as a casual dining Jamaican restaurant which is aiming for "traditional Jamaican cooking presented with a contemporary twist."

279-283 Brompton Road, London SW3 2DY

The Hour Glass pub has two new owners - Luke Mackay and David Turcan, who run Brompton Food Market. Expect a regularly changing menu with lots of products from artisan producers.

129A Prichards Road, London E2 9AP

This is from Tom Hunt - better known to some as the author of The Natural Cook - bringing the successful tapas restaurant from Bristol to London. Expect tapas based on organic and seasonal British produce.

14 Borough High Street, London SE1 9QG

This Spanish restaurant has a big focus on meat - specifically Iberico pork - as well as tapas, Spanish wines, sherry and cavas as well as a short cocktail list.

17 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1D 6PJ

This is the latest from Mark Sargeant who is opening his first Soho restaurant. Downstairs is for walk-ins for snacks, small plates and charcuterie while upstairs will be an affordable brasserie.

1 Leicester Street, London, WC2H 7BL

This 50-cover restaurant will be open all day, starting with breakfast from 7am and - good news - they'll have a bar that's open till 2am with a 30 cover terrace. The food will be French-Vietnamese and there'll be shellfish dishes, steaks and ribs, cooked on the Robata charcoal grill.

Peninsula Square, Greenwich Peninsula, London SE10 0SQ

This is Stevie Parle's restaurant in Greenwich. Expect the menu to reflect the food that he loves: simple home-cooking and experiments with every day ingredients but with a focus on fresh, more locally-sourced British food.

90 Berwick Street, London W1F 0QB

This has been set up by Alan Yau, opening right next door to his old restaurant Yauatcha. He's reinvented the space as a Chinese gastropub - so there's a more pubby environment downstairs with a Chinese restaurant upstairs. Expect a big focus on the duck, of course.

Arch 338 Acton Mews (Between Dunston St & Dunston Rd), Haggerston, London E8 4EA

This is a joint venture between Josh Katz (ex Galvin Bistrot de Luxe and Ottolenghi) and Mattia Bianchi (ex Ottolenghi and Ben Spalding). It takes inspiration from Turkey's Mangal restaurants, the grill & kebab houses of Istanbul, the food stalls of Jmaa al Fna in Marrakesh and the Shipudim in Tel Aviv. Essentially expect a lot of grilled meat and veg.

53 Lexington St, London W1F 9AS

One of the most successful example of street food vendors going permanent, this is one of the toughest places to grab a seat at in Soho. But when you do, the steamed milk buns that are at the heart of the menu make it all worthwhile.

18-20 Rupert Street, London W1D 6DE

Bringing the finest Spanish food to London's West End, the ever popular Brindisa Tapas Kitchen have opened this grill-based restaurant.

28 Brixton Water Lane, London SW2 1PE

A compact, lively neighbourhood restaurant with as much love given to the low-intervention wine list as to the charcoal grill which is the main focus for the short, inspired menu. Their basement bar is a great place to work through the wine list, before heading to your table or counter seat in this minimal space. Whilst the menu changes frequently, dependant on the quality and seasonality of what’s on offer, the BBQ pork belly with sesame and Korean spices is now a firm staple due to its popularity.

15 Battersea Square, London, SW11 3RA

An all-day neighbourhood restaurant and bar from the people behind Soho's Damson & Co. Expect a strong focus on healthy food too

6 Greek St, Soho, London W1D 4DE

This 50 seater restaurant (with a terrace too) combines British seasonal produce with an emphasis on smoked cooking methods, as well as the more traditional sweet and pickled influences from South-East Asia.

Unit 4, 2 Ham Yard, London W1D 7DT

This is part of the Firmdale Hotels Ham Yard Hotel and is a combined sushi and Kobe beef restaurant.

68–80 Hanbury Street London E1 5JL

Jago is the first restaurant from Louis Solley, who used to head up Ottolenghi in Notting Hill. He's now opening an all-day restaurant in Shoreditch with a focus on European and Ashkenazi inspired cuisine.

187b Wardour Street, London W1F 8ZB

This Soho restaurant boasts that it's reservations-only and the menu here will consist of small plates with a very British flavour.

65A Brushfield Street, London E1 6AA

This restaurant and bar is from Clive Watson, who has previously opened Riding House Cafe, Village East and more. It's billed as "an informal take on a grand European brasserie".

10 Adelaide Street, London WC2N 4HZ

One thing you know you're going to get at any branch of Barrafina is great food. The counter seats might be gone minutes after service opens, but that only proves that the early bird catches the milk fed kidneys.

4 Upper St Martin’s Lane, London WC2H 9NY

Tredwells was originally part of the Marcus Wareing group, but it's now owned and run by Chantelle Nicholson who has taken this "casual but informed restaurant" and turned it into a popular Covent Garden haunt with a strong focus on veggie dishes.

148 Clapham Manor Street, London SW4 6BX

The Manor sees the Dairy's Dean Parker heading up the kitchen in this restaurant from the people behind Clapham's hugely popular The Dairy. As the new restaurant is just down the road from The Dairy, they'll still be able to use the produce from the rooftop garden and beehives, while Delicatessen will supply the homemade charcuterie.

Unit 1b, City Point, 1 Ropemaker St, London EC2Y 9AW

Originally created by Neil Rankin this bar/restaurant serves egg dishes every which way it can (but not desserts). Expect burgers, hash, tacos and more.

1 Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8PS

This restaurant is being referred to as the "little sister of The Ivy but with its own distinct character" so expect to find versions of famous Ivy dishes on offer.

46 Commercial Street, London E1 6LT

This popular street food spot has a permanent home with short ribs, wagyu brisket, tacos, smoked mac n' cheese and more on the menu. Plus there's another bar downstairs, 46 and Mercy, serving cocktails.

53 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 6LB

Coming from Alan Yau, this restaurant serves pide - essentially Turkish pizza - filled with Asian ingredients.