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.
115 Westbourne Grove, London W2 4UP
El Pirata Detapas is a younger offshoot of a long-established Mayfair tapas restaurant. Reviews so far have been good, but best of all is their set lunch menu deal - with two tapas, bread, alioli and a glass of wine or sherry for just £9. Now that's a bargain.
69 - 71 Dean Street, London W1D 3SE
Part of Nick Jones' Soho House empire, this is a hotel and restaurant space in Dean Street. This 'glorious cream Georgian building, originally home to the Gargolye Club' (their words), has 41 bedrooms alongside a traditional English dining room, seating 120. The all-day menu includes British favourites as well as afternoon tea, weekend brunch and weekly Sunday roast.
85 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AE
More French perfection from the Peter Prescott and Terence Conran partnership. There's a charcuterie counter, sushi bar, members club and private rooms. Head chef David Burke comes via Bibendum and Pont de la Tour. Oh, and Samuel Pepys was born here.
4 Park Pavilion, 40 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5FW
International Japanese restaurant Roka’s first London opening in Charlotte Street was a huge hit, and this second London restaurant is at the Churchill Place Mall. It includes a Sochu lounge and is the first Roka to feature a Robata chef’s table. According to owner Rainer Becker, the new Roka's design is 'like a baby Zuma'. Yoshi Muranka is head chef.
41 Beak Street, London
Small bites are big news as this Venetian bacaro demonstrates. The head chef here is Tom Olroyd, who was previously at Bocca di Lupo, London's last big Italian opening. Packed from pretty much the minute it opened, the tapas-style menu is clearly a hit with Londoners.
65 Wigmore Street, London W1U 1PZ
Restaurateur Tony Kitous (who also owns Pasha and Kenza) intends Comptoir Libanais to 'revolutionise Middle Eastern food and make it accessible to the high street'. In the main, critics tend to agree he's succeeded.
5-7 Devonshire Road, Chiswick, London W4 2EU
Owned by Nigel Platts-Martin and Bruce Poole (who also run Chez Bruce) this Chiswick restaurant has the same French/Mediterranean leanings as its sibling, and a loyal local audience.
Serpentine Road, Hyde Park, London W2 2UH
Ben and Hugo, the schoolfriends behind Benugo, further expand their public buildings and spaces empire with the opening of this Hyde Park bar and cafe. They lay great store by their suppliers, who've been working with their sandwich bar chain for years, but early reviewers weren't impressed.
65 South Audley Street, London W1K 2QU
This Chinese restaurant grabbed a Michelin star in the 2009 Guide and is run by Malaysian restaurateur Bernard Yeoh. They serve what they call "Liberated Chinese Cooking" influenced but not restricted by classic Chinese cooking.
24 York Way, London N1 9AA
Located in the gradually up and coming area of King's Cross, The Fellow offers the usual gastropub fare. You'll also find a handy roof terrace if you want to, understandably, escape from King's Cross street level.
Royal Garden Hotel, 2-24 Kensington High Street, London W8 4PT
Fine Chinese dining with a fabulous view over Kensington Palace Gardens. You can't knock the attention to detail - Beijing Duck ovens and woks able to withstand very high temperatures were made in Singapore and brought over to ensure authenticity, which seems to have worked.
Rainville Road, London W6 9HA
This longstanding pub in Hammersmith with a large beer garden overlooking the Thames has had a gastro makeover from the Realpubs crowd.
140 Wandsworth Bridge Road, London SW6 2UL
Owners Antonio and Cristina wanted to offer Londoners a chance to try some of the new wave of cooking coming out of Spain - so this is less a tapas joint and more of a small plates restaurant, complete with a handy deli if you haven't time to stop and eat. There's also a sister restaurant in Battersea.
73 Haverstock Hill, Chalk Farm, London NW3 4SL
Modern Iranian restaurant serving essentially good Persian food.
360 Victoria Park Road, London E9 7BT
This Victoria Park gastropub owes its existence to Andrew Maillard, formerly of London's premier cocktail bar Alphabet Bar.
5 Macclesfield Street, London W1D 6AY
There's always room in a Londoner's heart for a joint serving ethnic food at competitive prices, slap bang in the middle of town, with barely an ounce of energy given over to customer goodwill. Surly or even aggressive service in the case of Soho veteran Wong Kei, can be forgiven if the food is good, and it is at Rasa Sayang.
95 Columbia Rd, Hackney, London E2 7RG
Is it a shop or a restaurant - no, it's Campania Gastronomia - a foodie hybrid, offering a few tables amid shelves of Italian products. Owners Benito Montorio and Emma Lantosca both hail from this part of Italy, so they should know what they're doing.
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