Netil House, 1 Westgate St, London E8 3RL

James Dye, co-owner of Frank’s Café and The Camberwell Arms, took over the old Bright space in Netil House, creating a music-centric wine bar and restaurant. Alongside the food, there's a vintage sound system, record shelves, and a DJ booth. it all transitions from coffee and sandwiches during the day to a wine-focused restaurant in the evenings.

100 Bishopsgate, City of London, London EC2M 1GT

Fazenda is a rodizio grill restaurant group originating from cities like Leeds and Liverpool, and this is their first London location. While emphasizing the traditional rodizio experience, the London location introduces a broader menu plus there's a pretty huge buffet on offer. Alongside all that meat is a wine list primarily features South American options.

400 Oxford St, London W1A 1AB

The Corner Restaurant at Selfridges is just that - a restaurant that takes over a light-drenched corner room in the store. Right now they've got top chef Jackson Boxer (of Brunswick House and Orasay) in charge of a menu which they're calling an "experimental menu of seasonal dishes". Fans of the chef should definitely be using this as a rest stop while shopping on Oxford Street.

31 Kensington Park Rd, London W11 2EU

Jackson Boxer (also of Brunswick House) took inspiration from the Scottish islands and highlands for this West London seafood restaurant which has become one of Notting Hill's best. Dishes range from fried prawns to whole day-boat fish and sharing dishes like the Belted Galloway Rib with Bearnaise.

Coal Drops Yard, Stable Street, King’s Cross, London N1C 4AB

Barrafina are considered as being some of the best Spanish restaurants in London and this Kings Cross outpost is no exception, with a particular focus on Catalan cooking. It's primarily counter dining, but they also have a stunning alfresco-only grill restaurant, Parrillan.

2 St James’s Market, London SW1Y 4RP

Chefs Will Murray and Jack Croft met in the kitchens of Dinner by Heston and then teamed up with James Robson to come up with Fallow. They run big on sustainability, so they use interesting cuts and everything is super seasonal and focuses mainly on British and Irish produce. Fallow’s commitment to sustainability and seasonality extends to even growing its own mushrooms in-house - how’s that for food miles?

Coal Drops Yard, Stable Street, London N1C 4AB

Casa Pastor serves up Mexican classics like slow-cooked pork tacos and tuna tostadas with the outside heated area Plaza Pastor sharing a similar menu, potent cocktails and featuring live music and DJs at the weekend. It’s an excellent party spot in the centre of Coal Drops Yard.

27 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London W1S 4HZ

This high-end Itlaian restaurant comes from the same people behind Coya, Amazonico and Bar des Pres. It's taken southern Italy as the inspiration in a restaurant that's made of a warren of rooms and bars. The room with the retractable glass roof will be a hit on warm days, while their veal tomahawk Milanese is a must.

37 Golden Square, Soho, London W1F 9LB

Bébé Bob is a spin-off from Bob Bob Ricard (which happens to be right next door). It keeps the same glam look of the original but centres the menu around rotisserie chicken with a good helping ov caviar thrown in for good measure. A good, and somewhat more affordable, alternatively to the original Bob Bob.

25 Peter St, London W1F 0AH

Supernova came out of almost nowhere to become one of London's hottest burgers. Coming from the team behind Creme cookies and NAC in Mayfair, this focuses on a pared back menu of smashed burgers and ice cream sundaes.

157 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2RS

This comes from sushi master Endo Kazutoshi, the man behind Endo at the Rotunda. While that's a full omakase affair, this sushi bar in Notting Hill is a slightly more casual affair, which has gone down extremely well with West London folk. It remains easily one of the best sushi spots in town.

Beeston Place, London SW1W 0JW

The Goring has been a London institution for over 100 years. It's around the corner from Buckingham Palace and the Queen had been known to pop in from time to time, and if you're lucky you might still see a royal or two. Here you'll find high-end Michelin-starred dining. Don't miss out on the eggs drumkilbo - they were a favourite of the Queen Mother.

30 Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8NA

Following on the success of their Shepherd Market restaurant the team behind Kitty Fisher's opened their second restaurant on Covent Garden's Henrietta Street. They set out their stall as 'complex comfort food' and the always-on toastie is a good example of that.

36 Duke Street, St James's, London SW1Y 6DF

Paying homage to the grand brasseries of Paris and Lyon, Maison Francois quickly made a name for itself in St James when it opened in 2020. Downstairs there’s a huge wine cellar that’s a perfect private dining room and the basement bar, Frank’s, is a handy spot for a glass of wine post-work.

227 Dartmouth Road, London SE26 4QY

Originally created over lockdown, Spasia Dinkovski's Mystic Burek specialises in Balkan cuisine. most specifically the bureks in its name. Here you'll find filo pies, dips, desserts, Balkan snacks and regular specials which you can eat-in or take away. Look out for special supper club announcements too.

1 Willow St, London EC2A 4BH

Llama Inn originated in Brooklyn from chef Erik Ramirez (finalist in the James Beard Award for Outstanding Chef). The NYC twist on Peruvian cuisine has proven to be just as successful in London as in New York. Here, the restaurant is on the roof of the Hoxton Hotel in Shoreditch and in good weather, you definitely want to be on their terrace with a pisco sour.

National Theatre, Upper Ground London SE1 9PX

They started out as a rooftop in Peckham and for their second restaurant, Forza Wine took over one of the restaurants at The National Theatre. It has a great view of the Thames and on a good day, you'll definitely want to grab a table on the extensive terrace. As for the food, expect Italian small plates and a natural wine list that's pretty good value for the area.

45 Jermyn St., London SW1 6DN

A popular St James haunt (and adjacent to Fortnums), this is always busy with a crowd that appreciates its super seasonal menu using the best of British produce. Enjoy the luxury of tableside service including a caviar trolley and the beef Wellington with sauce that’s flambeed right beside you.

150 Piccadilly, London W1J 9BR

One of London’s most elaborate dining rooms, the food here by the well-respected executive chef John Williams more than matches its surroundings. Here is a restaurant where you can expect domes to be lifted off dishes like veal cheek blanquette with white asparagus and Madeira. For sheer theatricality, order the crepes Suzette which are finished off in front of you.

4 St James's Market, St. James's, London SW1Y 4QU

Chef patron Ramael Scully is of Chinese, Indian, Balinese and Irish descent and these influences inspire his cooking. The restaurant is a particular lure for vegetarians who are attracted by dishes like the bbq tender-stem broccoli with salted egg yolk, onion chinkiang vinegar and wasabi pea furikake.

5 Princes St, London W1B 2LQ

Tendril had been running as a supper club and pop-up before finding its permanent home in Mayfair. Run by Rishim Sachdeva (previously at Chiltern Firehouse) , the restaurant's driving aim is to serve "mostly vegan" food (which means one or two dishes may feature cheese) with dishes based on Rishim's experience gained in both British and Indian kitchens.

71 Nile Street, London N1 7RD

This restaurant in Old Street comes from chef Joe Laker, previously at Fulham's Fenn. Here in East London, he's opened an all-counter dining restaurant which has just one dinner sitting a night, serving 16 guests. It's all ultra seasonal as well as making the most of bottling and preservation techniques to use some ingredients out of season. Downstairs, the cocktail bar Low Country is also well worth a visit.

21 Stephen Street, London W1T 1LN

Studio Gauthier comes from chef Alexis Gauthier, the man behind the much more high-end restaurant Gauthier Soho. Like that, this Fitzrovia outpost is a fully-vegan affair and brings some of the chef's best plant-based dishes to a bigger audience in a more casual setting (and a little more affordably too).

12 Ash Avenue, Elephant Park, London SE17 1GQ

Kachori is in Elephant & Castle's revamped Elephant Park area and is going for modern regional Indian cooking, taking its influences from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and the Punjab. It also features top chef Brinder Narula who comes to Kachori from Gymkhana.

86 Brewer Street, London W1F 9UB

This Soho restaurant comes from the people behind Mortimer House in Fitzrovia who brought in chef Tom Cenci to run the kitchen. Billed as a neighbourhood bistro, you'll find European bistro food with a few very specific British influences peppered throughout the menu. So there's a black pudding brioche as well as a jam rolly poly on the menu here. Make sure to try the cocktails and there's a really good non-alcoholic range too.

16 All Saints Road, London W11 1HH

This Notting Hill restaurant comes from Harneet Baweja, the man behind the very popular Gunpowder restaurants. Here, he's gone for something new - specifically a mix of Indian food and disco music, with a focus on the seventies music scene in India. Expect dishes like lamb shank dum biryani or fish chop rogan josh.

1 Bateman's Buildings, Soho, London W1D 3EN

Manzi's is the first brand-new restaurant from the Wolseley Restaurant Group (it was first conceived by Jeremy King). Easily one of the biggest new restaurants to open in Soho in recent years, it's a big two-floored affair that has the occasional out-there design moments (there are mermaids). There's an almost entirely seafood menu ranging from shellfish to monkfish wellingtons.

133 Queen’s Rd, London SE15 2ND

Little Kudu is the third restaurant from the Kudu group, after Kudu and Kudu Grill, and as the name suggests, it's something of a smaller restaurant than before. Here, the food is more of a tapas-style affair, which still retains that South African influence on dishes like their braaibrodjie.

107 Lower Clapton Rd, Lower Clapton, London E5 0NP

This is essentially the wine bar formerly known as P Franco, saved after once feared to be closing for good. The name may have changed but the management and ethos remain the same. Expect a focus on natural wines that are paired with some of London's more interesting chef residencies, all creating wonders from induction hobs at the back of the bar.

59 Chatsworth Rd, Lower Clapton, London E5 0LH

Leo's comes from the people behind Juliet's Quality Food in Tooting and this Clapton restaurant has them collaborating with ex-Bright chef Giuseppe Belvedere. An all-day bar and restaurant, it serves up a regularly changing menu that draws on Giuseppe’s Sardinian heritage, using the best possible produce from the British Isles and the continent.