27 Poultry, London EC2R 8AJ

The Ned is both an impressive City hotel as well as a collection of restaurants. Soho House took over an impressive (and huge) old banking site and stuffed it with places to eat. There are ten restaurants to choose from and while some City restaurants get quiet at the weekends - this is buzzy at all times.

9 Seymour Place, London W1H 5BA

This is from the people behind Donostia - and it's just across the road from their sibling. It's a much larger restaurant and there's a big emphasis on the aged Galician beef, which they import themselves (and supply other restaurants with too). An excellent place to try Basque-style steak in London - and they've a lovely private courtyard too.

56 Wigmore St, Marylebone, London W1U 2RZ

Cavita is the London restaurant from Mexican-born chef Adriana Cavita, who was previously at top restaurants including El Bulli and Pujol. Here, you'll get a high-end Mexican menu in a relaxed setting as well as a separate downstairs mezcaleria.

35 Spital Square, London, E1 6DY

Set within the astoundingly opulent Grade-II-listed St Botolph’s Hall, with its high stone ceilings and large arched windows, Galvin La Chapelle is fine French dining indeed. Holding a Michelin star since 2011, this 110-seater restaurant is the place for dishes such as barbecued Bresse pigeon, celeriac, Yorkshire rhubarb and dark chocolate. There are vegetarian and vegan menus too.

The OWO. 7 Horse Guards Ave, London SW1A 2EX

Endo Kazutoshi, who also runs Sumi and his signature restaurant Endo at Rotunda, is behind this extensive Japanese restaurant at the top of The OWO in Whitehall. Here he's created a menu that has more European Influences than his other places, while boasting a great roof terrace that looks over some of London's most iconic buildings. Make sure to also pop into the excellent Kioku Bar on the ground floor for cocktails and sake.

123 Bayswater Rd, London W2 3JH

The Park is billed as a New World grand cafe and this restaurant from Jeremy King moves outside of his traditional European grand cafe comfort zone. Here, both the food and wine are influenced by the west coast of America and there's also a feel of mid-20th Century US glamour here too. Expect a wide range of food that includes everything from huge pies to seafood pasta with both US and European-influenced dishes appearing and a great cocktail list.

The Old Westminster Library, Great Smith St, London SW1P 3BU

Chef and restaurateur Vivek Singh’s fine-dining Indian restaurant has long been a Westminster institution. Housed in a gorgeous Grade II listed building it’s the perfect place for a business lunch or dinner. Game and seafood are a speciality and if things are going particularly well you might want to call the gin trolley over.

22 Palmer St, London SW1H 0PH

For an old-school Lyon bouchon experience look no further than Chez Antoinette. Owner Aurelia took inspiration from her grandmother’s cooking. So we're talking croque monsieur, French onion soup and chicken cordon bleu on the menu. Both this restaurant and the other branch in Covent Garden are packed with furniture, curios and art sourced from France.

3-5 Great Scotland Yard, London SW1A 2HN

If you aren’t headed to Sweden any time soon then a visit here to Michelin-starred chef Niklas Ekstedt's only restaurant outside Stockholm is a must. Here it’s all about using live-fire cooking, applying Swedish techniques to the best of British produce. That might translate to dishes like a Tunworth cheese cooked in a wood-fired oven and served with smoked honey.

4 Greycoat Pl, London SW1P 1SB

Set in the Grade II listed Edwardian Westminster fire station, Yaatra is a modern Indian restaurant
Executive chef Amit Bagyal worked with Atul Kochhar for years at both Kanishka Mayfair and Benares. Menus are created in a way to give you a tasting tour of the Indian subcontinent. The purple carrot & kohlrabi koftar is a signature dish.

77 Wigmore St, Marylebone, London W1U 1QE

This is the sibling of one of Soho's most popular restaurants (and from the same people as Gymkhana). As with the Soho Hoppers, there's a big focus on hoppers and dosas and larger Sri Lankan and South Indian dishes alongside those, all set within a much larger space.

Level 3, 122 Leadenhall St, London EC3V 4AB

Infamous for its ‘press for Champagne’ button at every table, this London institution is great for groups (the largest booth size seats eight but up to 18 can dine comfortably in their private dining rooms). Menu-wise, expect reinventions of classic European dishes.

10-12 Bloomberg Arcade, London, EC4N 8AR

If you have a penchant for freshly made udon noodles, this is the place: a larger version of the much-loved Koya in Soho, where you can sit at wooden tables and enjoy izakaya small plates with sake and beer.

15 Langham Pl, Marylebone, London W1B 3DE

Part of The Langham hotel, this is run by Michel Roux but it's much more like a standalone gastropub - and as such is one of the handiest drinking dens in the area. That said, the food is well worth a look too - the pies and masala scotch egg particularly.

Bloomberg Arcade, 3 Queen Street, London, EC4N 8BN

One of the best Indian restaurants in The City, Brigadiers is from the same people behind Trishna, Hoppers and Gymkhana. It has a maze of rooms in the largest space in the Bloomberg Arcade, with a sizeable outdoor terrace too. Fans of smoky Indian barbecue will be particularly impressed.

56 James St, London W1U 1HF

Like all of BAO's London restaurants, this Marylebone outposts features their excellent Taiwanese steamed buns, with the signature Classic pork bao being a must. The added extra at this restaurant is that they also specialise in xiao chi snacks and small plates, with the lamb or mushroom dumplings well worth trying alongside the baos.

19-21 Blandford Street, London W1U 3DH

Ravinder Bhogal is probably best known for her articles, books and TV appearances - as well as a series of successful residencies. This is her first restaurant, taking its influences from Britain, East Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

16 Bloomberg Arcade, London EC4N 8AR

One of London's best burger restaurants, this is one of their proper sit-down restaurants, right in the heart of Bloomberg Arcade. All the burgers are fantastic and they often have special collabs on the menu, as well as special events and guest burger chefs at this City outpost.

56-58 Marylebone Lane, London W1U 2NX

This is an Eastern Mediterranean kitchen on Marylebone Lane where the couple who run it have been inspired by their family heritage. Expect a modern menu, with inspirations from Eastern Med and the Middle East in a laid back setting.

2-6 Moxon St, London W1U 4EW

One of the best food shops in Marylebone is also a very good place to stop for a meal and a glass of wine. Open mainly during the day (and Friday evenings) there are small plates as well as plenty of cheesy dishes like toasties, fondue and, of course, plenty of cheese and charcuterie options. Paired with an excellent wine list and cocktails too, it's an essential Marylebone stop.

98 Marylebone Lane London W1U 2QA

This is the Marylebone outpost of Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver's classic nose-to-tail British restaurant. Like the original, you can expect a pared-back interior and many of the St John classics to appear in this all-day restaurant.

22 Paddington St, London W1U 5QY

Alley Cats Pizza has been something of a phenomenon. The pizzeria is based on NYC-style pizzerias with huge pizzas on offer and built up an avid following overnight. There are no bookings so queues are likely at peak times and when you get a table expect the classic crisp-based pizzas to fill the whole table. They do offer click & collect if you're queue-phobic.

77-78 Marylebone High St, London W1U 5JX

This Marylebone restaurant from the Big Mamma Group (Circolo Popolare, Gloria) is described as more "intimate" than the others but it still has the mad, flamboyant design that they're known for (and some crazy toilets). Food is their take on Neapolitan and Sicilian classics with an Americano twist - and some pretty large portions along the way.

68 King William Street, London EC4N 7HR

The Wolseley City is a sibling restaurant to the classic Wolseley on Piccadilly, with a design that's very reminiscent of the original but on a larger scale. Like this original, it's styled after a European Grand Café offers with an all-day menu, that also resembles its predecessor while adding exclusive dishes to the City branch. There's also a large upstairs bar here and it's a popular spot for City power breakfasts.

Thames Wharf Studios, Rainville Road, London W6 9HA

Decades after originally opening, Ruth Rogers' River Café opened a new café close to the original legendary restaurant that's a much more casual affair. As well as pastries and cakes, you'll also be able to order dishes cooked up by the main River Café team here.

172 Tollington Park, London N4 3AJ

Four Legs, the team behind nearby pub The Plimsoll, have transformed an old fish and chip shop into a Spanish-style seafood bar. That means there are plenty of seafood tapas and small plates on offer like their deep-fried deviled crab. And yes, there are chips too, with bravas sauce poured all over them.

12 West Smithfield London EC1A 9JR

Origin City comes from the team behind 56 West Smithfield wine bar, and is a restaurant that emphasizes provenance with meat sourced from the family's organic farm in Scotland and seafood from Loch Fyne Oyster. Here, the menu showcases British classics including dishes like Tamworth pork tonnato and dry-aged Black Angus sirloin. The restaurant promotes a 'no waste, great taste' philosophy.

15 -17 Blandford Street, Marylebone Village, London, W1U 3DG

They may have hit the big time with Gymkhana, but this is where the Sethi siblings (behind some of London's best restaurants) first started. It specialises in coastal Indian cuisine and boasts a Michelin star.

37-38 Margaret St, Marylebone, London W1G 0JF

They expanded from a pop-up, roaming outlet to become one of the biggest burger restaurants in London. Their first restaurant was in W1 and has now been replaced with this even bigger venue. There are burgers, hot dogs, lethal cocktails and - most useful - a very late licence.

12 New Quebec St, Marylebone, London W1H 7RP

Roketsu comes from Daisuke Hayashi (previously Executive Head chef at Tokimeitē) and this is very much a passion project. The restaurant revolves around a Japanese Kaiseki tasting menu, taking dashi as its base. Particular care has been taken with the design, with elements that have been imported from Japan - it looks amazing as a result.