London Restaurants - Soho, Fitzrovia, Covent Garden
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.
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.
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.
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.
113 Great Portland Street, London W1W 6QQ
From the team behind Clipstone and Quality Chop House, this all day spot sets out its stall as "cooking the best produce, simply but with imagination and plenty of care". Both the main menu and wine list change frequently.
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.
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.
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.
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.
53 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 6LB
Coming from Alan Yau, this restaurant serves pide - essentially Turkish pizza - filled with Asian ingredients.
64 St Giles High Street, London WC2H 8LE
Kanada-Ya comes from Yukuhashi, Japan where it was set up by Kanada Kazuhiro in 2009 to produce a new style of ramen and it has a popular outpost in Hong Kong too. This is the first in Europe.
95 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 4PZ
This aims to do for burgers what the nearby Bubbledogs did for hot dogs. Expect Wagyu and foie gras on the menu.
11 Kingly St, London, W1B 5PW
After the success of their van, various appearances at festivals and the Soho pizzeria - Pizza Pilgrims have settled on a second home. But this isn't just a second restaurant - as well as their current popular pizzas it'll also have new varieties, monthly specials and seasonal toppings.
One Ham Yard, London W1D 7DT
This is the latest boutique hotel from Firmdale (also behind the Soho Hotel and Charlotte Street hotel) with a new restaurant and bar attached - as well as an extensive outdoor courtyard.
1st Floor, 1.7 Kingly Court, London W1B 5PW
This all day diner will offer all the things that were a hit at Bea's Diner in Maltby Street - including Bea's new signature ‘Onion Blossom’ - a large onion which is cut to resemble a flower, battered in special spices and deep-fried.
252 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EN
The rise of Holborn Dining Room's fortunes is mainly down to the work of their former head chef, Calum Franklin, who made their pies some of the best in London (and also created the Pie Room). Now in charge is chef Liam Fauchard-Newman and while the whole menu deserves praise, you really need to aim for anything pie-related on the menu (there's always a special pie section).
50 Frith Street, London W1D 4SQ
Koya Soho may only seats 25 people but it has a huge reputation that belies its size. Here you'll enjoy some of the best Japanese udon noodles in town here - and there's a great breakfast if you're after a top way to start the day.
12A Newburgh Street, London, W1F 7RR
Mikael Jonsson wowed many with his first restaurant, Hedone, but being all the way out west in Chiswick and being rather spendy it was never going to be everyone's cup of tea. Jonsson is one of the partners in this wine bar in the middle of Soho which means whatever you drink, you must also order some bread to go with it.
11 Berwick Street, London W1F 0PL
The second Polpetto from Florence Knight now has room for 70 (the old one had just 23 covers!) and will feature an aperitivo bar and an open kitchen.
11 Dean St, London, W1D 3RP
The Pizza Pilgrims' van is a huge hit wherever it appears, whether it's the central Soho market or at all the food festivals around town. Now they've set up shop on Dean Street with a permanent restaurant featuring pizzas, cocktails, very special desserts and more.
10 Berners Street, London W1T 3NP
This is the main restaurant at the London Edition and Jason Atherton is in charge of things. Expect a more upmarket affair to some of Atherton's other spots and a frankly jaw-dropping room.
3 Windmill Street, London W1T 2HY
This "sherry tavern" is only a few doors down from Dabbous and specialises in sherry served straight from the barrel, alongside lots of Spanish food - with a bit of a British influence.
41 Earlham St, London WC2H 9LX
The people behind hugely successful ramen bar Bone Daddies have opened a new basement restaurant selling steamed hirata buns with DIY fillings including slow roasted shoulder of lamb with Korean flavours and robata grilled seabass with coriander miso.
56 Wardour Street, London W1D 4JG
Jackson + Rye is from the people behind Grillshack and offers all day informal menu from breakfast until 'late' - running to midnight on Friday and Saturday. The vibe is very much East Coast America with menus inspired by that part of the world.
31 Rathbone Place, Fitzrovia, London W1T 1JH
This Peruvian restaurant is from Virgilio Martinez, former Executive Chef at Astrid y Gaston, listed on the San Pellegrino World’s Best Restaurants list. It aims to "integrate Peruvian traditional cuisine with a modern and contemporary twist."
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