London Restaurants - Soho, Fitzrovia, Covent Garden

5 Kingly Street, London W1B 5PF

Vivek Singh is the latest big name chef to come to the heart of Soho with his new restaurant in Kingly Street, which is in a similar style to Cinnamon Kitchen.

13 Kingly Street and G7/G8 Kingly Court, Carnaby, London W1B 5PW

43-51 Great Titchfield St, London W1W 7PQ

This Fitzrovia spot is an all-day brasserie with an American look and a menu which mixes diner classics with Modern European food and grills - as well as a Caribbean touch to some of the dishes.

41 Dean Street, London W1D 4PY

Staffed by folk who previously worked at Hix in Clerkenwell, expect a small menu featuring the group's favourite dishes from around the world, created with seasonal British ingredients. Plus there's "bring your own vynyl" approach which lets you play your own tunes on the turntable.

12 Macclesfield Street, London W1D 5BP

St Martin's Courtyard, 23 Slingsby Place, London WC2E 9AB

42-43 Dean Street, London W1D 4PZ

Cay Tre in Shoreditch/ Hoxton is felt by many, including Mark Hix, to be the very best Vietnamese restaurant in town. Also owners of the successful Viet Grill, they've been expanding lately - first with the recent Keu, and now with a flagship restaurant right in the centre of Soho. Expect a restaurant with a bright look, to challenge the vogue that contemporary Asian restaurants must be dark and moody, and more of a small-plates approach than the original Cay Tre offered.

69 Long Acre, London WC2E 9JS

45 Frith Street, Soho, London W1D 4SD

6 Maiden Lane, London WC2E 7NA

With everything Norman (and partner Richard Beatty) opens turning to gold, da Polpo is one of the hottest tickets in town. It's a little bigger than Spuntino or Polpetto with room for 70 diners and there's a meatball section on the menu.

St Martin's Courtyard, off Long Acre London WC2E 9AB

Beloved by London expats down in Lewes where it first opened, Bill's Produce Store is a deli/grocers where you can also sit and eat. Bought up by Caprice Holdings' Richard Caring, this massive Covent Garden branch in the area between Long Acre and St Martin's Lane also offers takeaway food.

71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6EA

28-32 St. Martin's Court, London WC2N 4AL

Fans of counter dining have long known that one of the best lunches in town was to be had up dining up at the bar in Sheekeys, if you could get a table. Happily the move sideways into an neighbouring building has allowed Sheekeys to create a brand new Oyster bar while seemlessly giving it the Sheekey magic touch.

15-16 Gerrard Street, Chinatown, London W1D 6JE

22 Charlotte Street, London W1T 2NB

77 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D 3SH

181-183 Wardour Street, London W1F 8ZD

16 Lisle Street, London WC2H 7BE

25 - 27 Brewer Street, London W1F 0RR

Unit 33, 10-12 Upper St Martin's Lane, London WC2H 9EF

10 Upper St Martin's Lane, St Martin's Courtyard, London WC2H 9FB

London doesn't have much in the way of upmarket Mexican, so this modern Mexican may be just the ticket for anyone fancying an enchilada. There's a private dining room for 20, large terrace for outdoor drinking and a monthly tequila dinner which sounds lethal but fun.

7 Archer Street, London W1D 7AU

The folks behind Italian restaurant Bocca Di Lupo expanded across the street to offer a selction of special Gelato and coffee as well as frozen pasta from Bocca di Lupo.

134-136 Wardour Street, Soho, London W1F 8ZP

Fifth floor, 240 Regent Street, London W1B 3BR

The spanish restaurant at London's high-profile Aqua restaurant offers both a tapas and a-la-carte menus. Head chef here is Salamancan Alberto Hernandez trained at El Bulli. The selling point here though is the restaurant's two terraces offering fantastic views over central London.

118-120 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 5EP

62 Goodge Street, London W1T 4NE

Once known as Barrica, this is now the Fitzrovia outpost of Spanish tapas bar Copita, owned by former wine shipper Tim Luther. This tapas spot has been fairly quietly building a loyal audience in London's media heartland for its standout tapas and excellent sherry list.

6-7 Lisle St, Chinatown, London WC2H 7BG

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.

84 - 86 Wardour Street, Soho, London, W1F 0TQ

2 Burleigh Street London WC2E 7PX

This long-running Covent Garden restaurant has moved from its original location, but somehow looks almost identical. There's a brasserie menu but made sure you order their excellent burger (it's not listed on the menu - you have to be in the know).