The City

The Devonshire Square outpost of Mac and Wild. A laid-back restaurant with a hind of Scottishness about it, expect a big focus on meat (particularly venison), award-winning burgers and the odd haggis thrown in for good measure.

Yen has been winning fans for its soba noodles in Paris and this sees them opening their first London restaurant.

This sees Koya expanding to the City for the first time, with a larger location but with the same noodles and more that made the original such a big hit.

They've already had big success in Soho with another offshoot in Harvey Nichols. Now the next main Zelman Meats is coming to the City - expect lots of cuts of meats and some rotisserie chicken too.

Selling some of the best burgers in town, Bleecker have unleashed their burger restaurant on the shiny new Bloomberg Arcade. With more seats than ever before but the same great burgers.

This Caravan is part of Bloomberg Arcade, and it's bringing new dishes and a brand new brunch menu along with it.

The team behind Gunpowder and Madame D expand with their third restaurant exploring the breadth of Indian cooking.

The people behind Gunpowder opened a second spot in Spitalfields. This one is dedicated to Himalayan cooking.

Blacklock, famed for their chops, are in the City for their second restaurant. Expect an extended menu with new cuts, starters, and their all-important cocktails in a 100-cover restaurant with reservations available too.

The main restaurant at the new Four Seasons has triple-Michelin-starred French chef Anne-Sophie Pic as the chef. Expect La Dame de Pic's menu to be similar to its Parisian counterparts.

Cabotte is the latest restaurant from Rousset, who has had great success with Blandford Comptoir. Here, expect a manu that pairs well with a solely Burgundy wine list.

The people behind Noble Rot magazine have opened a wine bar - but not any old wine bar. They've enlisted not only an ex-Sportsman chef but the Sportsman's Exec Chef Stephen Harris is advising on the menu too.

This City restaurant is serving new Indian tapas just around the corner from Spitalfields Market. It's run by Harneet Baweja, an Indian entrepreneur who wanted to bring something different to the scene.

The original BBQ boys, Pitt Cue Co, have outgrown their Soho spot and have relocated to much bigger premises in the City. Expect a step-up on the menu (more cuts, for example) but this means no more pulled pork, alas. This time they'll be taking bookings too.

This is the third restaurant from Jose Pizarro (and his first outside Bermondsey). Expect a range of Spanish dishes and a big fosuc on grilled meats like presa.

Created by Neil Rankin from Smokehouse, this bar/restaurant is essentially serving egg dishes every which way it can (but not desserts). Expect burgers, hash, tacos and more.

This popular street food spot has a permanent home with short ribs, wagyu brisket, tacos, smoked mac n' cheese and more on the menu. Plus there's another bar downstairs, 46 and Mercy, serving cocktails.

Just up the road from the Martin Bros' Chiswell Street Dining Room is another Martin gastropub, and this time the theme is a British pub with a "real wine and food focus" and an open kitchen with rotiserrie and charcoal grilled food on offer. As with the Dining Room, it's also attached to the old Whitbread brewery, opened as a luxury hotel from Montcalm.

Right next door to the original L'Anima this café is a more casual affair focusing on quick pizza and pasta for those busy city folk and more regional Italian cooking.

Jason Atherton continues his conquering of the London restaurant scene with his first City restaurant in the high-rise Tower 42. Expect a design by Russell Sage and a more high-end experience than previous ventures.

This Spanish restaurant at St Katharine Dock comes from one of the original investors in Hakkasan and an innovative menu from a chef who's worked at Mugaritz and more.

Of all the burger joints in London, the one that often gets rated the highest is Patty & Bun. So the coming of their second location is a big thing indeed - particularly as it'll be offering takeaway too.

This is a new restaurant from the people behind Bleeding Heart and The Don. Expect a menu of modern British dishes with an occasional nod to the site's Spanish and Portuguese heritage, with a a big focus on wine which you'll be able to select using fancy LCD screens.

Gin Joint is a brasserie and bar - with the latter having a specific focus on "mother's ruin" aiming to have one of the biggest selection of gins in the capital including one on tap. Looking after the British-inspired menu is executive Chef Oliver Tobias (who was previously at the Royal Opera House and Maze).

From the company behind Sushi Samba, Duck & Waffle is an all-day restaurant in the true sense of the word, open 24 hours, 7 days a week. It's taken over the 40th floor of the Heron Tower with amazing wraparound views over London - showcased by floor-to-ceiling windows. There is an open kitchen, a 24 seat chef bar with artisanal cocktails and a private dining room.

He's worked with the likes of Rene Redzepi at Noma, and previously with Tom Aikens, Adam Byatt and Thomas Keller. Now Tom Sellers is has launched his own restaurant in London called Story. Expect "humble ingredients but throws them together in a creative, inspired way" including beef dripping candles that you can eat.

Alan Bird, former Executive Chef at the Ivy has opened this eponymous restaurant and bar in Smithfield, seating 150 people across five floors (with a roof terrace too). There is an all-day restaurant, bar and a few private dining areas serving traditional British food and the bar has been created by the people behind Purl.

Sushisamba is a Japanese/Brazilian/Peruvian fusion restaurant previously seen in various glitzy US destinations. As one of the destination restaurants in the new Heron Tower near Liverpool Street, it has taken over the Sky Bar and restaurant at the top of the skyscraper with outside terraces on either side of the restaurant - so expect an impressive view.