The City

16B New Street, London EC2M 4TR

Part of the Old Bengal Warehouse on New Street, near Liverpool Street Station, this is the seafood restaurant, serving responsibly sourced fish.

South Place Hotel, 3 South Place, London EC2M 2AF

D&D London, former owners of the Great Eastern, are opening another city hotel property, this time in Moorgate. This is the ground floor restaurant for the seven story hotel.

16A New Street, London EC2M 4TR

Part of the Old Bengal Warehouse dating from 1771, the New Street Grill focuses on steaks and showcases British produce.

10 Lime Street., London EC3M 7AA

The subterranean restaurant is an all-day affair and will "celebrate the age of modern industrialists". The food is overseen by Sean Davies, formerly Executive Chef at the Tate restaurants, and features seasonal British food, while wines and cocktails will be run by Fluid Movement, best known for Purl.

Old Spitalfields Market, 107b Commercial Street, London E1 6BG

10 Bread Street, London EC4M 9AB

Gordon Ramsay opens in the One New Change complex at St Paul's. Expect three distinct sections to the restaurant including a raw bar serving charcuterie and shellfish and a wood-burning oven which won't be doing pizzas.

56 Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4SA

Chiswell Street Dining Rooms is part of the ETM Group, the same people behind The Botanist. It's based within what used to be the old Whitbread Brewery building and offers a modern British menu which is particularly strong on game.

20 New Change Passage, London EC4M 9AG

115 Chancery Lane. London WC2A 1PP

48 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7AY

77-82 Whitechapel High Street, London E1 7QX

The restaurant offering at the Whitechapel gallery promises 'no fuss cooking with an eclectic take on seasonal ingredients'. Early diners had service issues - but most approved of the pared-down design of the dining room.

44 Cloth Fair, London EC1A 7JQ

17- 18 Tooks Court, London EC4A 1LB

60 Threadneedle Street, London EC2R 8HP

Raymond Blanc's first London branch of his Brasserie Blanc chain. This 4000 square foot venue features an outside dining area and, as Blanc explains, serves 'simple, high quality food that comes as close as possible to the meals that my mother prepared for me at home in Besançon'.

153 Commercial Street, London, E1 6BJ

5 Fenchurch Place, London EC3M 4AJ

35 Spital Square, London E1 6DY (Entrance on Bishops Sq)

85 Fleet Street, London EC4Y 1AE

More French perfection from the Peter Prescott and Terence Conran partnership. There's a charcuterie counter, sushi bar, members club and private rooms. Head chef David Burke comes via Bibendum and Pont de la Tour. Oh, and Samuel Pepys was born here.

Crowne Plaza London - The City, 19 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6DB

Middle Temple Lane, London EC4Y 9BT

9 Devonshire Square, London EC2M 4WY

The City base for Vivek Singh's Cinnamon group of restaurants has been a staple of Devonshire Square for over a decade. Here, they're serving up modern Indian cooking and there's a decent-sized bar too.

40 Liverpool Street, London, England EC2M 7QN

85 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AU

Barny Stoppard (son of playwright Tom) is deadly serious when it comes to fast food - food here is locally sourced and fresh rather than frozen. Burgers, sandwiches and salads go down well with credit-crunched bankers and there's a local delivery service.

4 West Smithfield, London EC1A 9JX

27 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7HS

Warwick Court, Paternoster Square, London EC4M 7DX

57 West Smithfield, London EC1A 9DS

Run by chef Pascal Aussignac, this Michelin-starred French restaurant (it's now held a star for over 20 years) focuses on the cuisine of the southwest of France, with opulent tasting menus available. Despite the focus on meat, there's real attention too given to their vegetarian and vegan offering.