London Restaurants - Westminster, Strand, Victoria

Mallorcan-born Vincente Fortea leads the kitchen where he has created a menu made up of contemporary tapas selected form the coastal towns of the Mediterranean.

Odette's chef Bryn Williams has opened a fruit and veg focused restaurant overlooking the river at Somerset House. Expect British dining with lots of Welsh produce.

A Wong has been completely redesigned and aims to bring authentic Chinese cooking to Victoria.

This restaurant in Victoria has an ex-sommelier from River cafe and a chef from Brawn, so expect a particularly good wine list and a seasonal menu to match with it

Naughty Piglets has been a big hit in Brixton and caught the eye of none other than Andrew Lloyd-Webber. He's brought them to the The Other Place Theatre for their second restaurant.

Jason Atherton's restaurant is in the Nova development in Victoria, and this time it's an Italian - something he's been wanting to open for a while. Expect a mix of pasta dishes, pizzas from the huge open oven and more besides. There's takeaway and also a separate bar upstairs.

With a focus on Nordic food at Nova Victoria, there's a mix of casual cafe and restaurant at this spot from D&D.

Bronte (the name is a nod to the nearby Lord Nelson, the first Duke Of Bronte) has a Pacific/Antipodean style menu that's created by Andrew Lassetter in a room designed by Tom Dixon.

Previously launched by Anthony Demetre, this French brasserie is now part of the Prescott and Conran group. It still retains the Martin Brudnizki designed interior.

Spring is Skye Gyngell's first solo venture, who had such a big success at Petersham Nurseries. She has set up shop in the "new" wing of Somerset House which hasn't been open to the public for 150 years and serving fair like Grilled langoustine with seaweed butter and Roasted turbot with porcini and bone marrow.

Just across the road from Westminster, Michel Roux Jnr’s new London restaurant in the Institute of Chartered Surveyors building has 2008 Roux Scholarship winner Dan Cox as head chef. There is a separate first-floor bar serving snacks and smaller dishes and the 56-cover restaurant features a French/Mediterranean-inspired menu. It's a beautiful building with a stunning view of Westminster and Big Ben.

This new hotel designed by (Norman) Foster + Partners takes over the old BBC Marconi building. As well as a rooftop bar offering great views of London, it's the first non-US outpost of New York steakhouse STK, which has taken over the ground floor restaurant. STK aims to be a more "female friendly" steakhouse, with an emphasis on lighter meals.

The Savoy's River Room has reopened as this new seafood restaurant, completely revamping the menu to include delights like smoked salmon sausages. The design has also had an overhaul from the same person who worked on Limewood and The Wolseley.

The 80 seat restaurant focuses on cicchetti and dishes include Buffalo Ricotta Ravioli with Black Truffle, Gnocchi with Duck Ragù and Baccala “Mantecato” with Polenta Bramata. There are cocktails, prosecco on tap and plenty of sharing tables around an open kitchen.

This is the second restaurant (after STK) to open at the ME by Melia hotel on the Strand, and is based on its sister restaurant in New York, focusing on Italian food - specifically flatbreads and pasta.

It's around the corner from Buckingham Palace and the Queen has been known to pop in from time to time...

Gordon Ramsay launches the new Savoy Grill, with head chef Stuart Gillies in charge and now with an added champagne bar.

The opening of an above average new Italian in the culinary hinterland of Westminster should prove a boon to spindoctors, lobbyists, journalists and any MP brave enough to put a nice meal out on their expenses. Chef Michele Brogi draws heavily on his Tuscan roots when it comes to the menu.

In an area of town more usually associated with after-office binge drinkers and faux American burger joints, the arrival of a new, cheerful Bistro offering great comfort food to the weary masses can only be a good thing.

This new gastropub comes from the owners of previously lauded gastropubs The Thomas Cubitt and The Pantechnicon. This is their first pub with rooms in Pimlico. There's a wood-fired oven for pizzas and roasts and 4 en-suite bedrooms.

Popular wine bar Terroirs expands into its basement with larger tables and set meal times to create a more traditional restaurant.