33 St. James's Street, London SW1A 1HD

This sees Angela Hartnett taking over the site in St James which used to hold Gordon Ramsay's original Petrus restaurant (and where she was Head Chef). Expect "regionally focused dishes, at an accessible price-point, in a relaxed and informal atmosphere – the kind of restaurant I would enjoy eating in every 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.

122 Balls Pond Road, London N1 4AE

This is a Vietnamese noodle restaurant offering regional noodle dishes from across Vietnam. The menu is split evenly between noodle soup dishes and vermicelli noodle salads. There will also be a social option to the menu to encourage sharing which will be their take on Vietnamese street food favourites. Plus there's a wine list curated by Borough wines.

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.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 66 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7LA

Heston's only London gaff is still hugely popular. The dishes that captured everyone's attention when it opened - the Meat Fruit (chicken liver parfait shaped like a mandarin) and the Tipsy Cake are still on the menu and are must-order dishes if you haven't got round to trying them yet. Keep an eye out for A-list diners, the hotel is a well-known celebrity haunt. 

100 Shoreditch High St, London E1 6JQ

The Ace hotels are always huge wherever they open, the New York one has April Bloomfiled in the house, and have a distinct hipsterish/trendy vibe about them. This Shoreditch outpost sees them bringing in the people behind Bistrotheque and Shrimpy's to run the restaurant, which will serve seasonal English food.

140 Park Lane, London W1K 7AA

This is the restaurant for the Marriott Park Lane. It aims to concentrate on the "best of London’s street food" and this is represented by mixing several international cusines that hark from distinct areas of London (those would be the "Lanes" of the title). That means Vietnamese (Kingsland Road) Indian (Brick Lane) British (Portobello Road) and Lebanese (Edgware Road).

64 Old Compton Street, London W1D 4UQ

Level 31 The Shard, 31 St. Thomas Street, London SE1 9RY

One of two Aqua restaurants in The Shard, this has a focus on contemporary British cuisine and jaw-dropping views across London, particularly in the bar area. Expect the cocktails to reflect the British focus too.

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.

129-131 Brackenbury Rd, London W6 0BQ

This old favourite is now under the ownership of Ossie Gray, who used to be the General Manager of River Cafe. They're "cooking the food we love based on our experience of regional French & Italian with some other Mediterranean influences as well."

21 St Swithins Lane, City of London, EC4N 8AD

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.

20 Kensington Church Street, London W8 4EP

By day, this restaurant will look for the world to be a basic hot dog kiosk serving up one classic Yankee dog (served with yellow mustard, red ketchup and spring onions). At night a hidden door to the restaurant downstairs is opened, where they'll be serving up an extended hot dog list and also the 'bones' part of the menu (Boston ribeye steak and more) plus what looks to be a great cocktail list.

Monday – Saturday 11:30 – 23:00

On the Bab - which translates as served 'on the rice' - is East London's first anju restaurant (which according to Wikipedia is the traditional Korean cuisine of consuming food with alcohol, so it's got our vote) offering Korean sharing dishes - and a rather lethal-sounding cocktail list. The 30 seater restaurant won't take reservations and will be open every day for lunch and dinner.

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.

36 The Cut, London SE1 8LP

One of the most longstanding places to eat around Waterloo (it opened in 2003) has also remained one of the very best. From the same people behind The Canton Arms and The Clarence Tavern, it has a regularly changing menu of seasonal British food and like all the best gastropubs, operates as both a restaurant and a proper pub. Grabbing a space on the terrace is where you want to be in the summer months.

141 Tooting High Street, London SW17 0SY

Originally a huge hit when it first opened in Kentish Town, the second Chicken Shop has gone to the other side of London. Expect marinated rotisserie chicken plus plenty of sides, desserts and takeaway too.

109 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3XB

Casse-Croûte is a 20 seater French bistro and is the brainchild of Herve Durochat and Alexandre Bonnefoy. Expect tete de veau, rillettes, boudin noir, macarons, tarte aux fraises and clafoutis on the menu here.

Kensington Gardens, London W2 3XA

This is the restaurant housed in the Serpentine Sackler Gallery. Housed under the fancy new part attached to the grade II listed building, this has German chef Oliver Lange in charge who aims to mix Japanese food with European.

47 - 51 Great Suffolk Street, London SE1 0BS

This informal restaurant from Gordon Ramsay is his first venture south of the river. The restaurant focuses on Mediterranean seasonal ingredients with an emphasis on Italian artisan producers. They'll be complementing this with whatever is on hand from popular local foodie markets at Borough and Maltby Street. All of this will be in a large space designed by Russell Sage.

100 Draycott Avenue, London SW3 3AD

The team at Bo lang include Head Chef and Dim Sum Master Kai Wang, who has over 10 years experience as a dim sum chef with his previous London places of employment including Novikov and Grand Imperial at Grosvenor House. The menu features a mix of traditional and modern dim sum.

67 Fonthill Road, London N4 3HZ

Neapolitan owner Paola is one of the friendliest folk in Finsbury Park and takes inspiration from her homeland for the dishes and wine list here. Food is homely but delicious and the welcome is big on Italian warmth.

11 Cadogan Gardens, London, SW3 2RJ

This modern European restaurant boasts a chef, Manuel Oliveri, who has worked at Gauthier as sous chef and management who have worked at Galvin at Windows, Le Gavroche and Rousillon among other places and promises and affordable menu for the area. All this is supported with its own on-site wine cellar.

343 Kensington High Street London W8 6NW

Ex-lawyer turned chef Guglielmo Arnulfo has opened this new Italian restaurant specialising in dishes from Liguria. The menu includes stuffed courgette blossoms, Troffie al Pesto – a Ligurian speciality pasta with just flour and water, and Cuttlefish in Zimino – Tuscan cuttlefish stew. There will also be a luxury wine cellar with private dining on the lower ground floor, seating up to 15.

47 Rupert Street, London W1D ７PD

Level 33 The Shard, 31 St. Thomas Street, London SE1 9RY

The Aqua group picked The Shard for their first European branch of Hutong - known for serving up fiery Northern Chinese food. The duck is always wonderful and the red lantern crispy soft shell crab with chilli is always on the menu and worth ordering. Oh the views aren't bad either.

Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS

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).

68 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3AY

Jubo has opened at the Bedroom Bar in Shoreditch, specialising in crunchy Korean fried chicken wings and strips- coated in either soy garlic or hot sauce.