Restaurant Reviews

Ground Floor, St. Clement, 12 Temple Pl, London WC2R 2NF

Ex-Soho House boss Nick Jones (who also launched The Ned) is behind this restaurant on the ground floor of his St Clement hotel. It's predominantly a Modern European-influenced restaurant, launched with an ex-River Cafe chef, so the pasta should be something to concentrate on. It's also a restaurant where you should encounter the odd celeb.

8-10 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4QA

Vesper sees chef Jackson Boxer opening on Exmouth Market with a restaurant that's not dissimilar to his Dove in Notting Hill. It's an eclectic menu but one that veers towards comfort food. As with Dove, don't forget to order the "secret" burger if it's available.

7 Burlington Gardens, London W1S 3ES

Rh London is the Mayfair outpost of Restoration Hardware, which is a unique mix of an upmarket furniture store and a gallery alongside restaurants and bars. The food here is brasserie-style and served in two amazing-looking spaces. There's The Perch, an alfresco space on the rooftop as well as the main double-height dining room downstairs, housed in a former banking hall. All that and there's a bar serving great martinis too.

63–69 Canonbury Rd, London N1 2DG

Bistro Sablé took over from Smokehouse (although it's by the same group) and made this little corner of Islington look like a French bistro that has been here for an age. The menu is full of classic French dishes, from cheese soufflés and pâté en croute through to Dover sole meuniere and rich boeuf Bourgignon. The kitchen here is doing sterling work that wouldn't feel out of place in Paris and there's a great all-French wine list that's well priced. In the warmer months, a seat on the terrace is a must.