36 Tavistock Street, London WC2E 7PB

This is the Covent Garden outpost of Angela Hertnett's Cafe Murano restaurant group. Expect an Italian menu with a focus on fresh pasta. And if you just fancy a drink, there's a cafe/wine bar/shop next door where you can also buy fresh pasta to take home.

14 Garrick Street (Floral Street entrance), Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9BJ

This is the second restaurant from Virgilio Martinez whose original in Fitzrovia was a big hit. This Covent Garden restaurant is perhaps a little more mid-range than the original, delivering a Peruvian menu that's designed for sharing (alongside Peruvian snacks in their bar).

30-32 Foubert's Place, Carnaby, London W1F 7PS

Zahter comes from chef Esra Muslu, previously at Ottolenghi, and is pitched as a 'love letter' to Turkey with a contemporary take on Turkish cuisine. They also have a space upstairs called The Loft for private events.

5 Henrietta St, London WC2E 8PT

The hugely popular Taiwanese dumpling restaurant arrived in London to serve up their famous steamed soup dumplings and lots more. The queues around the blocks may have gone, but the consistency is still there.