40 St John's Street, Smithfield, London EC1M 4AY

It's the venue that B&L bought from Bistro Du Vin serving the same lobster, lobster roll or burger and chips that's doing so well elsewhere.

83 Southwark Street, London SE1 0HX

Popular Southwark cafe which now takes bookings in the weekends too. Well known for their brunch dishes, these are now available in t he evening too, as part of "Brinner".

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.

Walham Grove, Fulham, London, SW6 1QR

This Michelin-starred pub has The Ledbury's Brett Graham as its director and has built up a stellar reputation over the years as having some of the best pub food in London. They serve British food with a particular focus on game, which happens to come from Graham's farm. Don't miss out on their scotch egg.

58 Marylebone Lane, London, W1U 2NX

Hamborgara Tómasar aka Tommi's Hamburger Joint opened in 2003 in Reykjavik by Tommi Tómasson who's apparently credited with bringing modern burgers to Iceland. It's a spot favoured by celebrities and burger junkies alike - and this is his first London outpost.

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.

10 Seymour Place, London W1H 5DB

Donostia serves up Basque-style tapas and pintxos in this Marylebone restaurant (the sibling restaurant of Lurra, across the road). Here you'll find top pintxos, perfectly done tortilla, plenty of txakoli and more Basque delights.

Cranbourn Street, Leicester Square, London WC2H 7JH

The Heliot Lounge Bar and Restaurant is on a balcony overlooking the revamped casino floor and is going for a West End brasserie vibe.

20 Sherwood Street, London W1F 7ED

Messrs Corbin & King's subterranean palace is a truly egalitarian establishment. The original hotel here aimed to "to make the luxuries usually available to the very rich open to the less well-off". In its current incarnation this huge restaurant does the same - offering starters at pre-decimalisation prices as well as one of the best prix fixe deals in town. Just off Piccadilly Circus, swanning down the stairs here always feels special - don't leave without ordering the singular Îles flottantes.

80 Liverpool Road, London N1 0QD

This is the third gastropub from the people behind the Lady Ottoline and the Princess of Shoreditch. It's taken over the place of the former Islington Tap and will be making rustic food with freshly sourced meat and fish while making plenty use of its wood-fired oven. In the kitchen is Swedish chef Robbin Holmgren whose had stints at St John and St John Bread & Wine and has also run supperclubs with the Clove Club (who now co-run the Ten Bells).

27 Battersea Rise, Battersea, London SW11 1HG

They've already built up a legion of fans with Terroirs and Brawn, and now Ed Wilson and Oli Barker have opened their third restaurant Soif. Their latest natural wine bar and bistro will "continue the pair's ethos of opening rustic, hearty, simple and seasonal French and British food complemented by an extensive range of natural and bio-dynamic wines".

53-55 Beak St, London W1F 9SH

It already has a branch north of Oxford Street in Marylebone, and now the popular wine bar has come into the heart of Soho. Expect a similar approach as their other two locations with a bar, dining room and wine shop across two levels.

Church Lane, Off Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey TW10 7AG

Greg Malouf takes over the Michelin starred cafe in Richmond.

The Floral Hall, Stoney Street, London SE1 1TL

A classic London Bridge restaurant, Roast has a very British feel to the menu and - as you may guess from the name - does a mean roast dinner. It's one of the longest-serving restaurants in Borough Market with a super view over the market.

58 Wimbledon Hill Road, London SW19 7PA

This is the first offshoot of a popular Copenhagen chain to appear outside Denmark. The key premise is that you can choose between sushi or yakatori.

40 Abbeville Road, Clapham, London SW14 9NG

Adam Byatt and ex St John Bread and Wine chef Karl Goward have launched this neighbourhood bistro with a strong focus on British food. We particularly like the idea that you can buy spirits and store them on site for future visits.

227 King Street, London W6 9JT

When the hugely popular pub The Engineer was taken over in Primrose Hill and destined to transform into a chain pub, the locals were up in arms. Primrose Hill's loss has been Hammersmith's gain as the team behind the Engineer has relocated to King Street. Expect well sourced British food, as well as larder products on the bar and a large range of biodynamic wines and real ales.

55 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BB

Originally launched by Corbin and King, this huge restaurant was designed by the late David Collins. It's inspired by the grand cafdes of Europe and if you're just passing, it's also worth grabbing a snack at the Delaunay Counter.

58 St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4EA

This is the first West End gastropub from Tom and Ed Martin, the brothers behind the Botanist and loads more throughout London. On St Martin's Lane, this has 60 covers spread over two floors, with the ground floor being a traditional pub whilst the first floor is an informal dining area, serving seasonal British produce.

50a Berkeley Street, Mayfair, London W1J 8HA

Russian restaurateur Arkady Novikov has launched three restaurants in one on this Berkeley site - a restaurant serving Asian seafood, another serving an Italian menu and a 'Far Eastern-themed bar'. Novikov owns a multi-million dollar restaurant empire in Moscow so expect plenty of bling. The chef for the Italian room Stefano Stecca comes via Zafferano and the Brunello restaurant at the Baglioni hotel in Kensington.

17 Frith Street, London W1D 4RG

Martin Morales' restaurant, of course, focuses on ceviche - freshly caught sustainable fish cold-cooked in Tiger’s Milk marinade made from lime juice and Peruvian aji chilli. You'll be able to sit on the Ceviche Bar and watch the Cevichero Chef prepare them freshly in front of you, while sipping on Peru’s national drink, the Pisco Sour, from Ceviche’s Pisco Bar, the first of its kind in Britain.

6 Moor Street, London W1D 5NN

NYC's Serge Becker has teamed up with Will Ricker (Great Eastern Dining Room) to create a downstairs restaurant and bar, a road side taqueria, and all-day contemporary Mexican café.

192 Acre Lane, London SW2 5UL

5 Kingly Street, London W1B 5PF

Vivek Singh is the latest big name chef to come to the heart of Soho with his new restaurant in Kingly Street, which is in a similar style to Cinnamon Kitchen.

The Butlers Wharf Building, 36d Shad Thames, London SE1 2YE

29 Clarges Street, Mayfair, London W1J 7EF

The folks behind Goodman are on a mission to offer Londoners the kind of Lobster experience you get on the east coast of America. They hope to offer the cheapest lobster in the UK, thanks to their tank which can take a tonne of lobster at a time.

332 Old Street, Shoreditch, London EC1V 9DR

The people behind the much loved Viet Grill and Cay Tre get into the Banh Mi business.

13 Kingly Street and G7/G8 Kingly Court, Carnaby, London W1B 5PW