London restaurants best for... Classic London dining

One of London's oldest restaurant, there has been a Rules serving food in and around this part of Covent Garden since 1798. Here is where you come if you're after history and classic British dishes, served well.

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

Marcus Wareing and his protege Chantelle Nicholson have set up a lavish bar and restaurant in the St Pancras Hotel. The classic architecture has been enhanced by David Collins designs and there's a menu that focuses on the best of British, reinvented. Seats up to 120, with a private room and kitchen table available.

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

This is Terence Conran's first restaurant opening since he sold 49% of his restaurant empire to a management buyoutfrom D&D. It's also his 50th restaurant! So what has he learnt? As part of an extensive Shoreditch set-up involving eateries, a hotel and shops, Boundary's launch had a lot hanging on it. Happily, most critics felt it demonstrated both a return to form and a cunning reading of today's market from Sir Terence.

Fergus Henderson's renowned restaurant, many critcs' favourite in London, with its specialisation in "nose to tail" eating is a must visit for anyone looking for the very best in modern British cooking.

With the helping hand of Fay Maschler in the menu department, Searcy's have turned this flagship project into a British destination restaurant to thrill French tourists as they disembark at St Pancras as well as enticing somewhat reticent Londoners into dining at their own railway stations.