London Restaurants - Soho, Fitzrovia, Covent Garden

18-20 Rupert Street, London W1D 6DE

Bringing the finest Spanish food to London's West End, the ever popular Brindisa Tapas Kitchen have opened this grill-based restaurant.

6 Greek St, Soho, London W1D 4DE

This 50 seater restaurant (with a terrace too) combines British seasonal produce with an emphasis on smoked cooking methods, as well as the more traditional sweet and pickled influences from South-East Asia.

Unit 4, 2 Ham Yard, London W1D 7DT

This is part of the Firmdale Hotels Ham Yard Hotel and is a combined sushi and Kobe beef restaurant.

187b Wardour Street, London W1F 8ZB

This Soho restaurant boasts that it's reservations-only and the menu here will consist of small plates with a very British flavour.

10 Adelaide Street, London WC2N 4HZ

One thing you know you're going to get at any branch of Barrafina is great food. The counter seats might be gone minutes after service opens, but that only proves that the early bird catches the milk fed kidneys.

4 Upper St Martin’s Lane, London WC2H 9NY

Tredwells was originally part of the Marcus Wareing group, but it's now owned and run by Chantelle Nicholson who has taken this "casual but informed restaurant" and turned it into a popular Covent Garden haunt with a strong focus on veggie dishes.

1 Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8PS

This restaurant is being referred to as the "little sister of The Ivy but with its own distinct character" so expect to find versions of famous Ivy dishes on offer.

53 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 6LB

Coming from Alan Yau, this restaurant serves pide - essentially Turkish pizza - filled with Asian ingredients.

64 St Giles High Street, London WC2H 8LE

Kanada-Ya comes from Yukuhashi, Japan where it was set up by Kanada Kazuhiro in 2009 to produce a new style of ramen and it has a popular outpost in Hong Kong too. This is the first in Europe.

95 Charlotte Street, London, W1T 4PZ

This aims to do for burgers what the nearby Bubbledogs did for hot dogs. Expect Wagyu and foie gras on the menu.

11 Kingly St, London, W1B 5PW

After the success of their van, various appearances at festivals and the Soho pizzeria - Pizza Pilgrims have settled on a second home. But this isn't just a second restaurant - as well as their current popular pizzas it'll also have new varieties, monthly specials and seasonal toppings.

One Ham Yard, London W1D 7DT

This is the latest boutique hotel from Firmdale (also behind the Soho Hotel and Charlotte Street hotel) with a new restaurant and bar attached - as well as an extensive outdoor courtyard.

1st Floor, 1.7 Kingly Court, London W1B 5PW

This all day diner will offer all the things that were a hit at Bea's Diner in Maltby Street - including Bea's new signature ‘Onion Blossom’ - a large onion which is cut to resemble a flower, battered in special spices and deep-fried.

252 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EN

The rise of Holborn Dining Room's fortunes is mainly down to the work of their former head chef, Calum Franklin, who made their pies some of the best in London (and also created the Pie Room). Now in charge is chef Liam Fauchard-Newman and while the whole menu deserves praise, you really need to aim for anything pie-related on the menu (there's always a special pie section).

50 Frith Street, London W1D 4SQ

Koya Soho may only seats 25 people but it has a huge reputation that belies its size. Here you'll enjoy some of the best Japanese udon noodles in town here - and there's a great breakfast if you're after a top way to start the 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.

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.

64 Old Compton Street, London W1D 4UQ

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.

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.

47 Rupert Street, London W1D ７PD

Kingly Court, Carnaby, London W1B 5PW.

This all-day restaurant will showcase every imaginable way you could cook a British, free-range chicken. As you’d expect there’s burgers, soups, casseroles and pies but also some more unusual creations such as ‘chicken crisps’ (crispy chicken skins), Vietnamese minced chicken salad, a pulled chicken bap, and harissa hot wings with caramelised orange.

110 Great Portland Street, London W1W 6PQ

This "informal" restaurant features former head chefs from both Arbutus and Wild Honey as Alan Christie and Colin Kelly go it alone. It's divided into a bar area at the front and more traditional dining down the back. Expect some excellent value on their special tasting menus too.

8 Little Newport St, London WC2H 7JJ

13 Neal's Yard, London WC2H 9DP

Most recently spotted down at The Filling Station in King's Cross, the new permanent Homeslice seats fifty people and make things very simple indeed - with pretty much everything priced the same, from a slice of pizza to a pint to a glass of wine.

18 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7DD

417 Strand, London WC2R 0PT

63 Dean Street, London W1D 4QG

The owners of Tsuru sushi have opened the doors on their new ramen bar in Soho. There will be three ramen dishes on offer: London Ramen, Tonkotsu Ramen and Tokyo Spicy which has shredded pork and their home-made chilli oil. In addition to the ramen, there'll also be fresh, hand-made gyoza (dumplings) and a crab cream korokke (Japanese croquettes).