Mayfair

• Emilia in Bonhams is the next restaurant from the Quality Chop House people

  Emilia sees the Quality Chop House team take over the restaurant at Bonhams Auction House. It's inspired by the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna.

• Lucknow 49 on Maddox Street will be the new restaurant from the Dum Biryani team

  Inspired by the Lucknow region's Awadhi cooking, chef and restaurateur Dhruv Mittal is opening a restaurant with all manner of biryanis, kebabs and lunchtime quick bites.

• Test Driving Bellamy's in Mayfair - a classic that feels like it's been looking after Londoners forever

  

  This classic Mayfair restaurant is pure establishment but it's also supremely welcoming to newcomers.

• Manhattan - Asia's Best Bar - is popping up in London at 34

  

  Yes, London has some of the World's Best Bars (and a certain upcoming opening is a definite contender for next year's no 1) but lately, we've seen some of the best bars elsewhere in the world come to us too. So if you've ever fancied visiting the best

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• Momo gets a big revamp for its 23rd year - and a destination cocktail bar

  

  We may be seeing a slowdown in restaurant openings in London at the moment, but there are also some classic restaurants that are still going very strong indeed. And one of them is Momo in Mayfair, which is celebrating its 23rd year serving up Moroccan cuisine with a huge makeover. They've had Mourad Mazouz in (sketch) to spruce the place up with a brand new interior (pictured above) as well as an extended terrace (with heaters when needed, of

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• Atul Kochhar is opening Kanishka in Mayfair

  Atul Kochhar's first new restaurant after Benares is this Mayfair spot focusing on lesser-known Indian dishes

• Milan's renowned Pasticceria Marchesi comes to London (and they're bringing the panettone)

  Pasticceria Marchesi is one of Italy's institutions, serving up pastries and more since 1824. Now they're coming to London with all the favourites from the Milan original intact, including their classic panettone. 

• Brasserie of Light at Selfridges Caprice come to Selfridges with an impressive room
• The Connaught's annual Galette des Rois party brings London's restaurant crowd out in force

  

  Given that they're usually the ones providing the hospitality, there's nothing London's restaurant folk like more than a good party themselves. And the annual Galette des Rois hosted by Helene Darroze at The Connaught is hands-down one of the best of the year.

  Last night, throngs of chefs, food writers and restaurateurs pitched up at the hotel in Mayfair for the now-traditional January shindig. In the crowd, we spotted Raymond Blanc (who ...

• 'It's like a drug - totally addictive' - blogger Samphire and Salsify starts work at The Guinea

  Ever wondered what it was like to work in a restaurant? Restaurant blogger and influencer Dominic Rowntree recently stepped across the divide to begin work front of house at London's historic Guinea Grill. Here's his diary of the first few weeks on the job.

• FAM Bar on Duke Street lets you choose the vinyl for a good night out

  This new Duke Street spot hopes to be so welcoming that you view it as a sort of home from home (with better cocktails and food than you'd make yourself).

• Test Driving Gridiron London - The old Met Bar gets a new life

  The replacement for the Met Bar features an array of top food and drink names at Gridiron. We head over to take a look. 

• Albert Adria, the world’s best pastry chef is opening Cakes and Bubbles in Hotel Cafe Royal

  After a successful pop-up a few years ago, Albert Adrià is coming back to London for good with an all-dessert restaurant in the swanky Hotel Cafe Royal.

• Pucci comes to Mayfair with inspiration from the classic Pucci Pizza

  Tilly Turbett (ex-Gordon Ramsay group) will lead the kitchen at Pucci, cooking small plates and pizza at this new spot on Maddox Street.

• Tamarind Mayfair prepares to reopen with Amaya and Chutney Mary head chefs on board

  

  So there was us thinking that London's Indian restaurant scene was at peak excitement with the opening this Autumn of Kahani, Kricket White City and the new Gunpowder at Tower Bridge not to mention the imminent openings of Kutir, Farzi Cafe and London Jukebox.

  But then we heard about what was going on at Tamarind Mayfair. The Mayfair spot closed its doors eight months ago for a major refit. When it reopens next month it'll not only have a swish

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