Asia de Cuba

St Martin's Lane Hotel, 45 St Martin's Lane, WC2N 4HX. 020 7300 5588.

Global cuisine for the global traveller

Cipriani

23-25 Davies Street, W1K 3DE. 0872 148 1578.

This place is more about glamour than the food!

Daphne's

112 Draycott Avenue, SW3 3AE. 020 7589 4257.

With a sister restaurant on Barbados, this is the last word in relaxed Italian dining

E & O

14 Blenheim Crescent, W11 1NN. 020 7229 5454.

Hakkasan

8 Hanway Place, W1T 1HD. email@hakkasan.com. 020 7927 7000.

A well-hidden gem!

J. Sheekey

28-32 St. Martin's Court, WC2N 4AL. 020 7240 2565.

L'Atelier de Joel Rubuchon

13-15 West Street, WC2H 9NE. 020 7010 8600.

Le Caprice

Arlington House, Arlington Street, SW1A 1RJ. 020 7629 2239.

Glitz, glamour and A-list clientele make this London eating institution as popular with the punters as the critics

Nobu Berkeley

15 Berkeley Street, W1J 8DY. berkeleyst@noburestaurants.com. 020 7290 9222.

A showbiz fave, expect those who come here to want to be "seen"

Scott's

20 Mount Street, W1K 2HE. 020 7495 7309.

London's finest, most long-established fine seafood dining

Suka

The Sanderson Hotel, 50 Berners Street, W1T 3NG. 020 7300 1444.

Elegant yet casual Malaysian fine dining

The Ivy

1-5 West Street, WC2H 9NQ. 020 7836 4751.

London's best-known restaurant, you'll spot every star here from reality z-listers to the cream of the crop

The Wolseley

160 Piccadilly, W1J 9EB. 020 7499 6996.

Tom Aikens

43 Elystan Street, SW3 3NT. events@tomaikens.co.uk. 020 7584 2003.

Zuma

5 Raphael Street, SW7 1DL. info@zumarestaurant.com. 020 7584 1010.

A sophisticated twist on contemporary Japanese dining