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Alyn Williams at The Westbury is the young upstart of the thriving Mayfair restaurant scene, winning a Michelin star after less than a year of service and drawing praise for its daring cuisine.

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It shouldn’t surprise anyone familiar with Pascal Aussignac’s French empire in Britain that his bar Baranis houses the only indoor pétanque pitch in the United Kingdom. Aussignac’s playful streak occasionally shows up on his menus, but here, it’s everywhere: the food, the décor, and of course on the pitch.

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Richard Corrigan and his team have reinvigorated this famed old eatery with exciting results, providing Mayfair with a restaurant that is as prized as the oysters to be found on its menu.

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While Richmond isn’t exactly short of nice places to sleep, eat and drink – it’s renowned as a civilized enclave of London that bears more in common with a quiet Thames-side town outside the boundaries of the capital than it does the metropolis itself.

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Bistrot Bruno Loubet has been hailed as consistently excellent since its opening in 2010, building on the same kinds of successes as Loubet’s other London ventures and reminding us about how his reputation came to be so good in the first place.

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Bistrot de Luxe was the first solo venture of chef brothers Jeff and Chris Galvin who opened the restaurant in 2005. Since then, the restaurant has consistently delivered the kind of elegant but understand French bistro experience for which the brothers are now well-known.

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What Cafe a Vin lacks in size and stars it more than makes up for in ambience, quality and prices.

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Cellar Gascon is a great option for those who wish to sample the Pascal Aussignac’s commendably authentic French cuisine in a central London environment.

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In the 1935 Pagnol comedy Cigalon, the eponymous chef is so in love with his own rarefied cuisine that he refuses to cook for mere customers. Pascal Aussignac’s newest arrival may lack its namesake’s hilarious pretension, but diners will feel just as lucky as the fictional Cigalon’s did as they tuck into their meals.

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Part of a collection of eateries which showcase fine French hospitality, Club Gascon has become known for Pascal Aussignac’s dedication to classical French techniques, luxurious ingredients, and the augmentation of fine old dishes.

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Like the other restaurants in the group – Club Gascon, Cellar Gascon and Le Cercle – Comptoir Gascon is a pocket of France in all but the language.

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Boasting a menu promising to 'redefine quintessential British cuisine', an ample wine list and an interior redolent of a German hunting lodge, Corrigan's Mayfair well and truly lives up to the name above its doors.

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What do you do if you can’t find a unique space for your restaurant on the crowded streets of London? Look up. Galvin at Windows follows a recent trend for sky-scraping venues – and, as you’d expect from a venue which is named thus, it offers plenty of spectacular sights. From the 28th floor of the Park Lane Hilton, with floor-to-ceiling windows providing a breathtaking view of the city’s most memorable landmarks, Galvin at Windows delights diners and critics with its blend of classic French cuisine and modern worldwide elements.

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It's difficult to decide what's more impressive about Galvin La Chapelle: the setting or the food.

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A hub of metropolitan indulgence, Hélène Darroze at the Connaught offers prime gastronomy in a prime location.

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The food served is a seasonally inspired menu of French brasserie favourites with Koffmann's legendary signature dishes delivered with a surprisingly light touch. Dishes of souffléd skate with lobster sauce, hand-dived scallops with ink sauce and cauliflower purée and the famed pig's trotter stuffed with sweetbreads and morels all make an appearance on a menu designed to wow as well as satisfy.

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Younger sibling of Michelin-starred Club Gascon, Le Cercle hasn’t fallen far from the tree..

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Few will require an introduction to Michelin-starred Marcus Wareing, head chef at The Berkeley. He’s one of the country’s most revered professionals, who has long stamped out a reputation for near-perfection.

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Occupying an elegant street corner townhouse off of Islington’s main drag, in a quiet residential area well attended-to by local places to eat, drink and while away the hours, Morgan M has managed – despite stiff competition – to carve out a formidable reputation for itself, with accolades to follow.

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There's a fairytale aspect to eating at Petersham Nurseries. To find the place, you follow the river to the meadow, walk down the lane, follow the sign of the elephant to the gate and through into the greenhouse. This may be the cafe of a charmingly bohemian plant nursery and garden shop on the outskirts of Richmond, but tea and scones among the roses it is not.

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The location might give you some clue of what to expect, but there will be times when you’re expected to ring the doorbell to enter Rasoi, this high-end Michelin-starred Indian restaurant in Chelsea; such is its exclusivity.

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A high-end Indian restaurant situated in central London’s prestigious Mayfair, offering innovative, Michelin-worthy dishes. Tamarind’s menus are famed for their Moghul-inspired dishes and traditional clay oven recipes, overseen by celebrated chef Alfred Prasad.

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Praised for his technical brilliance and renowned for his use of unusual ingredients, combinations, styles and blending of tastes and textures, Simon Rogan has been called “one of the most innovative chefs in the country” by the Guardian

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Nathan Outlaw is one of Britain’s most regarded and rewarded chefs, so it was unsurprising that a flurry of anticipation greeted the opening of his first restaurant in London, The Seafood and Grill at The Capital Hotel.

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Although the streets of SW1 are generally quite full of chic places to drink, dine and while away the hours, the St James hotel and club – just away from the bustle, dripping with elegance – is notable for being one of the most intimate and relaxing.

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Named after the 300ft high structure that once stood outside, Skylon has welcomed a culinary giant into its kitchen: chef Adam Gray – who has quickly set about creating soaring dishes to match the imperial location.

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Texture is as bright and light as Agnar Sverrisson’s cooking. His dishes are immaculately partnered by the wines chosen by his partner and sommelier, Xavier Rousset

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Culinary trickster Nuno Mendes – whose Viajante caused a stir with its innovative and experimental blend of flavours, textures, and palate- and eye-fooling preparations, as well as an emphasis on flavour and a relaxed, trendy air – opened The Corner Room s

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Proprietors Nigel Platts-Martin and Phil Howard (also the chef) could only have hoped for two decades of success when they opened The Square restaurant back in 1992.

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The Gilbert Scott – named after the building’s architect – is Marcus Wareing's newest venture, and one which has impressed considerably.

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Theo Randall ex-head chef at the River Café - the much-loved waterside Italian which was opened by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers in 1987 - has opened up this restaurant in the Intercontinental Hotel near Park Lane.

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To call the food at The Modern Pantry an example of "fusion cuisine" doesn't really do it justice. True, chef Anna Hansen has created a globally inspired menu, but what makes it different is in the name: The Modern Pantry is totally fresh and original, a veritable cupboard of culinary adventure, influenced by world cuisine, but using ingredients that are very much Britain's own.

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With a reputation for creativity and luxury, and a fittingly swish Chelsea location to boot, Tom Aikens’s flagship restaurant has long been praised by the critics and guides as the ideal place to experience the cuisine of someone who is now renowned as one of the UK’s best-known and most high-profile chefs.

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Providing a competitively-priced alternative to the fine dining styling of Restaurant Tom Aikens elsewhere in Chelsea, Tom’s Kitchen seeks to showcase the ability of the man himself to provide great-quality food more suited to a less formal, more relaxed crowd – with a menu and prices tailored to suit.

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One of two Tom’s Kitchen venues in London, and also featuring a separate terrace during the summer months and a shop, this Somerset House restaurant prides itself on its ‘familiar and comforting’ dishes – setting itself up as a regular place to drop in after a hard day’s working, shopping or sightseeing.

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Adam Byatt’s Clapham home of Trinity oozes elegance at every turn, with a brand of sophisticated yet homely cuisine that rarely fails to please diners.

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In a part of London still famed for its jellied eels (which, when all is said and done, is just as unusual in concept as much of the modern molecular gastronomy that is raved about) and which gentrified at a rate of knots over the last decade, Viajante provides a home for experimental cuisine in a typically modern East End environment.

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