(19) Admiralty, The; Restaurant: Traditional & Bar; Oliver Peyton's latest endeavour to create something out of the ordinary in the beautifully restored Somerset House, river-view terrace for lighter snacks, French cuisine, main course GBP 7-18, set menu: 2 courses for GBP 17 or 3 for GBP 20; Tel: +44-20-7845 4646; Fax: +44-20-7845 4647; Somerset House, The Strand; Strand, London WC2R 1LA; Open: Mon-Sun noon-2.30pm, Mon-Sat 6-11pm; Tube: Embankment; e-mail: theadmiralty@gruppo-events.co.uk; website: no website available yet

(21) Audley, The; Restaurant: Pub; This is definitely one of the more stylish public houses (pubs), no wonder Prince Charles comes here for a pint, restaurant upstairs; Tel: +44-20-7499 1843; Fax: +44-20-7355 1478; 41-43 Mount Street; Mayfair, London W1Y 5RB; Open: Mon-Sat 11am-11pm, Sun noon-10.30pm; Tube: Bond Street / Marble Arch; website: no website available yet

(22) Avenue, The; Restaurant: Trendy & Bar; Leading the way with cool Britannia design with a fashion-show-feeling bar, hassle-free modern European cuisine, main course GBP 12-17; Tel: +44-20-7321 2111; Fax: +44-20-7321 2500; 7-9 St. James's Street; St. James's, London SW1A 1EE; Open: Mon-Thu noon-3pm, 6-12pm, Fri-Sat - 12.30pm, Sun -10.00pm, Sun brunch; Tube: Green Park; e-mail: chef@egami.co.uk; website: www.theavenue.co.uk

(23) Bank Restaurant; Restaurant: Trendy & Bar; Trendy city place, new British cuisine or you can have just a drink at the bar, main course GBP 10-19; Tel: +44-20-7234 3344; Fax: +44-20-7234 3343; 1 Kingsway, Aldwych; Covent Garden, London WC2B 6XF; Open: Mon- Fri 7.30am-3pm, 5.30-11.30pm, Sat 5.30-11.30pm, Sun 5.30-10pm; Tube: Temple / Holborn; website: www.bankrestaurants.com/aldwych/

(24) Bibendum Restaurant & Oyster Bar; Restaurant: Trendy & Bar; Designer atmosphere in the 1911 headquarters of the Michelin Tyre Co., Anglo-French cuisine, main course GBP 17-25, set lunch GBP 28; Tel: +44-20-7581 5817; Fax: +44-20-7823 7925; Michelin House, 81 Fulham Road; Chelsea, London SW3 6RD; Open: Mon-Sat noon-2.30pm, 7-11.30pm, Sun 12.30-3pm, 7-10.30pm; Tube: Kensington High Street; website: www.bibendum.co.uk

(27) Criterion Brasserie; Restaurant: Trendy & Bar; Neo-Byzantine decor from 1900, which was revamped by Marco Pierre White, new European cuisine, main course GBP 12-18, set lunch GBP 15-18; Tel: +44-20-7930 0488; Fax: +44-20-7930 8380; 224 Piccadilly Circus; St. James's, London W1V 9LB; Open: Mon-Sat noon-2.30pm, 5.30-11.30pm, Sun 5.30-10.30pm; Tube: Piccadilly Circus; website: no website available yet

(28) Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's; Restaurant: Trendy & Bar; Gordon Ramsay, London's only three Michelin starred-chef, dazzles you with a modern British-European cuisine in a very elegant and spacious atmosphere, 3-course lunch GBP 25 or 3 course dinner GBP 50, jacket and tie preferred; Tel: +44-20-7499 0099; Fax: +44-20-7499 2210; Brook Street; Mayfair, London W1A 2JQ ; Open: Mon-Sat noon-3pm, 5.45pm to 11.30pm, Sun noon-3.30pm, 6.00pm to 10.30pm; Tube: Bond Street; e-mail: gordonramsay@claridges.co.uk; website: www.gordonramsay.com/claridges
 

(30) Ivy, The; Restaurant: Traditional & Bar; 1920's flair and relaxed atmosphere makes it the most popular topp restaurant for media stars such as Ralph Fiennes, British cuisine, main course GBP 9-20, Sunday lunch GBP 17; Tel: +44-20-7836 4751; Fax: +44-20-7240 9333; 1-5 West Street; Soho, London WC2H 9NE; Open: Mon-Sun noon-3pm, 5.30-12pm; Tube: Leicester Square; website: www.the-ivy.co.uk

(32) Le Gavroche; Restaurant: Traditional & Bar; The Rouxs are London's long standing defenders of haute French cuisine, awarded by two Michlin stars Le Gavroche was one of the favourite restaurants of Princess Diana, main course GBP 28-70, set lunch GBP 40; Tel: +44-20-7408 0881; Fax: +44-20-7409 0939; 42 Upper Brook Street; Mayfair, London W1Y 1PF; Open: Mon-Fri noon-2pm, 7-11pm; Tube: Marble Arch; website: no website available yet

(33) Le Pont de la Tour; Restaurant: Trendy & Bar; Excellent view of Tower Bridge with terrace, where Tony Blair lunched with Bill Clinton, modern European cuisine, main course GBP 13-16, set lunch: 3 courses GBP 29; Tel: +44-20-7403 8403; Fax: +44-20-7403 0267; 36d Shad Thames, Butlers Wharf; Southwark, London SE1 2YE; Open: Mon-Fri noon-3pm, 6-11.30pm, Sat 6-11.30pm, Sun noon-3pm, 6-11pm; Tube: Tower Hill / Bermondsey; website: www.lepontdelatour.co.uk

(34) Mash Restaurant; Restaurant: Trendy & Bar; Very spacey and trendy 1970s retro look by Oliver Peyton with an in-house brewery, a good bet for Wallpaper magazine readers, brunch is a relaxed choice here; Tel: +44-20-7637 5555; Fax: +44-20-7637 0300; 19-21 Great Potland St.; Soho, London W1N JD8; or: 26 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London W1S 4HY; Open: Restaurant: Mon-Sat noon-3pm, 6-11pm, Sat & Sun brunch noon-3.30pm, Sat 6-11pm, Bar: Mon-Sun 11pm-1am (food 11am-4pm, 6pm-11pm ex Sat lunch time); Tube: Oxford Circus; website: no website available yet

(35) Mirabelle; Restaurant: Trendy & Bar; Marco Pierre White's latest restaurant - it was so good that he had to buy it, haute French cuisine, set lunch 2 courses GBP 15 / 3 courses GBP 18, main course GBP 14-26 (jacket & tie); Tel: +44-20-7499 4636; Fax: +44-20-7499 5449; 56 Curzon Street; Mayfair, London W1Y 8DL; Open: Mon-Fri noon-2.30pm, 6-11.30pm, Sat-Sun noon-3pm, Sat 6-11.30pm, Sun 6-10.30pm; Tube: Green Park; website: www.whitestarline.org.uk

(37) Oxo Tower; Restaurant: Trendy & Bar; Divine view of river skyline of St. Paul's area, terrace, new English cuisine, main course GBP 10-18; Tel: +44-20-7803 3888; Fax: +44-20-7803 3838; Barge House Street, 8th Floor; Southwark, London SE1 9PH; Open: Mon-Sat noon-3pm, 6-11pm, Sun noon-3pm, 6.30-10.30pm; Tube: Blackfriars (Bridge); website: www.harveynichols.com
 

(38) Quaglino's; Restaurant: Trendy & Bar; Established in 1929, revamped in 1993 by Sir Terence Conran, set the trend for trendy European cuisine in London, main course GBP 11-20, set 3 course lunch GBP 15-20; Tel: +44-20-7930 6767; Fax: +44-20-7839 2866; 16 Bury Street; St. James's, London SW1Y 6AL; Open: Mon-Sat noon-3pm, 5.30-11.30pm, Fri&Sat -1am, Sun noon-3pm, 5.30pm-11pm; Tube: Green Park / Piccadilly Circus; website: www.quaglinos.co.uk

(39) Quo Vadis; Restaurant: Trendy & Bar; Neo-Art Deco interior with formerly Damien Hirst's and now Marco Pierre White's art, new British cuisine, cool bar upstairs, Karl Marx lived here, main course GBP 8-20; Tel: +44-20-7437 9585; Fax: +44-20-7437 9972; 26-29 Dean Street; Soho, London W1V 6LL; Open: Mon-Fri noon-3pm, 6-11pm, Sat-Sun 6-11pm; Tube: Leicester Square; website: www.whitestarline.org.uk

(40) Rules Restaurant; Restaurant: Traditional; London's oldest restaurant offers finest English fish and game since 1798, former guests included Charles Dickens, shooting can be arranged on Rules' own estate, main course GBP 14-17; Tel: +44-20-7836 5314; Fax: +44-20-7497 1081; 35 Maiden Lane; Covent Garden, London WC2 7LB; Open: Mon-Sun noon-11.30pm; Tube: Covent Garden / Embankment; e-mail: info@rules.co.uk; website: www.rules.co.uk

(41) Simpson's in the Strand; Restaurant: Traditional & Bar; This Victorian institution has been offering traditional British cooking like roasts since 1828 in the Grand Divan wood panelled dining room (jacket and tie), Knight's Bar with jazz music after 10pm, main course GBP 15-25, set lunch 2 c. GBP 16 / 3 c. GBP 19; Tel: +44-20-7836 9112; Fax: +44-20-7836 1381; 100 The Strand; Strand, London WC2R 0EW; Open: Mon- Fri 7am-2.30pm, 6-11pm, Sat-Sun noon-2.30pm, 6-11pm; Tube: Covent Garden / Embankment; e-mail: simpsons@easynet.co.uk; website: www.simpsons-in-the-strand.co.uk

(42) Square, The; Restaurant: Traditional & Bar; Chef Philip Howard continues to dazzle with his exquisite French cuisine, the modern interior gives you enough space to enjoy food and private conversation; Tel: +44-20-7495 7100; Fax: +44-20-7495 7150; 6-10 Bruton Street; Mayfair, London W1X 7AG; Open: Mon-Fri: noon-2.45pm, 6.30-10.45pm, Sat 6.30-10.45pm, Sun 6.30-9.45pm; Tube: Green Park; e-mail: squarethe@aol.com; website: no website available yet
 

(44) Wilton's Restaurant; Restaurant: Traditional & Bar; Very traditional British cuisine - sea food and game, also in booths (jacket and tie), main course GBP 10-30; Tel: +44-20-7629 9955; 55 Jermyn Street; St. James's, London SW1; Open: Mon-Fri, Sun 12.30-2.30pm, 6-10.30pm; Tube: Green Park / Piccadilly Circus; e-mail: wiltons@wiltons.co.uk; website: www.wiltons.co.uk
 
 

(45) Windows (Hilton Park Lane); Restaurant: Traditional & Bar; Breathtaking view over central London, splendid French cuisine, main course GBP 23-27, six course dinner GBP 47, the bar alone is worthwhile visiting; Tel: +44-20-7208 4021; Fax: +44-20-7208 4147; 22 Park Lane; Mayfair, London W1Y 4BE; Open: Restaurant: Mon-Fri 12.30-2pm, 7-10.30pm, Fri -11.30pm, Sat 7-11.30pm, Bar: Mon-Sat 5.30pm-2am; Tube: Hyde Park Corner; website: no website available yet