Restaurants

Bentley's Oyster Bar & Grill
Chef Richard Corrigan, of Lindsay House fame, has done a grand job in breathing new life into this Piccadilly oyster bar. In centre stage on the ground floor is a swanky, marble-topped bar lined with deep red, studded leather chairs, where diners can sample half a dozen native or rock oysters, langoustine mayonnaise or lobster and fennel cocktail. The main courses on the classic-with-a-twist menu are probably better consumed at the smaller tables with banquette seating that line the walls.
Bentley's Oyster Bar & Grill, 11-15 Swallow Street, W1B 4DG (020 7743 4756/www.bentleys.org) Piccadilly Circus tube
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Club Gascon
Quietly, with dignity, and eschewing celebrity, Club Gascon has become one of London’s consistently great restaurants. Sure, it has spun off a bar , but it remains low key and expert, with the customer very definitely king. Service is well judged and egalitarian. The room – marble-lined, dimly lit, with statement flowers – is clubbily atmospheric, but the feeling of luxurious well-being that Gascon engenders probably stems from the sensual effect of its artistically conceived, beautifully presented food.
Club Gascon, 57 West Smithfield, EC1A 9DS (020 7796 0600) Barbican/Farringdon tube
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Fifth Floor
Five floors above the workaday life of street level, there’s something otherworldly about Fifth Floor. Perhaps it’s the feminine decor: blue walls, rounded corners, with unusual vertical lighting tubes casting a glamorous glow across the spacious dining area. Food can be on the ethereal side too.
Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge, SW1X 7RJ (020 7235 5250/www.harveynichols.com) Knightsbridge tube
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