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Andrew Edmunds
Country cottage-style Soho restaurant with intimate, cosy basement seating option ideal for dates.
Andrew Edmunds, 46 Lexington Street, Soho, W1F 0LW (7437 5708). Leicester Square, Oxford Circus or Piccadilly Circus tube.

Hakkasan
A glamorous 1930s Shanghai-style decor and low lighting set an intimate mood, while some privacy is afforded by the geometric screens separating tables.
Hakkasan, 8 Hanway Place, W1T 1HD (7907 1888). Tottenham Court Rd tube.

J Sheekey
Mirrored windows outside protect cosy couples within from prying eyes, while immaculately presented waiters – and plates of food – help to guarantee that a visit to this top fish restaurant is a special occasion.
J Sheekey, 28-32 St Martin's Court, WC2N 4AL (7240 2565). Leicester Square tube.

Maze
In contrast to so many corporate-feeling hotel restaurants, this stunning Gordon Ramsay Holdings outpost, where chef Jason Atherton cooks his unique fine-dining 'tapas', is relaxed and intimate.
Maze, 13-15 Grosvenor Square, W1K 6JP (7107 0000/ www.gordonramsay.com). Bond St tube. Feature continues

Momo
Sexy decor, even sexier staff and consistently good music crank up the heat at this ever-buzzing, thoroughly glamorous North African restaurant.
Momo, 25 Heddon St, W1B 4BH (7434 4040/www.momoresto.com). Piccadilly Circus tube.

Pantechnicon Rooms

Pantechnicon Rooms
Smart Belgravia diner with Brit-gastropub staples and caviar and oysters.
Pantechnicon Rooms, 10 Motcomb Street, SW1X 8LA (7730 6074/www.thepantechnicon.com). Hyde Park Corner or Knightsbridge tube.

Quo Vadis
Reinvented Soho stalwart with expert modern European menu.
Quo Vadis, 26-29 Dean Street, W1D 3LL (7437 9585/www.quovadissoho.co.uk). Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus or Tottenham Court Road tube.

Wild Honey
Impeccable Modern European cooking and wonderful wines, in a wood-panelled setting that's smarter and more enticing than at sister restaurant Arbutus.
Wild Honey, 12 St George St, W1S 2FB (7758 9160). Oxford Circus or Bond St tube.

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