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Bella Italia is a restaurant that pulsates with Italian style and fashion, where the day starts with breakfast, not least the Inglese, the familiar bacon, sausage, mushroom, tomato and fried or scrambled eggs and sauté potatoes with ciabatta toast so beloved of hearty eaters seeking a good start to the day, particularly when they don't have to prepare it. A vegetarian option is available, along with the bambini of sausages, tomato and scrambled egg, or a strapazzata, scrambled eggs on ciabatta toast. A cappuccino or hot chocolate offers a more gentle awakening and croissant or pastries are welcome at almost any time.

It is always worth remembering that eating Italian is a great opportunity to work away through something rather more liberating than the conventional 3 course English meal. Little and often seems to be the motto but move on to the antipasti and it's immediately obvious this is no easy task, confronted with well over a dozen dishes, not one of which you really have the heart to turn down. The selezione classica assembles a few of the favourite starters; oven baked lemon and rosemary chicken wings, spiced meatballs, calamari, mini garlic butter-filled calzoni and lightly battered courgettes served with flamed pepper and lemon herb dips.

A speck e rucola pizza, added to a traditional margherita brings together two traditions with Italian speck ham providing the second, but it is within the pasta and risotto dishes that you can adapt almost any main ingredient, as well enjoy some of Italy's most traditional treats. Who can deny a well formed spaghetti Bolognese or penne Marco Polo? And not for nothing is a nicely prepared spaghetti carbonara the preferred dish of many.

From a selection of five choices amongst the secondi many will head unerringly for controfiletto ai ferri, a 7oz sirloin steak char-grilled to preference and served with garlic butter, roast field mushrooms, fries and rocket, or the fritto misto, lightly battered prawns, cod fillet, calamari and courgette with fries and a herb lemon and caper dip.

Could anything be more appropriate than The Godfather, for 1 or 2 naturally, with nutty chocolate fudge brownies, vanilla and toffee ice cream with chocolate sauce, fresh cream and wafer curls, and rest assured the coffee will do justice to the meal.

With a wine list that makes few concessions to other countries - and why should it - good Italian food can receive an equally national baptism by wine. For further enlightenment, news about their on-line shop and special deals, a click on their lively Website will reveal all.

Haché describes itself as a restaurant that happens to sell burgers and it's no bad description. The trouble with burgers, of course, is that a potentially delicious way of serving meat has been cheapened mainly by financial greed to the point where it is difficult to find anyone with a good word to say about them. Whereas faggots, the basis for a satisfying and wholesome meal, are regarded quite rightly as permissible verging on gourmet, burgers are not.

So let's hear it for the real burgers, the ones that are made from decent ingredients and properly cooked, which is precisely what Haché is all about. All their burgers are served on a toasted ciabatta bun with rocket, beef tomato and sliced sweet red onion, along with the special Haché mayo. If however you prefer your burger low calorie style they will substitute the bun with a salad garnish.

All their beef comes from prime Scottish beef steak, starting with Au Naturel, finest aged 100% chopped steak, seasoned and charbroiled, with several variations on the main ingredient. Of them all the big treat has to be the steak le grand double, 12oz steak burger, but do not lightly ignore Le Mexican. To complete the enjoyment leave room for Haché chocolate brownie followed by an excellent range of coffees.

Tom Aikens is both chef and owner of the restaurant that proudly bears his name. It's a well-designed place from both the elegant interior design, all carefully blended neutrals down to the work of design guru, Anouska Hempel, to the obviously well considered menu.

The focus is on varied and seasonal, innovative modern French dishes. Exciting accompaniments makes the food sound and taste extraordinarily good, the mark of a talented chef indeed. Choices might include poached Loch Duart salmon, apple puree, lime, summer flowers and herbs; slow roast Ark chicken, toasted pine nuts, lemon confit, egg yolk and sorrel ravioli, and pistachio meringue, parfait, praline and pistachio cassonade

Appreciation has come in the form of awards such as a Rising Star from the Michelin Guide, five AA Rosettes and from delighted customers. Tom Aikens has also received a consistent rating of 8/10 since 2004 from The Good Food Guide.

Pellicano is quietly elegant, a lovely restaurant in the fashionable Chelsea neighbourhood where Italian food becomes a dining experience that is something to be cherished and enjoyed with friends or loved ones. The cuisine in this family run restaurant bears Sardinian influences while the freshness and authenticity of the ingredients leads to some marvellous dishes which have been appreciated by regular diners as well as critics. Inside, the décor is soothing and warm with dim lights while the al fresco seating outside is charming and delightful with a dash of colour.

The regularly changing menu could feature beef carpaccio with rocket and pecorino cheese followed by a wild fillet of sea bass pan fried with artichokes and served with spinach. Pastas and risottos are firm favourites while there other options such as roasted rack of lamb in herb crust with shallots served with mash potato can easily gladden the heart. The wine list is notably Italian although there are touches of the French also.

The Restaurant is on the first floor with a terrace overlooking the beer garden. Modern Scandinavian influenced Northern French food, produced by well known chef Christian Sandevelt, the menu is served in a delightful room with an open fire place. The Pub is on the ground floor with a lounge and beer garden.

Dishes on offer might include starters such as gravad lax with mustard sauce and lemon or blinis with salmon caviar, red onion and soured cream with mains like roast wild Swedish salmon with artichoke barigoule or pot roasted chicken with baby onion and tarragon.

The pleasures of your last beach holiday may be something that is temporarily erased from your memory bank, partly due to the travails of modern living, but here's a venue that helps in recreating that broken link with great food, fine cocktails and an amazing atmosphere. Beach Bar and Grill is an unlikely name for an operation on Fulham Road in the heart of Chelsea, but their relaxed tone is just what one needs after a hard day's labour.

The menu promises a modern European culinary experience with starters like asparagus served with Serrano ham, parmesan cheese and a light béchamel sauce, and large sea scallops with cauliflower puree and green pesto sauce. If you're looking for something light, there's a selection of bar nibbles such as Spanish omelette, squid in a light batter with aioli sauce and assorted finger sandwiches.

The drinks list at the Beach is not to be taken lightly as there are signature cocktails, beers and an extensive list of spirits.

This fashionable King's Road crowd-puller is a significant addition to London's bar scene; the amusingly named Juju embodies a stylish feel and as the night wears on, expect to see an attractive crowd trickling in to enjoy fine wines and cocktails. With some of the best bartenders in London whipping up tasty concoctions here, customers are now keeping pace with the current mixology trends, whilst having a good time into the bargain.

Leather banquette seating, gold-leafed walls and atmospheric lighting make for a bold and impressive setting, and the menu reflects a passion for sharing food. So bring on those small sharing plates of giant shrimp crackers with homemade spicy chilli sauce; steamed king crab claws with ginger, lemongrass and spring onion; wild pepper leaf wrapped ground beef with nuoc cham, and fresh tempura squid with a green mango salad served with a coriander and black pepper sauce.

The lounge area located in the basement comes with an exclusive bar and carries forward Juju's decadent style and glamour.