Zensai, London
The name is Japanese for “pretty little things”, and this cocktail bar in Camden is certainly pretty. The bar is made from multicoloured crystals and semiprecious stones set in resin, while a giant mirror ball casts a fairy-like glow, and two waterfalls cascade over the back wall of the dining room and lounge.

• Opened: 24 August
• Owner: Steve Wilmot
• Head barman: Adam Cahill
• Capacity: 80 in the restaurant, 30 in the bar, 150 standing
• Food: Asian-influenced treats include soft-shell crab with garlic, chilli and glass noodles, and sesame prawn ciabatta wedges with sweet chilli sauce. Typical spend £25-£30 per head, including drinks
• Address: 16 Inverness Street, London NW1 7HJ
• Telephone: 020 7424 9527

Ditto Bar & Restaurant, London
This neighbourhood favourite has had a revamp under its new owner. Situated at the pretty end of Wandsworth, it’s homely, with stripped-wood floors and worn leather sofas. There’s a daytime crèche in the private dining room.

• Owner: Will Oakley
• Head chefs: Steven Kiernan, Lee Glen
• Capacity: Dining room 70, bar 40, private room 23
• Food: Modern European. Dishes include spicy Italian sausage and lentil stew with crusty bread (£7.75), and grilled fillet of pink bream with aubergine caviar and sauce vierge (£12.95).
• Typical spend: £22.95 for three-course dinner with wine
• Address: 55-57 East Hill, London SW18 2QE
• Telephone: 020 8877 0110

Raoul’s Café and Deli, London
Raoul’s prides itself on serving fresh, home-made comfort food with ingredients sourced from all over Europe. This is the third Raoul’s to open, and it will open all day, every day of the week. There are separate menus for brunch, lunch and dinner.

• Opened: 25 July
• Owner: Geraldine Leventis
• General manager: Christophe Tavan
• Capacity: 70, plus 26 outside
• Food: Try the organic salmon burger with tartare sauce and tomato and onion salad, or the shish Raoul’s chicken kebab with grilled pitta bread and herb mayo.
• Typical spend: £10 at breakfast, £15 at lunch and £30 at dinner
• Address: 105-107 Talbot Road, London W11 2AT
• Telephone: 020 7229 2400

Meet, London
This multifunctional space features a restaurant, bar and club over three floors, holding more than 300 people. The bright and airy ground-floor restaurant features modern British cuisine with an international flavour while the first floor bar is claimed to offer 65 unique cocktails.

• Opened: 11 August
• Head chef: Mark Richardson
• Capacity: Restaurant 80, bar 80
• Food: Brunch dishes include watermelon and feta salad (£4.95), and butternut gnocchi (£7.50). Or try chargrilled beef fillet with wasabi mash, rocket and red wine jus (£16.50).
• Drink: For the girls, City Royal, a mixture of raspberries, Stolichnaya vodka and orange (£7.75). For the boys, Sol and Tiger in bottles and Stella and Guinness on tap.
• Address: 85 Charterhouse Street, Islington, London EC1M 6HJ
• Telephone: 020 7490 5790

Moti Mahal, London
The first London restaurant from Delhi-based group Moti Mahal, it’s said to be headed up by descendants of the people who introduced the tandoor oven to the commercial restaurant industry. The two-floor restaurant also has a ground-floor bar, an intimate dining room and Champagne and whisky bar.

• Opened: 28 July
• Owner: Moti Mahal Delux
• Head chef: Anirudh Arora
• Capacity: 85 seated, plus 100 in the Champagne and whisky bar
• Food: Start with lamb patties filled with yogurt, mint and onion (£6.50), then try the tiger prawns cooked with basmati rice and Malabar spices (£16.50), followed by blackberry mousse in orange soup (£5).
• Address: 45 Great Queen Street, London WC2B 5AA
• Telephone: 020 7240 9329