Trailer Happiness
Co-owned and run by ex-Match Bar mixologists, this lounge bar, "den" and kitchen is described as a retro-sexual haven of cosmo kitsch and faded trailer-park glamour. Cocktails are classic and contemporary, food is snacky and spicy. It opened on 16 October.
Head chef: Cameron Irving
Average spend: £5-£6 for a TV dinner for one
Address: 177 Portobello Road, London, W11 2DY
Tel: 020 7727 2700
Harvard Bar & Grill
Occupying the former site of Christopher's restaurant in Victoria, Harvard Bar & Grill, has Nigel Davis, ex-head chef of the Ivy, in the kitchen and one of the longest cocktail bars in London. Lobster gazpacho, oysters Rockerfella and roast wild duck with blueberries is on the menu. It opened on 15 October
Head chef: Nigel Davis
Average spend: £8.50 (three courses)
Seats: 120
Address: 101 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 0SJ
Tel: 020 7868 6249
Visible
Visible offers drinking, dining and lounging in rustic interiors with comfy sofas, plus Mediterranean food such as fatayer (pastry filled with spinach and cheese) and manakeesh (flat bread with oregano, sesame seeds, and halloumi). Cocktails are by mixologists Stephen Gerard Conner and Ramush Halili.
Owners: Deema and Waseem Freij
Average spend: £15 without drink
Seats: 100
Address: 299 Portabello Road, London W10
Tel: 020 8969 0333
Solyuna
Launched by the Venezuelan Araque family, this Hampstead restaurant is spread over two floors, with a restaurant and lounge bar serving traditional Venezuelan dishes and bar snacks. Dishes include asado megro (meat with sweet sauce and spices), pabellon criollo (meat with black beans and plantain).
Chef: Maria Araque
Average spend: £16 for two courses
Seats: 67 restaurant/67 lounge bar
Address: 103 Hampstead Road, London NW1 3EL
Tel: 020 7387 4064