Two young Italians, Marco Torri and Giovanni Baldino, along with business partner Marino Roberto, are behind this Mayfair restaurant which serves up modern Italian dishes from across the country.

Torri most recently worked at The Greyhound in Battersea, while Baldino was previously restaurant manager at Locanda Locatelli.

The menu is a veritable cook's tour of Italy, with dishes such as home-cured duck breast with rocket, pea shoots and Sardinian bread; grilled octopus with a salad of carrot, ginger and Sarawak pepper; ravioli filled with taleggio and aubergine; pan-fried fillet of sea bass with chickpea sauce and sautéed spinach; free-range Italian chicken cooked 'sous vide' with grilled vegetables. Puddings include a Domori chocolate tart with bitter almond sauce. Ingredients are sourced from Italy where possible, and mozzarella is flown in daily .

The walls of the 55-cover restaurant are covered in highly polished ebony and gold carved wood. It also features oak flooring, cream and brown leather seating and a hand-made Murano chandelier.

You should expect to spend around £45 per head.

10 Blenheim Street,

London W1S

0207 495 1509



Gazette



All day, traditional French café, bar and brasserie

serving dishes such as fricassée of snails with spicy garlic and Swiss chard gratin; and roasted chicken 'au jus'.

79 Riverside Plaza, Chatfield Road, London SW11

020 7223 0999



Napket



Music is a central theme at this slick restaurant, with iPod Nanos on each table. Enjoy soups, salads, sandwiches, desserts and pound cakes baked daily.

342 Kings Road,

London SW3

020 7837 8808



Clos Maggiore



Maggiore features a

Mediterranean- influenced menu in an alfresco-style setting. Eat Dorset crab with

marjoram and try a wine from its extensive list.

33 King Street,

London WC2E

020 7379 9696

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