Shortlisted for the Evening Standard Bar of the Year 2004, ad lib is one wonderfully stylish place-to-be on Chelsea Beach (so-called because of the Mediterranean summer atmosphere, complete with flesh-bearing babes). Catering for lunch, you're offered a good value choice of sandwiches, platters, and salads next to a neat selection of British mains...

Fratelli joins the fabulousranks with this new restaurant in Kensington. The modern decor and open,live-theatre kitchen give the space a certain up-to-the-minute vibe. The authentic, equally up-to-date Italian menu is just right for how we like to dine now. But first, begin your evening in style with a drink in the Nabuco bar...

This mouth watering Italian restaurant in trendy Chelsea offers something that keeps regulars coming back time and time again...great value!If it's friendly staff and comfortable decor don't instantly make you feel like you've popped over to Italy for the evening...

The newest addition to the Langan stable is this lovely, airy brasserie style restaurant in the Old Brompton Road. Perhaps best of all is the open air terrace - ideal for summer eating and especially popular for Sunday brunch. The weekend brunch menu is always popular offering all day breakfast from 10.30am-6.30pm and lunch favourites from 12 noon-6.30pm...

This family owned Chinese restaurant has been a mainstay of its neighbourhood seven days a week for years. Mr Wing has a funky, stylish atmosphere, and is decorated with a jungle of green plants, waterfall and a huge thirty foot reef aquarium and now features jazz on weekends in the lively bar...

Lusciously decorated Russian restaurant to transport you back to Tsarist Russia. Plus if it's good enough for Elton John... Nikita's served Elton John's 450 celebrity guests with its famous fruit vodka shots and caviar and cured salmon blinis, from it's ice bar set in a magical frozen landscape...

A smart, modern restaurant in a very useful part of Earls Court, Slice offers modern British cooking in attractive surroundings. There are favourites galore on the menu, like prawn cocktail, steak with deep-fried mushrooms and onion rings, and profiteroles, but you'll also find more exotic offerings, like nachos, chicken with ginger and lemongrass...

Strada seems to want to be everyone's favourite neighbourhood Italian ristorante, a cause for great cheer. This branch is, like the others, very stylish, with wooden floors and a slight funkiness to the decor that makes it inviting and informal. The welcome and the atmosphere are both great...

Like its popular sister restaurant in London's Docklands, Yi-Ban Chelsea is an airy, well-designed Chinese eaterie that stands up to its name: Yi-Ban translates as 'first class.' Modern design marries elegantly with traditional Chinese cuisine to create a genuine experience. Unlike the Docklands' extensive menu, the menu here lists 25+ dishes...