Named after its friendly owner, Stef’s is a family-run Italian eatery in the heart of the London’s West End. First-time diners are welcomed like old friends and the regulars are a mix of young families, local office workers and theatre-goers. The atmosphere at Stef's is unpretentious, allowing the high quality food and wine to speak for itself. The menu is traditional and extensive, full of Italian classics like Crostini Fantasiav.

Toasted focaccia bread topped with roasted peppers, aubergine and zucchini, or Pancakes rolled with goats cheese and wild porcini, served on a bed of rocket with cherry tomatoes and roasted garlic.

Moro might be one of the coolest venues in one of the hippest parts of the capital but this Clerkenwell restaurant still manages to be relaxed and more concerned with good food than being trendy. The restaurant’s décor with its polished wooden floors, long bar and open view to the kitchen and its wood-burning oven is functional but welcoming. The Moorish cuisine (Morocco meets Spain) complete with some gentle evolution is every bit as delicious today as when Moro opened a dozen years ago.

They also offer a range of high-quality cookbooks which have sold especially  well – partly because of the originality and interest value of the recipes, but also due to the superb and original design motif.