Benja, London

Spread over three floors, this new Thai restaurant in Soho includes a bar and both an informal and formal dining space. The restaurant offers a mix of traditional and contemporary Thai cuisine with lesser-know specialities such as choo-chee curry and grilled lamb wrapped in cha-plu leaves.

• Opened: 22 January
• Owner: Danai Sorakraikikul
• Head chef: ML Kwantip
• Manager: Chai Vorakoondumrong
• Designer: Ou Baholyodhin
• Capacity: 45
• Food: Includes deep-fried frog's legs topped with crispy lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves; mixed seafood with Thai herbs in chilli paste salad; sirlion steak with holy basil, chilli and garlic sauce; and choo-chee dried red curry with roasted duck and seadless grapes.
• Prices: £22 for two courses, excluding wine
• Address: 17 Beak Street, London W1F 9RW
• Telephone: 020 7287 0555
• See a map of Benja here