XO, London
This latest venture from restaurateur Will Ricker (E&O, Eight Over Eight, Great Eastern Dining Room and Cicada) is a pan-Asian eaterie and offers a restaurant, bar and take-away service. The menu offers dim sum, soups and sushi plus a selection of roasts, while the drinks list includes Asian cocktails.
Opened: 15 January
Owner: Will Ricker
Head chef: Simon Treadway
Manager: Scott Craddock
Designer: Ou Baholyodhin Studio
Capacity: 92
Food: Includes classics such as chilli-salt squid, black cod with sweet miso, and rock shrimp, as well as nibbles such as drunken prawns, Wagyu beef, and Peking duck and foie gras dumplings.
Prices: £30 for three courses excluding wine
Address: 29 Belsize Lane, London NW3 5AS
Telephone: 020 7433 0888
Website: www.rickerrestaurants.com