Cecconi's Mayfair

Cecconi's at 5A Burlington Gardens in Mayfair W1 is the original Cecconi's restaurant, opened in 1978 by Enzo Cecconi — the first of what became a global group associated with Soho House. The Hotel Journal calls it "a traditional Italian restaurant with gorgeous Venetian-style dishes for breakfast, lunch, dinner." Hardens describes it as "an enduring Mayfair Italian institution." The risotto with veal ossobuco is a signature dish; the beef fillet with zucchini fritti is consistently praised. The striped green-and-white awning and zebra-print banquettes are among Mayfair's most recognisable design elements. Cecconi's is adjacent to the Royal Academy of Arts on Piccadilly, and the Burlington Arcade shopping arcade. The Mayfair original has been seducing Londoners and the fashion and art world for nearly five decades.

Available for dine-in at 5A Burlington Gardens, Mayfair W1S. Phone 020 7434 1500. Open daily from 7am. Own website: cecconis.co.uk.