London's top table

Apart from Michel Roux's legendary Gavroche or Alain Ducasse's at the Dorchester, there are some very discreet, much more discreet restaurants in London. But then, what a treat! Such is the case with Lima Floral, which opened in July 2014 in a little street in Covent Garden. At first glance, the very simple shop front hardly impresses. You might even think you've come to the wrong address. Yet this is where Virgilio Martinez works, the chef at Central in Lima, Peru, ranked fifteenth among the "World's 50 Best Restaurants". The experience begins in the basement, in England's very first pisco bar - a grape alcohol found only in Peru and Chile. There, the mixologist concocts the famous Pisco Sour in public, where the strength of the alcohol blends with the acidity of the lime. After this first glass as a rite of passage, the gustatory adventure can begin: ceviche with the perfect balance between sweet and sour, aesthetic creations based on Peruvian products such as quinoa, Andean corn, dried potato and Huacatay grass. Not forgetting the famous 'tiger's milk', a spicy marinade made with lime and red onions. The Peruvian wind will be blowing hard again in London in 2015, with a Ceviche Old Street, by chef Martin Morales, due to open in the spring in the Shoreditch district. American chef Seamus Mullen, of the Sea Containers restaurant, also likes ceviche. As much for their taste as for their benefits. Suffering from an autoimmune disease, this passionate New Yorker has proved to himself - by recovering! - that nothing is impossible thanks to a mini-revolution in cooking. Out with the carbs, in with the vegetables, slow cooking and fish.

Rest assured, there's nothing sad about these inventive dishes. The meats are extremely tender, the salmon is grilled to perfection, and the vegetables become delicacies. Just next door, the Dandelion bar was named best new bar in London in 2014 by Time Out. On the menu: cocktails made with plants and aromatic herbs. Among the openings planned for this year, many French will be in the arena. In the spring, Inaki Aizpitarte's Chateaubriand will set up shop in London under the name Chabanais, in homage to the late, very chic Parisian brothel. Similarly, the iconic Taillevent and its duck with endives and gingerbread will be crossing the Channel, faithful to its food and wine pairings and its resident decorator, Pierre-Yves Rochon. On the British side, Gordon Ramsay has just bought the former Aubergine, the restaurant where he started out. But it's hard to know more... This new 60-cover restaurant will open in the summer, under a name that remains a secret. So look forward to the summer!