A. Wong has been on diners' minds (and in diners' bellies) for over a decade. This popular modern Chinese restaurant has delicious dim sum and two Michelin stars to boot.

A decade ago no one would have loitered long in Ecclestone Place, as National Express buses rumbled out of the coach station. The reimagination of the Eccleston Yards has totally shifted its fortunes. At its heart is this light-filled brasserie with soaring ceilings and trailing greenery. Take a seat at the open bar for a seasonal, sharing-style feast of fish and meat from the charcoal grill. And check out the homeware in the retail space and online.

The elevated Chinese menu at this family-run restaurant is secret and ever-changing – diners will be asked on arrival for their spice preference but the rest is left to the chefs. Don’t expect kung pao chicken and spring rolls here. More often than not there are light tempura green beans doused in chilli and garlic (nicknamed “chips” by founder Mr Peng, they’re so addictive), or twice-cooked red pork delivered in a paper bag to be ripped open at the table. An insider tasting menu that delivers in spades.

Husband-and-wife design duo Russell Pinch and Oona Bannon used their home as a studio, until one morning they were woken by a Norwegian couple who had travelled straight from the airport wanting to buy practically everything in the house. These days they have a showroom on Ebury Street, and there’s a simple elegance to everything in it thanks to the couple’s fierce dedication to craft and refinement. The quiet luxury of the furniture world.