Place, lots of places

Working for Qype and scribbling on Domestic Sluttery means that I'm forever in exciting new places. The next one is a new champagne and cupcake bar in a swanky hotel. But honestly, after writing 500 reviews on Qype, finding somewhere new and fabulous isn't as easy as it sounds. Over the last couple of weeks, I ticked off the last few places on my 'must visit' list - with The Cadogan, Giaconda Dining Rooms and Cork and Bottle rounding things off nicely. But there's always places I never seem to get around to trying. So here's a new little list of places I'm going to be lurking about over the next month:

• Franco Manca - Most of my "must try" places come from Rob H. He wasn't wrong with Giaconda, so I'm guessing this really is the best pizza in London.
• National Portrait Gallery Bar. It closes at the same time as the gallery. Which is bloody stupid. They didn't think that through, did they?
• Le Beaujolais - Another decent wine bar near Leicester Square? Stoppit. You'll ruin my idea of Leicester Square being the gate of hell.
• The French Restaurant in Clapham that sounds like a house number - 102 or something like that. I like restaurants that aren't really like restaurants. Although if someone doesn't remind me of the number, I might have trouble booking.
• Fernandez and Leluu. After reading some of the reviews about this supperclub, it sounds like it's so much better than some of the earlier ones set up in London. Finally.
• Coach and Horses. Not the Soho one. The little one in Mayfair all tucked away and looking tiny. I walked past it once but was too exhausted for any more beer.
• Hawksmoor. No, I'm still not sure why I haven't been here either. I blame my vegetarian friends.
• Idlewild. I've been meaning to come here forever. It's just really really really far away from my house.
• The Queensbury. They have Fornasetti wallpaper. That's worth the trip alone.
• St John. There's something about old school British food that makes me happy. It's also one of the only restaurants in Farringdon I haven't been to.

There's loads of other places I'm bound to end up instead, but if I can get to try these by the end of the year I'll be a happy lady. And if I'm missing anything (or you know the name of that French restaurant) leave me a comment and tell me where else I should go. You can take me there if you like. That would be nice.

Flickr image from Lilly's photostream.