The new St John Hotel in Chinatown was originally anticipated to open near the end of this summer but it still looks like a building site and they now predict an October launch. Only 16 rooms will be available for "discerning clientele" while the 60-70 cover restaurant on the ground floor will offer a hotel version of Smithfield's Michelin-starred Nose to Tail cooking and include Elevenses, lunch, tea, pre-theatre, supper and post-theatre meals until 2am. Opposite St John the much bigger and shinier £200 million W Hotel will be opening early next year and has plans for it's own "world-class destination restaurant".

St John Hotel, 1 Leicester Street, WC2H