Tom's Kitchen

Tom Aikens' take on the brasserie sits in the same neighbourhood as the eponymous five-Rosette flagship in ever-fashionable Chelsea. There's a laid-back bar on the first floor with buttoned leather banquettes and marble-topped tables; downstairs is an urban-rustic brasserie, which is about as down home and folksy as things get in this postcode - all chunky oak furniture, white-tiled walls and a buzzy elbow-to-elbow vibe boosted by the bustle of the chefs at work in an open-plan kitchen. Serving through from breakfast to dinner, they turn out a well-conceived menu of muscular dishes that play to the crowd and are big on flavour. There's a wide spread of familiar, modishly hearty comfort food, starting with pan-fried foie gras teamed with a duck egg and ventrèche bacon, while mains bring on the likes of burgers and steaks with big chips and béarnaise sauce, or two could share seven-hour confit lamb with mash and balsamic onions; a more delicate idea could be pan-fried sea bass with escabeche and coriander. There's a second branch in Somerset House in the West End.