april eats.

pull out your fork and knife and get ready for a steakout, a weekend away or some culinary calm with this list of april foodie picks:

steakout.
psst, argentine steak is now on plates at the gaucho O2 arena. a whopping three sexy floors (think cow hide and leather) of award-winning meat and ceviches. plus cocktail bar, 24-person VIP dining suite and wine tasting cellar. who wants to watch a gig anyway? now open. the O2. peninsula square, SE10 ODX. 020.8858.7711. www.gauchorestaurants.co.uk


culinary calm.
the greenhouse (pictured) is back. virgil and stone architects have reworked the michelin-starred oasis of calm in mayfair. chef antonin bonnet offers hot new creations: violet sea urchin with cornish crab and kombu jelly. milk-fed veal rump with bitter praline, parsnip chantilly and fresh morels. we say oui. now open. 27a hay's mews. mayfair, WIJ 5NY. 020.7499.3331. www.greenhouserestaurant.co.uk


weekend away.
travelling sure can make a girl hungry. stop en route at the new betjeman arms, overlooking the eurostar, st pancras for one last fix of english fare. expect lancashire hotpot, welsh rarebit, steak and ale pie just like granny makes. opens 17 april. st pancras international. euston road. 020.7923.5440. www.geronimo-inns.co.uk/thebetjemanarms


best british.
nettle soup. beef cobbler with lincolnshire cheddar. poached carp. you'll be pushed to find a menu more british this month as launceston place reopens. chef tristan welch (formerly at petrus) pulls out all the stops with flambed dishes cooked at table. dine in "the chef's office" and watch what's cooking in the kitchen via a plasma screen. now open. 1a launceston place, W8 5RL. 020.7937.6912. www.danddlondon.com


fast foodie.
leon branch number ten arrives at canary wharf. superfood salads, moroccan meatballs, sweet potato falafels, you know the score. slim your way to summer with locally sourced, seasonal food that really will make you happy. now open. unit 1, promenade level. cabot place west, E14 4QS. 020.7719.6200. www.leonrestaurants.co.uk


great gastro.
sunday afternoons in muswell hill just got even cosier. the clissold arms is back with skylights, oak panelling and vintage furniture. chef jake young (previously at la bodeguita del medio) offers hearty british gastro grub: ale and maple-braised short rib of beef with horseradish mash. roast pumpkin with cracked wheat and stinking bishop with chilli dressing. now open. 115 fortis green. muswell hill, N2 9HR. 020.8444.4224.