Valentine’s Day is fast approaching and the usual dilemma as to how to express your affections for your other half resurfaces. We’re believers that you can’t beat a special restaurant for that extra sense of occasion. Here’s our top 20 pick of London’s finest.

BENTLEY’S, Mayfair W1

BIBENDUM, Chelsea SW3

BOB BOB RICARD, Soho W1

THE BOUNDARY, Shoreditch E2

CECCONI’S, Mayfair W1

ELECTRIC BRASSERIE, Notting Hill W11

HEREFORD ROAD, Notting Hill W2

THE IVY, Covent Garden WC2

J SHEEKEY, Covent Garden WC2

KETTNERS, Soho W1 (pictured below)

THE MODERN PANTRY, Clerkenwell EC1

MORO, Clerkenwell EC1

PIED A TERRE, Fitzrovia W1

THE PROVIDORES, Marylebone W1

SAKE NO HANA, Mayfair SW1

SCOTT’S, Mayfair W1

ST JOHN, Clerkenwell EC1

LES TROIS GARCONS, Shoreditch E1

THE WAPPING PROJECT, Wapping E1

THE WOLSELEY, Mayfair W1 (pictured above)

These 20 restaurants have been selected from over 200 choices included in LONDON DESIGN GUIDE, each one accompanied by short descriptions.

It may be that you fancy escaping London altogether. Head down to Bexhill on Sea in East Sussex and enjoy your Valentine’s meal in the stunning Grade One listed Modernist icon – the De La Warr Pavilion – which is celebrating its 75th Anniversary with the launch of the Dining Club. Enjoy views over the sea whilst sipping Champagne with oysters, followed by a three course meal for £40 per person.

De La Warr Pavilion are exclusively offering LDG readers a DLWP mug, designed by People Will Always Need Plates. Simply mention ‘LONDON DESIGN GUIDE’ when booking your table. This offer is only valid on Valentine’s Day bookings at the Dining Club on Saturday 13th February 2010.

Need somewhere to stay? De La Warr recommend Zanzibar Hotel down the road in Hastings.

And if the prospect of going out fills you with horror, you could always indulge at home. Check out our suggestions of some of the best delis, food stores, fishmongers, butchers, wine merchants, and florists in London, only listed in copies of LONDON DESIGN GUIDE. Buy your copy here.