The coolest places to hangout in 2007

They range from St Alban, the latest restaurant from the duo behind The Ivy and The Wolseley, to Bungalow 8 London, the night spot due to be opened by Amy Sacco, New York's "queen of clubs".

The Bazaar Going Out Guide, published tomorrow, lists the best clubs, restaurants and hotels in the capital.

Nightclubs Boujis in South Kensington and Aura in Mayfair will be given a run for their money with the arrival of socialite Sacco, 38, whose new venue will open at the St Martin's Lane Hotel in February.

Famous friends of Sacco including Scarlett Johansson and Paris Hilton are expected to become regulars.

When it comes to restaurants, the guide anticipates that St Alban in Lower Regent Street, the new venture of Chris Corbin and Jeremy King, will be very popular.

Other new venues expected to prove irresistible include Australian Will Ricker's new pan-Asian restaurant XO in Belsize Lane, the new restaurant at the Langham hotel in Portland Place and Hakkasan restaurateur Alan Yau's latest venture Cha Cha No Hana in St James's Street, named after a Japanese wildflower.

Old favourites set to make a comeback include Piccadilly emporium Fortnum & Mason, which will have four new restaurants and a wine bar designed by David Collins as part of a £24 million celebration of its 300th anniversary, and Mayfair restaurant Scott's, which has been closed for two years for refurbishment.

At Proud, part of the Proud Gallery, and the Roundhouse Café , both in Camden, also get a mention in the guide.

Among hotels, it singles out the Haymarket in Knightsbridge, which will open in February after the transformation of the John Nash building by Tim and Kit Kemp.

The guide also designates the five best areas to shop: Notting Hill, Chelsea, Bond Street, Primrose Hill and Marylebone.

Lucy Yeomans, editor of Harpers Bazaar, which is publishing the guide, said: "Going out now is increasingly about ensuring every element of the experience is just right, from the pre- theatre champagne in a rooftop bar to a restaurant for a light post-show bite and then maybe a jazz club."

The Bazaar Going Out Guide, with Moët & Chandon, is free with the new issue of Harpers Bazaar, out tomorrow.

LONDON'S HOTTEST NEW SPOTS...

CLUBS, BARS, RESTAURANTS

Bungalow 8 London, Amy Sacco's new club in the St Martin's Lane Hotel

Chris Corbin and Jeremy King's new St Alban restaurant, Lower Regent St

XO, Belsize Lane - Will Ricker's new homage to pan-Asian cuisine

The re-vamped Scott's in Mount Street

Cha Cha No Hana, the new venture by Alan Yau, right, in St. James's

David Collins-designed Artesian Bar at the Langham Hotel, Portland Place

HOTELS

Haymarket Hotel, Suffolk Place, SW1

Sydney House, Chelsea, SW3

Knightsbridge Hotel, Beaufort Gardens, SW3

The Zetter, Clerkenwell Road

Portobello Hotel, Stanley Gardens, W11

Mandarin Oriental, Hyde Park

LOCAL HIGHLIGHTS...

NOTTING HILL

Eating
Tom's Delicatessen
Cowshed
The Cow
The Ledbury

Shopping
Cath Kidston
Summerill & Bishop
Virginia

Afternoon activities
Vessel, Kensington Park Road

CHELSEA

Eating
Aubaine
Daphne's

Shopping
Conran shop
La Maree
Paul Smith

Afternoon activities
Bliss Spa
Bamford
Agent Provocateur

PRIMROSE HILL

Eating
Primrose Patisserie
Tea Cosy
Lemonia
Limani
La Collina
Gilgamesh
Odette's

Shopping
Studio Perfumery
Anna
Graham & Green

Afternoon activities
At Proud
Roundhouse Cafè

BOND STREET

Eating
Hush
The Parlour
Via Condotti

Shopping
Vivienne Westwood
Yohji Yamamoto
Berlutti
Brioni

Afternoon activities
FAS gallery
Postcard Teas, Dering Street

MARYLEBONE

Eating
Golden Hind

Shopping
Agnes B
VV Rouleaux
Brora
Margaret Howell
La Fromagerie
Ginger Pig

Afternoon activities
Wallace Collection