Bob Bob Cité restaurant, Leadenhall Street

We all love a handsome French chef with a mischievous smile. And Eric Chavot has the most impressive CV in town: two Michelin stars, training from Raymond Blanc and a track record of the most sophisticated restaurants (The Capital, Knightsbridge; Eric Chavot, Mayfair). His cooking was declared by late, great restaurant critic AA Gill as being among the writer's favourite dishes.

Chavot will be heading up new restaurant Bob Bob Cité at the giant Cheesegrater building come January 2018. The ‘Press for Champagne buttons’ and all-booth seating that made its older sibling, Soho’s Bob Bob Ricard, so likeable will also feature.

But rather than the Russian-inspired cuisine of Bob Bob Ricard, this new restaurant will incorporate Chavot’s French-training.

Expect dumplings filled with snails and chicken kiev with a brioche stuffing. The restaurant’s owner, Leonid Shutov, is renowned for his wine lists, and the mark-ups, especially on the more special bottles, will be unusually modest. For real wine (and vodka) buffs, the prospect of auctions sounds promising too.

We like the sound of the miniature 9-seater sushi restaurant within a restaurant. Though we’re rather dubious about the idea of standard and executive rooms, presumably the latter being posher and more expensive.

But Chavot’s topnotch reputation and the French-meets-Russian food is enough to put this new opening on all self-respecting foodies’ radars.