Where to eat between Christmas and New Year: The restaurants you can never normally get a booking at

After the storm comes the calm. Silly season is all but over (well, excusing New Year's Eve). The mad Christmas rush, the last-minute table-booking panic and group gatherings; for a few days, they're done. It’s time to take a deep breath.

There are a host of hot tables in town, and just after Christmas is often a good time to nab an otherwise impossible-to-book reservation (provided the restaurant is open, that is). 

So here, we’ve got the rundown of top tables in where, despite the , you can book now for the in-between period before New Year, after the