Gone are the days when vegetarian restaurants meant mung beans, brown rice and hippies in Birkenstocks. Leading the way in this new trend towards upmarket, fine-dining vegetarian eateries is Vanilla Black. Recommended by Michelin, the restaurant is housed in a gorgeous art deco building on Chancery Lane. Dishes are sublime both in execution and presentation, and even confessed meat-lovers will be seduced by what’s on their plate.