London Restaurants

  1. Blue Légume

    This lively but laid-back local has mosaic tables and slightly kooky décor with a little conservatory at the back, though there's nothing odd about the big, late breakfasts. Throughout the day there are light vegetarian snacks and trays of delicate, delicious pastries. Try its signature 'blue vegetable' dish: roasted aubergine with goat's cheese.

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  2. Eat & Two Veg

    One of the best vegetarian experiences in London, Eat & Two Veg is bright and breezy with charming, friendly staff and a smart 21st-century American diner look. The menu is international eclectic - Thai green curry, Lankawi hotpot - and the mock meat dishes ('sausage' and mash, cheeseburger and fries) would fool even carnivores. There's plenty on offer for vegans too.

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  3. Food for Thought

    This tiny vegetarian café is big on sociability and flavour, and small on price and space. Food ranges from soups and salads to stews and stir-fries with brown rice. Dishes might be vegan, organic and/or gluten-free. Food for Thought is earthy, unpretentious and deservedly packed.

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  4. Gate

    Widely considered the best vegetarian restaurant in town, Gate has a horrible location surrounded by wasteland and flyovers. But the inventive dishes (Cajun aubergine, shitake wonton and pumpkin laksa), friendly and welcoming staff and the relaxed atmosphere make the trek here all worthwhile. Surprisingly enough, it's the white chocolate and amaretto cheesecake that gets recurring rave reviews, as do the simple but inspired starters and the fine wine list.

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  5. Manna

    Tucked away on a side street in Primrose Hill, London's most glamorous inner-city village, this little place does a brisk trade in inventive vegetarian cooking. The menu features such mouth-watering dishes as Kashmiri curry, aubergine tempura and organic fennel schnitzel (though some reports suggest that not all dishes are a howling success).

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  7. Mildred's

    Central London's most inventive veggie restaurant, Mildred's heaves at lunchtime so don't be shy about sharing a table in the skylit dining room. Expect the likes of roasted fennel and chickpea terrine and Puy lentil casserole as well as more standard (and hugely portioned) salads and stir-fries. Drinks include juices, coffees, beers and organic wines.

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  8. Place Below

    In a church crypt, this pleasant veggie restaurant is of the old school. Think spinach and mushroom quiche, celeriac and blue cheese gratin and (steady on, getting a bit modern here) sun-dried tomato and rice salad. So it's not the most innovative of vegetarian menus: it's still cool to be eating in a crypt.

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  9. Royal Teas

    Royal Teas is not exactly vegetarian - you can get smoked salmon as part of a cream tea (around £6 ) at lunchtime - but they're mostly comforting meatless things like baked beans with melted cheese and Spanish-style eggs and lots of baguettes and soups. We come for the ginger cake served with cream or ice cream.

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