Mildreds Soho

You'll find yourself on Lexington Street in Carnaby, squeezing past the tourist shops to discover a restaurant that's been quietly doing brilliant things with vegetables for years. Mildreds has that lovely chaos of a place that actually works: tight tables, buzzy energy, staff who know their stuff. The menu changes seasonally but expect things like crispy tofu, wild mushroom wellington, and sides that make you forget meat exists. It's the kind of spot where non-vegans end up genuinely impressed, not just being polite.