If you happily consider frosting as one of the four major food groups then newcomer La Vanille is your kind of place. The menu begins and ends with cupcakes – just cupcakes – in flavours like white chocolate and strawberry, tiramisu and red velvet. And though cupcakes are a comfort food, the Vanille space is much more stark than cosy. All the better to focus on the frosting, flickering candlelight and a frothy latte we say. We suspect La Vanille is the reason so many ties on the surrounding streets are streaked with icing.