ROVI

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The kitchen

Root-to-tip cooking with a generous Ottolenghi stamp

The menu is built around fire and fermentation, with dishes including grilled hispi cabbage, celeriac shawarma, beetroot pastrami and buckwheat and mushroom dumplings. There are also fish, meat and sharing-style plates, alongside vegetarian and vegan choices. Finish with a side of pink fir potatoes, butter bean aioli and vegan ‘nduja.

The bar

Pickles, spritzes and serious zero-proof drinks

ROVI’s drinks list moves from wine by the glass to cocktails such as the Fitzrovia Club, Piña y Piña and a house G&T. Nibbles include pickles, cauliflower stem goujons and pumpkin muhammara. Reviewers particularly single out the zero-proof cocktails, including a zero-proof Bloody Mary.

Come for

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   Vegetables cooked over fire and transformed through fermentation, from grilled hispi cabbage to celeriac shawarma.

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   Small plates built for sharing, including beetroot pastrami, mushroom dumplings, and grilled octopus with fava bean.

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   A thoughtful zero-proof drinks list, including a zero-proof Bloody Mary alongside wines, spritzes, and house G&Ts.

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   On Wells Street in Fitzrovia, open from midday, with pickles, cauliflower goujons, and pumpkin muhammara for bar snacks.