About

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Vivi is an independent editorial guide to eating and drinking in London. Every review is written under a named byline, paid for out of pocket, and revisited when a restaurant changes materially enough to matter.

Clara Whitfield

Editor & Restaurant Critic. Clara has been professionally reporting on the London food scene for more than a decade, covering restaurant reviews, neighbourhoods, desserts and tasting menus, and contributes reviews and features to regional and national food publications alongside her weekly review and Saturday essay for Vivi.

Nathaniel Ashford

Senior Contributing Editor. A former drinks-trade journalist, Nathaniel covers cocktail bars, pubs, drinks-trade news and neighbourhoods, writes Vivi's weekly cocktail column, and leads the Vivi Neighbourhoods series.

How we review

Visits are anonymous and paid for by Vivi, not the restaurant. A review is revisited and updated when a kitchen, chef or menu changes materially. Corrections are applied within a week of confirmation.