Our story

With experience owning a restaurant in Bristol, Matt moved to Cambridge in search of a new challenge and heard news of The Fountain’s lease coming up for sale. By August 2005, it was his and work had started refurbishing the venue and rebranding it as a late night music venue.

By 2013, with changing surroundings and demands, the concept for a more mature, refined, respectful and sophisticated venue had been dreamt up by Matt and his wife Faye. It was to focus on botanical cocktails and social dining and be called Novi. After a complete transformation, Novi opened during the summer of 2015 and quickly became a must-visit destination for cocktails and freshly made food.

Recently refurbished

Fast forward to 2023 and Novi was been re-born again, undergoing a brand refresh and refurbishment. The goal this time to redefine the spaces within the building more affectively. Creating a bustling bar downstairs, with separate dining area, a roof terrace and bar on the first floor, and an elegant top floor cocktail bar available for private hire on the top floor.

Our values

At Novi, one of our core values and priorities is to run our business in as sustainable and environmentally friendly a manner as possible. Not only does this include our excellent recycling policies, zero to landfill guarantee and food waste schemes but also affects our choice in suppliers. We are particularly proud to source all of our meat from local, high welfare farms and partner with inspirational companies deeply committed to responsible business practices.

We are also working with Net Zero Now to reach zero emission status as soon as possible.