If you're active on the foodie side of Instagram, you should have seen pictures of people slurping spaghetti, posing with their all day breakfasts in a garden / greenhouse setting. Yes, I'm talking about OVOCAFE. A new(-ish) vegetarian cafe located in OVO store, part of the redevelopment project of the Grade III Historic Building Wan Chai Market.
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| The menu is very simple. One page of food and one page of drinks. There is also a cake display with some cakes to choose from. |
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| Truth to be told, when I first saw pictures of this place, I was worried about all the seemingly plastic faux plants... poking my skin whilst I was trying to eat or the dust deposited would trigger allergic reactions. But no, there wasn't too many plants, and most of them seemed real! They, along with the high ceiling, made the place pleasant and very colourful. |
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| OVO teamed up with Felix Wong, the man behind two of my favourite coffee places (Cafe Corridor and Coffee Assembly) to develop OVOCAFE. So it's only natural that the drinks menu of OVO resembles that of Cafe Corridor. 8pm was too late for coffee, so we both ordered the Apple Passionfruit Smoothie ($45), a drink I had ordered and loved at Cafe Corridor. They looked exactly the same, except for the container they came in. |
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| Linguine with King Oyster Mushroom with Miso Sauce ($68) - this dish took 洋食 to a whole new level. Thick slices of king oyster mushroom, seaweed, nutty miso... on linguine. While I wouldn't call myself a big fan, there's no denying this was innovative and special. |
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| Mixed Vegetables with Goat Cheese Wrap ($50) (front) - by mixed vegetables did they mean mixed salad leaves? I'm not a vegetable-bashing 8 years old, but how could I not hate salad leaves in hot pressed wraps? They make great wraps/sandwiches soggy and so bitter. Other than the cooked lettuce problem, the wrap was crispy and stuffed with plenty of goat cheese. Bengali Sweet Potatoes ($48) (back) - a generous amount of yellow and purple sweet potato chunks covered in this curry syrupy sauce. This was extremely addictive, especially when hot. We couldn't stop even when we were full... It would be a crime to throw these away. |
Rating: 4/5
In a nutshell: Great food in a pretty cafe. Perfect for any occasion - light work lunch, coffee and cake with yourself, dinner with a group of friends... Not only would you have a lovely meal, you would win plenty of likes on Instagram!
OVOCAFE
G/F, 1 Wan Chai Road
Wan Chai
Hong Kong
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