I wanted to test out my friend's recommendation of Davia, a cosy Italian restaurant in Wanchai. It turns out to be a very satisfactory food experience. The restaurant is located just next to a tram station on Johnston Road overlooking the busy bustling Wanchai with the "Ding Ding" tram chime lingering in the air from time to time. The restaurant was quite full by the time we arrived around 7:30pm and an Italian waiter seated us in the bar area with a neon sign "Aperitivo", and we were later transferred to the big table when it became available. There were two wine dispensers with temperature control in the bar being set at the exact desired temperatures of white and red wines. I was quite impressed with this little detail. We ordered mixed Italian antipasto plate, minestrone soup, orcchitto ( not sure about the spelling) pasta with sausage, slow cooked beef cheek, pannacotta and tiramisu. Before we left, I bought a big plate of Italian antipasto for takeaway for my husband who came home late from work. All tasted so good! I will be back soon! The music was a bit out of tune though. I guess some Italian musical songs or folk songs best fit the environment rather than those music hits.…查看更多
風在前 無懼態度決定一切習慣了星期六都在金鐘"美麗的心"旗下的排長龍餐廳吃午飯,簡單的排隊三十分鐘,簡約的用餐三十分鐘. 員工亦簡化得不會說多謝光臨了!離開PP向前走吧! da via : 推薦italian cold cut/antipasti~是誠意不是罐頭死實實的! : bread類~是自家焗制,同樣價錢恐怕只買得兩個空氣包! : coffee類~illy coffee是冇得輸的! : 價錢~$3xx for two , ITALIAN ! : 餐廳的坐位多是獨立對窗面向街境的 ! 只適合to see and been seen 的客人 ! : 獨立位其實適合單頭的客吖! 雖然是對街但也好過那些比小學生上 課還小的table for two.."{總括當然是會再去的,亦打算在這區遂條街遂間的試試!}…查看更多
I have long anticipated the arrival of Da Via located in a corner spot in Wan Chai next to the tram lines. Not only do they have great food, but it's a great location to people watch!I have been to Da Via three times now, and each time have been a very enjoyable experience.The first visit was on the opening night, 5th June. I went with a friend from Italy and we had a lovely evening. We sampled several authentic Italian dishes, parma ham with melon, burrata with tomatoes, mixed cold cuts and the fabulously delicious focaccia bread. The bread dripped with olive oil and was both crunchy and soft, what a divine combination. We both felt we were sitting in a small eatery in the middle of Umbria when the food was served. The melon was sweet, juicy and perfectly ripen - just like summer melons in Europe. To round off the evening, we shared a panna cotta with berry coulis. I'm not normally a dessert eater but my friend insisted and she said that it was better than in Italy! Early July, I went with three European friends for lunch. We arrived early, 11.30 am just as they were opening to beat the lunch crowd. I had the meatball sandwich and it was very good. The other ladies had Caprese sandwiches and we rounded off with panna cottas and coffees. The Illy coffee and panna cottas were perfect!My most recent visit was almost two weeks ago, 11th July, again with a group of ladies who are from Hong Kong. We enjoyed a few bottles of the Chianti Classico (very good value for money) and we sampled different foods. We had the mixed cold cuts platter, foccaccia bread basket, tomotoes and burrata cheese, melon and ham, a pasta dish with mushrooms and veal. It was a feast and we were all very stuffed. Dessert was tiramisu and panna cotta! Great rounding off the evening!Will certainly be back for more delicious, authentic Italian cuisine! There is no place like this in HK! Well done and can't wait until the outside area is open!!…查看更多