With two shops in Shanghai, O delice! expanded to Hong Kong months ago to offer its popular French fare. Tucked away on Wan Chai's Landale Street, alongside The Butchers Club Burger and Rabbithole Coffee & Roaster, this casual cafe and restaurant has a welcoming, laid-back feel.
The menu features a range of salads, hot sandwiches and pasta dishes, as well as galettes, crêpes and waffles. The creamy crouton-topped pumpkin soup (HK$40) was a nice start to our meal, although the guacamole salad with smoked salmon (HK$88) that followed was not our favourite.
While there was nothing wrong with the mix of fresh leafy greens and roasted peppers, the guacamole was spread on two pieces of toast instead of being part of the salad.
We enjoyed the French ham and mushroom pasta (HK$88, above), which had a tasty cream sauce that clung to every strand of the al dente spaghetti. There was also a generous amount of ham and mushroom.
We also really enjoyed the refreshing taste of the banana, passion fruit and honey smoothie (HK$38).
The highlight of our meal was definitely the premium crêpe with fresh strawberries, lemon cream and strawberry jam (HK$56).