Stazione Novella — Restaurant in Hong Kong Island

Stazione Novella is a member of the Black Sheep restaurant group located on Shaunton Street in Soho. This is a wine bar inspired by those Santa Maria Novella Station in Florence. Opening hours are 7.30am to 12am daily. We visited here a couple times in recent weeks with mixed results.

Stazione Novella opens early, making it ideal for early coffee and light bite around Soho. We tried their espressos which were unfortunately not great. We expected better and didn't find what was served to be similar to taken during our trips to Florence. Panini (HK$98) tasted good enough.

Another evening visit was better. We were served a Aperol Spritz that was somewhat generic but still good. The negroni mixed behind the bar was very good, a nice gin and vermouth drink that I'd happily reorder.

In the end, we didn't find good enough reason to return here for a morning visit but would be fine to stop by again in the evening for a round of drinks or wine before or...

Love the bar here! We came here for happy hour, and we enjoyed every moment. One of the best place to chill after work or pre-dinner. Staffs are very friendly. They delivered an excellent service. We asked about what should we tried for the wine, and they replied professionally and with patient. The Italian bites for happy hour are amazing. Great to go with our drinks. Spritz and the basil gin cocktail are my favorite here. Would love to try the expresso martini next time too! It is a doggy friendly restaurant which I love it as not many restaurant could allow doggy in. Truly looking...

Came in for their soft/trial opening in Central. It's honestly the closest thing to New York Style pizza in Hong Kong. While the toppings and the sauce were spot on, I thought the crust underneath the pie was a bit too uniform in terms of it's crispiness. Maybe I'm just a bit nitpicky, but as a New Yorker, I would have expected a semi charred bottom that's less uniform in terms of crisp. Staff were great and overall it was a great experience. Sad to see them move to The Peak because it's quite a ways away for me to get...