With interiors that look straight out of the pages of Vogue Living, Oha Cafe manages to be simultaneously chic and welcoming.
Adorning the intimate ground floor space is a mix of freshly cut flowers, coffee table books and a bright chandelier.
Towards the back of the cafe, a long island table turns into a kitchen bench where the resident pastry chef busies over lovingly and methodically prepared desserts such as a delicate deconstructed lemon tart (58RMB) and a fragrant and spicy ‘swamp cake’ (46RMB). The former is served in a tall wooden cone-shaped bowl with French meringue and crumble, and the latter on slate with chocolate sponge, ginger mascarpone cream, pear slices, pistachio and a syringe of Grand Marnier. Both are delicious.
The drinks menu includes a creamy but slightly bitter latte (40RMB) and a luscious Chinese red tea (45RMB), as well as a selection of wines at relatively reasonable prices (58RMB a glass of Chilean sauvignon blanc from Las Condes; 248RMB a bottle).
Although the space has the capacity to feel a little too much like you’ve snuck into some well-heeled resident’s living room, we like it all the same.
