A new pasta wave is sweeping Hong Kong, and Sheung Wan has quickly become its epicenter. Sofi Pasta Co., the two-storey hotspot on Bonham Strand, has captured the city’s attention since opening, drawing long queues and generating a flood of buzz on social platforms like Threads. The restaurant has just debuted a revamped menu, headlined by the internet-breaking QQ pasta, alongside inventive takes on Italian classics and a lineup of desserts that fans argue rival the mains.
Vibe & Setting
Tucked along a historic Sheung Wan street, the restaurant balances intimacy with capacity. The ground floor offers a handful of counter seats for solo diners, while the upper level opens up with warm wooden furniture and soft ambient lighting. It’s a deliberately comfortable space, designed for the kind of lingering meal that encourages diners to order both pasta courses and a round of sweets.
Pasta Highlights: From Truffle to Carbonara
The undefeated star of the new menu is the Black Truffle Mushroom QQ Pasta. The dish brings together white mushrooms, shiitake, and portobello in a double-truffle sauce—one light, one intensely rich. The pasta itself is not to be overlooked: its thick, curly shape offers a satisfying chew, closely resembling high-quality Korean ramyeon, and its ridges grip the creamy sauce with every twist. Some diners note the creaminess can feel heavy toward the end, but the depth of mushroom flavor keeps the dish grounded.
For something different, the Beef Ragu Fettuccine with Parmesan delivers a punchy, sweet-and-savoury tomato base. The wide noodle here surprises, offering more bite than the QQ pasta and standing up well to the meaty sauce. Meanwhile, the Carbonara Fusilli is pure indulgence: three thick slices of grilled pork belly sit atop twisted pasta, their seared fat rendering into the dish for a smoky, deeply satisfying finish.
Sweet Endings: The Viral Desserts
If the pasta brings people in, the desserts keep them talking. The Red Tea Molten Lava Cake with Lemon Sorbet has become a phenomenon of its own. One crack of the shell releases a dark, oozing red-tea centre that is intensely aromatic with a subtle bitter finish—beautifully cut by the tart lemon sorbet. It’s a textural and temperature contrast that works.
The Oolong Milk Cap Basque Cheesecake offers a smooth, cloud-like profile, though some wish the oolong came through more assertively. More immediate is the Caramel Banana Pound Cake, finished with a housemade coffee butter. The exterior is crisp and caramelised, while the inside stays tender and moist, steeped in roasted coffee notes.
Visiting Sofi Pasta Co.
The restaurant is located at Shop 6, Bonham Strand, Sheung Wan. It operates Monday to Friday from 10:00 AM to 8:45 PM, and weekends from 10:30 AM to 8:45 PM, with a break in service from 3:00 PM to 5:45 PM. Dinner reservations are currently accepted by phone at 6975 6763.
Sofi Pasta Co. reflects a broader shift in Hong Kong’s dining landscape: a hunger for high-quality, casual experiences where presentation is thoughtful and flavour is honest. Whether you come for the viral pasta, the molten lava dessert, or simply the comfort of a well-made carbonara, this Sheung Wan newcomer has earned its place in the conversation—and the queue.