Cova Pasticceria
My coffee craving one saturday afternoon led me to a new cafe in Paragon called Cova. The “V” in the logo wasn’t distinct, so for a good 10mins (until I verified it with the waitress), I thought the place was called “Coya”.
COVA Pasticceria – Confetteria heritage dates back to 1817 when it was founded in Milan by Antonio Cova. Specialising in coffee, pastries, cakes and chocolates, their flagship cafe is situated on the famous fashion street of Via Montenapoleone in Milan, Italy.
At Paragon, setting and ambience was kept classy but casual.
At Cova, we ordered some mini pâtisserie to go along with our drinks. As wonderful as it looks on picture, the taste was dissapointing and left me unsatisfied. Should have just walked downstairs to Canelé and ordered a Chocolate royale instead. 
I judge a cafe on their ability to make the perfect latte. It’s all about the coffee grounds, aroma, temperature and the right amount of foam.
Alot of places don’t tamp their grounds hard enough, or don’t start their shots immediately giving it a burnt taste. But the part that gets to me the most is the temperature of the milk and how much foam there is. Sometimes it looks like i ended up with a flat white or a cappuccino. Thankfully, Cova’s saving grace was the perfect latte.
Cova Pasticceria
Paragon Shopping Centre #01-20A
Tel: 6733 0777
Open from 9.00 am to 9.30 pm daily.
There are quite a number of Cova in HK.
I’ve yet to try Cova here so I’m not sure if they serve hi-tea here. But I tried it in HK some yrs back and it was gd.
I do find their cakes too sweet for me but Cova says it’s sweeter than usual to compliment their bitter coffee.
those cakes syre look yummy! But they sound a bit disappointing :\
yum yum the cakes look delish. i love their lemon tart but find some of the other ones kinda ordinary…that said i love their strong coffee.
The cakes look really good…i like my cappuccino with thick foam! Really does look more COYA (meaning crumpled haa!).
Oh Angelaaaaaaaaaa ya badddddddddddd
In this case, the dessert does look better than they taste! I agree with you, cos i tried it & erm, didn’t like it either =x
PS. Photo shot with digicam or DSLR?
@Chloe
You’re right! i saw the one in Hong Kong too.
@ginA
look nice yes, but taste not so nice
@rachel
will definitely try their lemon tart next.
@Jackie
I’m quite a coffee nazi when it comes to foam, amount of foam, amount of milk and temperature
@Kuen
was i making you hungry?
@Cass
Photo shot with a DSLR
haha, my dad was actually one of the main people to bring Cova over here.. I had a chance to take a peek at the menu, taste the chocolates, view photos of the Cova in Milan. Haven’t been there yet though, its all quite expensive!
@Charlene
Hey Charlene, really? Wow that’s fantastic. I’ll probably give this place another chance, and try other items. You’re right though, a bit pricey