Cocoa Atelier opens in Dublin = Chocolate Heaven
We have all been watching and waiting for the new Chocolate store to open in Drury Street and it happened while I was away in Milan two days ago. When I was growing up chocolate was a bar of cadburys and coffee was nescaf instant. Now we all know our latte’s from our espresso’s and our macchiato’s from our americanos. Chocolate has come a long way too. Butlers offers all sorts of handmade flavours and on the shelves in Fallon & Byrne you can buy all manner of different types. There is 85%, 70% and everything in between. There is chocolate from Ghana, Costa Rica and Madagascar and lots more besides. It seems our love and growing knowledge of chocolate knows no bounds. Enter the newest Cocoa Atelier in Dublin
I called in to the fabulous Cocoa Atelier this evening but had a battle to get near the counter as hordes of people were queuing to buy boxes of hand made Irish Chocolates, macaroons, caramels, chocolate sauces and spreads. Terribly tempting and beautifully packaged boxes combined with a perfect taste experience for all the (many) chocolate lovers out there and It’s not too difficult to predict success. I particularly loved the Salted Caramel, Almond crunch and Dentelle varieties. They don’t have that heaviness often found in rich chocolates. All the chocolates have a minimum cocoa content of 70% and come in 23 flavours.
Manager Sheena Dignam said that since opening a couple of days ago French owner Marc Amand, (what a great name for a chocolate shop owner) is really happy. I’m lusting after the chocolate Florentines and the jars of chocolate ganache.
Cocoa Atelier on Drury Street Dublin (next door to Smock)
Sheena Dignam, Manager Cocoa Atelier
4 chocs for €6, 8 for €12, 15 for €16
Rows and rows of Macaroons
Jars and Jars of totally yummy chocolate
Perfect Packaging
Cocoa Atelier is at 30 Drury Street, Dublin 2 Ireland + 353 1 675 3616 www.cocoaatelier.com
