Choco-Latte

Oh, Choco-Latte! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

I first noticed Choco-Latte when my bus route happened to stop just outside its doors--frustratingly, touchably close to the little slice of chocolate nirvana, yet so far away! After the following 200 times passing it pointing it out to my coworkers saying, "We need to go there!" we finally agreed and set the date. It's tricky working on the outskirts of town and leaving work at 5, only to hope to make it to a place that closes at 6. As such, and because of the fact that it was a holiday when we went, we called not once but twice to see if CL would be open when did finally depart. The first time when I called she said she would probably be open till 6 unless it was a slow day. "You should stay open till then," I urged laughingly and perhaps with a hint of sheer desperation, "my coworkers and I need this!"

And indeed she did stay open! After dashing madly from work even later than we intended, we nearly fell on our knees and gave thanks to the chocolate glory that awaited us. Unable to resist the heavenly splendors, I purchased the biggest chocolate muffin I've ever clapped eyes on along with a tiny, adorable chocolate hedgehog and a chocolate rice crispy concoction of some kind. It was only later that I spied the cakes in the window on offer--perhaps that's a good thing, as my glucose levels were out of control as it was!

But enough about that. Choco-Latte absolutely deserves merit as a friendly, quirky, adorable little shop crammed full of treats of all kind. The lady behind the counter (the owner?) was lovely and very nice even as we trundled through just before she shut down for the day. And our hard-won treats were decadent just as expected--ah, what a wonderful little place! I wish I could just roll around in all of that chocolate. I mean, what?

Can't wait to return to CL and test my sugar-intake-limits a bit more!

If you're on some kind of assault course diet, I'm sure Choco-latte will cause women to cross themselves superstitiously, and grown men to fall to their knees and weep. There is no way you are getting past that shop alive without purchasing some form of sweet, sweet treat, so break your diet now and run the gauntlet!

Chocolatte is laced with sherbet and decorated with flying saucers (the sweet kind). With a good mix of marshmallows, good old fashioned lollies and handmade, chilled chocolates, it's a great stop for some cake (which is homemade, by the way!)

Their rocky road looks amazing - it's filled with big, fat marshmallows and is a refreshing alternative to the usual offerings which usually come dispatched from the same supplier. If a big, dirty fudge slice doesn't tickle your fancy, then some delicate, gorgeous little flavoured chocolates might do the job.

I'm an expert on cake since I fill myself up with it on a daily basis, and if Stuart doesn't get his daily dose then he's rabid. Thus, this shop is a lifesaver, although I can imagine it would be for tourists looking for a slightly more creative gift to take home with them (if said gift isn't devoured before departure).

A lovely chocolatier tucked away in the quaint area of Newington - truly scrumptious.

If you like chocolate even the tiniest little bit, and you've never been to this shop then I honestly don't know what you're playing at.

At one stage this place was on my daily route to/from uni, and I definitely think this is where the bulk of my student loan went - not because it's expensive, but because it's THAT good. My personal favourites are the millionaire caramel shortbread, or the huge muffins that take up the entire bottom shelf in the window.

And there's a reason for that... they're enormous. As in, almost as big as your face. And, there are at least half a dozen types to choose from at any given time. Imagine taking the biggest, chocolatiest muffin you could ever make, pouring even more yummy chocolate over it, and heaping loads of chopped Mars bar/home-made truffles/broken Creme Eggs etc over the top, and you're about halfway to imagining how good they are.

I wouldn't recommend this place to claustrophobics though... you couldn't swing a sugar mouse in here never mind a cat, but this is because the place is crammed with any sugar-based and cocoa-based product you could ever dream up... and then some.

When I'm not stuffing my face with their muffins, I also come here for friends' birthdays or any other time when I'm in need of a cake. They'll happily make you up a 3-tier chocolate cake and decorate it with whatever you want (think along the lines of the muffin description) for less than £10. I bought one of their ready-made-and-decorated cakes the first time, and although I think that one had been hanging there for a while, if you ask them they'll always do you one from scratch.

Not only does it taste amazing, but it everyone thinks you spent hours putting loads of thought and effort into making it...

An adorable little shop full of candy and chocolate! It has very sweet birthday cakes and the lady who works there is friendly and doesn't mind if you want to have a good look around before you make the tough choice of what your sweet tooth desires!They even have food shapped candy as well!
If you are buying one of their yummy cakes make sure you ask when it was made- as they don't always make them every day. I had a cake from here once that was just made and it was heavenly, but there have been other occassions where you realise that despite the bright and colourful decoration, the quality of the ingredients isn't really that good. Because it's tiny it can get quite crowded so perhaps right after school hours is not the best for sweet-shopping.

However, its a treasure trove of hanging sugar so well worth a look in when you crave that sugar high.

The phrase 'Kid in a sweet shop' perfectly describes how I feel as soon as I enter Choco-Latte, because this tiny shop on South Clark street would make Willy Wonka himself proud.

There is chocolate everywhere, and I mean it literally - sweets balance on shelves, cakes rest on counters and chocolate hangs from the roof. And what chocolate it is, sweet and tasty - i tuely recommend coming to this place.

My favourate though, has to be the cakes - chocolate cakes crammed with all sorts of sweets and lumps of chocolate bars on top, truely heaven - if a nightmare for dentists.

Choco Latte is a great place to indulge your sweet tooth.

This place is ridiculous. Ridiculous in a good way though.

The muffins in here are humongous, is it right to still call them muffins or are they a full blown cake? Huge chocolate delights covered in maltesers or mars bars or truffles. They are delicious, but I can't help feel I am eating my whole days worth of calories in one muffin. Oh well the diet can start tomorrow! Every inch of this shop is covered in chocolate goodies as well as other sweets and cakes. If you have the slightest hint of a sweet tooth this shop is literally heaven.

Oh dear I think I am going to have to make another visit....

Choco-Latte sells an amazing range of confectionary and some of the best chocolate I've ever tasted. I walked past this place virtually every day in my first year, but didn't venture in until a few months ago and certainly diodn't leave disappointed. The shop feels clean and inviting with chocolate and sweet things everywhere you look. It's quite small inside which creates a nice homely atmosphere. The service is friendly and they know everything about what they sell.
Some of it it quite expesnive, but they certainly make up for this with taste. I had a chocolate muffin which was huge, rich and moist inside - well worth the money!

I understand this place has been reviewed to death, but I wanna talk about the muffins. That's all. I met these muffins through a friend of mine, who knew I had a weakness for her Malteser cake. She's one of those friends where our conversations revolve very often around food. I had many friends of that kind. So, she took me by the hand and guided me to Choco-latte, most specifically to the encounter of the chocolate muffins with malteser chunks, the chocolate muffins with mars bar chunks, the chocolate muffins with truffle chunks. It's all about the chunks.

They sell mini ones and they sell full-sized ones. I warn you, it's quite difficult to get through a full-sized ones, so I recommend the bite-sized muffins. They're sugary and chocolatey enough to quell your sugar heart for a few hours, at which point you can just go back and get some more.

This shop is Heaven for all chocolate lovers, and those with sweet teeth. It reminds me of an old Victorian sweet shop; it is tiny, with every conceivable wall, floor and even ceiling space covered by chocolate and other goodies. There is chocolate everything, mice, owls, pigs, rabbits, eggs, bars, cakes, pretty much every conceivable sweet thing. The cakes are amazing as well, I am generally not a huge fan of cakes but these are exceptional, especially the Rocky Road. On the back wall they have traditional sweets that you used to be able to pick up in penny stores, as well as drumsticks / blackjacks / fruit salads etc.

The prices are very reasonanble, considering the awesomeness that is the chocolate, and the staff are really jolly. Definitely a place to spend your sweet time.

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You know that scene in Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (the good one) where they're in the sweet shop and singing The Candy Man? This shop made me want to burst out in to the chorus of that! Sweeties and tasty treats literally everywhere. Jars of boiled sweets that I wanted to order by the quarter like when I was a kid, and a cabinet full of chocolaty tray-bakes, available to buy by the slice - what is a sweet-toothed girl to choose?

If you're not overwhelmed by the chocolate choice, you might notice that the prices are ridiculously reasonable and the staff are (of course) lovely - they put up with me salivating and dithering for ages before walking out with a bag of Irn Bru special and a slice of salted caramel shortbread (which lasted about 3 minutes before I ploughed in to it).

I will *definitely* be going back here for my sweet treats in the future.