Chocolate, which is known as the food of the gods, has a delicacy that is hard to resist. The five cafes below have succeeded in raising chocolate as their mainstay menu so that it is a must-try for chocolate lovers in Jakarta. See the details below!
1. Cacaote
This elegant cafe, which has become one of the favorite fancy cafes in Senopati, does not only serve Western-French fusion dishes with a bar but also a variety of appetizing cakes and desserts. Chocolate lovers should try Textures of Chocolate which consists of chocolate parfait, chocolate sorbet, chocolate crumbs, dehydrated chocolate mousse, chocolate twigs, chocolate glaze, and hot chili chocolate sauce. Just heard the components, imagine, right, the sensation of chocolate-gasm that you will feel?
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The sphere is also a favorite chocolate dessert menu here. Get ready to be served a chocolate ball containing peanut butter cookies, chocolate Chantilly, chopped caramelized nuts, and chocolate cremeux. Inside, you'll find a heart-shaped chocolate bar filled with Cointreau (orange-flavored liqueur). Full of surprises, right? There are other chocolate cake menus that are no less special, such as Chocolate Almond Caramel, Dark Chocolate & Hazelnut, Dark & White, and last but not least, Cacaoté.
2. Pipiltin Cocoa Factory & Cafe
This is the place that has processed selected Indonesian cocoa beans taken from Pidie Jaya, Aceh, and Tabanan, Bali into a variety of unique chocolate desserts. We start with chocolate bars in various compositions such as Tabanan Bali 70%, Aceh Pidie 84%, Tabanan 60% Macadamia, Tabanan 60% Cranberry, and Zero Sugar Dark 74%. The chocolate bar packaging motif is also attractive and colorful, which can certainly be a special gift for your relatives.
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To eat on the spot, you can try Pipiltin's mainstay menu, Tabanan Farm Chocolate with beautiful plating that resembles a beach, where the chocolate foam will become the foam of the waves, complemented by chocolate cake, chocolate mousse ball, chocolate pop-rock, and chocolate caviar. Also try the Chocolate Soup, Plant, or soft-cookie pizza such as the Macadamia Chocolate Soft-Cookie Pizza or the White Chocolate Soft-Cookie Pizza. Pipiltin also produces products such as Choco Disc, Pralines, Chocoron, Macaron, cookies, jam, and cakes. If you don't have time to come to the store, just order through the Pipiltin Cocoa website listed below.
3. Kakolait
Sipping the warmth of a chocolate drink in a cozy place, who doesn't want to? The cafe, which has enlivened a number of hangout options in Gading Serpong since last October 2016, is no wonder it immediately has loyal customers to enjoy chocolate drinks, coffee, tea, waffles, and cold drinks. On weekdays, this cafe is open from 8 am, you know. So for those of you who need a mood booster before you move, you can stop by here.
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You can choose a cup of hot chocolate at Kakolait, whether you want dark or milk chocolate, and can be served in three options, namely classic, American Marshmallow, and Crunchy Waffle Balls. The round shape of the cup will make you sink in holding the warm chocolate drink with both hands. If you are a lover of thick chocolate drinks, you can order Thick Hot Chocolate. For dessert, enjoy Kakolava for a mix of melted chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. Hmmm...Yummy!
4. BetterCHOCOlateThanNever
Starting from cakes, cupcakes, ice cream, hot chocolate drinks, chocolate biscuits, to chocolate truffles that are processed without additives and preservatives, you can find them at BetterCHOCOlateThanNever. With an old-fashioned recipe that has been refined by the process of research, taste, and baking, the quality of the chocolate here is classy and favorite. For the mainstay menu, you need to try Baby Black Cake, Rich Chocolate Ice Cream, and Strawberry White Cupcake. Accompanied by a drink of chocolate, coffee, tea, or ice blend.
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5. Coteca
This is a gathering place for lovers of chocolate, tea, and coffee accompanied by a choice of Western-Indonesian fusion menus and pastries. How nice to order Cotecube or Chameleon Cubes. Cotecube is coffee frozen in the form of ice cubes, served with warm milk and will melt when you pour the milk. It's a feast for the eyes, isn't it? Meanwhile, Chameleon Cubes is cold-brew coffee with ice cubes made from coconut water, lemon, and brown sugar. Changes in taste are diverse and slowly will certainly cause their own sensation.
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Have you come to Coteca, why don't you try their signature menu? Such as Frozen Hot Chocolate, Snickerdoodle Smoothie, Gray Sky Evening which is a mixture of Earl Gray tea and chocolate, or Japanese Iced Coffee. Don't forget to accompany your drinking time with savory dishes like Cheese Bomb or Mini Corn Dogs.