Warsaw’s top chocolate stores revealed…
Karmello (ul. Chmielna 11, karmello.pl) ‘Taste is personal, quality is not’, or so rings the Karmello motto. Specializing in boutique chocolate, pralines, macaroons and suchlike, further points are awarded for their ability to fulfill special, personalized orders.
Krakowska Manufaktura Czekolady (ul. Marszałkowska 84, chocolate.krakow.pl) Born in Kraków, this brand offers handmade chocolates inside an intimate setting that gushes with character. They even offer workshops for true chocaholics…
Le Chocolat (ul. Żurawia 26, lechocolat.pl) Announcing themselves to be Warsaw’s finest chocolate store, Le Chocolat bring to Warsaw luxury foreign brands such as Weiss, Berger, Pralus and Summerbird. The choice is startling, and well-primed for Valentine’s.
Odette (Górskiego 6/07, odette.pl) Preparing to open at press time, huge things are expected of Odette: if rumors in the local newspapers are to believed, one of the lads behind it is Krzysztof Rabek, formerly of Hugo in Poznań and the Michelin-starred Atelier Amaro. We’re told to expect pralines, chocolate, cakes and more, with preview shots on Facebook looking completely divine. This could well be a new benchmark for Warsaw.
Pijalnie Czekolady Wedel (ul. Szpitalna 8, wedelpijalnie.pl) Looking almost Viennese in its pomp and splendor, find the flagship Wedel cafe inside an ornate building that once housed the Wedel chocolate factory. It’s the go-to place for everything Wedel, with their chocolate drinks something of a local legend.
