Auckland chocolate shops
Nov 6, 2019, 12:14 pm
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Auckland chocolate shops
I posted something similar when I went to Sydney earlier this year.
I’ll be in Auckland next week and I really love chocolate, especially dark chocolate. I’m not interested in any of the large commercial/industrial manufacturers, i.e., Lindt, or chains. I’m looking for high quality, locally owned chocolate shops that make their own chocolates. Also, not so much interested in bars of chocolate, but more interested in individual pieces (pralines).
I found an article about Auckland shops (link below). Does anyone have any experience with the six shops mentioned in this article? I’m staying at the Hilton , so are these shops relatively easy to get to from the hotel?
https://www.theurbanlist.com/nz/a-li...hocolate-shops
I’ll be in Auckland next week and I really love chocolate, especially dark chocolate. I’m not interested in any of the large commercial/industrial manufacturers, i.e., Lindt, or chains. I’m looking for high quality, locally owned chocolate shops that make their own chocolates. Also, not so much interested in bars of chocolate, but more interested in individual pieces (pralines).
I found an article about Auckland shops (link below). Does anyone have any experience with the six shops mentioned in this article? I’m staying at the Hilton , so are these shops relatively easy to get to from the hotel?
https://www.theurbanlist.com/nz/a-li...hocolate-shops
Nov 7, 2019, 6:27 pm
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I can definitely recommend Devonport Chocolates. You do have to take a ferry across the harbour to get to Devonport, but being at the Hilton, you are just around the corner from the wharf where the ferries depart.
I haven't tried the Chocolate Cafe in Parnell, but I agree with number_6 that Parnell is a beautiful area. In Parnell, there is a great French patisserie called Vaniyé which is well worth a visit too.
I haven't tried the Chocolate Cafe in Parnell, but I agree with number_6 that Parnell is a beautiful area. In Parnell, there is a great French patisserie called Vaniyé which is well worth a visit too.
Nov 7, 2019, 9:02 pm
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I can definitely recommend Devonport Chocolates. You do have to take a ferry across the harbour to get to Devonport, but being at the Hilton, you are just around the corner from the wharf where the ferries depart.
I haven't tried the Chocolate Cafe in Parnell, but I agree with number_6 that Parnell is a beautiful area. In Parnell, there is a great French patisserie called Vaniyé which is well worth a visit too.
I haven't tried the Chocolate Cafe in Parnell, but I agree with number_6 that Parnell is a beautiful area. In Parnell, there is a great French patisserie called Vaniyé which is well worth a visit too.
Vaniyé looks obscenely decadent.
Nov 22, 2019, 2:36 pm
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I tried the following shops:
CBD area: Devonport, Bohemein and Milse
Parnell: Chocolate Boutique, Vaniyé
All the shops had a good selection, with Devonport, Bohemein and Chocolate Boutique having the widest selection. Milse and Vaniyé had the bonus of macarons. Chocolate Boutique had some “macarons”, also, but they were much larger than the typical ones.
In my opinion, the quality of Vaniyé’s chocolates and macarons stand out from the other shops. If I lived in Auckland, this is the shop that I would most frequent. It was more than worth the short Uber ride to Parnell.
BTW, thanks to those of you who said that Parnell was worth a visit. I walked around to look at the older style homes and had a wonderful lunch in the courtyard at Non Solo Pizza. It was a very pleasant way to spend an afternoon.
CBD area: Devonport, Bohemein and Milse
Parnell: Chocolate Boutique, Vaniyé
All the shops had a good selection, with Devonport, Bohemein and Chocolate Boutique having the widest selection. Milse and Vaniyé had the bonus of macarons. Chocolate Boutique had some “macarons”, also, but they were much larger than the typical ones.
In my opinion, the quality of Vaniyé’s chocolates and macarons stand out from the other shops. If I lived in Auckland, this is the shop that I would most frequent. It was more than worth the short Uber ride to Parnell.
BTW, thanks to those of you who said that Parnell was worth a visit. I walked around to look at the older style homes and had a wonderful lunch in the courtyard at Non Solo Pizza. It was a very pleasant way to spend an afternoon.