Hog's Breath Café

There are three Hog's Breath Café's in Adelaide. They are generally big venues with plenty of memorabilia from the US adorning the walls. Merkel and Mytrle visited the one at 127 Gouger Street a few doors West of Paul's and Passatempo.

The hot chocolate looked decorative in a glass with a handle. It had a froth with a sprinkle of chocolate on top and some chocolate syrup on the inside of the glass. It was served on saucer with a marshmallow. The taste was not too sweet but not particularly rich. The cost was $4.50.

Cocoa Camino

It is the festive season and a couple of his relatives gave Merkel hot chocolate mixes for Christmas. Cocoa Camino is an organic fair-trade hot chocolate powder made in Canada which comes in a resealable can. Merkel received the Chilli & Spice variety of the drink which includes chilli, cinnamon, ginger and vanilla. This made a nice warming combination with a good chocolate flavour.

The Talbot Hotel

The Talbot is an old city hotel in Gouger Street, with a number of different tables inside and outside. Merkel and Myrtle chose on of the booths in the Sports bar. The décor of the bar included classic dark wooden shelving. They served a short menu of basic pub meals.

The hot chocolate was three dollars and came in a tall glass with a handle. There was plenty of froth and sprinkling of chocolate on top. The drink was creamy and tasted of good milk chocolate.

Cocolat, Rundle Chilli

Cocolat in Rundle Street is one of Merkel's favourite places to enjoy a hot chocolate. There also Cocolat Cafes in Balhannah and Adelaide Airport. Merkel and Myrtle visited their recently for a hot chocolate and a dessert.

Merkel chose the Chilli Hot Chocolate this time. He had also had this at the Balhannah Cocolat but this one was a more subtle taste. Where the Balhannah drink was strong on chilli and comparatively weak on chocolate, the Rundle Street drink was more in balance and had the subtlety of a cinnamon flavour as well. The drink was impeccably presented with a white froth and shavings of chocolate on top. It was served in a tall glass with a handle with a saucer containing a marshmallow. The cost was $4.50 and drink went very well with a Cocolat Jaffa dessert.

Indochina, Unley

Indochina at 153 Unley Road, Unley has a big eating area inside and three tables on the footpath. It also does takeaway with an order form on the web. There is not much in common with the Indochina restaurant in The Lobby on Waymouth Street. The Unley restaurant has a good asian menu and plenty of space with a relaxing décor.

The hot chocolate came in a glass with a handle and a saucer. The saucer contained a big marhsmallow. The drink was well presented with chocolate syrup adorning the sides of the glass. On top was plenty of white froth with a sprinkle of chocolate powder. It had a good chocolate flavour but not rich enough and too sweet. It cost $3.90.

Blefari Caffe & Cucina

Blefari har recently opened at the North East corner Victoria Square Adelaide (ie the corner of the Square that does not have The Central Market Arcade, nor One Ate Five, nor Funk Coffee). It is an Italian Cafe selling a range of light meals, focaccias and Paninis. The big windows take advantage of the view of the square and the church over the other side of Flinders Street. There is plenty of seating inside and some outside.

The hot chocolate was $3.20 and in black ceramic cup and saucer. It was topped with a dark brown froth and blob of white froth with some excess chocolate powder on top. It had a good dark chocolate taste.

Paparazzi, Iced

Merkel and Myrtle returned to Paparazzi but Myrtle felt the hot summer day was a good occasion to try the Iced chocolate. This was served in a tall glass with about three scoops of vanilla gelati. There was plenty of chocolate powder but no cream. The result was an impressive looking drink. The gelati made the drink fun and cold but not particularly chocolaty. The cost was $6.00.