The Croyden Store

Elizabeth Street Croydon boasts two great eating places. They are the Queen Street Café and the Red Door Bakery. Nearby is the a Café called The Croydon Store which has also got signage suggesting it is Ye Olde Croydon Deli. Inside there is a range of different styles of table and eclectic memoribillia like old vinyl LP covers and old books. The service and food is not quite as slick as the Cafes down the road the Croyden Store probably still can count on the overflow from these popular venues.

The hot chocolate came in small glass and saucer. The drink was topped with a dollop of froth and a dunked pink marshmallow. The drink was not particular creamy or chocolaty but only cost three dollars. The recommendation for hot chocolate lovers visiting this group of shops is the Red Door Bakery.

Café One

Café One is near the entrance to Southern Cross Arcade not far from BreadTop. It provides a number of continental café style meals and provides a good range of hot beverages. Merkel chose the Vienna hot chocolate for a change. It came in a ceramic cup topped with whipped cream and a dusting of chocolate powder. This was a creamy drink but Merkel would have preferred a darker, richer chocolate. The cost was $3.50.

Manna Café e Ristorante

It had been some time since Merkel and Myrtle visited Manna Café for lunch. It is now Manna Café e Ristorante and is bit more up market than a couple of years ago. It provides attentive table service and a full menu of Italian style meals.

The hot chocolate came in a big mug and saucer. A marshmallow was provided in the saucer and the drink was topped with a white froth and a sprinkle of chocolate powder. This hot chocolate was easy to drink. It had a good milk chocolate flavour and was not too sweet.

BreadTop, King William Street

This oriental bakery is amazing shop for inexpensive buns, rolls and cakes. The creations are tasty and fresh. Most people takeaway but there are a few tables and bar stools for eating in. Merkel and Myrtle visit BreadTop in Grote Street some time ago. This time it was the outlet at the King William Street entrance to Southern Cross Arcade.

The hot chocolate came in a mug and probably cost $3.20. The mug had BreadTop's own logo. It was topped with a white froth and sprinkle of chocolate powder. It was not a great hot chocolate but on a cold day it disappeared quickly before Merkel thought to take a photograph of it.

Delish, Orange

I have been identified for the second time in the history of this blog. As I entered Delish there was a portable computer on the counter. The waitress turned the screen to reveal that it was logged into "Hot Chocolate: Dark Desires" and asked me whether I was responsible for this blog. Fortunately, I enjoy visiting this little Café on Victoria Square and look forward to sampling the different flavours of hot chocolate they have available.

It was time to try the Delish orange hot chocolate, creatively named as "Chocwork Orange". This was nicely presented with a froth pattern and a semicircle of chocolate powder. The orange flavour was in better balance than the orange hot chocolate at Au Martin Calme but the Jaffa at Fiefys made with dark Belgian chocolate is still my favourite.

The waiter at Delish said that he envied me my quest of trying as many different hot chocolates in Adelaide as possible. It is true that this is a somewhat enjoyable pursuit but I am not without a sense of duty to my loyal readers.

Cibo, Melbourne Street

A new Cibo has been established at the corner of Melbourne Street and Jerningham Street in North Adelaide. It has plenty of seating inside and outside and makes an excellent Cioccolata Italiana for $4.50. It was served with a dollop of whipped cream which is the way your reviewer likes it.

Au Martin Calme, Orange

Merkel and Myrtle returned to Au Martin Calme on Saturday morning for an omelette and a hot chocolate. This time Merkel tried the Orange Hot Chocolate. The drink was served with the same mug and same brown froth as before with a small dollop of white froth in the middle. The flavour of the chocolate and orange was good but the drink became too sickly sweet towards the bottom. A darker flavour chocolate is more suited to Orange chocolate drinks.