The House of Chocolates

This place was like a fairy tale to me growing up… I’d ask mum if we would be passing «the chocolate shop» every time we left the house. Not because I wanted to eat chocolate so much as I loved seeing the rows of little chocolate creations and colorful bags of candies… A whole shop full of lollies! It was like a little piece of wonka’s factory in Bondi…
Now that I’m a bit taller, the magic has worn off a little… But I still love it here.
This is old-​school-​local-​store awesomeness… A rare find in this increasingly chain-​store dominated city.
It’s not quite Wonka-​land but the goods are delicious and it’s still a treat to go in and choose from the impressive variety…
I’m going to take my nephew in to see if the short-​and-​young perspective can still see the magic…

I’ve been passed this store countless times on the way to the beach and never stopped off until I thought it was time to give it a try today. The store had a selection of different chocolates as well as a range of candies and ice creams that I was glad to see.
The front window had a selection of assorted Belgian and hand crafted chocolates, inside there were a range of candies in home-​made style packs, such as their chocolate covered snakes, a freezer section with boutique ice cream brands like Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, Pat and Stick’s ice cream sandwiches and they also had your typical imported big brand name chocolates and candies near the front counter like Yorkie bars, peanut butter M&Ms and Reese’s peanut butter cups.
After a little while browsing the store, I ended up with some of their Belgian chocolates, some hard candies and peanut butter M&Ms which all came up to $ 9. Pretty reasonable from what I thought was going to be an expensive encounter. The Beglian chocolates were good, although I enjoyed the hard Rhubarb and custard candies much more. A good shop to give you that sugar rush when you’re craving the old milk bar/​candy man experience.

If you’re in the need of a good old fashioned sugar rush then why not stop by the house of chocolates?
This old fashioned sweet store will conjure up memories of what life was like when you were a kid.
There is so much variety and choice from local Aussie treats to fancy chocolaty imports.
They have lollie jars, and sugary options are well as finely finessed hand made goodies.
Prices start from $ 1 and could easy go into the hundreds depending what type of chocolate addict you are. I find this a fun place to try a bit of chocolate experimentation. Why not treat your taste buds to something new by purchasing a new flavour.
It’s a fun place to bring kids and kids at heart… I would suggest stopping in just to browse, but if you can leave without purchasing something than you have a lot more will power than I do…

Who wouldn’t want to live in a House Of Chocolates?!! Actually, my tastes reside more on the savoury side which is why if I AM going to eat sweets they have to be quality. The House of Chocolates has been here as long as I remember — and I grew up in the Eastern Suburbs. It still has an old-​fashioned sweet shop kind of feel, I always expect some jolly fat man to come out from the back proffering a tray of freshly made chocolate treats*. (*Note: This has never happened.)
We used to come here sometimes after a day at the beach for little hand-​made chocolate penguins for a treat, so I have happy memories associated with this place. Add some choc endorphins to that and this is my Happy Place.
The chocolates are hand-​crafted by Sydney chocolatiers but they also have a small number of imported sweets. My favourites: chilli and salted chocs, and of course the Happy Place penguins.