Urban Cacao

Great choco, amazing dec and warm feeling when entering the shop ! macaroons are beyond expectations !

We came across this place because of the writing on the door that said «Hot Chocolate». Funny enough, we didn’t get hot chocolate! But we did get a box of macaroons to split and a few chocolates. Everything was delicious! The chocolates had an intense flavor which I love and the macaroons were mighty tasty as well. I will say that the macaroons don’t seem to be exactly traditional. The cookie part is a little more cakey than the others I’ve had. But either way, they are good and you really can’t go wrong!
The service was also very good. I used to be surprised when I got good service here, but it seems to be the norm for most places! The lady was very helpful in describing things for us since I still need help with the signs/​descriptions. Soon, I will at least be able to master the signs on chocolates and macaroons. That I am sure about!
I’ll have to go back for the hot chocolate! If you try it, please write about it!

Has a bit of a snobby Parisian feel but I appreciated the quality of the bonbons and the selection of bars. Good place to stop by for gifts or to bring something back home if you are in Amsterdam on holiday. Service was friendly and efficient and it’s fun to see the the production operations in the back through the glass.

Really, what’s not to like about this place? It’s like a museum filled with chocolate art.
Mud cakes, cheese-​chocolate palmiers and great bonbons. Ai, ai, ai, the head first coffee ganache and pecan-​walnut florentine are too good to be true. Check out my post.

Tasty maccarons! I love this place. The taste is Great and the service is outstanding. Next time I will try The chocolaatjes. Ze zitten hier net twee maanden en ik denk dat dit een blijvertje is!
Echt een aanwinst voor de Rozengracht.

Easter is nearly upon us. Not a good time of the year for us, Lovers of Chocolate: suddenly everything has to be cutesy! Noo, thank you very kindly.
But… for Urban Cocoa, I have had to make an exception, despite lots of cute Easter bunnies covering every available surface.
And is this because of the delicious chocolates (bonbons), or the chocolate-​covered cakes? Is it because of the lovely chewiness of the macarons, the cheese-​and-​chocolate (!) «vlinders», or the…
Ah, all of the above, of course. And then some.
O, did I mention they’ve got really cute easterbunies as well? Not for you, you say? How about a really stunning looking Easter egg; a real work of chocolate art-​meets-​architecture? Go on, you know you want to. If only as a great looking present! A thing worth knowing: they use couverture from Felchlin and Valrhona, so you just can’t go wrong.
Everyone of the staff is super friendly; busy or not, they’ve got time for you (hats off to Jochem).
Being able to have a look in the «kitchen» where they are refining the collection still further, is great to. Can’t wait to see what they’re going to come up with, once those blasted cute little bunnies are all gone!