The Chocolate Room

My newest guilty pleasure: the chocolate room.  It’s pretty much what it sounds like - only better.  For all the attention India gets for having spicy food, they don’t get nearly enough credit for their obsession with all things sweet.  Right down the road from my house is a restaurant/cafe called The Chocolate Room.  Obviously upon seeing the name I was giddy to try it out.  It exceeded my expectations by being the most adorable, cozy, classy chocolate-y joint ever.  It has very modern decor with comfy benches and armchairs.  And of course, they were playing American pop/hip-hop/rap/dance music like every other coffee joint I’ve been to so far.  I don’t understand it.

They have table service as well as glass displays full of chocolate-y treats such as a mini chocolate Taj Mahal for Rs 499.

They have crepes, pancakes, CHURROS (my favorite), sandwiches, and more as well as an extensive drink menu which includes coolers, choctails, coffee, warming mugs (they have a little flame underneath them!) and a million other tasty options.  They have a coffee with crumbled cookie at the bottom.  My head was spinning with all of my delicious options.  I finally opted for a caramel cuddle cup.

my "cuddle cup"

That’s right, the size I ordered was called a cuddle cup.  When I read this on the menu, it was like I’d just seen the most adorable puppy in the world and started squealing “that’s so cute!!” All I could picture was curling up in a loveseat by the fire with a nice book in the middle of a snowstorm.  Of course, that imagery doesn’t really fit in India, but nevertheless, I loved the idea of a cuddle cup.  Who doesn’t like to cuddle with their coffee?