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Hotel Chocolat

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Address
Culver St W
Colchester CO1 1JG
UK

Telephone
01206 765 794


Takeaway

Would you like to try some chocolate? Drop in to Hotel Chocolat and try a new recipe on the house every month. While you're there, browse everything from elegant gift boxes of chocolate to imaginative takes on your everyday chocolate fix, all made according to their mantra – More Cocoa, Less Sugar – for a satisfying cocoa hit. As well as their luxury chocolate, which includes bars made with some of the rarest cocoa on the planet, you'll find cocoa-infused gin, beer and vodka, and a range of sweet and savoury condiments including jams, chutneys, oils and sauces. You can also set down your shopping bags and take a weight off at the café, over a range of drinks such as hot chocolates, Coffee Chocolat Lattes and teaolat – an all-natural blend of herbs, spices and cacao shells – as well as snacks including cocoa nib ice cream and irresistible brownies. Hotel Chocolat grow cocoa on their plantation on Saint Lucia – a connection from tree to bar that is unique among British chocolatiers – and their commitment to ethical trading has transformed the cocoa-growing economy on the island.

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Opening Hours

Monday 9:00 -17:30

Tuesday 9:00 - 17:30

Wednesday 9:00 - 17:30

Thursday 9:00 - 17:30

Friday 9:00 - 17:30

Saturday 9:00 - 17:300

Sunday 10.45am - 16:00

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