PrintSugar Rush: MarieBelle's Cardamom Iced Chocolate
[Photo: Kathy Chan]
Iced chocolate is all I can think about this week. After yesterday's jaunt to L'Arte del Gelato, I swung by MarieBelle in Soho this morning, with thoughts of Erin Zimmer's hot chocolate post lingering in my mind. Any respectable place that does hot chocolate surely must do iced chocolate during the warmer months.
And lucky for me, their iced chocolate came in three flavors: spicy, aztec, and cardamom. I was sold on the latter. For $7 a cup (one size only), the drink isn't a bargain, but does comes in a large serving, ideally shared between two. Similar to L'Arte del Gelato, the drink is thin, and I wished for more than just a faint hint of cardamom. But the chocolate, dark of course, is incredibly intense. Each cold sip is dotted by the tiniest ice chips and even tinier shards of dark chocolate melting upon your tongue. I had my drink to go, but if you should have the time, you won't regret having it to stay in the Cacao Lounge, a sweet little Soho oasis.
P.S: For you pumpkin fiends, Marie Belle just debuted a seasonal Pumpkin and Pineapple Cake, sold in the back room, alongside a whole array of sweets including gigantic, and I mean gigantic, chocolate-drizzled meringues.
MarieBelle
484 Broome Street, New York NY 10013
212-925-6999
mariebelle.com
0 Comments - Add a comment:
Previewing your comment:
HTML Hints
Some HTML is OK: <a href="URL">link</a>, <strong>strong</strong>, <em>em</em>
Comment Guidelines
Post whatever you want, just keep it pleasant. We reserve the right to delete off-topic or inflammatory comments. Learn more at our Comment Policy page.
If you see something not so nice, please, report an inappropriate comment.
