For Chocoltae Lovers - and More!

Vienna Tip!

Many posters here seem to enjoy the chocolate and confections found in Vienna.

One excelent place to fine some of the best in Vienna is Xocolat in the Freyung Passage of shops.

Just a visit to see this beautiful Palais is enough reason to go there.

The Palais Ferstel is found between Herrengasse and Freyung in the First District.

The Palais is also home to Cafe Central- a must visit while in Vienna.

But back to chocolate!

Many tourists would walk by this Passage and never venture in. Take your time to venture inside ( entrances from both Herrengasse and Freyung.)

Xocolat is just one of several nice shops .

While not inexpensive- the quality is excelent. Chocolate, truffles, Bon Bons and more.

www.xocolat.at sorry only in German

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Did somebody say CHOCOLATE???!!!

OK, that%26#39;s on my list for the next Wien trip - thanks Vertical! From the website it looks like they have a fantastic international range of chocolate bars which are so hard to obtain - don%26#39;t waste my time with nasty boxed chocolates with weird fillings, give me the good, old fashioned, tablets - preferably the 99% Valrhona!

Rol, drooling into her keyboard

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Any advice on good chocolate shops in Innsbruck or Salzburg?

Thanks

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No clues for Innsbruck but for Salzburg I would suggest Cafe Habakuk, on the new-town side of the river, a short distance up the Linzergasse. They%26#39;re worth a stop for their cakes and icecream and coffee alone, but they also make their own confectionary including PROPER Mozart balls, not the nasty mass-produced kind. Dangerously good! On the old-town side of the river, Konditorei Furst sells its own hand-made chocolates which are yummy but frighteningly expensive. And there%26#39;s nothing wrong with good old Billa on the Griesgasse - they have the usual wide range of Lindt bars to be found in most Austrian supermarkets which are not to be sniffed at!

Years ago there was a branch of Julius Meinl in Salzburg but boo hoo it is long gone. I do most of my goodies shopping in Wien, as a rule. But generally speaking where you find little delikatessen/cafe type places like Cafe Habakuk which make their own stuff, the quality is very high.

I recommend the jam too. I come from NZ where the shop jam is 90% turnip with red food colouring (eugh) but even the common-or-garden supermarket jam in Austria is delicious. D%26#39;Arbo Heidelbeer (blueberry) jam is my favourite!

Rol, needs more jam, stat.