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Hi, I'm Vivian and I'm a uni student obsessed with fitness and food (I know, it doesn't exactly go hand-in-hand). I'll have my "no eating out" times and my "I deserve to try new food" moments. I'm on a mission to try new places, mainly around the Adelaide CBD, on a student budget. Rarely you'll be seeing expensive, fine dining on my blog, but that's an occasional thing. I have a lot of posts on Sydney restaurants too, because that's where I spend all my holidays. Read on for my pictures and opinions on the food Adelaide has to offer! Got something on your mind? Leave a comment - I would love to hear from you! For more food pictures - check out http://instagram.com/vvnhuynh

Friday, 5 October 2012

Chocolate Bean Cafe

Here's my honest confession: I've made a few attempts to start writing this post now, and the truth is, my mouth starts watering just at the thought of the food at Chocolate Bean Cafe. Honestly my favourite cafe to pick up the perfect hot chocolate, I've subjected my friends in Sydney to constant reminders of how amazing it is and how I can't find another hot chocolate anywhere in Australia that is just as good!

Despite already having dessert at New India, Quyen and I thought we deserved an extra dose of sugary treats! Both being fans of Chocolate Bean Cafe, we walked all the way to the east end of the city for some Dark Chocolate Icy and a cupcake for Quyen as well.
Dark Chocolate Icy Gingerbread Flavour (Large) - $6.60

I love how this is a iced chocolate, but you cannot feel the chunks of ice in it. Whenever I do, I feel like I'm paying for ice. This had a lovely soft and smooth texture, not like a thickshake though - it's hard to describe but absolutely perfect for a warm day! What stood out with the richness of the dark chocolate, that I have to admit became overwhelming as I reached the bottom of the glass. I made the mistake of order a large size, it was humungous and overly-generous! The frothiness on top made my night!

Quyen had a chai and banana flavoured vegan cupcake and a medium chocolate icy. When her chocolate icy arrived at the table, we were unsure whether it was mine or hers. That's how big the medium was!
Quyen enjoying her Dark Chocolate Icy Gingerbread Flavour (medium) - $5.70 (we chose the same flavour without even realising because we ordered separately!) and her banana and chai flavour vegan cupcake.

Quyen was kind enough to let me try her cupcake. You can definitely taste the chai flavour. Perhaps it's because it was vegan, but I find that Chocolate Bean Cafe's vegan cupcakes are drier than the average cupcake, and I've tried quite a few Chocolate Bean cupcakes before. Not my favourite.
Banana and Chai vegan cupcake - $4.50

Chocolate Bean Cafe
18 Union Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Rating: 8.5/10
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