Nihkee H.
Yelp
After seeing Chocolaterie Cyril Lignac in a magazine, with it's delightful decor and tasty looking pastries, I knew I had to come pay it a visit. I am a sucker for a cute cafe. It is exactly as I had expected; beautiful blue, bronze and white tiles, walls, and ceilings. The customer service was great, the girl was smiling and happy to help. The display of pastries is simple, and arranged in a pleasing way. The wall of chocolate bars is very eye catching, and the packaging, wrapping paper, including the water colour painted layout of the bars framed and located adjacent to the chocolate wall is all very beautifully done. I also commend the establishment for it's use of a paper plate and glass bottles for the chocolate milk as this reduces plastic in our environment.
My partner had the marbled cake with the cold chocolate drink, while I had the hazelnut cake with a latte. The chocolate drink is divine. It is not your average chocolate milk; you can taste the complexity of the different types of chocolates working with the use of a hazelnut milk, blended harmoniously with whole milk. The price seems a bit much at the cash register, but you quickly realize after your first sip that this isn't your Nesquik from a can, and is worth every penny.
The marble cake was tasty, my partner enjoyed it, as he does with most chocolate infused foods. I found it to be good. Not exceptional, but still good. This may be my personal bias, as I do not care much for chocolate in bread-textured foods.
The hazelnut cake however, is so rich, and perfectly sweet; I loved every bite of this. It's such a small, delicate, deceiving looking piece of dessert, but I could not finish the final bite. It is a very very well balanced flavour of nut, chocolate, sweetness, with the lightness of the mousse. It was great.
The latte was a latte, it was good. Nothing to rave over, but well done and beautiful foam. I would say it had more foam than a traditional latte, more of a cappuccino, but I was unbothered by it.
All in all, a great experience matched with great food, and great decor. Definitely recommended to any chocolate enthusiasts or cafe enthusiasts in Paris.