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Lajfstaj l / L i festyle 84 | Čokolada » Chocolate Cof f e e and chocol at e map Have a happy sweet perfection In honour of World Chocolate Day (7th July), we’ve compiled a hedonistic directory of places where this combination of flavours can best be enjoyed It seems likenowadays absolutely everything has its own holiday, which is why, for instance, there’s a a spaghetti holiday or World Hugging Day. However, of all these newly introduced days that have been formulated to commemorate those little sweet (and savoury) things that ease life andmake itmore beautiful, none is closer to our hearts than the one that’s celebrated this month. That’s theholiday of chocolate that’s been commemoratedworldwide on 7th July for quite some time. Belgium The Belgian capital proudly carries the title of “World Capital of Chocolate”. Renowned far and wide for its delicate sweet recipes, Brussels has more chocolatiers per squaremetre than any other city in the world. Although you’ll find it tempting to spend hours exploring each of them, be sure to set aside enough time in your schedule to visit Choco-Story Brussels, where you’ll be introduced to the complete history of this immensely inspiring delicacy. Take a coffee break at Belga & Co, which is guided by its motto “simple pleasures”. Italy There’salwaysadivinecupofcoffee around the corner in the Eternal City, though only one of them has received the gastronomic moniker “Heaven in a Cup”. That’s the one served at the enduring coffee bean roastery known as the Sant’ Eustachio Il Caffe, which has retro décor and a traditionally lazy “dolce far niente” spirit that will leave you feeling like you’ve wandered onto a scene fromsomeblackandwhiteFellini flick. Visit themany local delicatessens intheneighbourhoodaround the square that this café is named after to find the current biggest hit: Tuscan artisan chocolates from the Vestri, Slitti andAmedei chocolatiers. Switzerland There’s clearly no wrong turn when it comes to choosing a place tofind chocolate here, but one place nonetheless lures world chocolate snobsdue to the incomparableexperience it provides.Themunicipality of Broc is home to the prestigious Maison Cailler, a popular chocolate factory that reveals its production secrets to visitors during interactive guided tours.When it comes to coffee, a perfect reputation is enjoyed by Zurich’s MAME, a hipster café Kafa i čokolada zajedno su mnogo više nego samo jedna ukusna moka Coffee and chocolate together are much more than just a delicious mocha that’s guided by a pragmatic Swiss slogan: “The best coffee is the coffee you like”. U.S.A. It appears as though many high-quality bars of this sacred confection can be devoured inNew York. Brooklyn’s hipster neighbourhoods have seen the emergence of Mast Brothers, an artisan chocolate workshop that produces distinctive flavours and has become a tourist attraction in this part of the city on a par with the arty bars ofWilliamsburg. When it comes to coffee, we suggest you organise a trip to Seattle. Namely, it was in this city’s Pike Place Market neighbourhood that the first Starbucks emerged, which is why this original location today represents a genuine tourist hot spot that’s visited by coffee drinkers from all over the world. Spain The Catalan people are proud that the first chocolatemakingmachine was invented in their sunny city, back in 1780. Yes, it was the Spaniards who brought chocolate from South America to make Barcelona a famous destination for lovers of good chunks for centuries. Onemust-see attraction is the city’s chocolatemuseum,Museu de la Xocolata, which will amaze you with its chocolate sculptures and where you can sign up for a class in chocolate painting. Order a coffee in the shade of the numerous venues of affordable café-restaurant chain Buenas Migas. Austria Perhaps you first thought of the famous Mozartkugel [Mozart ball], but did you know that the coffee drinking culture is so deeply ingrained in the Viennese school of hedonismthat UNESCOadded the city’smost famous coffee houses to its list of “intangible cultural heritage” in 2011. When it comes to the domain of chocolate, youwon’t be mistaken if you head to the Xocolat Manufaktur, with its handmade bars. Foto: Profimedia.rs / Emmanuel Dunand / AFP / Profimedia

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