A Chocolate Haven

For being a chain restaurant, Shokoladnitsa is a warm, inviting haven of goodness. Not every one is the chocolate comfort that I have come to love. We have had quite the stroke of luck, for by our hostel is a hidden Shokoladnitsa paradise. You walk in and it looks like a kind of dumpish place, but once you see the chocolate colored chairs and the artitic 20s style pictures your image totally changes. The ciabatta sandwich with soft, fresh mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and basil. Mmmmm... Then hot chocolate is so thick and the blini oozes with warm, smooth chocolate mixed with raisins. A surprising, but delicious mix. Today I spent hours talking with a group of people about various topics, from movies to politics to religion, and it was very nice to just sit back in the comfortable chairs and absorb. It is definitely a highlight of this Russian experience.