Angelina Paris: House of Thick Chocolate and Mont Blanc

Strolling around looking for a delicious treat is our busy Paris based contributor, Yolanda Zaragoza.  Let’s join her on this visit to wonderful tea room and cafe and then see how she concocts her own divine chocolate treat.  I feel like running out and get a brick of chocolate right now.

Out and About in Paris:  Yolanda Zaragoza

Have you ever tried hot, thick chocolate with a serving of mont blanc? The Angelina Tea Room and Café in Paris is the place to go.

I refer to this place as a tourist destination and take all my visiting guests here, just so they can experience what real, good hot-chocolate is like.

There is a bit of history to this place. It used to be called “Rumpelmayers” when it was first established in 1903, and was once a favorite hangout place of the likes of Audrey Hepburn and Coco Chanel.

Located in the arcades of the rue de Rivoli, behind the Jardin des Tuileries in the 1st Arrondissement of Paris, it is a convenient food stop before going to or coming from an exhibition at Musée du Louvre. They serve breakfasts, lunches and desserts. You can order salads and quiches plus light dinners, all served in old-world elegant setting.

But the chocolate lovers who come, regularly, know exactly what to order: their signature hot chocolate called chocolat L’Africain with the incredible mont blanc gateau.

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