Shopping in London: Melt Chocolates

April 10, 2009

Shopping in London: Melt Chocolates

I couldn’t resist poking my head inside the doors of Melt Chocolates in Notting Hill, just in time for Easter. As you can imagine, it’s a hive of activity at the moment, with all chocolate handmade on site in the small kitchen out the back. And with their recently opened concession in Selfridges, demand has never been greater.

The kitchen is headed by Chika Watanabe, who conjures up sheer chocolate heaven in the manner of award-winning Maldon sea-salted caramels, peanut butter and raspberry jam truffles, and exquisite single-origin hot chocolate dipping blocks.

For Easter, there’s a delightful bunny mug designed by Lisa Jones with a milk chocolate egg (£17.50), traditional paper eggs filled with Swiss milk chocolate drops (£8.50) and egg cups with milk chocolate eggs (£9.50). Click here to see the full Easter line-up.

If you’ve left your Easter shopping ‘til the last minute, resist the calls of the supermarket aisle (and bad-quality, sugar-laden chocolate) and head over to Selfridges instead. Right now you can hand-pick your own selection of fresh chocolates and watch as Melt’s chocolatiers seal them inside a hand-finished egg. Fun and yum!

Melt
59 Ledbury Road
London W11 2AA
Nearest Tube: Notting Hill Gate
Click here for a Wee Birdy map.

Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday 9am-6pm
Sunday 11am-4pm

For more chocolates and sweets in London, click here.

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Posted at 9:26 am in A week of Easter, Best of British, Easter 2009, London chocolates and sweets, London shop tours, Shopping in Notting Hill, Shopping in W11, Shopping in West London, Shopping online | Permalink

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http://artandaioli.blogspot.com/ Nicole

If I were in London, I think I’d be throwing a coat on and heading over there right now! What an amazing shop. Pure heaven.
http://themusingsofondolady.blogspot.com Ondo Lady

Wow, what a yummy looking shop. God I miss Notting Hill with those lovely boutique shops.
Glasshouse

If you like Melt, then I think you would definitely be amazed by some of the other highly recommended chocolatiers in London: La Maison du Chocolat (www.lamaisonduchocolat.co.uk), Demarquette Fine Chocolates (www.demarquette.com) or rococo (www.rococochocolates.com).