I have become intrigued by the new crop of restaurants and food shops in Manhattan that only serve one thing. From Meatballs to Fried Chicken to Chocolate Cake to Rice Pudding they seem to be popping up every where and all I can think is you gotta be damn sure that you have a product that is so freaking good that it warrants it’s own expensive store front.
So I have decided to explore some of these places to see if they are worth making the pilgrimage to. And where better to start than a place called “The Best Chocolate Cake In The World”. Pretty cheeky name for a place and definitely worth a trip to the dreaded upper east side to check it out.
The Best Chocolate Cake in the World comes by way of Lisbon ,Portugal and has three locations in Manhattan. You get your choice of two kinds of chocolate cake: milk chocolate (55% cocoa) or bittersweet chocolate (70% cocoa) which are both made with Valrohna.
I decided to mainline it with the bittersweet version. If a huge hunk of classic devils food cake is your idea of the world’s best chocolate cake, you best keep on walking. This cake is a dense, flourless stack of chocolate meringue glued together by a chocolate mousse smothered in a shiny chocolate ganache.
My first bite was a curious combination of chocolatey textures. The meringue had a satisfying snappy , crusty chewiness that really hit me in my happy place. Not to be out done, the mousse then worked its smooth magic creating a full frontal chocolate experience that put me in a slight fugue state as I weaved my way up Madison Avenue.
Okay The Best Chocolate Cake in the World. You win. Maybe I haven’t tried ALL the chocolate cakes in the world with which to compare you to, but you have raised the chocolate bar pretty damn high.
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Dense chocolate cake AND a cappuccino! I’m surprised your head didn’t explode..Looks delish, tho.
I am not sure why I thought I needed that cappuccino. Darn near put me into cardiac arrest.