After several warm but miserably rainy days, the sun came out this afternoon, and we decided to head into the Old Port to see life.  The bold gales that blew around were very brisk and frigid.  Leaves and other Old Port flotsam were blowing around everywhere.  I wanted one thing - a heavy dose of chocolate.

We went from cafe to cafe and restaurant to restaurant, looking for the perfect place, all the while lamenting that, years ago, there were lots of places to go to sit at a table and order a decadent dessert and coffee.  Don't get me wrong - there are places to go, but not like I wanted at that moment.  I didn't want to sit in front of a band (we found two of those), and I didn't want a cloud of fruit flies hovering over what I almost ordered (yes, we found one of those too).  

I wanted great service on this lazy Sunday afternoon, in a nice setting, and a dessert and drink combo that would lull me into a hypnotic state as I stare off into the distance letting the rich chocolate work its magic on my stressed out soul.  Well I got exactly what I wanted at the Bar of Chocolate, at 38 Wharf Street.  

I chose the Bourbon Chocolate Torte and, as if that was not chocolate enough, a hot chocolate.  With a name like "Bar of Chocolate", I imagined that both would be fairly decent.  The torte was perfectly decadent.  It was dark, with the promised yet subtle bourbon background.  The texture was not fudge-thick as some tortes are.  There was nothing to prepare me for the hot chocolate.  As soon as it arrived I knew I was in for a treat.  I nursed on it for at least a half hour, and it never lost its slightly foamy texture.  It was so intense, that I offered some to Jami to put in his coffee.  I actually couldn't finish it.  I can't imagine saying that about something so good, but between the torte and the hot chocolate, I had more than plenty of a good thing. (Plus, I can always go back for more.)

Chocolate is not all that you will find at the Bar of Chocolate.  They serve lunch and dinner 7 days a week .  Their short menu was a nice mix of hearty paninis, soups, salads and "tea sandwiches" (they even had a PB&J).  The full bar make this an ideal place to enjoy a late night dessert with a coffee and digestif, such as a Grande Marnier or Pernod.  Or perhaps you'd like to try some Absinthe, which they serve in classic style with the slotted spoon and sugar cube.

Ok, I'm babbling now, partly because it has been almost 2 hours and I still have a chocolate buzz.  Wow!  I just had to put in a good word for this place.  Do yourself a favor and check them out.  I can't wait to go back.