Cacao Drink Chocolate

Flight of 3 for $ 6! Delicious way to taste awesomely rich chocolate for 2. So glad we found this place!

I took one sip of their dark hot chocolate, closed my eyes and thought to myself– «damn, I’m NEVER going back to any old regular hot chocolate»
This place is a MUST when visiting Portland.

Didn’t think I would like this but it was fantastic. Got the flight of three chocolate shots and cinnamon was my favorite. It was the lightest and smoothest of the three. Be sure to drink water in between chocolate shots.

We tried the flight of hot chocolate. Damn good. 3 for $ 6 and perfect for 2 people!
Really stellar selection of chocolate. All the best brands. Like the little brother of Chocolate Covered in SF, but also an elegant sit-​down-​and-​enjoy-​the-​chocolate spot.
They even have edible 24 karat gold crusted dark chocolate molds of a key, a heart, a bird etc. They boxed one up for me with a satin brown ribbon.
They’re also one of the few stores I’ve seen that carry Aftelier Perfumes Essential Oils. They’re beautiful high-​craft food grade oils. I got an edible Frankincense.
Wow! :D Would come back here again and again if I lived here.

Perfect for any cold day. Or any day if you love chocolate. Who doesn’t like chocolate?!
It’s pretty rich which allows you to just sip and enjoy. Cacao does not mess around when it comes to drinking chocolate. I can only describe drinking the sipping chocolate as a warm chocolate hug for your insides. Absolutely delicious! Just thinking about it makes me want some.

If you are feeling decadent, this is the spot you want to hit! I took my friend who was visiting Portland here, who loves chocolate and was she pleased!
We had the chocolate flight, the spicy one was a bit too spicy for us but the cinnamon and dark chocolate were so rich and satisfying!
I got a bunch of exotic dark chocolate bars I wanted to try! I will update once I taste them! Such interesting array of chocolate bars, it’s a chocolate heaven!

In one word: Exceptional!
The variety of chocolate is not only worldly, delectable, and interesting but each selection is truly unique.
There are options for drinking chocolate, thicker and silkier like Europeans. There is honestly chocolate for everyone here. I have 12 food allergies and dairy, gluten, wheat, citrus, corn, and soy, free and still taste like I remember «real» chocolate tasting. Simple wonderful!
The service is prompt and very informative! The variety is something only from Portland’s standard of different in the best of ways. The music is pleasant and melodic, but not overwhelming. The tables look to be the essence of reclaimed wood, and the decorations are true to the commodity. They even cut curls of chocolate behind the counter to see from your seat and it’s so cool.
There is outdoor seating but the parking is street parking for 2 $/​hour at the moment. Despite the parking, to no fault of their own, I will certainly be back.

This obsessively chocolate café reminds me of a long past episode of The Simpsons with Homer Simpson skipping gleefully through a town made of chocolate. Yes, I skipped a little through Cocao. People were packed in drinking chocolate on a warmer rainy day in Portland, Oregon.
I would not call myself obsessed with chocolate, but I am actually obsessed with chocolate. Perhaps even slightly insane around chocolate. Cocao has handfuls of chocolate bars from all of the cocao loving countries, and plenty too from our home state. This is the place you want to go if you are looking for that perfect gift. They lovingly pack the chocolate in bags for you, wrapped up as though for a winter storm. You want to go home, start a fire, perhaps pour a 15yr smoked scotch and eat your chocolate one sensual bite at a time.
I picked up a few bars, all unique, and all with different percentages of cocao. I even found a little sweet bag of caramelized milk and cocao butter discs. They have gift packs of chocolate from ten different countries to taste. I made sure to pick up one along with the bars. Maple and coconut, chocolate caramel sea salt, white chocolate lemon with lemon sea salt, and some solid classic 72% cocao from Trinidad.
I’m with you Homer.

This place is perfect for chocolate lovers! I asked the worker what there most popular was and he suggested I get the Flight of 3 shots (cinnamon, dark, and spicy dark), so that is exactly what I got.
This is my first time having drinking chocolate, and it was a great experience! I was definitely dying towards the end even sharing these small shots among 3 people. It is definitely super rich and heavy and you can really only sip the dark and the spicy dark. The cinnamon was definitely much easier to drink since it was a lot lighter than the other 2. The trick is to start the cinnamon then dark then spicy dark as to not cloud the flavors. I really liked the cinnamon and the dark but I was not a fan of the spicy dark. I would totally come back to visit here if I am ever back in Portland!

For too long has my little heart wished for a genuinely delicious and rich drinking chocolate experience… and, man oh man, I think I’ve finally found it.
After having spent some time in Paris drinking the best chocolat chaud the city had to offer, I developed a sort of upturned nose. I now refuse to drink that powdered BS, instead choosing to melt down Guittard chocolate chips and stir into gently simmering whole milk.
Whilst skipping down the streets of downtown Portland, cacao drink chocolate caught our eyes, and we knew we had to stop in. We ordered the flight of drinking chocolate because what better way to taste what they have to offer? The flight includes a taste of cinnamon, spicy, and rivoli.
All are rich and delectable — a tantalizing experience from that initial taste on the tip of your tongue. Personal favorite was the cinnamon (call me simple) and the boyfriend preferred the rivoli (deeper/​darker in taste). Both of us were not huge on the spicy hot chocolate but that is simply a preference type thing (I generally don’t like spicy chocolate). You’ll probably need a glass of water to counterbalance the richness of it — especially after sipping down 3 little cups.
There are some seats, but not terribly many. Service is okay, doesn’t particularly stand out. Shop is pretty cute on it’s own.
Cannot wait to come back and indulge myself once again.

Simply euphoric. How else can you describe a place such as this? Cacao is to chocolate as Coava is to coffee in this town.
They carry some of the local chocolate makers like Alma and Woodblock but they specialize in exotic bars from all over, but the star of it all is their hot chocolate and the drinking chocolate of which somehow I enjoyed both on this day and didn’t go into a chocolate coma.
The hot chocolate comes both light or dark and the dark is pretty impressive. I can easily compare it to the bitter hot chocolate over at East Portland Coffee Roasters. Totally worth it. It went well with the shortbread cookie I ate with it, which also was not overly sweet. As for what put me over the edge? The drinking chocolate. A liquid chocolate bar. $ 2 for a small shot and to be honest, if you can do more than that, you are a better person than I. There are three options of you can get a flight of all three for $ 6. Rivoli (dark), cinnamon infused and spicy. I enjoyed the rivoli and plan on trying the other two upon my next visit there. The drink is very heavy and is to be enjoyed slowly. It is also a beverage that after its done, one takes their finger and drags the bottom of the cup to get to every last drop of it.
If you are a chocoholic, than you must make it a point to stop here on many occasions. It is an amazing little shop.

Now I better understand what the movie «Chocolat» was all about. See the movie.
Get enough to bathe in it!
Though, .why must it be a kings ransom? oh yes, cacao is slowly becoming scarce.

If you need a chocolate fix, this is your place. Only sampled the drinking chocolates, hot chocolate, and chocolate macchiato, so the lack of a fifth star is due to not sampling the other chocolates available. The straight drinking chocolate was like a melted chocolate bar in the best way. Slightly less enamored by the cinnamon and spicy favors, but they were a great add to the hot chocolate and macchiato. Only real downside is the limited seating — and with a few people parked with laptops, this could be a real pleasure limitations. Awe inspiring selection of chocolate delights to go, so the seating may not be an issue for all.

This rating it based on the fact that the service was horrible!!! The women who was taking our order was extremely rude! She acted like we were bothering her! I am traveling with great friend of mine we are from San Diego and heard nothing but wonderful things about this place and couldn’t wait to try it! We walked from our hotel in the rain (I mean it is Portland us San Diegans just don’t do rain so well lol)! I was really disappointed in the way she was treating us, she didn’t explain anything, my friend missed pronounced a word on the menu and a looked at us and said verbatim «We don’t have that and I don’t know what that is!» Very cold, with an annoyed look on her face! I wish I could have video tapped the encounter! Who ever owns this place needs to train her on what customer service is!
The coffee selection and drinks are out of this world!!! The drinking chocolate was amazing! And for a place that doesn’t specialize in coffee their latte was quiet nice!
So if you come here I hope she isn’t working!!!

So, my friend dropped me off at Powell’s Bookstore. I had a few hours to kill by myself. I wasn’t really hungry. So, I stumbled upon Cacao Drink Chocolate on Unilocal.
It’s a cute little shop with chocolates for sale and they also sell drinks. There are a couple tables, bar-​type seating near the window and a couple community tables. All tables were taken, so I sat at the community table.
After viewing pictures on Unilocal,I was drawn towards the flight of 3 shots of hot chocolate. At first, I read this wrong. I thought that I was just trying hot chocolate. You know, that warm-​milky chocolate drink? But, this is literally hot chocolate. Chocolate that has been melted enough for you to taste. CHOCOLATE TASTING! I should’ve read the reviews, but I only looked at pictures.
Anyways, the 3 shots of chocolate consisted of: Dark chocolate, Milk/​Dark combo with cinnamon and a spicy one. I was by myself and I tasted all of these by myself. Man, I had to drink soooo many cups of water. They were good though! My favorite one has to be the cinnamon one. It was not so thick as the other chocolates and it was light in taste. The dark chocolate was really thick. You are literally drinking dark chocolate. The spicy one had a kick! I think I downed this one first because it was my least favorite, only because I like my chocolates sweet and not spicy. Really cute presentation though. You have to drink these fast though because the chocolate will start to harden.
I recommend this place if you really love chocolate. However, if order the flight of 3 chocolates, I suggest sharing with a friend or two. I really wanted to try it and I was by myself, but I couldn’t handle drinking all of that chocolate. Really neat place to check out if you are in the area.

A heads up, it’s hard to find parking since it is in the city but if you’re a chocolate lover like me, you’ll make all the effort into finding one.
The atmosphere is chic, modern and cozy. Perfect for the rainy and cold Oregon weather.
I’ve heard great things about this place from my best friend and so I wanted to see what this place was all about and if it really lived up to the Unilocal hype of 4.5 stars.
The menu selection was yum! I mean, you’ll literally have a hard time choosing. Even my BF and his sister had a hard time choosing. I was all happy and go lucky when I went in by literally was turned off within a couple of seconds when a woman worker (who had a blonde boy cut hair do)
approached the three of us with a sassy tone. She literally spoke to us in disgust and as if she hated her job. Lol. Maybe it’s the way we were dressed, real casual in with jeans, rain coats and sneakers. Maybe she didn’t think that we were there to spend money? IDK.
The chocolate drinks though we’re really good. I’ve traveled all throughout South America and have had actual chocolate from these regions and so tasting the chocolate flight totally brought me back to those travels.
The selection of chocolate bars will be hard to resist. I spent $ 26 alone on dark chocolate samplers so they I could send them back to the GF that recommends the spot to me.
Overall, I would have given the place 5 stars because the drinks were really good but that woman was seriously too sassy. I thought maybe it was just me from the first encounter but when I went back to buy chocolates, she still had the same sass (snobby voice tone and a condescending stare). I would think that after dropping $ 40 within an hour, there would be some friendly demeanor. Especially if someone like me would drive all the way from the suburbs to come to town just for a drink of chocolate.

The store Cacao deeply adds to chocolate in Portland. It is at the height of the shopping area in the Pearl District. Various price points are represented. Plenty of tables are all over the facility, and the menu is that of a respectable chocolate café.
After going to the other Cacao, a bit further down the hill, I decided to go here. This time I ordered the regular, a rather dark drinking chocolate. It was again a good value. Little squares are seventy-​five cents, while the liquid chocolate, the original way that chocolate was served in Latin America by the way, is priced at two dollars for a shot. Bars and truffles are throughout. It was rich and soothing to have chocolate in such an authentic and original form. They also serve Salt & Straw ice cream. Although this only has chocolate, a Whole Foods is adjacent and this would make sense on the aggregate for Valentine’s Day.
You will immerse yourself in chocolate as you once immersed yourself in those square carnival trampolines.

Very smooth and creamy hot chocolate! I’m not a huge chocolate fan but definitely enjoyed a cup of almond milk hot chocolate while vacationing in Portland. Had to come back again before I leave to get another one!
It was a yummy substitute to drinking a cup of latte or cappuccino when you want something decaf.
Definitely hope to come back and try again!

Are you a chocolate fan? You should probably come here. There’s literally every kind of chocolate-​infused drink you can think of, starting from drinking chocolate (essentially solid chocolate that has been melted down and put into a cup) to mochas, to just your average light hot chocolate.
There’s also every single possible type of chocolate bar from all corners of the world here. They’re a bit pricey ($ 10+ on almost all bars) but if you’re a connoisseur (I’m not) you might find these worth it.

What’s better than eating chocolate? DRINKING it.
While on vacation in Portland, we wanted dessert and found our way to Cacao. Please don’t mistake what they serve for «hot chocolate.» What it really is is liquid gold. Petite little mugs serve as a vessel for delicious melted, flavored chocolates. You can also pair them with pieces of chocolate (they had a dish of small bars you could get that weren’t too pricey) — which is helpful to cut the «spicier» drinking chocolates. The employees were very helpful with suggestions and didn’t mind when I asked a dozen questions.
My suggestion: Just get the sampler. If it’s a nice day, grab a chair outside. Sit back and sip the glory. Don’t feel bad if you don’t want to share.

On my *first visit I went with the flight: 3 distinct drinking/​sipping flavors. 1) Rivoli dark 2) Cinnamon Infused 3) Spicy Dark. All luxurious and decadent. Totally worth the $ 6.
*I say first as I’m already planning on coming back tomorrow with my nieces! I have a feeling that we’ll be regulars.

Mainly stopped by here bc I read they had Salt & Straw ice cream, which I had wanted to try but didn’t want to go out of my way for. I ordered a scoop of their Olive Oil ice cream and a shot of their Cinnamon drinking chocolate, which is a mix of milk and dark chocolate ($ 3 for the scoop and $ 2 for the shot). The cup is very small but it’s enough since it’s pretty rich. The ice cream was delicious — my first time trying Salt & Straw. The olive flavor is definitely there, but it’s not overpowering. I took turns eating the ice cream and sipping the chocolate, which went well together. I think the olive flavor might have gotten to be too much towards the end, but that’s what the chocolate drink was for. Place is small and simple. Good for a bit of chocolate dessert.

First of all, I’m not a sweet tooth. I seldom eat chocolate, but this place also serves it in a cup. Right up my alley, cheers!
It’s very rich and thick both in texture and flavor. Shooting this probably takes more than a couple seconds, it’s that viscous. They have a regular, a dark and a spicy version. No favorite, I love all of them. Really depends what I’ve eaten before, as I normally use Cacao as a dessert haven after having lunch in this neighborhood.

«I don’t even like chocolate that much, so I’ll take sips of yours» is what I said initially.
Then, all of the sudden, sip by sip, all the cups of chocolate were soon empty.
So I say, DRINK YOUR CHOCOLATE, this method is so delicious. We got samplers of regular, cinnamon dark chocolate, and spicy (a slow burn, burns so good).
They also have a small selection of specialty chocolates. I want to say they were made in-​house (they’re not), but they carry some rare international choices.
The dude at the counter was non-​pretentious and super helpful!

Disclaimer: We didn’t try eating any solid chocolate so this review is solely based on the sipping chocolates and ice cream.
If you’re a chocolate fanatic, this is the place for you. Like the name says, you drink chocolate here. There are also chocolate bars that you can buy as well, but since the name of the place was cacao drink chocolate, we decided to order a flight of 2 oz sipping chocolates. The flight includes a very dark chocolate, a cinnamon infused chocolate, and a spicy chocolate drink. My favorite of the three was definitely the cinnamon infused chocolate. It wasn’t too bitter and reminded me a little bit of Christmas. The dark chocolate was too bitter for me and I couldn’t bring myself to enjoy the rest of it.
Also, if you don’t want to wait in a crazy long line for Salt and Straw vanilla ice cream, this place also sells it with craque (pronounced like crack). It is definitely aptly named. Craque is candied cacao nibs and are fairly addicting. To me, the ice cream and craque were probably the highlights of this place.
Overall, this place is an interesting find. My boyfriend and I were on vacation and wanted to try everything. However, with the price of these items and the quality of the chocolate we tried, I’d say that this place is just alright.

The guys working at Cacao are really friendly and let me know a bit about each of the chocolates. It’s pretty awesome being able to know the story behind what you’re eating.
I ended up buying the Franceschi, Xocolatl, and Cloudforest bars. I couldn’t be happier with my purchases. :)
I also had a sip of my friend’s chocolate drinks and they were divine.
Cacao is definitely a must-​do if you’re in Portland!

I got hungry just walking in the door of this chocolate shop.
This chocolate salon has seating areas, cool antique touches and a room full of chocolate choices for a variety of chocolate tastes and desires.
I came here to visit their «bar» and ordered the following:
Drinking Chocolate Flight that included regular-​flavored, cinnamon-​flavored, and spicy.
Regular Drinking Chocolate was rich rich rich!
Spicy Drinking Chocolate had a nice kick to it but was still manageable although I am a lightweight when it comes to heat.
Cinnamon Drinking Chocolate was my favorite. Just enough spice to temper the richness.
Though the cups were tiny (did they use demi-​tasses?) it was more than sufficient. Drinking three of these was just way too much for me. Definitely counts both as a dessert and an after-​meal drink for me.
So rich. So good. So bad for me. I want some more!
Everyday Drinking Chocolate was very good and this would have been enough by itself. Very thin if you drink it after drinking the drinking chocolate.
Mocha was definitely chocolate-​centric, but coffee is always a very good chocolate «flavoring». In this case though, there is definitely enough coffee in here to be considered NOT just a flavoring.
A very cute side table contains cute mini carafes of water and clean glasses which is very thoughtful and much needed after (actually, during too) drinking the chocolate.
The lady behind the counter was very helpful and very patient and made the winner suggestion of ordering the Drinking Chocolate Flight.
I would definitely visit this place again if ever I am in town.

Chocolate heaven anyone… This place is a must stop for a chocolate lover.
The drinking chocolate is amazing and the flight that they offer where you can taste 3 different drinking chocolates is the best deal for you pocket and your taste buds. We tried the dark drinking chocolate and I really loved it. If you have a humongous sweet tooth like mine, then I would recommend asking them to make a white hot chocolate for you. It is amazingly sweet and yummy.
My wife had the chai here and it was also very refreshing. Not to forget the variety of chocolates that they have, which is impressive and I was particularly amused by the chocolate figurines that they have for sale. Looked nice and interesting but am not sure if I want to eat up Buddha.