1 The Cocoa Project, a peaceful chocolate factory in the middle of a bustling city
Address: 143 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Xuan Hoa Ward, City. Ho Chi Minh (Vo Thi Sau ward, old district 3)
Opening hours: 7:30 am – 10:00 pm
The Cocoa Project is famous as a place to enjoy chocolate as well as other attractive drinks in the heart of Saigon. This place is associated with Vietnamese cocoa products with the mission of spreading chocolate to everyone.
The Cocoa Project is a sophisticated and interesting combination of contemporary art and the fascinating world of chocolate. It can be said that this famous cocoa shop has the mission of promoting delicious chocolates on the map of Vietnamese agricultural products.
The Cocoa Project is a chocolate shop imbued with Vietnamese spirit
The founder of The Cocoa Project is Mr. Gricha Safarian, a person who is passionate about learning and trading chocolate products. When he first came to Vietnam in 1993, he was very impressed with local cocoa and made the biggest decision of his life: moving his family and career to Vietnam. Uncle Gricha had some interesting shares: “My mission is simply to convince Vietnamese people that they are living in the country with the best chocolate in the world.”
The Cocoa Project is built on the 3F philosophy with Farmer, Forest and Fruit. They always want to bring the best chocolate products with transparent origins, contributing to nurturing chocolate culture in the Vietnamese spirit.
The Cocoa Project creates chocolate products associated with Vietnamese spiritual culture
2 Instructions for moving to The Cocoa Project
The Cocoa Project is located in a prime location in the center of Saigon, so moving is quite easy. The shop is located on busy Nguyen Dinh Chieu street, about 1 km from Saigon center so you can get here quickly.
From Ben Thanh market, you can use Google Maps or follow Vietnamtravelio’s directions to get here. Suggested route: Ben Thanh Market – Le Thanh Ton Street – Truong Dinh Street – Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street – The Cocoa Project.
3 What’s unique about The Cocoa Project’s menu?
The Cocoa Project has a quite unique menu and is divided into many groups such as drinks, cakes and especially chocolate. Each group will bring you a unique, unique and unforgettable taste experience.
3.1 Attractive drink menu at The Cocoa Project
The drink menu at The Cocoa Project is quite attractive with many choices worth experiencing and enjoying. The shop’s drinks mainly revolve around chocolate, coffee, fruit tea and juices. Drink prices at The Cocoa Project range from 50,000 – 90,000 VND, quite a bit higher than the average but the quality is very commensurate with the price range.
Chocolate drinks group
– Green tea white chocolate
– Dark chocolate (milk foam topping or mango salt and chili)
– Dalgona white chocolate
– Mocha
– Chocolate chia seeds coconut ice blended (must try)
– White chocolate plum rose
– Dark chocolate cherry rose
– Cinnamon dark chocolate
– Ice blended banana chocolate
Beautiful chocolate drinks like a masterpiece
Coffee group
– Black coffee/milk
– Coconut coffee
– Espresso/Latte/Cappuccino
Juice and tea group
– Cucumber orange juice
– Dark chocolate strawberry tea
– Red artichoke pineapple tea
– Salted kumquat mango tea
– Celery beetroot juice
The Cocoa Project has more drink choices for you
The drinks at The Cocoa Project are generally quite generous in quantity and beautifully decorated. When you come here, you should experience chocolate drinks, especially ice-blended chia seeds and coconut chocolate with a strong Vietnamese flavor.
3.2 Menu of cakes, salty cakes, and delicate snacks in each flavor
Indispensable in The Cocoa Project’s menu are cakes and snacks with delicious flavors. The cakes created by the skillful hands of the craftsmen are both beautiful and irresistibly delicious.
Cake menu
– Almond chocolate mousse cake
– Banana chocolate mousse cake
– Cashew brownies
– Lemon basil mousse cake
– Mocha mousse cake
– Strawberry tiramisu cake
The Cocoa Project’s cake menu is quite diverse with many attractive cakes
Menu of salty cakes and snacks
– Mushroom walnut quiche with cocoa beans
– Barley and bacon cheese sandwich
– Banana walnut cake
– 60 days chocolate chip cookies
– 60 days s’more milk chocolate cookies
The savory cake and snack menu offers quality meals
3.3 Chocolate menu with a variety of choices
The soul of The Cocoa Project is delicious chocolate beans created with many unique flavors. Each type of flavor is almost associated with regional ingredients across the country’s map.
Some types of chocolate that you should try:
– Passion fruit chocolate
– Cocoa juice chocolate
– Red artichoke ginger chocolate
– Chocolate coconut kumquat
– Fresh tamarind chocolate
– Salted kumquat chocolate
– Coffee chocolate
– Pandan coconut chocolate
– Dark chocolate raspberry
The Cocoa Project creates chocolate creations with exquisite flavors
In addition, The Cocoa Project also has regionally specific chocolate products such as Mac Khen milk chocolate, Ben Tre coconut dark chocolate, and dried banana dark chocolate. In addition, products that uniquely combine chocolate with cashew nuts, kumquat jam, black coffee, and passion fruit mango are also quite popular.
The Cocoa Project has boxed chocolate products, suitable for gifts
Besides chocolate, at The Cocoa Project there are also many types of panning with creative recipes from the workshop’s staff. Some attractive types of panning at The Cocoa Project include:
– Cashew nuts covered in dark chocolate
– Dried grapefruit peel covered with white chocolate
– Dried grapefruit peel covered with dark chocolate
– Cashews covered in lemon white chocolate
– Cashews covered in cinnamon milk chocolate
– 60 days dark chocolate covered cashews
– Orange-flavored dark chocolate covered almonds
– Dried orange covered with coffee dark chocolate
The Cocoa Project’s panning products have quite beautiful packaging, which can be packaged in paper bags or jars. You can buy it to enjoy or as a gift for relatives or distinguished guests.
The Cocoa Project’s panning products are processed quite eye-catching
4 Explore the elegant architectural space of The Cocoa Project
Not only does it stand out for its fragrant layers of chocolate, The Cocoa Project is also noticed by travel enthusiasts for its friendly, sustainable architectural space. Inside the garden, there are cocoa trees planted, inspiring closeness to nature.
The space of The Cocoa Project evokes friendliness and sustainability with cool green space
With smart design, The Cocoa Project’s space is almost separate from outside noise while ensuring airiness and not being cramped. Besides, every detail of the shop such as walls, ceiling fans, brick floors or stairs all evoke aesthetics. These details not only have aesthetic value but also contribute to portraying a cultural imprint imbued with the spirit of Vietnam.
The space inside The Cocoa Project is almost separate from the noise outside
The Cocoa Project has a space that is both modern and nostalgic of a handmade chocolate shop in the heart of Saigon. If you want to experience the sophisticated space and gentle, mood-boosting flavors of drinks, try bringing your backpack and visiting this place with Vietnamtravelio. We believe that The Cocoa Project will take you on a spontaneous taste journey with attractive drinks.
