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Cocoa Bar

228 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY | Map it  

11215 40.670100 -73.979101

(718) 499-4080 | View Website

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Features

Neighborhoods:
Park Slope
Categories:
Wine Bars, Neighborhood Bars, Bars & Pubs, Wholesale Foods

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Payment Methods:
MasterCard, Visa, American Express
Bar & Club Special Features:
Outdoor Seating, All Ages, Beer & Wine Only
Bar & Pub Special Features:
Bar Menu

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Review Highlights

ambiance
83%
“What a great space, Art inside and outside, wonderful desserts and atmosphere.”
dessert
93%
“independently owned, friendly staff, the most delicioius coffee drinks in the Slope (beating Ozzie's, Gorilla Coffee, the Tea Lounge, and, of course, Starbucks), tasty pastries and chocolates, late-night hours. Cocoa Bar has one of the best outdoor spaces”
drinks
81%
“The selection of beer and wine is great, diverse regions as well as prices.”
food quality
72%
“The baked goods and sweets are good especially pricey but tasty.”
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menu variety
100%
“their incredible cake and chocolate selection is to die for, amazing wines and oh my god- try the cocoalatte (specialty drink!”
overall
81%
“This is a great place to go after work to unwind, or even to study.”
return potential
0%
“I'm afraid that in the end, this place will always annoy me, but that I will be back.”
service
100%
“the waiters are very knowledgeable and the overall experience is INCREDIBLE.”
value
65%
“Too expensive meets not particularly great coffee or cocoa, yet it is so nicely decorated, and the Manhattan-y atmosphere in Bklyn is kind of cool.” View Less

Reviews for Cocoa Bar

GoDuke

Member since Aug, 2010 View Profile
81Reviews
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Joined 2 years ago
5.0
November 22, 2010

The go-to Park slope coffee shop. Great coffee and chai with a great atmosphere. Park Slope's finest.

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miriam12

Member since Sep, 2008 View Profile
24Reviews
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Joined 4 years ago
1.0
January 02, 2010

stale cake. we were just there. Worst cake ever. Man working behind the counter put his entire finger in his mouth. Waitress sniffed a hot drink before serving it. Wish we had gone to chocolate room.

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desieclipse

Member since Oct, 2006 View Profile
43Reviews
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Joined 6 years ago
3.0
May 15, 2008

disappointing, more of a coffee shop. After hearing a lot of buzz about this place, I made the treck from Williamsburg to Park Slope to check it out. Rather than having a comfortable, loungey, post-dinner atmosphere - it was like a grungey college kids' coffee shop. Also, they do not make their own desserts and nothing really looked that exciting. The wine list was just okay. I didn't check out the backyard since it was kind of a cold day. The patisserie down the street is much better with a much fresher and better dessert selection.

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thinkbliss

Member since Dec, 2007 View Profile
4Reviews
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Joined 5 years ago
3.0
December 08, 2007

Great place, just bring a jacket and a few extra dollars. Free wi-fi, decent coffee, and a great back yard area with an outlet makes Cocoa Bar a viable option among the Park Slope cafe circuit. While not your average loungey cafe it does provide adequate and comfortable seating. It has a great outdoor area for summer. Unfortunately in the winter they still feel the need to blast the air-conditioner even though the place would probably a nice room temperature with out it. Also, they are probably one of the most expensive places to get specialty coffee in the neighborhood, next to Starbucks. Actually, their prices are pretty comparable to Starbucks. The baked goods and sweets are good especially pricey but tasty.

For some reason, the patrons feel this place is perfect for dishing loudly on their cellphones probably as a result of the overhead music being loud.

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Karen Hudes

Member since Aug, 2003 View Profile
156Reviews
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Joined 9 years ago
3.0
July 27, 2007

Wine and chocolate make a rich pairing at this Park Slope dessert bar.. The Scene
A nightcap of Cotes du Rhone and truffles may have innate romantic potential, but this wine, chocolate and coffee bar opts for a friendly, breakfast nook feel. Daytime freelancers and Park Slopers out for a casual evening settle into a recessed, cushioned banquette by the front window, the stools along the blond wood bar, or the tables on the back patio. The mustard-painted side room is too bright with spot lighting to create an intimate mood.

The Food
International reds, whites, sparkling wines, ports and sherries populate the menu, along with organic chocolate-based desserts such as a luscious flourless chocolate truffle cake, buttery dark chocolate-dipped toffee, and a chocolate fondue for two. The bar also offers several couplings of vintages with house sweets, among them a merlot with dark chocolate orange peels, and port-soaked, chocolate-dipped figs that deepen in flavor with a richly toned madeira.

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