Choko La's second outlet

You stream out of Priya, into Choko La — for the only real hot chocolate in town. Alas, no luck. Getting a post-show table can be a scramble for a good-sized gang of girls.

Your prayers got answered by the Aztec gods, with a second outlet at Khan Market.

Up its signature burnt-orange stairwell, two floors boast a deeply cocoa palette. Six tall single-origin tumblers — Tanzania, Sao Thome, Ecuador, Madagascar, Arriba, Papua. A spicy blended dark and a fruity white. Italian and Viennese.

The Rocky River shake floats pink marshmallows, almonds and chocolate bits. Bittersweet dilemma: Goldleaf-speckled Valrhona Tanariva caramelised cherry mousse? A chocolate fondue? Or real scones?

They do a dizzying line in filled Belgian chocs. Borneo, Cortez, Zanzibar. Cointreau and Juniper. Paloma and Hugo. Trendy picked Picasso — gold/silver/bronze brushstrokes mark a mod masterpiece swirled with marzipan, coffee, cardamom. And those After Eight-like mint sticks make fab mocha stirrers — you can’t stop at one.

They’ve got the cocoa that has you going loco.

Choko La, 36, Khan Market (middle lane, next to Big Chill), New Delhi; ph: 41757570. Prices: Filled chocolates (bonbons, truffles, liqueur and fruit centres) from Rs 25 apiece; chocolate beverages Rs 95-145; all-day breakfast items, and savouries Rs 75-185; juices, smoothies and shakes Rs 95-115; signature desserts Rs 95 onwards.