By Jenny Hammond (Shanghai Daily)
Updated: 2007-06-21 09:16

How much chocolate should one eat? More than a little, but less than a lot. These words, posted inside Whisk, Shanghai's renowned chocolate cafe, may be difficult to agree with for some; can there ever be too much chocolate?

However, the cafe may have a slight point, especially once you have sampled the other savory delights from its menu.

"Whisk is oriented as a chocolate cafe but has lots of other items to offer," said Alex Maze, one of the restaurant's owners.

"Many people have only heard of us because of the chocolate. So they are quite surprised when they come here and see lots of alternatives on the menu.

"It has always been chocolate and Italian food. We introduced the savory food because it is not the right time for just a chocolate shop here."

Whisk, opened last November, is not an easy place to find with its location set back from Huaihai Road. But it is certainly a place to seek out.

Looking at the menu, you are first struck by an impressive selection of coffee, ranging from the classics, cappuccino, latte and espresso, among others. But there is also truffle, iced or frozen chocolate, iced coffee cocktails and the Whisk Chococello. And that's before you even start on the Italian-inspired fare.

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