Cazenave’s Hot Chocolate & cake parlour
I went to the best and most beautiful, antique vintage tea parlour the other day in Bayonne in the Basque Country.
It felt like I was lost in time, literally about 100 years ago at least. The beautiful glass ceiling shed a warm cozy light onto us, while my son and I tucked into our delicious frothy hot chocolate (the house’s speciality) with brioche, served in delicate flowery porcelaine cups and dishes.
Chocolat Cazenave is an institution in Bayonne and well known for it’s chocolates and beautiful vintage packaging. It was a very special moment, like reconnecting to a past that I wish I had known but am too young to have lived. Tea parlours have that thing about them, don’t they? Time capsules where we go back to Victorian cake eating, tea drinking bliss.
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My dear Fiona,
Mmmmmm, these beautiful images look absolutely delicious, to spend a few blissful moments in this charming, romantic place is truly living well. You are enticing me to make a trip to Bayonne. Thank you for venturing outside Paris and sharing your special joie de vivre!
Love to you,
Anne
Hello dear Ann! Thank you for your kind words again, I do love hearing from you! If you go to Bayonne, do drop by all the chocolate makers, it’s historically famous for that! I mean, what a great reason to go to a new town!
Love,
Fiona