Sadly some inconsistencies in the product. I raved about the Irish Coffee kruidnoten in my previous…read morereview and have since gone back to buy them, sadly they tasted nothing like coffee or whiskey, just like plain white chocolate. :( And also, their customer service is a bit lacking. On a busy Saturday afternoon I don't want to have to walk through half the city to go to a (probably empty) ATM. I want to be able to get some cash at the store where I'm already purchasing something but sadly van Delft is one of the few businesses left who are not willing to accommodate customers' cash requests even though they accept both cash and cards so it shouldn't be a problem for them at all. Such a shame.

I love dark chocolate, and I love hazelnuts. The marriage of these two is bliss, so on a recent…read moretrip to Amsterdam, I popped in to Chocolaterie Candela, a small, unassuming shop. We were there just after Christmas, so a lot of the shop had been cleaned out. No matter, there were still plenty of chocolates left. The owner offered us a small piece to try, and we bought a bunch more. Do not sleep on Dutch chocolate. This was super, and better than some of the chocolate we had from pricey shops in Belgium. I highly recommend, and I would absolutely return. Especially for the hazelnut filled darks. Just glorious.

This newly opened store is expertly curated. They have so many beautiful kitchen gadgets and…read moredecorative items that, even though the store is small, I was browsing for quite some time. I bought some Delft knobs and a metal sign grocery list with small metal arrows that you move over to point to what you need for the week. It's in Dutch so it reminds me of my love for Amsterdam every time I look at it in my kitchen. You may not need anything in this store, but I'm sure you'll fall in love with something because everything in it is lovely.

From the owner: Onze zaak ligt op een steenworp afstand van het gezellige centrum van Zutphen. Naast onze…read morecafetaria, 60 zitplaatsen, verhuren wij, in de periode april t/m september, kano's op de rivier de Berkel, waar ons pand bovenop gebouwd is. Daarnaast verzorgen wij catering(broodjes) op locatie.

With a slogan like "Dipped In Pleasure" how could I not get their candy? Crazy German gummy candies…read moreafter a heavy meal of laberkase and Augustiner FTW. You need the sweet to balance out all that delicious salt, grease and booze