31 Degrees Is Opening Their Own Bricks-and-Mortar Chocolate Shop

Whether you have a permanent sweet tooth, or just an occasional hankering for a rich, creamy treat, the opening of a new chocolate store is always cause for celebration. And when one of the city's favourite internet choccie shops makes the jump into a bricks-and-mortar establishment — and boosts their range with a few new additions, while also adding tea and coffee to their repertoire — well, we're pretty psyched.

31 Degrees is the chocolate haven in question, with owner Kaitlyn Fitzpatrick embarking upon the next step in her chocolate-focused adventure. After starting out in the online realm, popping up at markets and festivals, and cooking up a storm at Wandering Cooks, she'll soon be making and selling her artisan, handmade truffles and pralines in the new Eden Lane precinct in Woolloongabba.

You'll find all of the above at 4 Hubert Street come June 30, to be exact, which is where and when 31 Degrees will throw open its doors. You'll also find all their old favourites, such as dark, milk and white chocolate bites flavoured with coffee, strawberry, raspberry, passionfruit, baileys, whiskey, Nutella, port, caramel, mint and peanut butter — plus salted caramel bars, honeycomb and dark chocolate rocky road. Yum.

Of course, as everyone who has read Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory or seen either the 1971 or 2005 film adaptations knows, eating the end products isn't the only great part about visiting a chocolate store — seeing how the mouth-watering morsels are made is all part of the fun, too. Chocoholics will also be able to do that at 31 Degrees, thanks to a window from the shop into the kitchen. It's not quite the same as a magic ticket, but we'll take it (and salivate over European-style delights in the process).

Find 31 Degrees at Eden Lane, 4 Hubert Street, Woolloongabba from June 30. Check out their website or Facebook page for further info.