Some like it dark and bitter, others smooth and sweet, but no matter your preference, Surfers Paradise has the chocolate-y cure that’s sure to tantalise your tastebuds and soothe your sweet tooth.
Drink it, lick it, munch and crunch it, with a whole array of decadent delights from chocolate cocktails and cocoa shakes to mind-blowing desserts available from the sweet kitchens of Paradise Centre.
Royal Copenhagen Ice Cream
Fresh from the grill and into your mouth is a selection of drool-worthy chocolate ice creams enclosed within a crispy waffle cone. Malty, minty or crunchy, their range of chocolate creams will melt your heart and soothe your soul. And if you’re struggling to decide, don’t despair as you can scoop all the flavours into a convenient tub to take-home for your eating pleasure. Problem solved!
Krispy Kreme
Krispy Kreme have taken the humble doughnut and elevated it to something of an icon with a smorgasbord of crafty creations atop and inside their classic original glazed doughnut. Whether it’s oozing with Nutella or covered with Crunchie, they are sure to surprise and delight.
Gelato Messina
Be sure to strut your sun soaked body straight to Messina where you can taste the loving embrace of creamy chocolate gelato, milkshakes, thickshakes and even their infamous gelato cakes which resemble pieces of art. Take your pick from the likes of house-made dulce de leche, top-selling salted caramel with white chocolate chips, or milk chocolate gelato, all made at Hessina HQ using only the highest quality single origin Ecuadorian cacao. Plus, don't miss their five weekly rotating special flavours...
Love Italy
Renowned for their home-made dough that will steal a pizza your heart, their Nutella pizza will steal a pizza your soul as Nutella, banana and strawberries are layered upon the traditional base and perfectly complemented with creamy mascarpone. That’s amore!
Crepe Addict
Transport your taste buds to the cobbled lanes of Paris with a range of delicate crepes and fluffy pancakes topped with all the trimmings, all day long!
Hungry Jack’s
When needing to cure that craving on a conservative budget, then hot foot it to good ol’ HJ’s for a choc-load of savvy sweets. Whether it be drenched in hot fudge sauce or smashed with Oreos and M&M’s, these classic soft serve varieties are sure to tickle your tastebuds.
All Sorts of Sweets
Chocolate is an internationally loved treat that comes in many forms and this go-to sweet haven brings you unique and difficult to source sweets and snacks from around the globe. Yorkies, Toffee Crisps, Butterfingers and Daims take pride of place amongst a never-ending range of international candies, cereals and crisps. No passport needed!
Enzo's Cucina
Straight from Enzo's familia to yours, why not curb your cravings with a traditional chocolate mousse or Nutella brownie topped with hazelnut gelato? Still can't decide? Like very authentic Italian restaurant, their selection of chocolatey desserts and tiramisu are made fresh and sprinkled with love, just like Nonna used to make.
Guzman y Gomez
Whether you're after chocolate, dulce de leche, or you're willing to go the extra mile and try a dessert game changer - the Churro Sundae - your sweet tooth will be cured at Guzman y Gomez with their range of soft serve ice cream.
TGI Fridays
This Friday, swap the Mudslide for the mud cake and enjoy layers of moist chocolate fudge cake with creamy choc malt ice cream with TGI Fridays' signature 'Malteser turtle'. Whether you're in the mood to eat it or drink it, TGI Fridays know how to tantalise the whole family's tastebuds.
