House pride; Peanut butter lava cake
Our Chu Chocolate Bar & Café Bangkok review began with a simple assignment we were happy to take seriously: try the chocolate. We had already enjoyed the Sukhothai chocolate buffet and Kad Kokoa’s bean-to-bar chocolate. At Chu’s original Asoke café, we found a broader all-day menu, then worked our way through cakes, brownies, ice cream, and a dark chocolate drink. This is our account of that visit; Chu now operates in a different location.
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Was Chu Chocolate Bar & Café worth visiting?
Best for: Chocolate lovers comparing our original Asoke experience with Bangkok’s dessert cafés.
The Chu we visited was a casual café in Exchange Tower, with pale wood, a concrete floor, and black industrial details. We could find a quieter corner when the room had space, although a full house changed the mood. These photographs show the former Asoke interior. Chu’s later Sukhumvit 31 setting should be judged on its own terms.
The menu at our visit went beyond dessert. All-day breakfast included waffles, pancakes, and several egg dishes, with juices alongside them; the savory side covered snacks, sandwiches, burgers, pasta, and salads. We came for chocolate and stayed with that plan. The assortment and availability of individual dishes may have changed since Chu moved, so treat the descriptions below as a record of what we ordered.
The dessert choices gave us plenty to consider. We paired chocolate pastries with chocolate drinks, then discovered that the ice cream was worth paying attention to as well.
Chu made its strongest impression on us through the contrast between cake, ice cream, and chocolate in the glass. The hot chocolate cake was our favorite, while the brownies supplied the texture that made two other desserts work.
The hot chocolate cake had a dark, liquid center that soaked into the surrounding pastry without turning it soggy. It was rich without being excessively sweet. A little marshmallow or whipped cream gave us a pause between the heavier bites; we kept returning to the cake itself.
In the brownie affogato, espresso met vanilla ice cream while the brownie pieces stayed pleasantly chewy. We took our time with it, and they did not dissolve into the coffee. That small detail made this more than a standard affogato with chocolate added.
Brownie choices included hazelnut, almond, and macadamia when we visited. We chose macadamia with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. Its firm crust and dense middle stood up well to the ice cream, making it a filling dessert. The range could vary from day to day even then.
The peanut butter lava cake took longer to reach us, and we thought it earned the wait. Dark chocolate cake and warm, runny peanut butter came with raspberry ice cream and whipped cream. The fruit gave the plate a welcome change of direction between the richer spoonfuls.
Our 70% iced dark chocolate used chocolate described on the menu as single origin from Santo Domingo. It delivered the intensity we had hoped for; if you prefer a gentler drink, letting some of the ice melt is a sensible way to take it. We preferred the hot chocolate overall, while this was the choice for a more direct dark chocolate hit.
Chu’s original café gave us exactly the sort of chocolate outing we had come for. The molten cake is the dessert we would remember first, followed closely by the brownies and the raspberry ice cream. We would have welcomed a glass of water with so much chocolate, and the room lost some calm when it filled up, yet our 9.0 score reflects how much we enjoyed the visit. For more stops from our chocolate search, see our Bangkok chocolate bar comparison. If you plan to visit Chu today, go to the Sukhumvit 31 location and check its current menu before setting your heart on one of these older dishes.
| Detail | Information checked in September 2026 |
|---|---|
| Restaurant | Chu Chocolate Bar & Café |
| Address | 18/1 Sukhumvit 31, Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand. This is the later location, not the one photographed and reviewed above. |
| Location reviewed | Exchange Tower, Asoke. This branch closed in 2021. |
| Category | Chocolate café and all-day dining |
| Price guide (USD) | Historical visit: desserts approximately US$3.80–$8; our bill approximately US$50. Current prices: most desserts at Chu range from about US$5.00-$9.20 |
| Opening hours | Check the café’s current channels before visiting. |
| Phone | +66 91 545 4847 (listed by the café; confirm before calling). |
| Website | Chu’s official links and menu |
The Exchange Tower café we reviewed closed in 2021. Chu later reopened on Sukhumvit 31. Check its official channels for the latest operating details before visiting.
No. Our photos, dessert notes, prices, and ratings come from our visit to the original Asoke café. They do not describe the Sukhumvit 31 dining room or its present menu.
Most desserts at Chu range from about US$5.00–$9.20 (150–280 THB plus a 10% dine-in service charge). Prices include 7% VAT.
The hot chocolate cake was our favorite. We also liked the brownie affogato, macadamia brownie sundae, and peanut butter lava cake with raspberry ice cream.
We tried cakes, brownie desserts, hot chocolate, and a 70% iced dark chocolate drink. The old menu also included breakfast and savory dishes. Check Chu’s current menu for what is available now.
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