Life Is A Roller Coaster

Although our trip to Canada’s Wonderland was unfortunately cut short due to Kevin getting food poisoning, he was adamant on us driving into Toronto for one reason: Soma Chocolatemaker.

We put the Soma’s address into the GPS and made our way from Vaughn to Toronto. However, when the GPS said “your destination is ahead on the left,” we saw no sign of Soma. In fact, there was no way for us to drive straight. The only options were to turn right or turn left. We later learned Soma is in the Distillery District of Toronto, a mini-town of beautiful brick-paved streets lined by older brick buildings housing restaurants, boutiques, and other local stores. Cars are not allowed to drive through. After being directed where to park by a local taxi driver, we parked the car and started our trek to find Soma:

The sculptures displayed in a plaza within the Distillery District. Has anyone else been here?

Toronto’s play on “Love Lock Bridge” I thought was a nice touch:

Soma was located off the beaten path, on one of the many narrow side streets. Yes, I will take the credit for finding it, thank you. I guess you can say I have a natural female chocolate radar.

As soon as you open the door, you are welcomed by a strong smell of delicious, sweet, homemade chocolate. It wasn’t just the smell they release in Hershey’s Chocolate World-this was something different. From just the scent, you can sense the many innovative flavors and add-ins Soma uses in their chocolate bars, wheels, and truffles. The walls are adorned with dark chocolate and milk chocolate with cherries and blueberries, sea salt, almonds, you name it!

And they didn’t just sell chocolate bars. They offered chocolate wheels (see below), chocolate covered espresso beans, nuts, truffles, and countless more-all with their own unique twist. They also had a gelato bar, but we were focused on the chocolate.

Wheels and nuts and bars, oh my!

Within the store, you can actually see where and how Soma makes their own chocolate in their “Chocolate Laboratory.”

It’s one thing for a chocolatier to make their own chocolate from scratch, but it’s another to see it being done!

While we were checking out, the cashier recommended we try their old-fashioned chocolate, which consisted of two ingredients: cacao and some sugar. That was it. No frilly mix-ins and no milk. Perhaps I was expecting the taste to be more like a dark chocolate bar, but boy was it hard to eat! After becoming accustomed to chocolate loaded with tons of sugar and flavors, I had forgotten “naked” chocolate was so bitter and ashy! I wouldn’t recommend the tiny bar (especially because it was $2 for the tiny thing!), but I’m glad we tried it.

I also loved the décor-simple and organized. Everything was on display, yet the store was not chaos.

Hey, at least I made it out of the store before stuffing my face!

Soma Chocolatemaker was absolutely delicious and fully satisfied my persistent craving for chocolate. The flavors were unique, and I loved how the store showcased their method of chocolate-making through the windows. Next time I am in Toronto, I will be sure to pay Soma another visit. The only downside of the chocolatier was the price-one chocolate bar was $8.75, and a mini-bar was $4. However, being from the NYC area, I was not deterred. Sure, it was a little expensive, but you need to pay for the quality. Guys, if you’re ever in the Toronto area, pick up something at Soma Chocolatemaker and she’ll forgive you for whatever you did.

For more information on Soma Chocolate Maker, visit their website at SomeChocolate.com

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Hey, I'm Lexie! I'm Kevin's partner-in-crime during our roller coaster trips. I have currently ridden 247 different coasters and have visited 58 amusement parks. I can't wait to keep adding to my count and sharing our experiences with you.