Chocolateria San Churro – Chatswood
San Churro is not new, but only now I got the chance to have my chocolate fix at the Chatswood branch. Since Max Brenner in Chatswood Chase has shut down years ago, this side of town is desperately in need of another chocolateria for those quick fix. Then came along San Churro to the rescue, located on the top floor in Westfield, it has become the frequent venue for the chocoholics. Not to mention the chilly winter weather, this place looks extremely inviting. Big D and I are coincidentally to be in the area, and since we are in no rush with free time to spare, some churros is just what I needed to wind down after a busy day.
San Churro hot chocolate
If you know your niche, then being in the prime location is probably not a bigger deal anymore. The San Churro in Chatswood is well tucked away in a corner behind Hoyts cinema ticket counter, up on the top floor in Westfield. And somehow it is still always have a stream of customers hanging out at the cafe every time I walked past. The tiny cafe is cosy with dark wooden tables, rich decor but not over the top. Large shelves filled with chocolate goodies welcome us as we walked in, then slowly my eyes are transfixed on all the yummy looking truffles in the display cabinet over the counter.
So many chocolatey goodness, so little tummy can handle; hence I have to make do and settled with hot chocolate and churros for my first San Churro experience. The hot chocolate is super thick and extremely hot, I found myself in a Homer situation,
“Ooo chocolate… Hot! Hot! Hot!…. ooo chocolate… Hot! Hot! Hot! (SUZE)!…
It turns into a race between being impatient and burning my tongue over and over again. How I wish it is 100% melted chocolate inside my mug, but this thick custard-like hot chocolate is unmistakeably blended with malt.
Spanish Coffee
Big D goes for the Spanish Coffee, which turns out to be an amazing combination of long black and a layer of condensed milk at the bottom. The rich coffee has a sweet caramel flavour from the condensed milk. It makes me rather home sick, as it tasted just like how we make it back in Malaysia. Surprisingly there are two cans of condensed milk miraculously appeared in my kitchen pantry, funny that! Dulche de Leche and coffee with condensed milk, how I love thee…
Churros - with dark and milk chocolate dipping sauce
Here comes the food Churros! With the choice of white chocolate, milk chocolate and dark chocolate as dipping sauce, I go for the latter ones. I also noticed the Dulche de Leche was once another dipping option but has been taken out of the menu. The churros are piping hot when it arrives at the table, a snow scene of sprinkled white icing sugar on top. Four long strips of churros are oh-so soft and sweet inside with golden brown crispy shields. I can’t help but keep dipping them into the rich dark chocolate sauce, while Big D prefers the sweeter version of milk chocolate sauce. The fingers are out when the churros are all gone, dipping into the sauce and fingers licking good indeed.
So, who is San Churro? According to its website,
In 1528 Hernan Cortes brought the decadent Aztec tradition of chocolate to Spain. So precious was this gift that only the monks were allowed to manufacture chocolate strictly for the Spanish aristocracy. The head monk, San Churro, witnessed many miracles of chocolate including the healing of the Queen of Spain and made it his life’s work to spread the ‘secret’ of chocolate across Europe.
And so began the legend of San Churro…
I think San Churro is onto something there and we are all still under his spell of miracle thing called Chocolate. But I still think San Churro looks extremely familiar…. I wonder who….
Chocolateria San Churro - Chatswood Shop 609, Westfield Chatswood 1 Anderson Street Chatswood NSW 2067 p 02 9412 2276 Sun-Wed 9am-9:30pm Thu 9am-10pm Fri-Sat 9am-10:30pm Sun 10am-9:30pm
A Table For Two (ATFT) is Billy Law's food blog that features best eats in Sydney and around the world with drool-worthy food photography to salivate your appetite. I also throw in a smidgen of my food and travel photography for good measure. Billy Law also happened to be a contestant on MasterChef Australia 2011. 
bwhahahahaha HOTCHOCOLATEsuze! lol lol lol you crack me up dude! and i hear the kid sized churros you get sprinkles?
i’m sorry dude but that very first pic looks like 2 girls, one cup material…
Hmm hmm Churros!
Recently been to ones in Bondi and Glebe. I was actually surprised that they make (well deep fry) the churros at the shop. I thought they have been pre-made and just kept warm or something.
Next time, get the tasting plate thingy – and have the popcorns that come with it… Me and my friends all agreed that it tastes like sour plums …. WTF?
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Kid sized you do get sprinkles! It’s crunchalicious! And heeh – you managed to sneak two blogs into your post… sneaky
I’ve not ever been able to finish the hot choc at san churros. It’s tasty, but so rich and thick and sauce-like that my body goes into a sugar shock.
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seems to be one of the only places i’ve found which cook them freshly in Sydney. I’ve been to the Glebe one which is nice and cozy too.
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Oh your churros look SO much better than the ones I had there, I must have gone on a bad day
Must go back!
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Sadly I have not tried this, but with winter kicking in perhaps it might be a good idea to break my churro cherry. The decor looks pretty cool for a shopping centre establishment!
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Coffee with condensed milk….home sweet home… Ip0h white coffee (白咖啡), I will be there next week… want some? :p
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Mmm you always make food look really good.
mMM San Churro!! Its about time they opened another branch! the glebe one was getting way tooo packed I could never get a seat =( I loveee Churros! I first experienced 1 meter fresh hot ones in the USA with cinnamon sugar ^_^ When I first heard about San Churro couple of years ago I just had to try it. I loveeee it dipped in dark chocolate yuM!
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Ahh San Churro.. can’t believe they took the (Hot) Grandma Churro off the menu
so gotta ask for it but they don’t always have it.
There churros are pretty good but the kids sized one is kind of a rip off
This was the place that started the whole “hot chocolate” phenomenon (stupid autocorrect…).
That sounds so much like GTA’s “hot coffee”.
Not a bad place. Next time I’ll go against advice and try the hot chocolatesuze.
The dude looks like Rafael Nadal.
I can’t belibe the Max Brenner in Chatswood closed down. It always seemed busy! I love the churros here but am not a big lover of the hot chocolate. But hey at least they cook the churros to order!
@chocolatesuze: yeah, Helen blogged about the kid size with sprinkles.
@phon: trust you with your creative mind. When is your blog coming?
@Yas: popcorns taste like sour plum? I’m not it offers at the Chatswood branch actually. will definitely give it a try.
@shez: It is very very thick I must say their hot chocolate… but is rather malty don’t you think?
@Simon Food Favourites: Yeah I was very close to visit both shops in one night, I am glad I didn’t
@Steph: The churros was pretty fresh straight out of the frying oil!
@Howard: I think you need to pop your churros cherry soon mate!
@Ellie: hahaha… i actually can get ipoh white coffee in sachet form here… I need it bad!
@Leona: I think there are 3 now in Sydney, I must admit I prefer San Churros better than Max Brenner. MB’s food seems very slapsticks in my opinion
@FFichiban: What is the Hot Grandma Churros?
@Simon: Well. let me know what hot chocolatesuze taste like.
@amanda: LOL, I have to agree. But I am a Federer fan.
@Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella: The Max Brenner’s location is kinda sucks hidden in a hole. Yeah not fond of their hot chocolate, but the thickness is rather something to rave about.