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Starting with a simple concept of establishing Saudi Arabia’s first authentic chocolatier and chocolate makers, Voila expanded its offerings to provide more than sweet luscious dreams.

The idea spiraled from chocolates to creating an uber lounge, an Asian fusion restaurant, a French bakery, and a chocolate school for children and adults, to tech them how chocolate is made, and how people can master the art of becoming chocolatiers themselves.

Stepping into Voila, feels like entering a lavish jewelry store, where you will find yourself surrounded with sculptures made of chocolate, with a wide selection of chocolates and gifts that would suite any occasion you might have in mind from their Ganache selection to their Macarons, to their custom made jewelry boxes that are also made of chocolates.

So in order to give you a better picture of what to expect at Voila, we will look at  each section of the store.

The main entrance will take you through Voila’s chocolate boutique, where you will find a wide selection of chocolates in almost any flavor you can imagine, where Voila would import the finest cocoa beans from all over the world, and create the most exquisite six major chocolate lines, which are Fusion, Spice, Flower Essence, Saveur, Diet, and World to give you a wide range of over 150 flavors, that are originally made of 36 kinds of chocolates, making Voila; Saudi Arabia’s first true chocolatier. Voila also makes jewelry chocolate boxes that are quite an innovative way to give your loved one a special ring or watch in a special box made of edible fine chocolate.

The boutique also offers a special selection of about 20 types of fresh French breads along with croissants, viennoseries, scones, and cakes that are made daily from natural fresh ingredients, the bakery also custom-make cakes for dreamy weddings, or special birthdays. So whether you’re shopping for a unique cake for an occasion or want fresh pastries to pickup early in the morning, Voila is ready to cater to all your needs.

On the first floor you will discover Voila’s chocolate lounge, where you will find a cozy relaxing lounge, that you can sit in and relax to enjoy Voila’s special creations with a pleasant cup of Tchaba tea or coffee, the lounge offers a tranquil environment surrounding you with a unique ambiance and lights offering WiFi network in order to give you a blissful experience even if you want to lounge and get some work done for extended periods of time. Voila lounge also offers a tea time menu fit for royalty that presents a wide selection of teas and scones that you can pick from their tea-time menu.

And if you like to visit Voila during night time, you can indulge in a fine dining experience in Voila’s Asian Fusion cuisine restaurant.

Since Voila offers an experience that can’t be found anywhere else, you can enjoy all this with the whole family, since you can sit to chit chat with your friends, sending your children to Voilouland; which is an area designated for kids, and located in the lower level of Voila, where they will be watched over and taken care of. Offering them a colorful surrounding — as if they’re wrapped in an M&Ms bag — which would expand their imagination, engaging them in fun games, with a room dedicated to video game consoles. Your children can also enjoy cotton candy, hotdogs, creps, ice-cream, fresh Popcorn, or even enroll in the chocolate school, where they will be briefed about chocolate and chocolate making, then they will watch an eleven minute video that would show them where chocolate originated from, how cocoa beans are planted and cultivated, and how the factory uses cocoa beans to make chocolates. After this entertaining and educational journey through time, they can explore their creativity by making chocolate models with the help of Voila’s chocolate chefs. Children will also learn how to paint and decorate the chocolates they made, after they are done Voila will wrap their creations up in a special box so that they can take them home with them to show their parents what they made with their own little hands.

Another aspect of the chocolate school is that at this time it provides seminars for adults to learn about chocolate making, and how to create special recipes made out of chocolate that can be used to create chocolate bars, cakes, cupcake, or even cookies. And very soon Voila will offer a three month course that enable you of obtaining a certificate stating that you have managed to become a true chocolate chef.

With such a wide range of offerings Voila, can custom make any kind of chocolate and mix it in their tasting room that is hidden behind a vaulted door, giving their clients a great experience by taking them back in time to witness for themselves how fine chocolate is made and created. In the tasting room, you can savor the different aromas and ingredients that are handpicked in order to reach a special blend that meets your highest expectations. After you select the right flavor to reflect your character and personality, Voila can create a special mold and wrappings with your logo or initials.

With Voila’s approach to creating fine handcrafted chocolates, they managed to create a Saudi brand of the finest caliber, since they import the raw cocoa beans, and create everything right here in the heart of Jeddah. So if you want to be fascinated beyond imagination, consider paying Voila a visit, you will instantly fall in love with their offerings. The best way to describe Voila is like a chocolate jeweler, where they have all their flavors to choose from, while giving you the option of creating your own design.

So the next time you plan on buying chocolates for a special occasion or even to indulge your own senses with real chocolates that are made of real cocoa beans. Or even if you want to create your own custom branded chocolate with your companies logo or personal initials, we would highly recommend paying Voila a visit since they have two main branches in Jeddah, the main Voila boutique is located on Tahlia St. at Millennium Center, while the other smaller boutique is located on Sari St. at Stars Avenue.

www.VoilaChocolate.com