Monday, December 07, 2009

Chocolate Bar



At The Chocolate Bar: 1. Laura Kilgallon & Justin Parr; 2. Sarah Cunniffe & Amie Hynes; 3. Darren McBride & Abbey Smith. (Pix. Richie Stokes).


The Chocolate Bar was once the place to be in the heady days of pre Celtic Tiger clubbing when the PoD was the epicenter of uber cool. Well it’s back in the same PoD / Crawdaddy complex and now occupies the old lobby Bar space at the Harcourt terminal building.

POK Design are responsible for fully refurbished interior of the new bar. The inspiration for the sweeping red curtains leading through from The Chocolate Bar to Crawdaddy is definitely a theatrical throwback, the gunmetal gauze at the entrance can apparently be traced back to the reception of a New York Office Block.

A portion of the seating originates from a chair that was rescued from a skip, subsequently becoming the prototype for the carpenters to replicate.

From Monaghan to Morocco, all of the furniture has been hand picked to be eclectic yet comfortable and functional, and beautiful natural wood flooring maximises the effect of the beautiful décor.

The Chocolate Bar is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 4.30pm with music from 8pm and Wifi throughout.