Feature photo: Hind from Kava House and her Dubai Chocolate cups.
By Vanessa Lantos Daly (Spicy Melon)
Aug. 24, 2025 – Trends are stupid … right?
Well, if you asked me about the Tide Pod challenge, then yes, some trends are extremely dumb.
Anything that goes viral is just another way of escaping boredom.
It is transitory, often thriving on shock value. A splash of cold water. Never timeless.
Unless…
What Is Dubai Chocolate?
I was sitting at Kava House with my lovely friend Rachel, and then she says giddily, “I feel so guilty, I always come here and get the Dubai chocolate cup. But you know, I can’t just NOT get it. It is too good.”
Then she rationalizes a little: “Well, you know, this business is local—you have to support them. It’s the right thing to do.” She smiles, giggling a little about justifying her sweet craving.
We both have that mild addiction to sweets in common, but I have no clue what she’s talking about.
Chocolate what?
“OMG nooo you HAVE to try it! It is so good. We are both having one, it has been decided,” she jumps.
It looks like a chocolate mousse cup… but it’s layered with pistachio crème, strawberries, and phyllo pastry.
I’m sipping green tea, and I finish my Dubai chocolate cup without thinking… it is really, really good. I recommend everyone go get one immediately. These are made by one of the owners, Hind. She has amazing talents.
More importantly, Rachel says, “Oh, you know, Dubai Chocolate. I’m glad they got some today. They sell out all the time since everyone is always looking for it.”
I thought this was just a Kava House dessert, but apparently it’s a worldwide phenomenon. Very curious, I went down the rabbit hole to find out where Dubai chocolate came from, and what it is.
This isn’t brand new—it went viral in December 2023. And here I am only just hearing about it, which proves it’s slowly conquering city by city.
BBC writer Soumya Gayatri explains Dubai chocolate beautifully:
A decadent milk chocolate bar filled with silky pistachio cream, earthy tahini and crunchy shards of knafeh pastry, the original Dubai chocolate was launched by Dubai-based FIX Dessert Chocolatier in 2022, when its British Egyptian founder, Sarah Hamouda, had an urge to create something unique to satisfy her pregnancy cravings for knafeh and pistachio. FIX called their creation “Can’t Get Knafeh Of It.”
“Can’t Get Knafeh Of It” took the world by storm when TikTok influencer Maria Vehera posted a rapturous video of herself trying the chocolate bar inside her car in December 2023. The video quickly went viral, attracting more than 125 million views and scores of fans around the world who were willing to do anything to grab a bite. The bar became a craze and was promptly christened “Dubai chocolate.”
SOURCE: How Dubai Chocolate Conquered the World – BBC Travel
Just a note… if you watch that TikTok video, it looks a lot like food porn.
No joke… I watched it for a few seconds and was like, “Woah, that’s a bit much… Girl you are gonna put that whole thing in your mouth…?”
What can I say, I appreciate sensuality more than explicit.
However…it made me want to try one immediately, for sure.
A little more down the Dubai chocolate rabbit hole: Here’s a video about the original chef who created it.
A bit less porny. Still very satisfying.
Where Can I Get Dubai Chocolate in Savannah?
While chocolate makers have already found ways to mass-produce this delicacy (obviously), and there are many stores locally where you can find the generic candy-bar version of this treat, this article explores artisan handcrafted options.
Not only that, but also a couple of unconventional Dubai chocolate–inspired creations, like delicious drinks crafted at Shuk, and a brunch option offered at Collins Quarter.
Here’s the list of little luxuries:
Kava House
📍1915 Bull St. · (912) 777-0492
First on the list was a short interview with Hind, who makes both Dubai chocolate bars and Dubai chocolate cups at Kava House.
Hind shares: “We wanted to offer different food from everyone else around us and my husband loves sweets. This is a luxurious treat and it is very trendy. I love that it was created in Dubai to satisfy the craving of a pregnant woman.”
She prepares and sells Dubai chocolate cups, which are chocolate ganache with phyllo pastry, strawberries, and tahini cream with pistachios.
She also prepares the classic Dubai chocolate bars, which are delicate and perfectly balanced. “I use very high quality ingredients and a blend of milk and dark chocolate for a balanced and not overly sweet bar. I also prepare my own knafeh pastry to fill them up for that perfect crunch.”
It was Kava House and Hind’s bars and cups that got me completely hooked on Dubai chocolate.
Shuk Savannah
📍 1313 Habersham St. · (912) 335-4340
This little Mediterranean restaurant got very creative with the trend: If you’d rather sip your Dubai chocolate, this is the place for it.
Shuk offers two drinks: a Dubai chocolate martini and a Dubai chocolate latte.
The martini is creamy, nutty, and spirit-forward, with house-made tahini syrup for depth—and it even comes topped with a piece of phyllo pastry for crunch.
Their Dubai chocolate latte is also a very chocolatey, nutty, dessert-style coffee drink—and it puts any dessert latte at Starbucks to shame.
Chocolat by Adam Turoni
📍 236 Bull St. · (912) 335-2068
This is a luxury artisan chocolate shop, and the prices reflect it. The inside looks like a museum out of Alice in Wonderland. Each nook houses offerings of edible little works of art. I love this place—it is magically beautiful.
You can get their Dubai bar online or in person at their Bull Street shop. Personally, I’d rather stroll down there than risk shipping high-end chocolate in the Savannah heat.
Adam Turoni’s Dubai chocolate bar has been featured in this article by Savannah Now and has also been mentioned by Jesse Blanco.
You can read a deep dive on the bar in those two articles.
Priced at $32 a bar, it falls under luxury goods (to me at least).
Don’t get me wrong, I’ll stroll down to The Paris Market a couple of times a year to get myself a $50 box of Louis Sherry chocolates, usually to celebrate a win. It is so worth it.
Maybe next time I’ll treat myself to some Adam Turoni luxuries.
The Collins Quarter
📍 151 Bull St. · (912) 777-4147
This downtown favorite for all things brunch and lunch just released a dangerous option on their menu: Dubai chocolate French toast.
Honestly, it shouldn’t be legal to call this a brunch option: It drips in decadence and excess.
At least the avocado toast has the nutritional qualities of avocados to justify ordering it. But this? This I’m getting because… chocolate for lunch sounds great today.
Even in the current 100-degree Savannah weather, every single one of these is worth it.
Go treat yourself.
Love always,
Vanessa
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