Oliver Brown chocolate cafe to open in Manuka

The Oliver Brown chain of chocolate cafes is spreading through Canberra. The latest one to open is in Manuka - the official opening date is Thursday, May 21. It's at 1-13 Flinders Way.

This is the third Oliver Brown chain store to open in Canberra this year. The others are in Garema Place in Civic, and in Dickson. Koko Black was the first to really move into the capital about eight years ago but Canberra's been the subject of a chocolate expansion in recent times.

Last year it was the Max Brenner chain that was opening up cafes across the city, including the Nishi building in NewActon and the Kingston Foreshore. There's also a branch of the San Churro chain in Woden.

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