Chocoladebar Mayana — Restaurant in Ghent

Mayana Chocolate in Ghent delivers on flavor we ordered their traditional hot chocolate and four chocolate chip cookies, and they were absolutely delicious. The richness of the hot chocolate and the perfectly baked cookies made it a standout experience for quality.

However, what left us puzzled was the branding and promotion of Dubai chocolate. Belgium is known for its world-class chocolate traditions, so it felt odd to see emphasis on a name with no historical connection to chocolate. Beyond that, Dubai has been widely criticized for its serious human rights violations, particularly in areas like migrant worker exploitation, censorship, and restrictions on freedom of expression. It seems unnecessary—if not outright problematic—to associate high-quality chocolate with a country that has no ties to chocolate-making and a troubling human rights record.

When we asked the cashier about this, the response was simply "because it’s popular," which wasn’t exactly reassuring. Instead of aligning with questionable branding trends, why not highlight ingredients like pistachio and chocolate or celebrate the legacy of true Belgian chocolate craftsmanship?

Overall, the chocolate itself was fantastic, but the branding choices were baffling* and raised *ethical concerns. If you’re in Ghent and **just want great chocolate, Mayana won’t disappoint—but don’t expect much clarity or responsibility in their...

Choctastic!

The cosiest chocolate bar in Ghent. A must visit for anyone who loves to indulge in chocolate.

Upon entering you can already see that they have done everything they can to create a relaxing, fun and cosy place.

The staff is very welcoming and made sure everyone is serviced properly. The location itself was very clean as well.

This chocolate bas offers a huge variety of snacks and food. I myself took a brownie, chocolate pancakes and the yoghurt granola bowl, let’s talk about indulging… 😂

For drinks i went for coffee and later on the chocolate mint tea. Both very nice and tasty.

Next time I’m definitely trying a chocolate milk next time.

They closed up at 6 on Friday and were kind enough to let me finish my pancakes. I did not feel pressured to leave at all but I did not want to be an annoyance so took my leave asap. Upon leaving the whole team said farewell and wished for me to have a great weekend.

I usually don’t share this much detail but this time the service was so impeccable that I just felt the need to do so.

Definitely coming back here and would advise anyone to come visit!

Thank you for making my day...

Really rude and immature, I chose to stay outside and eat because the weather was good, and then it became colder and we decided to go in but the waitress said that it’s impossible while literally the whole restaurant is empty inside, don’t recommend it at all and be aware of the high prices, milkshake with 7€! Thank god u guys don’t tip in Belguim, otherwise I would have spent my savings there, just stay away because these guys are coming to snatch your pocket, u’re lucky there is no yelp or...