Are you planning to give chocolates to your special Valentine? If so, here are some of my favorite chocolate shops:
- Black Hound New York (170 Second Ave, 212/979-9505)
- Charbonnel et Walker (Saks Fifth Avenue, 611 Fifth Ave, 8th floor, 212/588-0546)
- Chocolate Bar (19 Eighth Ave, 212/366-1541)
- Chocolat—Michel Cluizel (584 Fifth Ave, 646/415-9126)
- 5th Avenue Chocolatiere (693 Third Ave, 212/935-5454)
- Jacques Torres Chocolate (350 Hudson St, 212/414-2462; 285 Amsterdam Ave, 212/787-3256; 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 212/664-1804; and Chelsea Market, 75 Ninth Ave, 212/229-2441)
- Kee’s Chocolates (80 Thompson St, 212/334-3284 and HSBC Bank, 452 Fifth Ave, 212/525-6099)
- L.A. Burdick Chocolates (5 E 20th St, 212/796-0143)
- La Bergamote (177 Ninth Ave, 212/627-9010)
- La Maison du Chocolat (1018 Madison Ave, 212/744-7117; 30 Rockefeller Plaza, 212/265-9404; and 63 Wall St, 212/952-1123)
- L’Atelier du Chocolat (59 W 22nd St, 212/243-0033)
- Leonidas (485 Madison Ave, 212/980-2608 and at Manon Cafe locations)
- Manhattan Fruitier (105 E 29th St, 212/686-0404)
- MarieBelle New York (484 Broome St, 917/512-9982)
- Martine’s Chocolates (400 E 82nd St, 212/744-6289 and Bloomingdale’s, 1000 Third Ave, 6th floor)
- Max Brenner, Chocolate by the Bald Man (841 Broadway, 212/388-0030)
- Neuchatel Chocolates (55 E 52nd St, 212/759-1388)
- Teuscher Chocolates of Switzerland (25 E 61st St, 212/751-8482 and 620 Fifth Ave, 212/246-4416)
- Varsano’s Chocolates (172 W 4th St, 212/352-1171)
- Vosges Haut-Chocolat (132 Spring St, 212/625-2929 and 1100 Madison Ave, 212/717-2929)
Enjoy!
