Tiny outpost of this famed Parisian chocolate shop, once the purveyors to French royalty, sell chocolates shipped in weekly from Paris. The chocolates are excellent, with flavors perfectly matched inside and out. The dark chocolate-covered candied orange peel are also good. Chocolates $84/lb, ~ $2.10 a piece. The shop has an upstairs tasting parlor. opened nov 2004.
updated 2004-11-27.
Excellent gourmet emporium that stocks some of the finest edibles made in the tri-state area, and from around the world, all available at a steep price of course. Lately, they have been stocking more classic, and iconic American brands rarely seen outside their region. Their chocolate selection includes Payard, Christopher Norman, Chocolat Moderne, and gift boxes from Knipschildt Chocolates. They also have a good selection of chocolate bars depending on what's available at the time. They may, or may not have Antica Dolceria Bonajuto, Blanxart, BruCo, Bernard Castelain, Enric Rovira, Michel Cluizel, Richard Donnelly, Chocolat Bonnat, Cote d'Or, Green & Black, La Nouba, Sand Castle, Sweet Sloop, Lindt, Ghiradelli, Valhrona, the Dean and Deluca house brand, Mazet de Montargis, Demel, judy's candy, byrne and carlson, bridgewater.
updated 2006-09-24.
· 560 Broadway (corner of Prince St.)
phone: 1.212.226.6800, toll-free: 1.800.999.0306
· 1150 Madison Ave (at 85th St.)
phone: 1.212.717.0800
Gourmet shop stocking the finest from Spain. They stock Suigumar drinking chocolate, and candy bars; and La Artesana chocolate bars.
updated 2006-05-07.
Despana
408 Broome St (btwn. Lafayette St and Cleveland Pl)
phone: 1.212.219.5050, fax: 1.212.219.5060
Dylan's Candy Bar, named after Ralph Lauren's daughter (and owner), is a colorful candyland featuring a huge selection of "old-fashioned" style gourmet candies mix-and-match by the pound, lots of chocolate novelties, rare Pez dispensers, and chocolate bars by Chocolove, the Dylan house brand, and Wonka bars. They also have an elegant selection of Belgian truffles made by Le Belge Chocolatier at $1.50 a piece, and ice cream.
updated 2003-11-01
1011 Third Avenue (corner of 60th Street).
phone: 1.646.735.0078
(see Long island page for details on Dylan's Candy Bar on Long Island.)
East Village Meat Market
This polish market makes excellent krackowska (Polish ham sausage) in addition to other deli meats, and kielbasa. The grocery selection includes chocolate bars from Wawel, Lindt, Sarotti, and Wiedel.
East Village Meat Market, 139 Second Ave (btwn. 8th & 9th St)
phone: 1.212.228.5590
This tiny candy shop in the Lower East Side lives up to its name for its wide variety of old-fashioned domestic and international candies, nuts, and confections at economic prices. They also stock a great selection of chocolate bars at the lowest price in town. Cafe-Tasse, Cote d'Or, Ghiradelli, Feodora, Lindt, Hatchez, Droste, Scharffen Berger, Valhrona, Callebaut, and British candy bars.
Handmade truffles.
443 East Sixth Street (btwn. First Ave & Ave A). phone/fax: 1.212.979.9291, toll-free: 1.866.4.EL.EDEN
Eli's Vinegar Factory, and Eli's Manhattan
Eli's is a large gourmet market, and bakery located on the Upper East Side. They also grow their own vegetables on the roof of one of their buildings. They have a good selection of chocolate, but rather expensive. Callebaut, Ibarra, and Schokinag bulk chocolate. Full and partial lines of Cavalier (sugar-free), Chocolove, Michel Cluizel, Cote d'Or, Frans, Le Gamin et Chocolat, Lake Champlain, Lindt, Neuhaus, Scharffen Berger, and Valhrona.
Old-fashioned candies, hand-dipped chocolates, and marzipan. marzipan, marzipan! A neighborhood favorite since 1933.
Located nearby is Schaller and Weber featuring meats, sausages, and German products including a selection of German chocolates.
· Elk Candy Co, 1628 2nd Ave (btwn. 84th & 85th St.) phone: 1.212.650.1177
For over 40 years, Evelyn Robb has been creating hand dipped chocolates, confections, and novelties at her tiny shop in the Financial District. updated 2003-10-27
4 John Street (btwn. Broadway & Nassau St.)
phone: 1.212.267.5170, fax: 1.212.233.4305
Fairway Supermarket
Fairway is an Upper West Side icon that's half supermarket, and half gourmet emporium jam-packed with goodies. The Fairway 133rd St store is a little bit larger and features a cold room stocked with prime meats, dry aged steaks, and more. Chocolate selection varies between stores. In general, the Fairway store on west 74th st stocks a wider variety of chocolates, including very exotic european artisinal brands that the store may test-market, then never ever stock again. Be sure to check both upstairs in the organic department, and downstairs (separate departments). Both stores tend to stock chocovic, valhrona, and callebaut bulk chocolate.
· Fairway UWS, 2127 Broadway (at 74th St).
phone: 1.212.595.1888, fax: 1.212.595.9843
· Fairway Uptown, 2328 12th Avenue (at 133rd St).
phone: 1.212.234.3883, fax: 1.212.234.2603
· (see Brooklyn, and Long Island pages for other Fairway locations.)
Fauchon
All USA store locations have closed for business restructuring.
This Parisian food shop features beautiful, and sumptuous treats packaged in pink and gold. Pate, pastries, tea, coffee, spices, chocolats, pâtes de fruits, pate de legumes, marzipan, et tres belle fruit confit. Chocolates $45/lb, fruit confit $50/lb, pate de fruit $40/lb. Each location also features a small cafe where one can enjoy a cup of tea, and perhaps a pastry, or two.
A small selection of chocolate novelties can be found in the housewares
department at their Union Square location. They have Ghiradelli, Valor,
Valhrona, Reber, Empress, Santander, Hampton, Caprice, Ye Olde Pepper
Companie, and Cape Cod Provisions (chocolate covered cranberries).
updated 2005-01-12
A dazzling display of artisanal chocolate bars from around the world can found here at this higher-end New York
supermarket chain who recently opened chocolate boutiques at some of their locations. While other grocery stores
can stock at most half a dozen different brands, the Food Emporium is able to stock several dozen.
Divine Africa
Choco-Lina
Zotter
Chantelly
Galler
Godiva
Caoni
Vintage Plantations
Bernard Castelain
Fauchon
Michel Cluizel
Olivier
Pralus
Valrhona
Coppeneur
Heilemann
Hachez
Schwermer
Butler's
Lily O'Briens
Amedei
Domori
Gobino
Venchi
Kschocolat
Amattler
Blanxart
Felchlin
Lderach
Schoenenberger
Tschirren
Villars
Ackermann's
Charbonnel et Walkers
Green and Black
Anna Shea
Bershire Bars
Charles Candies
Chocolove
Chuao Chocolatier
Christopher Elbow
Christopher Norman
Frans Chocolates
Guittard
John Kelly
Knipschildt
Long Grove Chocolates
Lake Champlain Chocolates
Scharffen Berger
Terra Nostra
Valerie
Vene
Vosges
El Rey
updated 2008-05-09
· 1175 Third Ave (btwn 68th and 69th St).
phone: 1.212.249.6778
· 405 East 59th (at First Ave.)
phone: 1.212.752.5836
· 810 Eight Ave (at 49th St.)
phone: 1.212.977.1710
This gourmet emporium stocks an extensive selection of chocolate bars. Chocolate prices are a tough higher than average. The chocolate selection at each store varies slightly. Some of the stuff they may have are: full and partial lines of Bernard Castelain, Cafe Tasse, Cote d'Or, Cavalier (sugar-free), Cemoi (organic labelled), Dolfin, Domori, Drost, Flyer, Ghiradelli, Green and Black (organic labeled), Guittard, Guylan, Kinder, Lake Champlain, Lazzaroni, Lindt, Mes Recettes de Provence, Michel Cluizel, Milka, Neuhaus, Perugina, Ritter, Scharffen Berger, Valhrona, Valor, Villars, Vivandi (organic labelled), and Weiss. They also have a small selection of handmade chocolates by ??.
· 162 W 23rd St (east of 7th Ave).
phone: 1.212.228.4681
· 7 East 14th Street (near 5th Ave).
phone: 1.212.255.4200.
· 2780 Broadway (at 107th St).
phone: 1.212.222.7300
· 310 3rd Avenue (btwn. 23rd & 24th St.). CLOSED
· (see Brooklyn page for Garden of Eden stores in Brooklyn.)
Garrison Confections
Chocolates by Andrew Garrison Shotts using Guittard chocolate. They left NYC (October 2003) to set up shop in Providence, RI.
The signature gold ballotin. There are many stores in town, visit their website to locate all of them. Chocolates are also sold in some department stores, and at select Starbucks locations.
They have chocolate bars by Cemoi, Cantalou, Lindt, Ghiradelli, Vivandi (organic label), Michel Cluizel, Koppers, Joseph Schmidt, and the Gourmet Garage house brand chocolate bars made by ??.
Located inside Grand Central Terminal, the market hall features top quality purveyors from around the Tri-state area.
Li-Lac Chocolates (see listing below) has a stall here. 43rd St, and Lexington Avenue.
Henri Bendel
A small, brightly lit outpost of Alison Nelson's Chocolate Bar is located on the third floor of this high-end department store. The cafe features hot chocolate, coffee, tea, pastries, gifts, and novelties.
(see listing below for Alison Nelson's Chocolate Bar above.)
A dream come true for Jacque Torres at his new chocolate factory creating delicious chocolates, confections, wicked hot chocolate, and pastries including mudslide cookies (loaded with 9 cups of chocolate for every 20 cookies).
All chocolate is made from scratch with cacao beans roasted on site, to blending, and conching. His original shop in Brooklyn is still open.
updated 2004-12-01.
· 350 Hudson Street (corner of King St.) in SoHo. opened late 2004.
phone: 1.212.414.2462, fax: 1.718.875.2460
· 285 Amsterdam Ave (btwn 73rd and 74th st.) opened 2007.
(see Brooklyn page for details on Jacque Torres shop in Brooklyn.)
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JAS Mart
Japanese mini grocer with a Lotte, Meiji, and other Japanese brand
chocolates, and candies available. (see also Sunrise Mart below)
· 35 St. Marks Pl, (8th St, just off 2nd Ave.) phone: 1.212.420.6370
· 34 East 23rd St. (btwn. park ave south & madison) phone: 1.212.387.8721
· 2847 Broadway (btwn. 110th & 111th St.) phone: 1.212.866.4780
Jinil Au Chocolat
Kosher (dairy, and pareve) Belgian chocolate. Other locations in Brooklyn, and Cedarhurst.
Established 1944, Kalustyans is famous for its high-quality South Asian and Middle Eastern spices, herbs, chilis, fruits, nuts, snacks, rice, tea, coffee, and a dizzing array of sauces, syrups and foodstuffs imported from around the world. Their chocolate selection is small with a few individual bars from Lindt, Droste, and Ghiradelli.
Made fresh daily in her tiny shop in SoHo, Kee Ling Tong creates fresh cream chocolates, and truffles with flavors ranging from french creme brulee, to asian-inspired flavors. The chocolates are made really well with ultra thin shells, and well-tempered chocolate. $1.75 a piece. And if that is not enough, she also sells flowers on the side. (Previous name of the shop was Chocolate Garden.) opened fall 2002.
80 Thompson Street (btwn. Broome & Grand St.)
phone: 1.212.334.3284, fax: 1.212.334.3096
Kitchen Market
This shop is closed.
This small shop is part take-out kitchen, and part chili emporium. You can buy fresh chilies, hot sauces, gourmet spices, South and Central American sundries, and a small assortment of chocolate bars from El Rey, Green & Black, and several South American brands. they serve hot chocolate made with Ibarra chocolate.
218 Eighth Avenue (btwn. 21st & 22nd St.) toll-free: 1.888.HOT.4433
The first Kosher chocolate company in the US, founded in 1937. They manufacture a wide variety of gourmet candies, and panned chocolate including their most famous invention, the chocolate covered coffee bean. There is no retail shop, most of their products can be purchased in candy stores, and gourmet markets such as Zabars, and Gourmet Garage in NYC.
(no retail shop, HQ) 39 Clarkson Street (west of 7th Ave.)
phone: 1.212.243.0220, fax: 1.212.243.3316, toll-free: 1.800.325.0026
truffles/bon bons
chocolate bars
hot chocolate
notable
made in nyc
factory
Excellent gourmet emporium that stocks some of the finest edibles made in the tri-state area, and from around the world, all available at a steep price of course. Lately, they have been stocking more classic, and iconic American brands rarely seen outside their region. Their chocolate selection includes Payard, Christopher Norman, Chocolat Moderne, and gift boxes from Knipschildt Chocolates. They also have a good selection of chocolate bars depending on what's available at the time. They may, or may not have Antica Dolceria Bonajuto, Blanxart, BruCo, Bernard Castelain, Enric Rovira, Michel Cluizel, Richard Donnelly, Chocolat Bonnat, Cote d'Or, Green & Black, La Nouba, Sand Castle, Sweet Sloop, Lindt, Ghiradelli, Valhrona, the Dean and Deluca house brand, Mazet de Montargis, Demel, judy's candy, byrne and carlson, bridgewater.
updated 2006-09-24.
Dylan's Candy Bar, named after Ralph Lauren's daughter (and owner), is a colorful candyland featuring a huge selection of "old-fashioned" style gourmet candies mix-and-match by the pound, lots of chocolate novelties, rare Pez dispensers, and chocolate bars by Chocolove, the Dylan house brand, and Wonka bars. They also have an elegant selection of Belgian truffles made by Le Belge Chocolatier at $1.50 a piece, and ice cream.
updated 2003-11-01
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Established 1944, Kalustyans is famous for its high-quality South Asian and Middle Eastern spices, herbs, chilis, fruits, nuts, snacks, rice, tea, coffee, and a dizzing array of sauces, syrups and foodstuffs imported from around the world. Their chocolate selection is small with a few individual bars from Lindt, Droste, and Ghiradelli.
