Where the concierge points people first
- Raaka Chocolate — A bean-to-bar maker in Red Hook, Brooklyn, known for unroasted cacao and unusual flavor pairings. The factory has a shop; check its site for classes before you make the trip. (40.6812, -74.0071)
- Fine & Raw Chocolate — Makes its bars in a factory building in Bushwick, where there is a small shop and café. A good stop if you are already out in East Williamsburg or Bushwick for the street art. (40.7099, -73.9224)
- Li-Lac Chocolates (Bleecker St.) — Manhattan's oldest chocolate house, founded in 1923, still doing old-school molded shapes, fudge and nut barks in the Village. Not bean-to-bar, but its own recipes, made by its own team. (40.7285, -74.0003)
- Stick With Me — A tiny Nolita shop on Mott Street for painted bonbons, run by Susanna Yoon, formerly of Per Se's pastry team. Small and often busy; go early in the day for the full range. (40.7213, -73.9955)
- Jacques Torres Chocolate — The DUMBO shop is the one to visit, a short walk from the Brooklyn Bridge. Known for hot chocolate in cold months and a thick, spiced version worth ordering. (40.7032, -73.9914)
The rest of the chocolatiers in New York — every one we hold
- Amedei (40.7381, -73.9907)
- Bond Street Chocolate (40.7270, -73.9907)
- Borough Chocolates (40.7271, -73.9470)
- Cacao Prieto (40.6773, -74.0153)
- CANDIES (40.7505, -73.9894)
- CASSE COU (40.7269, -73.9908)
- Chocolat Michel Cluizel (40.7483, -73.9824)
- Chocolat Michel Cluizel (40.7136, -73.9795)
- Chocolat Michel Cluizel (40.7141, -73.9613)
- Chocolat Moderne (40.7406, -73.9927)
- Chocolate Works (40.6948, -73.9951)
- Chocolates With Love (40.8497, -74.0261)
- ChocolateWise (40.7044, -73.9589)
- Christineats (40.7472, -73.9921)
- Cocoa Store (40.7381, -73.9904)
- Daniel Corpuz Chocolatier (40.7190, -74.0010)
- Daniel Corpuz Chocolatier (40.7154, -73.9993)
- Godiva Chocolatier (40.7091, -74.0085)
- Godiva Chocolatier (40.7552, -73.9866)
- Godiva Chocolatier (40.7677, -73.9823)
- Godiva Chocolatier (40.7609, -73.9831)
- Godiva Chocolatier (40.7594, -73.9796)
- Godiva Chocolatier (40.7597, -73.9764)
- Godiva Chocolatier (40.7534, -73.9766)
- Godiva Chocolatier (40.7567, -73.9724)
- Godiva Chocolatier (40.7687, -73.9675)
- Godiva Chocolatier (40.7508, -73.9895)
- Golden Chocolate Inc (40.6712, -74.0000)
- Harlem Chocolate Factory (40.8173, -73.9418)
- Hotel Chocolat (40.7528, -73.9747)
- Jacques Torres Chocolate & Ice Cream - Hudson Street (40.7277, -74.0072)
- Jacques Torres Chocolate & Ice Cream- Midtown (40.7613, -73.9700)
- Kahkow Usa (40.7210, -73.9578)
- Kee's Chocolates (40.7764, -73.9798)
- Kilwins Cliffside Park (40.8280, -73.9871)
- Kreuther Handcrafted Chocolate (at Gabriel Kreuther restaurant) (40.7545, -73.9827)
- La Maison du Chocolat (40.7060, -74.0085)
- La Maison du Chocolat (40.7680, -73.9829)
- La Maison Du Chocolat (40.7268, -74.0028)
- La Maison du Chocolat Hudson Yards (40.7532, -74.0018)
- La Maison du Chocolat Penn Station (40.7516, -73.9970)
- La Maison du Chocolat Rockefeller (40.7589, -73.9800)
- La Maison du Chocolat US (40.7760, -73.9625)
- Laderach (40.7609, -73.9832)
- Laderach (40.7550, -73.9796)
- Läderach (40.7619, -73.9684)
- Laurie & Sons (40.7972, -73.9451)
- Leonidas (40.7423, -74.0046)
- LEONIDAS (40.8602, -73.9697)
- LeyRa Chocolate (40.8265, -73.9871)
- Li-Lac Chocolates (40.7549, -74.0049)
- Li-Lac Chocolates (40.7420, -74.0056)
- Lindt Chocolate Shop (40.7489, -73.9854)
- Madécasse (40.7033, -73.9878)
- Mariebelle (40.7495, -73.9798)
- MarieBelle (40.7231, -74.0024)
- Mariebelle Sweets (40.7235, -73.9531)
- Max Brenner New York (40.7343, -73.9911)
- Max Brenner Times square - Chocolate Shop (40.7598, -73.9844)
- Mondel Chocolates (40.8067, -73.9652)
- Myzel Chocolates (40.7636, -73.9799)
- Neuhaus (40.7524, -73.9781)
- Neuhaus (40.7245, -74.0017)
- Neuhaus Chocolates (40.7130, -74.0135)
- Neuhaus Chocolates (40.7529, -74.0007)
- Neuhaus Chocolates (40.7567, -73.9716)
- Neuhaus Columbus (40.7751, -73.9803)
- Neuhaus Lexington (40.7594, -73.9700)
- Neuhaus Penn Station (40.7513, -73.9926)
- Neuhaus Upper East Side (40.7839, -73.9568)
- No Chewing Allowed (40.7116, -74.0123)
- Not Just Chocolate NYC (40.7551, -73.9793)
- Nunu Chocolates (40.6706, -73.9862)
- Pardas Chocolate (40.6996, -73.9480)
- Raw Chocolate Love Corporation (40.7099, -73.9197)
- Rawmantic Chocolate | Dubai Chocolate Sugar-Free Vegan Chocolatier (40.7586, -73.9630)
- Roni Sue's Chocolates (40.7177, -73.9885)
- Roni-Sue's Chocolates (40.7204, -73.9917)
- Royce' Bryant Park (40.7524, -73.9836)
- Royce' Chocolate At Mitsuwa Marketplace In Edgewater (40.8161, -73.9800)
- ROYCE' Chocolate at SHOWFIELDS Brooklyn (40.7180, -73.9642)
- ROYCE' Chocolate Bleecker (40.7311, -74.0028)
- ROYCE' Chocolate Westfield World Trade Center (40.7118, -74.0121)
- Sol Cacao (40.8005, -73.9133)
- SWEET EVOL (40.8310, -73.9386)
- Swerseys Chocolate (40.6987, -73.9758)
- TACAO Chocolate (40.7518, -73.9917)
- Teuscher Fifth Avenue (40.7584, -73.9776)
- Teuscher Madison (40.7648, -73.9701)
- The Chocolate Room (40.6848, -73.9945)
- Valrhona Collection (40.7029, -73.9849)
- Varsano's Chocolate (40.7321, -74.0017)
- Venchi (40.7420, -73.9895)
- Venchi 1878 (40.7375, -73.9904)
- Venchi Chocolate & Gelato (40.7672, -73.9815)
- Venchi Chocolate Bleecker St (40.7305, -74.0025)
- Vere (40.7445, -73.9894)
- Viennese Classic Confections (40.6969, -73.9572)
Bean-to-bar makers and chocolatiers are different trades
Two trades share the word chocolate. A bean-to-bar maker buys cacao beans, roasts or grinds them and makes the chocolate itself — Raaka and Fine & Raw work this way in Brooklyn. A chocolatier buys finished couverture from a big producer and turns it into bonbons, truffles and bars, which is a real skill but a different one. Most of the 104 places mapped here are neither: they are city branches of Belgian, Swiss, French and Japanese brands selling chocolate made elsewhere. Nothing wrong with that, but if you want something that could only be bought here, the makers are in Brooklyn.
Questions people ask
What are the best chocolatiers in New York?
For bean-to-bar, Raaka Chocolate in Red Hook and Fine & Raw Chocolate in Bushwick. For bonbons, Stick With Me in Nolita; for history, Li-Lac Chocolates, in business since 1923; for hot chocolate, Jacques Torres in DUMBO.
Is there a chocolate factory you can visit in New York?
Raaka in Red Hook and Fine & Raw in Bushwick both make chocolate on site and have shops at the factory. Check their sites for classes or tours before going.
How many chocolate shops are there in New York?
Num's directory maps 104 chocolatiers in New York, many of them branches of international brands such as Godiva, Neuhaus and La Maison du Chocolat.
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